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Historical Events 1683 - 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown, Philadelphia 1912 - Pirates' Owen "Chief" Wilson hits a record 36th triple of the season 1961 - USSR performs nuclear tests at Kapustin Yar and Novaya Zemlya, USSR 1969 - MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 0 1978 - Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1706 - Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772) 1926 - Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), born in Splott, Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996) 1936 - Anna Quayle, British actress (A Hard Day's Night, Stop the World - I want to Get Off), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2019) 1960 - Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - "Scared to Dance"), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1986 - Olivia Thirlby, American actress (Juno, Dredd), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1979 - Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (North and South, Pulitzer Prize 1956), dies of a cerebral aneurysm at 68 1981 - Anwar Sadat, 3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), assassinated by fundamentalist army officers at 62 1999 - Patrick Reilly, British diplomat, ambassador to Paris and Moscow who stopped double agent Kim Philby becoming head of the UK Secret Service, dies at 90 2006 - Puck Brouwer, Dutch athlete (b. 1930) 2009 - Douglas Campbell, Scottish born Canadian actor (b. 1922) More Famous Deaths »

1430 - Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy visits Brussels 1907 - Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal 1915 - Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season in a 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians; it stands as an MLB record until 1962 (Maury Wills, 104) 1945 - "Meet the Press" premieres on radio 1957 - Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilas is sentenced to 7 years 1965 - Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups 2001 - Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs in an 11-10 loss against the LA Dodgers at Pacific Bell Park, breaking Mark McGwire's MLB single-season home run record 2015 - Floods in South Carolina, a "1,000-year storm," result in 12 deaths and the failure of 9 dams More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1908 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh beats the Detroit Tigers 6-1 for his 40th victory of the MLB season, forcing the AL pennant race to the final day 1963 - Little Richard joins the Everly Brothers' tour 1963 - Hyde St Pier reopens as a State Historical Park 1964 - KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting 2001 - MLB's Atlanta Braves become the first professional sports team to win 10 consecutive division titles after defeating the Marlins 20-3 to clinch the NL East title; NBA's Boston Celtics (1957-65) and LA Lakers (1982-90) both win 9 in a row More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1758 - Thomas Greatorex, English composer, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (d. 1831) 1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948) 1935 - Jimmy Binks, English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England 1942 - Richard Street, American RandB musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 - "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013) 1952 - Imran Khan, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1805 - Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general and colonial administrator (leading British general in the American War of Independence), dies of fever at 66 1954 - Oscar Charleston, American Baseball HOF CF (NgL Triple Crown 1921 St. Louis Giants, 1924, 25 Harrisburg Giants) and manager (NgL WS 1933, 35, 36 Pittsburgh Crawfords), dies of a stroke at 57 1997 - Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler, dies at 35 2001 - Lou Zara, American writer (Stump the Authors), dies at 91 2006 - Jennifer Moss, English Actress (b. 1945) More Famous Deaths »

1910 - Adoption of the Flag of Bermuda. 1943 - Corsica liberated from Italian occupation by General Charles de Gaulle's Free France resistance forces 1964 - 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1979 - USSR performs nuclear test 1985 - Shi'ite Muslims claim to have killed hostage William Buckley 1992 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Dalmahoy CC: Europe beats US, 11½-6½; Laura Davies of England wins all her 3 matches 1998 - Australian motorcycle racer Mick Doohan wins the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island to clinch his 5th world 500cc championship; all 5 titles are won with Honda 2001 - Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: a Sibir Airlines Tupolev TU-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. 78 people are killed. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1944 - British troops land on Greek mainland 1992 - Bijlmer Air Disaster: El Al cargo plane crashes into an apartment building in Bijlmer, Amsterdam, killing at least 47 people 1994 - Soyuz TM-20 launches 2003 - Red Raiders' quarterback B.J. Symons sets a Big 12 Conference record with 8 touchdown passes, leading Texas Tech to a convincing 59-28 win over Texas A and M More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Damon Runyon, American journalist and writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 1946) 1887 - Francis Bull, Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1974) 1895 - Giovanni Brunero, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia General classification 1921, 22, 26), born in San Maurizio Canavese, Italy (d. 1934) 1903 - Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD), born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria-Hungary (d. 1946) 1952 - Anita Luceete Defrantz, American rower (Olympic bronze 1976; first female vice-president IOC executive committee), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1749 - Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier whose unit is considered one of the worst in European history due to insubordination and plundering, dies in captivity at 38 1904 - Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty), and painter, dies of tuberculosis at 70 1943 - Richard T. Ely, American economist and author (Ground under our feet), dies at 89 1993 - Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80 2018 - Hamiet Bluiett, American jazz baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer (World Saxophone Quartet - "Hattie Wall'), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1683 - Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu 1913 - US federal income tax at 1% is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson 1941 - French right-wing Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire (MSR) blows up six synagogues in Paris with Nazi-provided explosives 1943 - British 8th Army lands at Termoli, East Italy 1974 - Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard Jerry West ("Mr. Clutch") retires after 14 NBA seasons with the LA Lakers; West scores 25,192 career points and averages 29.1 ppg in 153 playoff games 2004 - Seattle Mariners' Japanese right fielder Ichiro Suzuki adds two more singles in a 3-0 defeat to Texas to finish the season with an MLB record of 262 hits 2017 - Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves" 2021 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris strikes out three Miami Marlins, setting a new franchise record of 520 in his last game before becoming a free agent More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1974 - Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard Jerry West ("Mr. Clutch") retires after 14 NBA seasons with the LA Lakers; West scores 25,192 career points and averages 29.1 ppg in 153 playoff games 1993 - Battle at TV station Ostankino, Moscow town hall; about 25 killed 2004 - New England Patriots win their 18th consecutive NFL game, beating the Buffalo Bills 31-17 at Ralph Wilson Stadium; Tom Brady goes 17-for-30 for 298 yards and two touchdowns 2015 - Host nation England crashes out of the Rugby World Cup in the pool stage, losing to Australia 33-13 at Twickenham; Bernard Foley scores 2 tries and kicks 4 penalties and 3 conversions for the Wallabies 2021 - Pandora Papers investigation reveals secret wealth of 30 current and former world leaders including Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Czech PM Andrej Babis and former UK PM Tony Blair More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Dave Obey, American politician (US Representative from Wisconsin, 1969-2011), and lobbyist, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma 1939 - Velibor Vasović, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), born in Požarevac, Serbia (d. 2002) 1944 - Roy Horn, German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried and Roy), born in Nordenham, Germany (d. 2020) 1946 - (Richard) "Biff" Henderson, American television personality (Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman), born in Durham, North Carolina 1950 - Pamela Hensley, American actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Glendale, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1703 - Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded 1919 - Daniel Brink Towner, American hymn composer ("He's A Friend of Mine"; "Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom"), and music director, dies at 69 1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, Italian speedboat racer, businessman and husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, dies in a motor boat race at 30 2022 - Charles Fuller, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Soldier's Play; Zooman and the Sign; The Brownsville Raid), and screenwriter (A Soldier's Story; A Gathering of Old Men), dies at 83 2023 - Bob Wagner, American college football coach (University of Hawaiʻi 1988-95), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1134 - Storm flood ravages Zeeland County 1941 - Germany launches an attack on Moscow 1942 - WWII: British Royal Navy boards floundering German U-boat U-559, retrieving abandoned Enigma code machine before it sinks; two British sailors go down with the sub 1974 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder Hank Aaron hits his final home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves in a 13-0 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds, Aaron's 733rd career home run in his last NL at-bat 1979 - Pope John Paul II visits New York City and at the UN denounces all concentration camps and torture 1983 - Green Bay Packers erupt for an NFL record 49 points in the first half (35 in the second quarter) to clobber the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 55-14 at Tampa Stadium 1990 - Radio Berlin International's final transmission links to Deutsche Welle of West Germany; the final song is "The End" by The Doors 1998 - With his team struggling at 28 for 3, Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh smashes a brilliant 157 to guide the tourists to an innings and 99-run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1908 - Cleveland Naps and future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Addie Joss hurl a classic perfect game, beating Ed Walsh and the Chicago White Sox 1-0 1910 - Henry Wijnmalen flies to an altitude of 2,800 meters, setting a world record 1972 - Montreal Expos pitcher Bill Stoneman no-hits the New York Mets 7-0 at Parc Jarry, the first MLB no-hitter ever pitched in Canada 1977 - Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda finishes fourth in the US Grand Prix East at Watkins Glen to clinch his second Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, while Englishman James Hunt wins the race 1988 - In a season-ending 7-5 win in St. Louis, NY Mets outfielder Kevin McReynolds sets an MLB record by stealing 21 bases without being caught during the season More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1832 - Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (Primitive Culture), born in London (d. 1917) 1873 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Savage, Maryland (d. 1938) 1879 - Wallace Stevens, American poet (Ideas of Order), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1955) 1933 - Dimiter Khristov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2017) 1963 - Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricket administrator (Secretary and Chief Executive Marylebone Cricket Club; CEO South Australian Cricket), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1564 - Andreas Vesalius [Andries van Wesel], Flemish physician and anatomist (De humani corporis fabrica), dies after being shipwrecked at 49 1892 - Ernest Renan, French philosopher, historian and scholar of religion, dies at 69 1916 - Benjamin Kidd, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies of heart disease at 58 1958 - Marie Stopes, British birth control pioneer, dies at 77 1970 - Bo Linde, Swedish neo-classical composer, dies at 37 More Famous Deaths »

1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty 1847 - German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG and Halske 1922 - St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Rogers Hornsby goes 3-for-5 in a 7-1 regular season-ending win against the Chicago Cubs, improving his batting average to .401; he is the only MLB player to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs in the same season 1939 - After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces enter the city 1946 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller claims his MLB record 348th strikeout of the season in a 4-1 win over Detroit; the record stands for 19 years 1950 - US Open Women's Golf, Rolling Hills CC: Babe Zaharias ties Open scoring record, -9 291, to beat amateur Betsy Rawls by 9 strokes 1953 - KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 2023 - Ryder Cup Golf, Marco Simone GandCC, Rome, Italy: Europe dominates the United States 16½-11½ to regain the title; Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm, and Robert MacIntyre unbeaten for Europe More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1606 - Spanish troops under Spinola occupy Fort Rhine Birch 1958 - Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia 1979 - Nigeria adopts a constitution, and Alhaji Shagari becomes president 1981 - US's largest private investment bank, Salomon Brothers, is sold to commodities trader Phibro Corporation for $483 million 1990 - Meteorite explodes above Pacific Ocean More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Jimmie Reese, American baseball infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame), born in New York City (d. 1994) 1967 - Mike Pringle, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame running back (CFL MOP 1995, 98; Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California 1972 - Danielle Scott-Arruda, American volleyball middle blocker (International Volleyball HOF; Olympic silver 2008, 12), born in Baton Rouge Louisiana 1981 - Deborah James, British teacher, journalist, author (You, Me and the Big C), and charity campaigner, born in London, England (d. 2022) 1986 - Jurnee Smollett-Bell, American actress (Lovecraft Country), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1500 - John Alcock, English bishop and chancellor (founded Jesus College, Cambridge), dies at about 70 1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1880-1901) 1947 - Olive Borden, "the Joy Girl," American silent film and stage actress (Chloe, Love Is Calling You; 3 Bad Men, Fig Leaves), dies of a stomach ailment and pneumonia at 40 1979 - Roy Harris, American composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home: An American Overture), dies at 81 2019 - Karel Gott, Czech singer 'Sinatra of the East', dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1895 - France proclaims a protectorate over Madagascar 1924 - Allies stop monitoring the German navy 1944 - Calais reoccupied by the Allies 1989 - NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension 2004 - The first images of a live giant squid in its natural habitat are taken 600 miles south of Tokyo 2005 - Parliament of Catalonia passes with over 120 votes in favor and 15 against the Project of the New Catalan Statute of Autonomy, proclaiming in its article 1 "Catalonia is a nation" 2021 - Former UK policeman Wayne Couzens is given a rare life sentence for raping and killing Sarah Everard, with the judge saying his crime is as bad as a terrorist atrocity 2024 - Montana man is sentenced to six months in prison for illegally using large Marco Polo sheep tissue and testicles to clone giant hybrid sheep for trophy hunting More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1520 - Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father, Selim I, as Ottoman Sultan and rules until 1566 1965 - LA Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins his 13th straight game, 7 of which are shutouts 1984 - The Kansas City Chiefs set a team record by registering 11 sacks against the Cleveland Browns in a 10-6 victory 1986 - US releases Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov 2012 - Car bomb blasts kill at least 32 people across Iraq More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1800 - Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881) 1917 - Yuri "Petrovich" Lyubimov, Soviet director (Taganka Theatre), born in Yaroslavl, Russia (d. 2014) 1933 - Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard), American Grammy Award-winning soul and gospel singer, and Whitney's mother, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2024) 1943 - Jody Powell, American White House press secretary for Jimmy Carter, born in Cordele, Georgia (d. 2009) 1963 - Cristina Marsillach, Spanish actress (Barocco), born in Madrid, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1581 - Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518) 1986 - Storm Jameson, English writer and critic, dies at 95 2004 - Justin Strzelczyk, American NFL football offensive tackle, 1990-98 (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies in high speed car crash while being pursued by police at 36; autopsy revealed brain damage due to chronic concussion injuries 2014 - Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist (1995 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovery of the tau lepton particle), dies from a heart attack at 87 2017 - Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian-American mathematician (homotopy theory, motivic cohomology), dies of an aneurysm at 51 More Famous Deaths »

1849 - First passenger train service to Peekskill, New York, operated by the New Haven Railroad 1933 - Little King, cartoon character by Van Beuren, debuts 1946 - First time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cardinals and Dodgers) 1960 - "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK 1975 - Sharon Crews (now known as Sharon Dahlonega Bush) becomes American television's first African-American weathercaster on WPGR-TV in Detroit, Michigan 1979 - "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 in the US, their third consecutive top ten single 1983 - "A Chorus Line" becomes the longest-running Broadway show with 3,389 performances 1988 - China performs a nuclear test at Lop Nor, China More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1227 - Pope Gregory IX excommunicates German emperor Frederick II 1789 - US War Department establishes a regular army 1927 - Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games in New York's 7-4 win against the Philadelphia A's and 15-4 rout of the Washington Senators 1957 - NFL NY Giants play their last game at the Polo Grounds, a 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh 2001 - Farm Aid 14 held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers, and Martina McBride More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - Phillips Tead, American character actor (The Front Page; Lightnin'; Fighting Blade; The Adventures of Superman - "Professor Pepperwinkle"), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1974) 1928 - Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, English politician and human rights advocate (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70), born in Orpington, England (d. 2016) 1956 - James Donald Halsell Jr, American retired USAF officer and astronaut (STS 65, 74, 83, 94), born in West Monroe, Louisiana 1970 - Emily Lloyd [Pack], British actress (Wish You Were Here; Cookie; In Country), born in London, England 1972 - Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer (Jeremy "Jez" Usborne- "Peep Show"), born in Boston, Lincolnshire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1598 - Floris van Pallandt, Dutch Count of Culemborg, dies at about 61 1951 - Bradley Barker, American silent actor and film director, dies at 68 1989 - August A. "Gussie" Busch Jr., American brewing magnate (chairman Anheuser-Busch 1946-75) and baseball executive (owner St. Louis Cardinals 1953-89), dies at 90 2008 - Hayden Carruth, American poet (The Crow and the Heart), dies at 87 2019 - Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76 More Famous Deaths »

995 - The Duchy of Bohemia's Slavník dynasty members Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej, and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus II the Pious 1906 - US troops reoccupy Cuba and stay until 1909 1923 - Abyssinia (Ethiopia) leaves the League of Nations 1941 - Ted Williams ends the baseball season with a .406 batting average 1949 - "My Friend Irma" premieres, first of 16 films starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis 1985 - NASA launches Intelsat VA F-12 2012 - Nigeria suspends flights to Saudi Arabia after hundreds of Nigerian women travelled without a male escort 2020 - Stanley Cup Final, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Tampa Bay Lightning claim second championship in franchise history with a 2-0 Game 6 win over Dallas Stars; win series 4-2 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1767 - VOC government bans importation of Southeast Asian slaves into the Cape because they are considered dangerous (not observed) 1839 - British Association expedition to Antarctica ships Erebus and Terror set sail from England to attempt to locate the magnetic South Pole 1911 - The NY Highlanders get 13 walks and steal 15 bases, including a record six in one inning, beating the Browns 18-12; each team commits six errors 1962 - Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia. 2008 - MLB Boston Red Sox retire Johnny Pesky's jersey (number 6) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Ed Sullivan, American newspaper columnist, and television host (The Ed Sullivan Show), born in New York City (d. 1974) 1908 - Marin Goleminov, Bulgarian violinist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Kyustendil, Bulgaria (d. 2000) 1938 - John Schultz, Australian Football HOF ruckman (Brownlow Medal 1960; All Australian 1961; Victoria 24 games; Footscray FC), born in Boort, Australia (d. 2024) 