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Historical Events 1922 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Germantown CC, Philadelphia: Bill Tilden wins third straight US singles title; beats fellow American Bill Johnston 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 1979 - Louis LaRusso II's stage drama "Knockout", starring Danny Aiello, closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 154 performances 1982 - Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila and Sabra begins 1999 - 1st ever season of "Big Brother" reality show begins on the Veronica channel in The Netherlands 2000 - 25th Toronto International Film Festival: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee wins the People's Choice Award 2021 - Idaho Department of Health and Wellness says whole state now in a hospital resource crisis, will ration healthcare, due to COVID-19 surge More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1823 - Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia (1839-42,1860-68), born in Kragujevac, Serbia (d. 1868) 1889 - Claude Albert Barnett, American journalist and founder (Associated Negro Press), born in Sanford, Florida (d. 1967) 1933 - Jim Gilbert, British artist and criminal, born in London (d. 1995) 1943 - David Wilshire, British MP (C) (Section 28, Parliamentary expenses scandal), born in Bristol, England 1962 - Roger Ross Williams, American director (1st African American director to win an Oscar for "Music by Prudence"), born in Easton, Pennsylvania 1963 - Richard Marx, American rock musician ("Hold on to the Night"), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1936 - Karl Buresch, Austrian lawyer and politician, dies at 57 1992 - Lee Tully, entertainer, dies 2001 - Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer and co-founder of American International Pictures, dies at 83 2003 - Sheb Wooley, American vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw), dies at 82 2004 - Izora Rhodes Armstead, American disco singer (Two Tons O' Fun; The Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men"), dies of heart failure at 62 2023 - Lionel Morgan, Australian rugby league winger (3 Tests; first Indigenous Australian to play in a recognised RL Test), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1583 - Sinking of the English ship Squirrel off the Azores with explorer and founder of Newfoundland, Humphrey Gilbert, on board 1767 - Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas - the oldest continuously operating educational institution in Mexico, opens for the education of girls and women in Mexico City 1914 - First fully mechanized unit in the British Army created - the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade (WWI) 1915 - Association for the Study of Negro Life and History formed in Chicago by Carter G. Woodson and others. Now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. 1932 - Steamboat SS Observation explodes in NYC East River with 71 killed 1972 - Connection found between Mammoth Cave Ridge and Flint cave systems in Kentucky, joining 144 miles of passages - making it the world's longest known cave system (later mapped at 420 miles) 1978 - 3rd game of Boston Massacre; NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 7-0 1983 - Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas 2000 - US Open Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first US title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5 2013 - 44 people are killed and 45 are injured after a bus crashes into a ravine in Northern Guatemala More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1713 - Pope Clemens XI publishes decree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism 1863 - -10] Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee 1946 - San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to NY Yankees 21-7 1985 - 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California 2002 - Rookie quarterback David Carr throws for 2 TDs as the Houston Texans beat Dallas Cowboys 19-10 to become only the 2nd expansion team (1961 Minnesota Vikings) to win their inaugural game 2013 - 11 people are killed after a minibus collides with a train in Lasi, Romania More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Nico Donkersloot, Dutch literary and writer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1965) 1930 - Mario Adorf, German actor (The Tin Drum, Bachelor, Abyssinia), born in Zurich, Switzerland 1931 - Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethnomusicologist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2010) 1945 - Kelly Groucutt, English musician (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Coseley, England (d. 2009) 1950 - Will Lee, American session bassist (Late Show with David Letterman; The Fab Faux), born in San Antonio, Texas 1964 - Raven [Scott Levy], American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1660 - Daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54 1947 - Victor Horta, Belgium architect, founder of Art Nouveau movement (Hôtel Tassel), dies at 86 2016 - The Lady Chablis [Benjamin Knox], American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), dies at 59 2020 - Gene A. Budig, American baseball executive (last American League [AL] president 1994-99), dies from liver disease at 81 2021 - Art Metrano, American comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi), dies at 84 2022 - Gwyneth Powell, British actress (Grange Hill - "Mrs. McClusky", dies of surgical complications at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1869 - Construction begins on the Grand Central Depot for Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York and Harlem Railroad (later replaced by Grand Central Station, and then by Grand Central Terminal) 1874 - Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia 1939 - In the "scoop of the century," Telegraph journalist