Historical Events 1956 - WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette‚ MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1982 - Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador 1986 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1991 - Earthquake in Georgia‚ kills 100 2006 - NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans 2007 - 2nd Republic protest in support of state secularism held in Istanbul‚ Turkey More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Mary Theresa Led&;oacute;chowska‚ Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver)‚ born in Loosdorf‚ Lower Austria‚ Austrian Empire (d. 1922) 1899 - (Karl) Yngve Sk&;ouml;ld‚ Swedish organist‚ pianist‚ and composer‚ born in Vallby‚ S&;ouml;dermanland County‚ Sweden (d. 1992) 1935 - Otto Zykan‚ Austrian composer‚ born in Vienna‚ Austria (d. 2006) 1940 - Brian Taber‚ Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests‚ 60 dismissals; NSW)‚ born in Wagga Wagga‚ Australia (d. 2023) 1957 - Timothy Treadwell‚ American bear enthusiast (d. 2003) 1960 - Joseph Guzaldo‚ American actor (Stir Crazy)‚ born in Chicago‚ Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1380 - Catherine of Siena‚ Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence)‚ dies at 33 1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus‚ Austrian entomologist‚ dies at 74 1990 - Floyd Butler‚ American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - &;quot;Grazin' in the Grass&;quot;)‚ dies of a heart attack at 52 2007 - Ivica Račan‚ former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944) 2021 - Johnny Crawford‚ American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - &;quot;Mark&;quot;)‚ singer (&;quot;Sandy&;quot;)‚ and bandleader (JCO)‚ dies at 75 2023 - Yuri Korolyov‚ Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981‚ 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986)‚ dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »