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Historical Events 626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic, Persians and Avar siege of Constantinople fails, keeping the Byzantine Empire intact 1900 - Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike 1930 - Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King's Liberal Party loses the election to Richard Bedford Bennett of the Conservative Party 2008 - Russo-Georgian War: Georgia moves troops into the Russian-supported self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia in response to aggression; first European war of the 21st century 2012 - Heavy rain forces 20,000 people to flee their homes in Manila, Philippines More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and petrologist, born in Paris (d. 1911) 1872 - Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff, Dutch politician (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1926-31), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1957) 1973 - Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Crawley, United Kingdom 1976 - Cathy Park Hong, American Korean poet (Dance Dance Revolution), born in Los Angeles, California 1977 - Samantha Ronson, British DJ, born in Camden, London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53 1942 - Richard Gott, British general (commandant of 8th Army), dies in battle at 43 1970 - Jonathan Jackson, US African American activist, shot dead in a shootout at 17 2004 - Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, dies at 89 2023 - DJ Casper [William Perry Jr.], American club DJ and songwriter ("Cha Cha Slide"), dies of cancer at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1675 - Russian Tsar Alexis bans foreign hair styles for those below the nobility 1921 - The municipal ferry system connecting Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens begins 1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians due to umpire error 1956 - After going bankrupt in 1955, the American national broadcaster DuMont Television Network airs its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena 1994 - Algerian Muslim fundamentalists threaten schools and universities 2015 - American comedian Jon Stewart hosts late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" for the last time 2019 - Lawyer representing 800 boy scouts identify 350 sex abusers within Boy Scouts of America saying, "It's the largest paedophile ring on earth" 2023 - Train derailment in Nawabshah, Sindh province, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures more than 60 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1917 - WWI: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins 1948 - Dutch super athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen wins the 200 m in 24.4 seconds at the London Olympics, becoming the first woman to claim three individual track and field gold medals at a Games, having already won the 100 m and 80 m hurdles 1965 - 32nd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game at Soldier Field: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000 attendees) 1974 - Explosion and fire destroy Great Northern Railroad yard in Wenatchee, Washington 2015 - Eqyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates the Suez Canal Expansion at a ceremony in Ismaïlia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1738 - Hayashi Shihei, Japanese military scholar, born in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan (d. 1793) 1942 - George Jung [Boston George], American drug trafficker whose story was portrayed in the biopic "Blow", born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2021) 1943 - Ray Buktenica, Greenwich Village actor (Rhoda, House Calls), born in New York City 1953 - Pat MacDonald, American rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin 1963 - Charles Ingram, English former British Army major known for cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, born in Derbyshire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1272 - Stephen V, King of Hungary and Croatia (1270-72), son of Béla IV, dies at 32 or 33 1928 - W. H. Grattan Flood, Irish author and composer, dies at 68 1996 - Richard M. Goodwin, American mathematician and economist (The Dynamics of A Capitalist Economy), dies at 83 2009 - Bahadır Akkuzu, Turkish rock guitarist and singer (Kurtalan Ekspres), dies of a heart attack at 54 2022 - David Muse, American rock and smooth jazz saxophonist and flutist (Firefall - "You Are The Woman"; Marshall Tucker Band), dies of cancer at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1435 - Battle of Ponza: King Alfonso V of Aragon is captured by the Genoese 1862 - Union forces prevent Confederate attempts to capture Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1926 - French and German trade agreement is signed 1974 - US President Richard Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1985 - Establishment of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua; Sandinista Front wins a majority 2019 - Indian government announces it is changing the status of Indian-controlled Kashmir from a state to a union territory, revoking Article 370 in response to security concerns 2024 - British graffiti artist Banksy begins a series of animal artworks around London with a goat near Kew Bridge More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run 1957 - Comic strip "Andy Capp" makes its debut 1983 - American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions 1989 - First-ever tie in harness racing's Hambletonian as Park Avenue Joe and Probe tie the third and final heat; Park Avenue Joe wins the series on a countback 1997 - Ramzi Yousef, the Pakistani mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, goes on trial in New York; he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 240 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1301 - Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of King Edward I, beheaded for plotting against King Edward III, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (d. 1330) 1822 - Johann Georg Herzog, German composer and organist, born in Hummendorf, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1909) 1935 - John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020) 1968 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler better known as "Kendo Kashin", born in Japan 1981 - Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier, born in Montreal, Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59 1931 - Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), accidentally shot at 43 1983 - Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), dies of cancer at 66 2005 - Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), dies