Clare Hollingworth becomes the first to report the outbreak of World War II 1945 - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Vince DiMaggio smashes his 4th grand slam of season, tying NL record, in an 8-3 win v Boston Braves 1953 - WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 - Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship 1976 - The Meadowlands Race Track opens in East Rutherford, New Jersey 1997 - Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000 2012 - Two suicide bombings kill 12 people and wound 50 in a NATO base in Afghanistan's Sayed Abad district 2019 - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asks for Polish forgiveness for WWII at 80 year commemoration in Pilsudski Square, Warsaw More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1842 - American blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine 1942 - U-boats sink and damage 131 allied ships this month (639,946 tons) 1942 - Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault 1984 - Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 - Colorado Rockies bat out of order against Montreal Expos in 1st inning 2018 - 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1958) 1912 - Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996) 1921 - Charles "Chub" Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994) 1951 - Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024) 1966 - Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier, born in Voss, Norway 1982 - Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1869 - Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) 1940 - Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, dies at 58 1986 - Henry Moore, English artist and sculptor (known for Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae), dies at 88 1995 - Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 1995 - John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93 2020 - Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (2012-17), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1590 - Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) 1799 - Batavian fleet surrenders to British navy during Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland 1890 - President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat products 1906 - NY Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs 1932 - Hermann Goering elected President of the German Reichstag 1933 - Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar forms secret police (PIDE) 1951 - US and Philippines sign mutual defense pact 1986 - 43rd Venice Film Festival: "Le rayon vert" directed by Eric Rohmer wins Golden Lion 2012 - A blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, China, kills 26 miners with 21 missing 2013 - 15 people are killed by a liquid ammonia leak at a cold storage plant in Shanghai, China More Historical Events »

1830 - 1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won! 1937 - Toyota Motors becomes an independent company 1964 - Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sparked by police reaction to domestic dispute fueled traffic tie-up; riot and looting continues for 3 days, with 2 killed, hundreds injured and $4M of damage in the city's North Philadelphia neighborhood 1970 - "I'll Be There" single by The Jackson 5 is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1970) 1972 - American 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of David Edgar, John Murphy, John Heidenreich and Mark Spitz swim a world record 3:26.42 to beat Soviet Union for the gold medal at the Munich Olympics 1986 - Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege 1991 - Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die 1994 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Ottawa Hunt GC: Martha Nause wins by 1 from Michelle Mcgann 1997 - Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 2004 - Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded US team takes bronze More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical "The Gingham Girl" premieres in NYC 1952 - Yakov Malik succeeds Valerian Zorin as Soviet Foreign Minister 1960 - White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as umpire called time 1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1986 - Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 2017 - Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in "Muppet Thought of the Week" video More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1612 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar, born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 1653) 1824 - Carel van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician, born in Zevenaar, Netherlands (d. 1884) 1840 - Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant, born in Aberlour, Scotland (d. 1900) 1841 - Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera sometimes called "the father of cinematography", born in Metz, France (d. 1890) 1884 - Peter Fraser, British-born New Zealand statesman and 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-49), born in Hill of Fearn, Scotland (d. 1950) 1989 - Trixie Mattel [Brian Firkus], American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, and television personality (The Trixie and Katya Show), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1646 - Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 1680 - Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, dies at 57 1910 - Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, dies at 78 1916 - Francis Warre-Cornish, English writer and scholar, dies at 77 1990 - Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59 2010 - William P. Foster, notable band director and founder of the Marching 100 of Florida AandM University More Famous Deaths »

