CoM Moderators Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago Historical Events 1347 - English troops under Edward III conquer Calais, becomes strategic town for the English during Hundred Years' War 1636 - Johan Maurits is appointed governor of Dutch Brazil 1936 - American athlete Jesse Owens wins his second gold medal at the Berlin Olympics, defeating German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record 1964 - North Vietnam purportedly engages US Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin for a second time, resulting in US Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, granting authority to assist any Southeast Asian nation facing "communist aggression"; a later investigation deems the second attack never happened as shipboard communications were misinterpreted 2019 - Gunman kills 9 and injures 27 at a bar in Dayton, Ohio, in the second mass shooting in 24 hours in the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1805 - William Rowan Hamilton, Irish astronomer and mathematician, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1865) 1932 - (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), born in Galax, Virginia (d. 1973) 1943 - Laura Biagiotti, Italian fashion designer known as the "Queen of Cashmere", born in Rome, Italy (d. 2017) 1955 - Charles D. Gemar, American former NASA astronaut (STS-38, 48, 62) and lieutenant colonel (United States Army), born in Yankton, South Dakota 1962 - Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1204 - Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered 1578 - Sebastian, King of Portugal (1557-78), assumed killed at the Battle of Three Kings in Morroco at 24 1904 - Arnold Krug, German composer, dies at 54 1995 - Dick Bartell, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1933, 37; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87 1996 - Geoff Hamilton, English gardener and journalist (BBC Gardener's World), dies of a heart attack at 59 More Famous Deaths »
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