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Historical Events 476 - Romulus Augustulus, last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome. Traditional end of the Western Roman Empire. 1479 - King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castile 1923 - A Charlot and N Coward's revue "London Calling" premieres in London 1968 - Nigerian troops conquer the city of Aba, Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War 1989 - 46th Venice Film Festival: "A City of Sadness" directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou debuts and wins the Golden Lion 1992 - In his record 115th and final US Open singles match, Jimmy Connors is beaten by Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in a 2nd-round night match More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1816 - François Bazin, French composer, born in Marseille, France (d. 1878) 1824 - Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), Wagner disciple and "monumental bore", born in Ansfelden, Austria (d. 1896) 1832 - Antonio Agliardi, Italian diplomat and Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Cologno al Serio, Italy (d. 1915) 1913 - Stanford Moore, American biochemist (Nobel 1977), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982) 1926 - Robert J. Lagomarsino, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Ventura, California 1941 - Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher, born in São Paulo, Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1063 - Tughril, Turkish conqueror of Persia and Baghdad and founder of the Seljuk Empire (1037-63), dies at about 73 1821 - José Miguel Carrera, 1st President of Chile (1811-14), shot and killed after a show trial at 35 1993 - Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (Fantasy Island - Ze plane! Ze plane!), shoots self to death at 50 1997 - Natko Devčić, Croatian composer, dies at 83 2002 - Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist, dies at 98 2018 - Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie - "Roger"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Howard"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1919 - President Woodrow Wilson set out on a tour of the USA to rouse public opinion behind the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations 1940 - US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease 1941 - KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 - 1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war) 1943 - British 8th Army lands in Southern Italy (Messina) 1943 - General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily 1954 - The People's Liberation Army begin shelling the ROC-controlled islands of Quemoy and Amoy 1973 - Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon 2001 - In just his 11th start, St. Louis Cardinals' rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hits the San Diego Padres, 4-0 2019 - Walmart says it will stop selling handguns and some ammunition and ask customers not to openly carry firearms in response to El Paso shootings More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1923 - Dorothys Donelly's "Poppy" premieres in NYC 1924 - L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?" premieres in NYC 1973 - Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon 1975 - Chartered Boeing 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die 1995 - Soyuz TM-22, launched into orbit 2020 - MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, becomes world's richest woman worth $68 billion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Alan Ladd, American actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 1964) 1925 - Hank Thompson, American country music singer (The Brazos Valley Boys), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2007) 1956 - Hans-Georg Beyer, East German team handball player (Olympic gold 1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1964 - Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer (Vital Signs 1), born in Karachi, West Pakistan (d. 2016) 1977 - Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer (Astob Villa), born in Gullspång, Sweden 1988 - Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player (2 WTA, 6 ITF titles), born in Las Palmas, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1964 - Joseph Marx, Austrian composer and music critic, dies at 82 1980 - Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (Cisco Kid, Guns of Fury), dies from lung cancer at 76 1993 - Leon Liebgold, Polish American actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83 1994 - Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85 2007 - Jane Tomlinson, British charity fund raiser (b. 1964) 2017 - Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion 1963-64), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1519 - 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico 1882 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Richard Sears beats Clarence M. Clark 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 1930 - 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hrs) 1944 - US leaders meet in Belgium 1957 - Milwaukee 1st baseman Frank Torre scores 6 runs to tie the MLB record; Braves rout Chicago Cubs 23-10 1960 - New Zealand middle distance runner Peter Snell claims first of 3 career Olympic gold medals when he wins the 800m in Rome 1963 - CBS expands "CBS Evening News" program, anchored by Walter Conkrite, from 15 to 30 minutes 1968 - Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon 2018 - Major fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro destroys most of its 20 million artifacts 2019 - Diving boat catches fire at night killing 34 asleep on board off Santa Cruz Island, California More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1924 - Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart'soperetta "Rose-Marie" opens to rave reviews at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 577 performances 1931 - American crooner Bing Crosby makes his solo radio debut on his "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" program broadcast on the CBS network 1967 - The Principality of Sealand is established, ruled by Prince Paddy Roy Bates. 