1569 - Pope Pius names Cosimo I de Medici as grand duke of Tuscany 1828 - Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks 1902 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: Defending champion William Larned beats Englishman R.F. Doherty 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 8-6 1932 - 200,000 English textile workers strike 1955 - Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts 1965 - The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley, at his Los Angeles, California home 1979 - Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers killed when Provisional IRA explode two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle 2004 - German kayaker Birgit Fischer wins gold in K-4 500m and silver in K-2 500m in Athens; first woman in any sport to win gold medals at 6 different Olympics, gold 24 years apart, and 1st person to win 2 or more medals in 5 different Games 2013 - "Gravity", directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney premieres at the Venice Film Festival 2015 - Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos names top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou caretaker Prime Minister - Greece's 1st female Prime Minister More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1972 - Operation Lion's Den: US Navy bombards Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam from the sea, firing over 700 rounds in 33 minutes 1979 - Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers killed when Provisional IRA explode two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle 1988 - Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 2004 - Timothy Mack vaults an Olympic record 5.95m to win the pole vault gold medal from fellow American Toby Stevenson (5.90m) at the Athens Olympics 2015 - Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos names top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou caretaker Prime Minister - Greece's 1st female Prime Minister More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (d. 1751) 1871 - Theodore Dreiser, American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1945) 1911 - Kathleen "Kay" Walsh, British actress (The Horse's Mouth, Oliver Twist), born in Chelsea, London, England (d. 2005) 1941 - Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean Grammy Award-winning morna singer (Voz d'Amor), known as "the Barefoot Diva", born in Mindelo, Cape Verde (d. 2011) 1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist, born in Cali, Colombia (d. 2024) 1972 - The Great Khali [Dalip Singh], Indian-born American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Dhiraina, Himachal Pradesh, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1521 - Josquin Des Prez, French composer, dies between 66 and 71 [birthdate uncertain] 1963 - W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95 1980 - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), dies at 33 1987 - Scott La Rock [Sterling], American hip-hop DJ (Boogie Down Productions), shot to death at 25 1991 - Vince Taylor [Brian Holden], British rock and roll singer (Brand New Cadillac), dies of lung cancer at 52 2023 - Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1748 - The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1846 - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" premieres at the Birmingham Festival in England 1937 - Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished 1961 - Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1970 - Minister of Home Affairs Robert Porter resigns from the Stormont government (North Ireland parliament) 1980 - Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of American rock band Cheap Trick 1985 - French government denies knowledge of bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland New Zealand 1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed 2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire 2019 - Meeting of the G7 agrees on $20 million aid package to fight fires in the Amazon in Biarritz More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1874 - 16 blacks kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee 1916 - Philadelphia Athletic's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleveland, 5-0 1966 - Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B.Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs 1971 - MLB Baltimore Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game 1985 - French government denies knowledge of bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland New Zealand 1986 - Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the women's Stuttgart marathon (2:28:38) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner [Theodor Tagger], Austrian-German playwright (Races), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1958) 1901 - Jimmy Rushing, American jump blues singer, known as "Mr. Five By Five" (Count Basie Orchestra, 1935-48), and pianist, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1972) 1919 - Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico and the Man; Mel Brooks films), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999) 1942 - Keith Alison, American session and touring guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1968-75), and songwriter, born in Coleman, Texas (d. 2021) 1953 - David Hurley, Australian politician (Governor General of Australia 2019-, Governor of New South Wales 2014-19), born in Wollongong, Australia 1960 - Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video), born in St Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1770 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet, dies at 42 1813 - Theodor Körner, German soldier and poet (Zriny, Sword Song), dies fighting in the Napoleonic wars at 21 1813 - Daniel Gottlob Turk, German composer, dies at 63 1921 - Ludwig Thoma, German writer, dies at 54 1981 - Walter "Foots" Thomas, American saxophonist, flutist, and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra), dies from cancer at 