This Day In History

Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (b. 1932)

Michael Reardon, American mountaineer (b. 1965)

Michael Busselle, English photographer and author (b. 1935)

Arthur Kane, American bass player (New York Dolls) (b. 1949)

Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)

Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-Canadian photographer (b. 1908)

Jan Karski, Polish underground operative (b. 1914)

Konstantinos Kollias, Greek general and politician, 168th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1901)

Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968)