1990 - Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St Zen Center, San Francisco 1996 - Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói (MAC) designed by Oscar Niemeyer inaugurated in Niterói, Brazil 2020 - Press conference with body camera evidence brings to light death of African American Daniel Prude after being retrained by police back in March More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1911 - Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988) 1918 - Allen Drury, American author (Advise and Consent - 1960 Pulitzer Prize), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1998) 1941 - John Thompson, American Basketball Hall of Fame center, coach and broadcaster (NBA C'ship 1965, 66, Boston Celtics; coach NCAA C'ship 1984, Georgetown), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020) 1952 - Earl Pomeroy, American politician (Rep-D-North Dakota 1993-2011), born in Valley City, North Dakota 1967 - Andreas Möller, German footballer 1979 - Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist (pioneer in criminology and forensic pathology), dies at 78 1993 - John [Eoin] Higgins, Northern Ireland supreme court justice (1984-93), dies at 66 1996 - Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West, dies at 71 2008 - Denis Rooke, British engineer and CEO (British Gas), dies at 84 2011 - Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979) 2020 - William Yorzyk Jr., American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly, WR 2:19.3, 1956), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1255 - Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad) founded by Teutonic Knights and named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II 1906 - New York Highlanders win their 6th consecutive MLB game in 3 days from Washington Senators; sweep AL record 3 straight double headers 1911 - Anthony Fokker famously flies his aircraft "Spin" around the tower of the Grote Kerk in Haarlem 1971 - Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein 1972 - Welshman Richard Meade representing Great Britain and riding Laurieston grabs the equestrian individual and team 3-day event gold medals at the Munich Olympics 1979 - LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask 1986 - Henri Debehogne discovers asteroid #8265 La Silla 1989 - Chris Evert becomes the first player ever to win 100 matches in the US National/Open Tennis Championship by beating Patricia Tarabinia 6-2, 6-4 2007 - In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, 109,218 fans see Appalachian State's Corey Lynch block a Jason Gingell 37-yard field goal attempt with 6 seconds remaining to inspire an epic 34-32 win v Michigan at Ann Arbor 2021 - South America's second-longest river, the Paraná, at its lowest levels for 77 years due to drought More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - General George Marshall sworn in as the United States Army Chief of Staff 1974 - Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed 1978 - Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1984 - Middlesex beats Kent off the last ball of the Nat West Trophy cricket final in London; John Emburey hits Kent seamer Richard Ellison to square leg for 4 for the winning runs 1999 - 56th Venice Film Festival: "Yi ge dou bu neng shao" directed by Zhang Yimou wins Golden Lion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1529 - Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant'Angelo in Vado (d. 1566) 1549 - Charles Philip of Croÿ, Marquis of Havre, military general for the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1613) 1892 - Leverett Saltonstall, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1979) 1923 - Theo Joekes, Dutch journalist, writer, and politician (VVD), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1999) 1951 - David Bairstow, English cricket wicket keeper, broadcaster (4 Tests, 13 dismissals; father of England Test 'keeper Jonny; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1998) 1954 - Riccardo "Ric" Formosa, Italian-Australian guitarist (Little River Band, 1975-76), session musician, arranger and classical composer, born in Rome, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1615 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters, dies at 86 1818 - Robert Calder, British naval officer, dies at 73 1969 - William Flanagan, American composer, and music critic, takes his own life at 46 1970 - Francois Mauriac, French novelist, poet and playwright (Nobel 1952), dies at 84 1983 - Lennox Brown, South African cricket leg spinner (3 wickets at 63 for South Africa), dies at 72 2013 - Tommy Morrison, American boxer (WBO heavyweight title, 1993) and actor (Rocky V), dies from AIDS at 44 More Famous Deaths »

1903 - New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1 and 9-2 at the Polo Grounds 1920 - Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ, 950AM) is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1923 - Italian troops occupy Corfu 1954 - Indians beat Yanks 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's) 1979 - Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as US UN ambassador 1983 - 40th Venice Film Festival: "First Name: Carmen" directed by Jean-Luc Godard wins Golden Lion 1983 - Edwin Moses of USA sets 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz 1985 - "Prakas" sets trotting mile record of 1:53.4 at Du Quoin, Illinois 1990 - East and West Germany sign a treaty to join legal and political systems 2015 - Violent protests in Kiev after Ukraine parliament vote leave 1 national guard dead, 100 injured More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - John Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago 1950 - Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs and a single in a game vs Braves 1980 - 80th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Hal Sutton 1990 - Baseball outfielders Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become the 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), the pair hit back-to-back singles in the first inning and both scored 2012 - "Argo" directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2013) 2020 - Singer Akon lays first stone for Akon city, futuristic solar-powered city to be built in Senegal, saying will be real-life version of Wakanda in "Black Panther" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Fitz John Porter, American Major General (Union Army), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (d. 1901) 1855 - Stefan Surzynski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Srem, Poland (d. 1919) 1908 - William Saroyan, American novelist and playwright (Time of Your Life), born in Fresno, California (d. 1981) 1963 - Richard "Reb" Beach, American heavy metal guitarist (Winger; Whitesnake), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1978 - Philippe Christanval, French footballer 1984 - Rajkummar Rao, Indian film actor (Shahid), born in Gurgaon, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1057 - Leofric, count of Mercia, husband of Lady Godiva, dies 1631 - Nicolaus Erich, German composer, dies at 43 1638 - John Ward, British madrigal and religious music composer, dies at 67 1974 - William Pershing Benedict, American World War II fighter pilot in both the RCAF and U.S. Army Air Forces, killed in a plane crash while firefighting in California at 56 1996 - Harald Penrose, British test pilot, dies at 92 2020 - Tom Seaver, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1969, 73, 75; 12 x MLB All Star; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago WS), dies of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19 at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1757 - Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [OS=Aug 19] 1800 - Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia 1862 - Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee 1932 - Hermann Goering elected President of the German Reichstag 1939 - General Reijnders appointed supreme commander of Dutch army 1961 - Oriole Jack Fisher walks 12 LA Angels in a 9 inning game 1982 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat leaves Beirut 1984 - 12th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (41D): Discovery 1 launches for a 6-day excursion 1991 - Dan O'Brien sets US decathlon record with 8,812 points 1993 - "Late Show with David Letterman" debuts on CBS, from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC; Bill Murray is his first guest, Billy Joel performs More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1843 - 1st time African-Americans participate in a national political convention (Liberty Party) 1918 - Czechoslovakia forms independent republic 1954 - Hurricane Carol kills 68 on the US East Coast 1983 - 8th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 3 launches for a 6-day excursion 1986 - Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) 1987 - Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1809 - Adolf Friedrich Hesse, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1863) 1913 - Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2007) 1918 - Ted Williams, American Baseball HOF outfielder (last player to bat over .400 in single season; 19 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1946, 49; Triple Crown 1942, 47 Boston Red Sox), born in San Diego, California (d. 2002) 1921 - Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman (Muhammad Ali 1960–81 and 15 other world boxing champions), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012) 1963 - Paul Oakenfold, British record producer and DJ, born in Mile End, London 1966 - Michael Michele, American actress (Nikki-Central Park West), born in Evansville, Indiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1580 - Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1553-80, regained lands of Savoy), dies at 52 1981 - Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe], American actress and dancer (White Christmas; Big Leaguer; On the Town), dies of cancer at 60 1984 - Wesley Lau, American actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 63 1989 - Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), dies at 66 2007 - Charles Vanik, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio 1955-81), dies at 94 2008 - Tommy Bolt, American golfer (US Open 1958), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - Self-governing windmill patented by American inventor Daniel Halladay 1920 - An American sweep of the medals in the women's 3m springboard diving event at the Antwerp Olympics; Aileen Riggin wins gold ahead of teammates Helen Wainwright and Thelma Payne 1937 - MLB Philadelphia A's Bob Johnson is 2nd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st) 1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees 1958 - Cliff Richard and the Drifters release single "Move It", Richards debut single. Credited as 1st British Rock n Roll song. 1972 - SF Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1992 - Largest wrestling crowd outside US - 75,000 at Wembley Stadium, London 1997 - Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business 2004 - Athens Olympic marathon is run on same route as 1896 Games, start at site of the Battle of Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens: Stefano Baldini of Italy wins men's gold in 2:10:55 2014 - Riots break out in Guinea following rumours that health workers are deliberately transmitting the Ebola virus to locals More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1930 - The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. 