1961 - Michael-James Wixted, American actor (Smith Family), born in Santa Monica, California 1966 - Puri Jagannadh, Indian film director (Pokiri), born in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1884 - Fred Morley, English cricket fast bowler, (4 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 5/56; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 33 1965 - Eddie Gribbon, American actor (Keystone Kops), dies after long illness at 75 1993 - Peter De Vries, American author (Reuben, Reuben; The Prick of Noon) and editor (New Yorker), dies at 83 2023 - M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, dies at 98 2024 - Kris Kristofferson, American country singer-songwriter ("Me And Bobby McGee"; "Help Me Make It Through The Night"), and actor (Amerika; Millennium; A Star Is Born), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - Giants clinch their fourth consecutive pennant, defeating the Phillies 5-1 1935 - Chicago Cubs win their 21st consecutive game and clinch the NL pennant 1973 - Soyuz 12 carries two cosmonauts into Earth orbit for two days 1978 - US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1980 - WHOT (Brooklyn, New York pirate radio station) begins on 1620 AM and 92.5 FM 1990 - Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits the White House 2005 - Atlanta Braves clinch their 14th consecutive division title due to Philadelphia's loss to the New York Mets 2022 - American band "Foo Fighters" and friends hold tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins at Kia Forum, Los Angeles, California; performers include Joan Jett, Stewart Copland, Rush, Alanis Morissette, Def Leppard with Miley Cyrus, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Queen More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - The NY Giants beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a first down 1983 - South African workers' union leader Curnick Ndlovu is freed from prison after 19 years 1992 - ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx, halting the sacrifice of 42 animals 2008 - Greg Maddux wins the 355th and final start of his career 2014 - 57 people are killed after Mount Ontake erupts in Japan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1946 - T.C. Cannon, Native American artist (Kiowa/Caddo), born in Lawton, Oklahoma (d. 1978) 1947 - Mary Jo White, American lawyer and Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, born in Kansas City, Missouri 1948 - A Martinez, American actor (L.A. Law; Santa Barbara), born in Glendale, California 1983 - Jeon Hye-bin, Korean actress known for "Revolutionary Sisters", born in Namyangju, South Korea 1984 - Paul Bevan, Australian rules footballer (Sydney Swans), born in Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1737 - John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor, dies at 57 1868 - Alexander Walewski, French earl and Foreign Minister, dies at 58 1955 - Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, dies at 71 1994 - Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51 2012 - Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - Height of the Great Plague of London as 7,165 people die throughout the previous week 1835 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" premieres at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) 1916 - Bishop speaks against Catholics in trade unions 1923 - The Commonwealth Conference is held in London, where Britain recognizes the right of the Dominions to make treaties with foreign powers 1968 - Theater censorship ends in Britain 1992 - Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova 7-5, 6-3 in a battle of the sexes 2014 - 43 students from Ayotzinapa Teachers College go missing and are presumed murdered in Iguala on their way to a protest, one of Mexico's worst human rights cases 2021 - Ryder Cup Golf, Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin: United States regain title beating Team Europe by a record, 19-9; Dustin Johnson 5-0-0 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1509 - Storm surge causes the second Cosmas and Damian flood in East Friesland and the Netherlands, destroying dykes and devastating coastal towns 1963 - First edition of the New York Review of Books 1974 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's fifth studio album, "Walls and Bridges," in the US, featuring the No. 1 single "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" (with Elton John) and "#9 Dream" 2019 - WHO announces 800,000 children in DR Congo will be vaccinated in nine days in the world's largest measles epidemic that has taken over 3,500 lives 2024 - Poverty in Argentina rises to more than half (52.9%), up from 41.7% in six months, for its population of 46 million, with inflation at 230%, according to new figures More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (d. 1810) 1823 - Ivan Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh), born in Nadezhdino, Belebey Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate (d. 1889) 1925 - Shirley Wilson, American football coach (Elon University 1967-76; Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3), born in Madison, North Carolina (d. 2021) 1967 - Craig Janney, American NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Hartford, Connecticut 1968 - Anthony Shadid, New York Times foreign correspondent and two time Pulitzer winner, born in Oklahoma City (d. 2012) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Ernst Isler, Swiss organist and critic, dies at 64 1945 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist, composer (Concerto for Orchestra), and ethnomusicologist, dies of leukemia at 64 1961 - Juanita Hansen, actress (Fast Company), dies of heart ailment at 67 1989 - Pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome 2019 