Historical Events1768 - Riot breaks out in Boston after customs officials seize sloop owned by John Hancock for alleged customs violation1942 - Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) which had been implicated in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi controller of Bohemia and Moravia, to teach the Czechs a final lesson of subservience and humility; over 170 adult men were executed by firing squad on site, women and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under1950 - Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens1990 - Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino2007 - Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibr releasedMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1803 - Henry Darcy, French hydraulic engineer (Darcy's Law), born in Dijon, France (d. 1858)1920 - Zbynk Vostk, Czech composer (While We Are Falling Asleep), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1985)1926 - Willem Oltmans, Dutch investigative journalist and author (Outlawed; Free as a Bird), born in Huizen, Netherlands (d. 2004)1936 - Graham Carleton Greene, British publisher (Jonathon Cape), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)1942 - Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners - Since I Dont Have You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1906 - Richard Seddon, New Zealand politician (longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906), dies at 611971 - Virginia True Boardman, American actress of the silent era (A Blind Bargain; The Lady Lies), dies of a heart attack at 822001 - Princess Leila Pahlavi of Iran, youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, dies at 312011 - Jeanne Bice, American entrepreneur (Quacker Factory clothes), dies of cancer at 712020 - Harry Glickman, American journalist, promoter and sports executive (co-founder NBA Portland Trail Blazers, President 1987-94), dies at 96More Famous Deaths