at 68 2023 - (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1914 - US declares neutrality on the outbreak of WWI 1936 - Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas leads a self-coup, giving him authoritarian control of the country 1941 - Winston Churchill departs on the Prince of Wales to the US 1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo, Egypt 1948 - Five-day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax 1957 - Argentine Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio clinches his record fifth F1 World Drivers' Championship (fourth consecutive) by winning the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring 1994 - 27th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hyatt Regency 1996 - Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster, and Ned Hanlon are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1558 - The first printing of the Zohar in Spain popularizes the Jewish study of Kabbalah 1777 - Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes his riding school with performances in London, a precursor to the circus 1897 - Henry A. Rucker is appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia 1941 - Winston Churchill departs on the Prince of Wales to the US 2015 - Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end of their relationship on Twitter More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1900 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, British consort of King George VI and Queen Mother after his death, born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2002) 1900 - Nabi Tajima, 2nd oldest Japanese supercentenarian and the last living person certified to have been born in the 19th century, born in Kikaijima, Japan 1901 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter and singer ("Hello, Dolly!"; "What A Wonderful World"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1971) 1904 - Helen Kane [Schroeder], American actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1966) 1910 - William Schuman, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1943), and administrator (Juilliard, 1945-61; Lincoln Center, 1961-68), born in New York City (d. 1992) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1938 - Pearl White, American actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), dies at 49 1981 - Melvyn Douglas [Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg], American actor (Hud, Being There, Ghost Story), dies at 80 1984 - Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack 2003 - Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist and Nobel Prize laureate 1954, dies at 86 2019 - Bob Wilber, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader (The World's Greatest Jazz Band), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1933 - Philadelphia A's defeat NY Yankees 7-0, the first time in 308 games "Bronx Bombers" are shut out 1949 - Republic of Indonesia proclaims ceasefire 1954 - The Convair XFY-1 Pogo, a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, makes its first successful flight 1972 - British Prime Minister Edward Heath proclaims an emergency crisis due to a dock strike 1989 - Lawrence Delisle drives his four kids into a river 1994 - 102.4°F (39.1°C) in Tokyo, Japan (record) 1997 - Manchester United defeats Chelsea 4-2 on penalties to win the Charity Shield after a bad-tempered 1-1 draw at Wembley 2023 - Forty-one migrants form Ivory Coast and Guinea drown and just four survive after their boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - German troops conquer Roslavl in Russia 1946 - Belgian government of Huysmans forms 1956 - American sprinter Willie Williams sets a 100 m world record at 10.1 in Berlin, Germany 1963 - Warner Bros. Records releases the single of Allan Sherman's novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)," set to the music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from his 1876 opera "La Gioconda" 2024 - American swimmer Katie Ledecky ties Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina as the most decorated female Olympian of all time when she wins her fourth consecutive 800m in Paris, her ninth individual gold medal More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Constantino Gaito, Argentinian composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1945) 1885 - Siegfried Salomon, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1962) 1924 - (Elizabeth) "Connie" Converse, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Laconia, New Hampshire (disappeared 1974) 1937 - Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India 1964 - Nate McMillan, American basketball head coach (Seattle SuperSonics 2000-05, Portland Trail Blazers 2005-12, Indiana Pacers 2016-19, Atlanta Hawks 2021-23), born in Raleigh, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27 1910 - Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies 1954 - Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French author, novelist (Gigi, La Vagabonde) and actress, dies at 81 1978 - Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, assassinated at about 42 2013 - Farman Fatehpuri [Syed Dildar Ali], Urdu scholar, linguist, critic and author, dies of natural causes at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1858 - Government of India transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown 1880 - British Parliament officially adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 1914 - Belgian government receives German ultimatum 1928 - Benito Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1991 - Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched 2018 - Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" reveals Tokyo Medical University has been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted 2020 - Islamic State stages a jail break at a prison in Afghan city of Jalalabad, placing bombs at its entrance, results in 20 hr gunfight, 29 deaths and over 300 prisoners at large 2022 - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the first speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years, prompting condemnation from the Chinese Communist Party More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1931 - Referendum in favor of autonomous status for Spanish Catalonia garners 99.5% of the vote; about 75% of eligible voters participate 1943 - Sunderland seaplanes sink U-706 and U-106 1959 - Future Hall of Fame 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 MLB home runs in SF Giants 5-3 win v Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 - American swimmer Michael Phelps wins an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the 200m individual medley in 1:54.27 at the London