1967 - Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1987 - Houston Astro MLB player Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time 1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the 1st of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NYC 2011 - "Tha Carter IV" 9th studio album by Lil Wayne is released 2012 - Banana Spider venom is found to be effective in relieving erectile dysfunction More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1843 - David B. Hill, American politician and Governor of New York (1885-91), born in Montour Falls, New York (d. 1910) 1844 - Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 1929) 1905 - Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist, executed without a trial for his beliefs, born in Juva, Finland (d. 1941) 1954 - Julio Fernandez, Cuban-American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra, 1984-present), born in Havana, Cuba 1963 - Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer (Cocteau Twins - "Heaven OR Las Vegas"), born in Grangemouth, Scotland 1974 - Jay Onrait, Canadian sports broadcaster (TSN, Fox Sports 1), born in Athabasca, Alberta More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Aleksey Apukhtin, Russian poet (Stichotvorenia), dies at 52 [OS=8/17] 1931 - David Abercrombie, Abercrombie and Fitch founder, dies at 64 1980 - Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, French politician and Nazi collaborator (anti-Semite minister in WWII Vichy government), dies at 92 1987 - Lee Marvin, American actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou), dies of a heart attack at 63 2002 - Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish actor (To Serve Them All My Days), dies at 82 2007 - Pierre Messmer, French politician (Prime Minister of France 1972-74 under Georges Pompidou), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola". 1918 - Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly 1939 - Netherland mobilizes 1966 - 27th Venice Film Festival: "The Battle of Algiers" directed by Gillo Pontecorvo wins Golden Lion 1988 - 70 killed in crash of three Italian air force fighters at air show at Ramstein, Germany 1990 - Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov 1994 - 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 2011 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, Hillsdale CC: Brittany Lincicome wins by 1 stroke from Michelle Wie and Stacy Lewis 2017 - Kenya brings in world's toughest ban on plastic bags with possible US$38,000 fine and four years in jail 2018 - Aretha Franklin lies in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit in a 24 carat coffin More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C. 1921 - Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1967 - Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus 1987 - Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs 1990 - Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov 1994 - 1st Japanese gay pride parade More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1842 - Willem Linnig The Younger, Flemish painter and graphic artist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1890) 1881 - Arne Eggen, Norwegian organist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1955) 1931 - John Shirley-Quirk, British operatic bass-baritone (Death in Venice), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2014) 1938 - Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist (Maurizio Costanzo Show), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2023) 1947 - Alice Playton, American actress (Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name), born in NYC, New York 1970 - Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1539 - Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 1654 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (Lord High Chancellor and regent of Sweden), dies at 71 1678 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) 1757 - David Hartley, English philosopher and Founder of the Associationist School of Psychology, dies at 51 1839 - William Smith, British geologist who is credited with creating the first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils), dies at 70 1953 - Nikolai Golovanov, Russian conductor and composer (Bolshoi Opera), dies at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1585 - Duke of Parma's troops occupy Antwerp 1883 - Krakatoa volcano, west of Java in Indonesia, erupts with a force of 1,300 megatons and kills approximately 40,000 people 1918 - Christy Mathewson resigns as Cincinnati Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of US Army 1956 - Curt Robert of Columbus (Intl League) hits 4 HRs in 7 inning game 1968 - Protest by the Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) at the Guildhall's council chamber; after which Eamon Melaugh phones the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) to organise a march in Derry 1982 - Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth 1991 - Moldavia declares independence from USSR 1996 - Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Detroit Red Wings to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2004 - China's first ever gold in Olympic Games men's track and field; Liu Xiang wins 110m hurdles in Athens, equalling Colin Jackson's 1993 world record time of 12.91 seconds 2021 - Britain's Prince Andrew served with a US federal lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a teenager 20 years ago More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1601 - Olivier van Noort completes first Dutch exploration of new world 1832 - Black Hawk, leader of Sauk-indians, gives himself up 1892 - NYC's Metropolitan Opera House (opened in 1883) catches fire; takes two years to restore 1908 - Calgary City Rugby Football Club re-organizes as the Tigers 1974 - NY Met Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1st at bat 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 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1870 - Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (d. 1919) 1884 - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), born in Revel, France (d. 1966) 1886 - Rebecca Clarke, British-American violist and classical composer (Morpheus), born in Harrow, England (d. 1979) 1935 - Ernie Broglio, American baseball player 1947 - Peter Krieg [Wilhelm Gladitz], German documentary filmmaker, and writer (September Wheat), born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany (d. 2009) 1964 - Frankie Thorn, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1977 - George Merritt, English actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 1980 - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), dies at 33 1991 - Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies 1996 - Abram Games, British graphic artist ("Blonde Bombshell" ATS poster), dies at 82 2001 - Abu Ali Mustafa, leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (assassinated) (b. 1938) 2022 - Milutin Šoškić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, 1. FC Köln), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1545 - Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese as Duke of Parma 1912 - MLB pitcher Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends 1920 - Surrey cricket all-rounder Percy Fender scores 100 in 35 minutes [113no] in a county match vs Northamptonshire at the County Ground, Northampton 1940 - Chad is the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor 1942 - 7,000 Jews are rounded up in Vichy-France 1971 - Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia 1973 - David Eisenhower writes his last sports column 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Louisiana as Category 3 storm after causing deaths and severe damage in Florida 2015 - WDBJ TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward are fatally shot live on TV by an ex-colleague in Moneta, Virginia 2018 - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop resigns after losing Liberal Party leadership contest More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1652 - Battle of Plymouth: General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England attacked a convoy of the Dutch Republic commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter. Dutch victory 1940 - RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk 1942 - Transport #24 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany 1944 - Bulgaria announces withdrawal and German troops are to be disarmed 1973 - University of Texas (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing 2018 - Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US Vatican Ambassador, claims Pope Francis knew of and ignored sex abuse allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), born in Cadillac, Michigan (d. 2007) 1935 - Cornelis B. Vaandrager [Cor Vaan], Dutch poet (Long Live Joop Massaker) 1936 - Francine York, American actress (Slattery's People), born in Aurora, Minnesota (d. 2017) 1946 - Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City 1969 - Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Long Beach, California 1985 - Brian Kelley, American country musician (Florida Georgia Line), born in Ormond Beach, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1486 - Ernst I, Elector of Saxony (1464-86), dies at 45 1595 - Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531) 1857 - Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (Tarimbekken, executed in Kashgar after being mistaken for a spy at 28 1865 - Marcellus Monroe Crocker, US attorney/Union brigadier general, dies at 35 1865 - Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 2009 - Dominick Dunne, American writer and producer (Panic in Needle Park), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1609 - Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, including to the Doge (ruler) of Venice, Leonardo Donato 1908 - Allen Winter wins US 1st $50,000 trotting race 1910 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: William Larned beats Tom Bundy 6-1, 5-7, 6-0, 6-8, 6-1 for his 4th consecutive US singles title 1921 - Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record 1950 - US President Harry Truman orders army to take control of railroad to avert a strike 1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1985 - STS 51-I scrubbed at T -9m because of an onboard computer problem 1991 - Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former USSR Baltic republics 2019 - Double Dave, a rare two-headed timber rattlesnake found in Pine Barrens forest, New Jersey 2020 - England's James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to reach 600 wickets in Test cricket; Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali caught at first slip on 5th day of 3rd Test at Southampton More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1886 - 1st international polo meet (US vs England) 1924 - MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn 1948 - Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's 2001 - Singer Aaliyah and 8 others killed in an air crash in the Bahamas 2012 - 85,000 people are displaced by severe floods in Myanmar 2018 - Afghan Islamic State leader Abu Saad Erhabi and 10 others killed in an air strike in province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - H. Trendley Dean, American dental surgeon who introduced fluoridation into water, born in Winstanley Park, Illinois (d. 1962) 1916 - Frederick Robbins, American pediatrician and bacteriologist (Nobel 1954), born in Auburn, Alabama (d. 2003) 1941 - Ludwig Müller, German soccer defender (6 caps; FC Nürnberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC), born in Haßfurt, Germany (d. 2021) 1961 - Billy Ray Cyrus, American country singer (Achy Breaky Heart; Old Town Road), born in Flatwoods, Kentucky 1964 - Marti Noxon, American television writer and producer, born in Los Angeles, California 