74 1995 - Olimi III, African king of Toro (Uganda), dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game 1940 - First British night bombing of Germany (Berlin) 1944 - US Army XII Corps reaches Troyes, France 1960 - AFL begins placing players names on back of their jerseys 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1979 - Somali adopts constitution 1988 - Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston 1991 - Carl Lewis runs 100m in a world record 9.86 seconds 2014 - 66th Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Seth Meyers broadcast on NBC 2017 - President Donald Trump grants presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1835 - New York Sun publishes Moon hoax story about John Herschel 1960 - XVII Summer Olympic Games open at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy 1971 - Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party Gerry Fitt presents a number of allegations of brutality by the security forces in Northern Ireland to representatives of the United Nations 1986 - A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run 2001 - Singer Aaliyah and 8 others killed in an air crash in the Bahamas 2022 - California votes to ban the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1919 - George Wallace, American politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, born in Clio, Alabama (d. 1998) 1936 - Hugh Hudson, English film director (Chariots of Fire), born in London, England (d. 2023) 1946 - Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, North Carolina (d. 2015) 1955 - Vijayakanth, Tamil actor and politician, born in Thirumangalam, India 1962 - Mazzi Rawd, [Clifford Lewis], American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale), and physicist, born in the USA 1966 - Michael Cohen, American lawyer to Donald Trump, born on Long Island, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1282 - Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) 1868 - Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 1957 - Leo Perutz, Austrian writer and mathematician, dies at 74 1967 - Paul Muni, American actor (Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez), dies after a lengthy illness of heart disease at 71 1972 - Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71 2016 - Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer (Miles Davis, John Coltrane), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1215 - Pope Innocent III declares the Magna Carta invalid 1217 - Battle of South Foreland: English fleet beats France 1349 - Black Death Massacre: 6,000 Jews, blamed for spreading the Bubonic Plague, are killed in Mainz, Electorate of Mainz; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe 1981 - Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 yrs to life for John Lennon's murder 1991 - Silky Stallone, wins the Cane Pace at Yonkers Raceway 1993 - Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals 2008 - Dániel Varga and Péter Biros score 3 goals each as Hungary wins the men's water polo gold medal at the Beijing Olympics; third consecutive Olympic gold medal 2014 - Nurse William Pooley flies back to the UK for emergency treatment after contracting Ebola virus after attempting to treat patients in Sierra Leone 2019 - US adventurer Victor Vescovo is the first person to visit the deepest point of every ocean when he reaches Molloy Hole, in the Arctic 2021 - Beyoncé becomes first black woman and third person to wear the Tiffany Diamond in an advertising campaign for the company alongside her husband Jay-Z More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1511 - Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris and later spreads to the French provinces 1968 - Northern Ireland's first civil rights march held; many more marches would be held over the following year and Loyalists organized counter-demonstrations to get the marches banned 1975 - Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing 1992 - Diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and South Korea. 2023 - BRICS meeting of emerging nations in South Africa agrees to invite six new nations to join, in attempt to balance global power of the US and Europe More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1552 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1614) 1889 - Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congolese religious leader and founder of Kimbanguism, born in Nkamba, Congo (d. 1951) 1943 - Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent, born in Ness Ziona, Israel 1965 - Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California 1972 - Todd Young, American politician (Senator-R-Indiana 2017-), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1979 - (Katherine) "Kaki" King, American guitarist, lap steel guitar player and composer, born in Atlanta, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1939 - William Moule, Australian lawyer, politician and cricketer (Australia v England 1880), dies at 81 1988 - Max Shulman, American author (Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), dies at 69 1992 - André Donner, Dutch jurist (2nd President European Court of Justice), dies at 74 1994 - Jason McRoy, English mountain bike racer, dies in a motorcycle accident at 23 1996 - John Christopherson, English artist and collector, dies at 75 1998 - E. G. Marshall [Everett Eugene Grunz], American actor (12 Angry Men, The Defenders), dies of lung cancer at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1566 - Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam 1919 - "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune 1920 - American swimmer Warren Kealoha wins first of 2 consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100m backstroke, beating teammate Ray Kegeris at the Antwerp Games 1944 - Sammellager Drancy freed 1948 - World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries 1954 - First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. 