1556 James VI of Scotland (1567-1625)/James I of England (1603-25)

 1932 - Marisa Pavan

1936 - Der deutsche Boxer Max Schmeling gewinnt in New York einen WM-Ausscheidungskampf gegen den bisher ungeschlagenen Amerikaner Joe Louis durch k.o. in der 12. Runde

 1947 - Walt McKechnie
hockey: NHL: Minnesota North Stars, California Golden Seals, Boston Bruins, Detroit Redwings, Washington Capitals, Cleveland Barons, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Red Wings, geboren

 1947 - Salman Rushdie
author: The Jaguar Smile, Midnight’s Children, The Satanic Verses, geboren

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in the electric chair at Ossining, NY on this day in 1953, the first American civilians to be put to death for espionage. Convicted of selling atomic bomb secrets to the USSR, the husband and wife's case embodied much of the Cold War anxiety about the nuclear arms race of the 1950's. The couple are seen in 1951. 
1953 - Die wegen Atomspionage für die Sowjetunion zum Tode verurteilten Julius und Ethel Rosenberg werden in den USA hingerichtet

 1972 - Robin Tunney

1973 - National Hockey League record-holder Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings jumped leagues to join his sons, Mark and Marty, on the Houston Aeros (of the rival World Hockey Association). In doing so, Howe accepted a $1,000,000, four-year contract. 

GARFIELD DAY
Whether you’re a cat lover or not has nothing to do with whether you chuckle at the antics of the famous, fat, lazy, lasagna-eating, snide cat named Garfield. 

Garfield came into the world on this day in 1978 by way of the talented pen of cartoonist Jim Davis. Readers of 41 newspapers throughout the United States were the lucky first-time readers of the Garfield strip. There are now over 220 million folks who read Garfield every day in over 2500 newspapers worldwide. 

Garfield and his pal Odie (the long-tongued, floppy-eared silly dog) spend most of their time making us laugh just by showing us their eating and sleeping habits. Since Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant, his favorite food is lasagna. He can devour a plate of lasagna (and most other foods) in one huge gulp! 

Thousands of products, a multitude of books and several Emmy Award-winning TV shows have featured Garfield. Maybe you know someone who has a suction-cup-footed Garfield stuck on their car window ... or maybe you have a Garfield T-shirt, or a Garfield stuffed toy, or a Garfield whatever. 

He may be a cartoon character, but Garfield, the cat, has endeared himself to cat-lovers throughout the world ... and many dog-lovers, too. Thank you, Jim Davis. 

US Chart Toppers
1978
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
It’s a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris

1978 - Der Comic-Kater «Garfield» des Cartoonisten Jim Davis erscheint zum ersten Mal in amerikanischen Zeitungen

Weil das für umgerechnet rund eine Million Mark erstandene historische Herrenhaus «Chingle Hall» in der englischen Grafschaft Lancashire kein «Hausgespenst» hat, verklagt der kanadische Professor Trevor Kirkham von der Universität Montreal den vormaligen Eigentümer auf bewusste Irreführung

«Wenn mir einer 1000 Mark rauben will, aber dann nur 900 Mark nimmt, bleibt es dennoch ein Raub.» (Der Parlamentarische Geschäftsführer der SPD-Fraktion, Peter Struck, zur Korrektur des Sparpakets)

1998 - The X Files: Fight the Future opened in the U.S. David Duchovny (FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Agent Dana Scully) starred. And they fought despicable demons who were employed by the government, just as they have had to do so often in the TV series. The X Files: Fight the Future opened in 2,629 theaters nationwide, grossing a not-so-despicable $30.14 million the first weekend. 

1998 - 28-year-old Rick Schroder signed on with ABC’s NYPD Blue as Detective Danny Sorenson. Young Schroder/Sorenson stepped into the opening created by the painful death of Detective Bobby Simone/Jimmy Smits.