1987 - Blake Lively, American actress (Gossip Girl), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1791 - Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies 1924 - Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818) 1950 - Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888) 1975 - Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, dies at 75 1999 - Rob Fisher, British rock keyboardist (Naked Eyes), dies at 42 2018 - John McCain, American war hero and Republican politician (Rep-Arizona, 1983-2018, Presidential candidate, 2008), dies of brain cancer at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1349 - 6,000 Jews, blamed for the Plague, are killed in Mainz 1516 - Battle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman forces decisively beat the Mamluk Sultanate 1853 - 1st potato chips prepared by chef George Crum at Moon's Lake House, near Saratoga Springs, New York (popular legend says he invented though earlier recipes exist) 1920 - With British approval, Greece is encouraged to take offensive action against Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor 1954 - US President Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party, at height of McCarthyism 1958 - Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR) 1960 - -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record) 1993 - Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals 1995 - Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island 1995 - Microsoft debuts Windows 95 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1542 - Conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain 1833 - HMS Beagle reaches Bahia Blanca, Argentina 1978 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1992 - Diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and South Korea. 1992 - Screw magazine superimposed a gunsight over a picture of Larry Flint 2017 - Largest-ever lottery jackpot win in the US - $758.7m won by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts in US Powerball Jackpot More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1872 - Max Beerbohm, English caricaturist, writer and parodist (Saturday Review), born in London (d. 1956) 1947 - Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist, born in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium 1947 - Anne Archer, American actress (Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games), born in Los Angeles, California 1953 - John Cowan, American rock, progressive bluegrass session and touring bass player, and vocalist (New Grass Revival, 1974-89; Doobie Bothers, 1993-95), born in Minerva, Ohio 1957 - Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer (Shalamar), born in Los Angeles, California [some sources give year as 1955] 1977 - Per Gade, Danish footballer, born in Nibe, Denmark More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1680 - Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter and etcher, buried 1977 - Soewarsih Djojopoespito, Indonesian writer (Toe the Line), dies at 65 1985 - Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Zanoni), educator, and music theorist (Creative Harmony), dies at 78 1991 - Mike Sokoll, Hungarian-American cowboy actor, dies at 97 1999 - Alexandre Lagoya, Greek-Italian-French classical guitarist and composer, dies at 70 2006 - Cristian Nemescu, Romanian film director (b.1979) More Famous Deaths »

1595 - Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni. 1903 - Sixth Zionist Congres: Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state 1923 - Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record for 1 mile of 4:10.4 in Stockholm; record stands until 1931 1931 - Count Gyula Károlyi becomes premier of Hungary 1946 - "The Big Sleep" directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart (Philip Marlowe) and Lauren Bacall, premieres 1948 - World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries 1979 - Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds 1985 - Said Aouita of Morocco sets 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin 1990 - East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 2000 - Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1595 - Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni. 1910 - Fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh 1975 - Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway 1979 - Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds 2009 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Rich Harvest Farms: US wins 3rd consecutive Cup 16-12; win 8 of 12 singles to dominate final day 2022 - In US domestic terrorism case two men found guilty of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Tex Williams, American country-western singer, born in Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1985) 1922 - Brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid), born in Sri Lanka (d. 2016) 1927 - Peter Wyngarde [Cyril Goldbert], British actor (Department S and Jason King), born in Marseille, France (d. 2018) 1930 - Jack Bannister, English cricket commentator (BBC; Talksport radio) and bowler (Warwickshire 1,198 wickets), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (d. 2016) 1960 - Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist, born in San Francisco, California 1986 - Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician, born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1305 - Scottish patriot William Wallace is hanged, disemboweled and beheaded at Smithfield, London 1519 - Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot 1591 - Luis de Leon, Spanish scholar and poet, dies at 64 1965 - Jan Antonín Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer (Bata), dies at 67 2006 - Jacques Wildberger, Swiss composer (In My End is My Beginning), dies at 84 2019 - Sheila Steafel, South African British actress (The Frost Report), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »