Historical Events1942 - US Navy 1st permitted black recruits to serve1969 - US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill in Vietnam1972 - "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances1984 - Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory1988 - Howard Stern fans disrupt rival radio station WMMR's morning DJ John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1843 - Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, Spanish violinist and composer, born in Palma, Majorca, Spain (d. 1918)1902 - Hans Sahl, German American anti-Nazi Jewish writer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1993)1937 - Maria Teresa Horta, Portuguese writer and poet (New Portuguese Letters, My Lady of Me), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2025)1942 - Lynn Davies, Welsh athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1964), born in Nantymoel, Wales1976 - Ramn Hernndez, Venezuelan baseball playerMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1597 - Dutch commander Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle1782 - Carlo Giovanni Testori, Italian violinist, composer, pedagogue, and musicologist (La musica raggionata), dies at 681996 - Jack Wyngaard, South African dancer (London City Ballet, 1986-96), dies of a heart attack at 372020 - Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), dies from cancer at 872025 - Barry Fantoni, British novelist, artist and illustrator for Private Eye magazine, dies of a heart attack at 85More Famous Deaths