Historical Events 274 - St Eutychian begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1781 - Andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio) 1934 - 1st Dutch talkie movie‚ Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange" premieres 1948 - Burma declares independence from UK 1969 - France begins arms embargo against Israel 1981 - Revival of Leigh‚ Charlap‚ Styne‚ Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan"‚ starring Sandy Duncan‚ closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater‚ NYC‚ after 578 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Augustus John‚ Welsh painter (d. 1961) 1910 - Arthur Villeneuve‚ Quebec painter (d. 1990) 1932 - Carlos Saura‚ Spanish director 1933 - Ed Jenkins‚ American politician (Rep-D-GA‚ 1977-93)‚ born in Young Harris‚ Georgia (d. 2012) 1973 - Harmony Korine‚ American film director and artist‚ born in Bolinas‚ California 1982 - Paulo Ferrari‚ Argentinian soccer defender (Rosario Central‚ River Plate) and manager (Rosario Central‚ San Martín SJ) ‚ born in Rosario‚ Argentina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1966 - Marcel Tabuteau‚ French-American oboist (Philadelphia Orchestra‚ 1915-54)‚ dies at 78 1991 - Leo Wright‚ American jazz saxophone and flute player (Dizzy Gillespie; "Blues Shout"; "I Left My Heart In San Francisco")‚ dies of a heart attack at 57 2003 - Yfrah Neaman‚ Israeli-British concert violinist‚ and pedagogue‚ dies of cancer at 79 2004 - Joan Aiken‚ English writer of children's books (The Whispering Mountain)‚ dies at 79 2012 - Gatewood Galbraith [Louis]‚ lawyer‚ American political activist‚ iconic Kentucky political figure‚ dies from pneumonia at 64 2022 - Joan Copeland‚ American film and TV soap actress ("Roseland"; "Search for Tomorrow")‚ dies at 99 More Famous Deaths »