Olympics 2018 - Apple becomes the first American publicly listed company to reach $1 trillion in value More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (d. 2017) 1928 - Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 1990) 1948 - Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh session and touring guitarist (Amen Corner; Roger Waters; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales 1949 - James Fallows, American writer and journalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1972 - Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1823 - Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer and mathematician known as the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, dies at 70 1922 - Mina Kruseman, Dutch author and feminist, dies at 82 1992 - Michel Berger [Hamburger], French singer-songwriter, and record producer. dies of a heart attack at 44 2003 - Mike Levey, American TV infomercials host, dies of cancer at 55 2020 - Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (Annapolis Symphony 1970-82), dies of cancer at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1954 - South African Natives Resettlement Act comes into effect, empowering the government to remove Africans from any area within and adjacent to the magisterial district of Johannesburg 1968 - Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in its coins 1996 - American athlete Michael Johnson wins 200 m at the Atlanta Olympics in a world record 19.32 seconds to become the first man to complete the 200-400 m double 2004 - A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 in Asunción, Paraguay 2010 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Sahalee CC: Berhard Langer of Germany wins by three strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Couples 2010 - 200 m x 250 m photo mosaic commemorating the life of Filipino President Corazon Aquino is unveiled near Quirino Grandstand at Luneta Park, Manila 2023 - Former US President Donald Trump is indicted by special counsel Jack Smith on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power 2023 - South America experiences a winter heatwave, with Vicuña in Chilean Andres reaching 100°F (37.78°C), the warmest day in northern Chile for 72 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1664 - Battle of St. Gotthard, West Hungary: Imperial Army led by Count Raimondo Montecuccoli defeats Ottoman forces under Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha 1924 - MLB Brooklyn Robins pitcher Dazzy Vance strikes out an MLB record 7 consecutive batters and 14 overall in a 4-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field 1968 - Coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei 1992 - American sprinter Gail Devers wins an incredibly close blanket finish in the women's 100m at the Barcelona Olympics, with 5 athletes within 0.06 seconds of Devers (10.82) 2022 - First grain ship leaves Ukrainian port of Odesa in a UN-brokered deal, breaking a months-long Russian blockade to help alleviate the global shortage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1642 - Ahmed II, 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1695) [or born Feb 25, 1643] 1933 - Ko Un, South Korean poet, born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province 1948 - Bob Spink, British politician (MP for Castle Point in Essex), born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire 1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality (The Tom Leykis Show), born in The Bronx, New York 1964 - Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"; "Accidentally in Love"), born in Baltimore, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1252 - Giovanni da Pian del Carpine [John of Plano Carpini], Italian friar, explorer and diplomat (1st European traveller to give account of the Mongol Empire), dies (b. c. 1185) 1980 - Patrick Depailler, French Formula 1 driver (b. 1944) 1988 - John Dearden, American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit, dies at 80 1990 - Lotta Hitschmanova, Canadian humanitarian (founder of the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada), dies at 80 2024 - Craig Shakespeare, English soccer coach (WBA, Leicester CIty) and midfielder (Walsall 284 games), dies from cancer at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1221 - Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years old, ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan 1566 - Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England 1923 - Albert Einstein speaks about pacifism in Berlin 1940 - SV Urk Dutch soccer team forms 1973 - Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safe deposit box at the New York Hilton hotel 1990 - South Africa Communist Party begins first legal conference 1994 - Jesse Timmendequas rapes and murders Megan Kanka, 7, resulting in Megan's Law 2018 - Hun Sen's Cambodian People’s Party claims to have won all 125 seats in the country's general election amid widespread criticism of a sham vote More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Macon, Georgia (Stoneman's Raid) 1913 - Independence of the Principality of Albania recognized by the Conference of London 1961 - Bob Dylan is not seriously injured in car accident in New York City 1989 - Philadelphia Phillies retire #32 in honor of pitcher Steve Carlton 2021 - Following Simone Biles' withdrawal, teammate Sunisa Lee becomes first Hmong-American Olympic champion in any sport, winning women's artistic individual all-around gymnastics gold in Tokyo More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1870 - George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title, 1892; World Featherweight champion, 1891-97 and 1898-1901; 1st Black athlete to win a World C'ship in any sport), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1908) 1938 - Don Wert, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star and World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers), born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) 1956 - Ronnie Musgrove, American politician (Governor of Mississippi 2000-04), born in Tocowa, Mississippi 1971 - Monica Calhoun, American actress (The Best Man), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1990 - Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree), born in Yangcheon, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1886 - Solomon Gazfried, Ukrainian rabbi and author (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch), dies (b. 1804) 1900 - Umberto I of Italy, King of Italy (1878-1900), shot four times and assassinated by Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci at 56 1976 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), dies at 62 1982 - Cor Kieboom, Dutch