Historical Events1868 - Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg" premieres in Munich1974 - 24th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" wins the Golden Bear1978 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Elaine Page, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre, London1982 - John Hinckley, Jr is found not guilty by reason of insanity of 1981 attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan1988 - 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1528 - Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603)1817 - James Brewerton Ricketts, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1887)1862 - Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953)1865 - Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928)1950 - Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, OntarioMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1865 - Frances Adeline Seward, American First Lady of New York (1839-42) and wife of US Secretary of State William H. Seward, dies of a heart attack at 591874 - Anders Jonas ngstrm, Swedish physicist (Spectroscopy), dies at 592015 - Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and proponent of jazz-classical "third stream" (Visitation; Of Reminiscences and Reflections - Pulitzer Prize, 1994), dies at 892015 - Veijo Meri, Finnish writer, dies at 862018 - Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), dies small intestine cancer of at 68More Famous Deaths