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate, theologian, and educator (Archbishop of San Francisco, 1995-2005; Archbishop of Portland, 1985-95), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1780 - American army officer Benedict Arnold defects to the British 1955 - The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first female US Supreme Court Justice 1988 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Friar Junípero Serra, founder of the first Californian missions 1997 - Britain's Andy Green sets a jet-powered car record of 714 mph 2005 - Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk, and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as US beat International team 18½–15½ 2022 - Cuba legalizes same-sex marriage as part of a new family code in a national referendum 2023 - Ukraine's military claims a missile strike three days ago kills the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1780 - American army officer Benedict Arnold defects to the British 1911 - French battleship Liberté explodes at Toulon Harbor, killing 285 1955 - Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is the youngest batting champion 1988 - Romanian gymnast Daniela Silivaș wins three gold medals in one day at the Seoul Olympics in the balance beam, floor exercise, and uneven bars events, recording a record-equalling seven perfect scores of 10 2003 - Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore of Hokkaidō, Japan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Phyllis Pearsall, British painter and writer (A to Z Map Company), born in London (d. 1996) 1939 - Feroz Khan, Indian actor, producer and director (known as Clint Eastwood of Bollywood), born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (d. 2009) 1942 - Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention, Rhinoceros), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2014) 1943 - (Jules) Gary Alexander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Association - "Cherish"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1975 - Mariusz Duda, Polish rock bassist and singer (Riverside), born in Wegorzewo, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61 1924 - (Charlotte) "Lotta" Crabtree, American stage actress, comedian (Little Nell and the Marchioness), and philanthropist, dies at 76 1976 - Red Faber, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1917; AL ERA leader 1921, 22; Chicago White Sox 1914-33), dies from heart disease at 88 1991 - Viviane Romance [Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns], French actress (Panic, Queen's Necklace), dies at 79 2016 - Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1776 - First St Leger horse race held at Doncaster 1862 - Confederate Congress adopts Confederacy seal 1948 - MLB's New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians are tied for first place in the AL (91-56) 1968 - "That's Life," a Broadway musical-type TV show, premieres 1988 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics but is disqualified 3 days later for the use of the drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis is awarded gold and the world record with a time of 9.92 1995 - Volcano Mount Ruapehu (North Island, New Zealand) erupts 2007 - ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Johannesburg: India wins the inaugural tournament with a 5-run victory over Pakistan; Player of the Series: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi (91 runs, 12 wickets) 2022 - Post-tropical storm remnant of Hurricane Fiona makes landfall near Whitehead, Nova Scotia, with sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h (103 mph); the strongest low-pressure system in Canadian history affects the four provinces of Atlantic Canada, as well as Quebec, causing major flooding and knocking out power to 80% of Nova Scotia and 95% of Prince Edward Island More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - James Doolittle completes the first completely "blind" flight, taking off, flying a set course, and landing solely by instruments aboard a Consolidated NY-2 biplane at Mitchel Field in New York 1954 - Yankees tie a record as three of their pinch hitters strike out in one inning 1994 - Parliamentary elections in Ukraine 2015 - Stampede of people during the Hajj kills 717 during the symbolic stoning of the devil at Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2021 - Notorious Indian gangster Jitender Maan Gogi is shot dead in a court in Delhi by men posing as lawyers More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - Leopold Joseph Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1766) 1884 - İsmet İnönü, Turkish politician (2nd President of Turkey 1938-50), born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (d. 1973) 1899 - Eduardo Hernández Moncada, Mexican composer and pianist, born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1995) 1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian trade unionist and politician, born in Gerald, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2016) 1929 - Erik Lotichius, Dutch composer (Anaitalrax), born in Helden, Netherlands (d. 2015) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1120 - Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) 1997 - Larry Hall, American rocker (Sandy), dies at 57 2002 - Mike Webster, American NFL football center, 1974-90, 9X Pro Bowl, 4X Super Bowl champ (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies of a heart attack at 50; 1st former NFL-er diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)player noted to suffer from 2017 - Joseph M. McDade, American politician (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1963-1999), dies at 85 2020 - Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), dies of brain cancer at 46 More Famous Deaths »