1970 - Roberto Clemente compiles his record 2nd straight 5-hit game 1975 - Philip Kapleau conducts 1st jukai ceremony in Poland 1979 - Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds 2004 - Winning pitcher Lisa Fernadez (4-0) leads the US to the softball gold medal at the Athens Olympics, beating Australia 5-1 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - -24] German troops plunder Belgium 1953 - Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 1972 - Chicago White Sox Dick Allen is 4th player to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers; previously slugged by only Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson 2007 - Hashtag invented and first used in a tweet by US product designer Chris Messina 2020 - Indianapolis 500: 2017 champion Takuma Sato of Japan wins his 2nd title under yellow caution flag after a crash with 3 laps remaining More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1846 - Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1923) 1913 - Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993) 1922 - George Kell, American Baseball HOF third baseman (10 x MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 1949; Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox), born in Swifton, Arkansas (d. 2009) 1927 - Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, French Algeria 1949 - Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1968 - Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1989 - Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (b. 1944) 1994 - Paolo Volponi, Italian communist/author (Machina Mondiale), dies at 70 1999 - James White, Northern Irish sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer), dies of a stroke at 71 2007 - Philip Wilkinson, British bank executive (National Westminster Bank), dies at 80 2013 - William Glasser, American psychiatrist, dies from respiratory failure from pneumonia at 88 2021 - Michael Nader, American actor (Dynasty, All My Children), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1572 - Failed assassination on Gaspard de Coligny, a French nobleman and admiral, a Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion (killed 2 days later) 1914 - German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium 1939 - Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion 1952 - The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. 1954 - WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1971 - Approximately 130 non-Unionist councillors announce their withdrawal from participation on district councils across Northern Ireland in protest against Internment (allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial) 1979 - 200 black leaders meet in NY to support Andrew Young 1980 - Leaders of Port Elizabeth's Black secondary school children in South Africa decided to end a four month boycott of classes 1993 - "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 25 performances 2018 - Forbes say George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever ($239m), due to sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124m) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1654 - Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one of the first Jewish colonists 1912 - England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament 1914 - Canada's Finance Act, 1914, receives assent 1932 - BBC begins experimental regular television broadcasts 1950 - Rotterdam dock strike ends 1960 - Gil Hodges set NL right handed HR record with #352 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1848 - Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (Founder of Chicago Daily News), born in Hudson, Illinois (d. 1929) 1920 - Pierre A. Lauffer, Antillian poet (Patria), born in Curacao, Venezuela (d. 1981) 1945 - Ron Dante, American rock vocalist (Archies - "Sugar, Sugar"), and producer (Barry Manilow), born in Staten Island, New York 1956 - Paul Molitor, American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota 1966 - GZA [Gary Grice], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York 1975 - Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Léon Amédée François Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WWI), dies during Battle of Rossignol at 58 1929 - Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey during WWI, dies at 74 1985 - Paul Peter Ewald, German Crystallographer and Physicist who devised the theory of X-ray interference by crystals and pioneered X-ray diffraction methods, dies at 97 2009 - Beryl Sprinkel, American economist (Council of Economic Advisers), dies at 85 2009 - Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (b. 1926) 2011 - Jerry Leiber, American songwriter (Leiber and Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

959 - Erachus becomes bishop of Luik 1573 - Spain begin siege of Alkmaar in the Netherlands 1831 - Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery 1932 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell first to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1957 - The Soviet Union successfully tests the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile, the R-7, which flies over 6,000 km (3,700 mi) 2004 - South Africa clinch their 2nd Tri Nations Rugby Series on points differential with a 23-19 win over Australia in Durban; Wallabies score 3 tries to 2, but Percy Montgomery lands 5 goals for Springboks 2013 - 37 people are killed and 16 are injured in a bus crash near Chin Swee Temple, Malaysia 2016 - Brazil takes 3rd Olympic men's indoor volleyball gold medal at the Rio Games with 25–22, 28–26, 26–24 win over Italy 2017 - Destroyer USS John S McCain collides with an oil tanker near Singapore leaving 10 missing and 5 injured 2018 - Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and wins a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1878 - American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY 1948 - Cleveland Indians 47-inning scoreless streak is broken as future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Lemon yields a home run to Aaron Robinson in a 3-2 loss to Chicago White Sox 1975 - 3 truck pile up kills 10, injures 26 on French highway 1986 - Surinames Ronnie Brunswijks Jungle commandos kill 2 government officials 1998 - Marvel superhero film "Blade" starring Wesley Snipes is released 2023 - Saudi border guards accused of killing hundreds of migrants, shooting them as they tried to cross into the country from Yemen in report by Human Rights Watch More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1905 - Stan Worthington, English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128, 8 wickets, BB 2/19; Derbyshire CCC, Northumberland CCC), born in Bolsover, England (d. 1973) 1920 - Christopher R. Milne, son of Alan A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh), born in Chelsea, London (d. 1996) 1930 - Alan Ashcroft, English rugby union number 8 (16 caps England, 2 caps British and Irish Lions; Waterloo FC), born in St. Helens, England (d. 2021) 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, American College / Basketball HOF center (4 x NBA MVP; 13 x All Star; NBA C'ship 1967, 72 [MVP]; Philadelphia/SF Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, LA Lakers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999) 1970 - Steve Everitt, American NFL center (Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Miami, Florida 1988 - Robert Lewandowski, Polish football player (Bayern Munich, Polish national team), born in Warsaw, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1689 - William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier 1943 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86 1957 - Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer, dies at 68 1974 - Buford Pusser, American sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, dies in a single vehicle car crash at 36 1992 - Dai Vernon [David Frederick Wingfield Verner], Canadian magician, dies at 98 2017 - Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director (Ki Je Kori, Chandranath), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1534 - Turkish admiral Chaireddin "Barbarossa" occupies Tunis 1619 - Slavery begins in America: 1st known African Americans (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia before being sold or traded into servitude 1648 - Battle of Lens: French Duc d'Enghien defeats Spaniards 1795 - Joseph Haydn returns to Vienna from England 1913 - 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud, France) 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1974 - Nelson Rockefeller is selected as US Vice President by President Gerald Ford 1980 - UN Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital 1998 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. 2018 - Polish immigrant and former volunteer Nazi guard Jakiw Palij (95) is deported from the US in New York to Germany More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory" premieres in Paris 1951 - 12th Venice Film Festival: "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa wins the Golden Lion 1953 - Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation 1959 - Belgium shortens military conscription to 12 months 1994 - Archbishop Quarracino wants all homosexuals to leave Argentina 2023 - Russia's Luna 25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon according to Roscosmos, the country's space agency More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1926 - Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1978) 1931 - Don King, American boxing promoter best known for his association with Mike Tyson and for his unusual hairstyles, born in Cleveland, Ohio 1956 - Joan Allen, American actress (Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country), born in Rochelle, Illinois 1966 - Steven Finn, Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Laval, Quebec, Canada 1971 - Steve Stone, English footballer, born in Gateshead, England 2003 - Prince Gabriel of Belgium, second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, born in Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Pius X [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Italian Roman Catholic Pope (1903-14 - lowered age of Communion from 12 to 7,) and saint, dies at 79 1932 - Paul Keller, German writer (Vergrabenes Gut), dies at 59 1959 - Alfred Kubin, Austrian writer and illustrator, dies at 82 1978 - Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, dies at 51 1996 - Rio Reiser, German rock singer ("Ton Steine Scherben"), dies at 46 2017 - Jerry Lewis [Joseph Levitch], American comedian (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1914 - Harris Theater (Candler, Coan and Harris) opens at 226 W 42nd St NYC 1936 - Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow 1958 - NAACP Youth Council begin sit-in at "whites-only" lunch counter at Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1970 - The Chinese Community in South Africa is granted 'White' status 1974 - RCA records releases "Pussy Cats", the tenth album by American singer Harry Nilsson in the US; album was produced by John Lennon and Nilsson worked through a serious vocal chord injury which diminished his vaunted range 1986 - Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran 2001 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, Angus Glen GC: Annika Sörenstam wins by 2 from Kelly Robbins 2012 - Plane crash in mountainous region of Talodi, Sudan kills 32, including several government officials and staff, enroute to Eid al-Fitr festival marking end Muslim holy month of Ramadan; crash blamed on bad weather conditions 2013 - 24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah 2013 - 91 people are killed by floods across China More Historical Events »