president of Feyenoord football club, dies at 81 1996 - Aruna Asaf Ali, Indian independence activist and politician (first Mayor of Delhi), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1893 - Vizcaya Bridge, the largest transporter bridge in the world designed by Basque architect Alberto de Palacio, opens over the River Ibaizabal 1904 - Rafael Reyes becomes dictator of Colombia after losing Panama 1942 - The Zionist partisans in Poland form the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (ZOB) or Jewish Fighting Organization 1980 - Peru adopts a constitution, and Fernando Belaúnde Terry becomes president 1984 - 23rd modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles 1988 - Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for first visit in 21 years 1989 - NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland announces new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 gigahertz 2008 - Historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier burns down for a second time in 80 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1849 - Memnon is the first clipper to reach San Francisco from New York during the Gold Rush, arriving after a voyage of 120 days 1864 - Second day of the Battle of Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1898 - Spanish American War: U.S. Army occupies Ponce and declares victory in Puerto Rico over Spanish forces 1917 - Silent Parade organized by James Weldon Johnson, 10,000 African Americans march on Fifth Avenue in NYC to protest against lynching 2019 - Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: South Korean Ko Jin-young wins her second major title of the season by two strokes from Shanshan Feng, Jennifer Kupcho and Kim Hyo-joo More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1165 - Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1240) 1930 - David "Junior" Kimbrough, American bluesman, born in Hudsonville, Mississippi (d. 1998) 1939 - Barry Ashbee, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1965, 1969-74 (Stanley Cup - Philadelphia Flyers), and coach, 1974-77 (Flyers), born in Weston. Ontario 1974 - Hannah Waddingham, British actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones, 2015-16), and musical theater singer, born in London, England 1990 - Soulja Boy [DeAndre Cortez Way], American rapper (Crank That (Soulja Boy)), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1837 - John Ross, British composer and organist, dies at 73 1863 - James Deshler, American Confederate general, dies after ammunition explodes at 30 1869 - Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist (b. 1787) 1965 - Minor Watson, American actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75 2015 - Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), dies from a brain tumour at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1900 - German Kaiser Wilhelm II delivers his "Hun" speech at Bremerhaven, addressing German troops departing to suppress the Boxer Rebellion in China, later used as propaganda in World War I 1914 - Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade 1954 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Keller GC: Chick Herbert scores a 4 and 3 win over defending champion Walter Burkemo in the Tuesday final 1955 - Israeli passenger plane shot down above Bulgaria, killing 58 1988 - Baseball star Tommy John commits a record three errors on one play as the Yankees rout the Brewers 16-3 1995 - 28th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center 2015 - Fiat Chrysler fined record $105 million by US regulators over their number of car recalls 2017 - Reince Priebus resigns as Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump after just over 6 months, making it the shortest non-interim tenure More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1909 - Orville Wright successfully tests the Wright Military Flyer, the world's first military airplane, with a record flight of 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds, flying approximately 64 km (40 mi) 1945 - Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees 1973 - Walter Blum becomes the sixth jockey to ride 4,000 winners 1984 - Montreal Expos first baseman Pete Rose collects his record 3,503rd career single, passing Ty Cobb with a hit off former Phillies teammate Steve Carlton at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia 2024 - Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus retains her 400 m freestyle crown at the Paris Olympics in 3:57.49, defeating Canada's Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky of the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Joe Tinker, American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1907, 08 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs), born in Muscotah, Kansas (d. 1948) 1921 - Émile Genest, French Canadian actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Les Plouffe), born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 2003) 1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (My Mother the Car, Coach), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 2018) 1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer, born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland 1970 - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Rudkøbing, Denmark More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - John Putnam Chapin, American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47), dies at 54 1952 - W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies 1958 - Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), dies at 64 2008 - Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican Businessman (b. 1923) 2024 - Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; LD Alajuelense), dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1775 - US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin 1903 - Horatio Nelson Jackson, Sewall K. Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud complete the first automobile trip across the United States, traveling from San Francisco to New York in a two-cylinder Winton in 63 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes 1914 - Philippe Thys of Belgium wins 12th Tour de France 1948 - "Babe Ruth Story" premieres; Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance 1953 - Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins first of 3 consecutive Tour general classification events 1982 - Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada is crowned 31st Miss Universe 2014 - Brian Ortega's victory over Mike De La Torre is overturned to "No Contest" after testing positive for drostanolone 2020 - Italian football giants Juventus win their ninth straight Serie A title with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Federico Bernardeschi in a 2-0 win over Sampdoria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1971 - Apollo 15 launches (Scott and Irwin) for the fourth manned landing on the Moon 1972 - Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle 1981 - New York Mayor Ed Koch is given the Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant 1994 - Turkish Air Force bombs Kurds in Iraq, killing 70 2017 - Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Irena Iłłakowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1943) 1911 - Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1965) 1928 - Stanley Kubrick, American director (2001 A Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, Lolita), born in The Bronx NY (d. 1999) 1928 - Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, born in Paris, France (d. 2023) 1942 - Vladimír Mečiar, 1st and 3rd Prime Minister of Slovakia, born in Zvolen, Slovakia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1973 - Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American professor and engineer, dies of a heart attack at 69 1987 - Jim Bishop, American journalist and author (The Day Lincoln was Shot), dies at 79 1988 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani modernist scholar, dies at 68 2009 - Merce Cunningham, American choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus), dies at 90 2021 - Ally Dawson, Scottish soccer defender (5 caps; Glasgow Rangers) and manager (Hamilton Academical), dies at 63 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - ATandT begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC, later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA, and WFAN) 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Roberto Clemente hits MLB's first and only walk-off inside-the-park grand slam for a 9-8 win over visiting Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field 1963 - Belgian Senate accepts law on language regulations 1993 - Romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and co-written and directed by Nora Ephron, is released 1997 - Howard Stern is fired from radio station KEGL in Dallas, Texas 2012 - The double-dip recession in the UK economy continues with a fall of 0.7% in GDP in the second quarter of 2012 2021 - Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Australian Minjee Lee recovers from seven shots behind to defeat South Korea’s Lee6 Jeongeun in a playoff for her first major title 2023 - Scientists say a crucial Atlantic Ocean current is near collapse as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach its tipping point in the middle of this century More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - 46 die in a collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket 1990 - Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game 1992 - 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain 1994 - Jordan and Israel end 46-year state of war (Washington, D.C.) 2016 - England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson becomes the first quick to take 50 wickets against all other seven major Test cricket-playing nations during the second Test against Pakistan in Manchester More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1639 - Thomas Tompion, English clockmaker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713) 1945 - Jim Price, America session and touring horn player, and arranger (Rolling Stones; Bonnie and Delaney; Joe Cocker), born in Fort Worth, Texas 1948 - Brian Stableford, British sci-fi author (Day of Wrath), born in Shipley, Yorkshire, England 1949 - Denman Maroney, American jazz pianist and composer (Hyperpiano), born in New Jersey 1955 - Bantubonke Holomisa, South African Minister of Defense of Transkei, born in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1987 - Alex Sadkin, American audio engineer, and record producer (Grace Jones; Thompson Twins), dies in a car crash in The Bahamas at 38 1998 - Tiny Rowland [Roland Fuhrop], German-British businessman and corporate raider (owned The Observer, tried to take over Harrods), dies of cancer at 80 2008 - Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919) 2017 - Barbara Sinatra, American model and philanthropist, dies at 90 2024 - Pascal Danel [Jean-Jacques Pascal], French pop singer-songwriter ("Kilimandjaro"), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia 1905 - Tsar Nicholas II (Russia) and Emperor Wilhelm II (Germany) sign the Björkö Treaty, whereby each country agrees to come to the other's defense if attacked by European powers 1908 - After days of discussion with his ministers, Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey announces he is restoring the liberal constitution of 1876 and will become more responsive to demands of dissidents 1929 - New York to San Francisco foot race ends after 2½ months; the winner is 60-year-old Monteverde 1936 - 118°F (48°C) recorded in Minden, Nebraska (state record) 1967 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Columbine CC: Don January wins his only major title in 18-hole playoff with Don Messengale (69-71) 1990 - Ms. Magazine hits newsstands again after an 8-month hiatus 1991 - Ottawa Rough Riders Board of Directors resigns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1673 - Edmund Halley enters The Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1915 - Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, killing 852 people 1964 - Race riot in Rochester, New York, kills 4 1966 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: American Al Geiberger wins his only major title by 4 shots from Dudley Wysong 2022 - Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton, Canada, to begin a penitential trip to meet with and apologize to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities for their treatment at church-run residential schools More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017) 1944 - Jim Armstrong, Irish rock guitarist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1961 - Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England 1965 - Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee 1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand Oscar-winning actress (The Piano, True Blood), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1240 - Konrad von Thüringen, German fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights 1908 - Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet, dies at 41 (b. the same day 1867) 1936 - Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), dies at 78 1980 - Uttam Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926) 2023 - Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80 More Famous Deaths »