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Historical Events 1924 - A's 1st baseman Joe Hauser sets AL record of 14 total bases in a game; 3 HRs and a double as Philadelphia beats Cleveland Indians, 12-4 at Dunn Field 1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes commander-in-chief of German armed forces 1942 - 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp 1986 - Lee Elder fires a record 11-under par 61 on his way to winning the Senior PGA Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative at Sleepy Hollow CC; mark stands for 11 years 1992 - "Death and the Maiden" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 159 performances 2019 - Seven-year-old boy operated on after 526 teeth found inside his mouth in Chennai, India More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1915 - Johan Limpers, Dutch sculptor and resistance fighter, born in Heemstede, Netherlands (d. 1944) 1928 - Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 1990) 1954 - Sammy McIlroy, Irish soccer star (Manchester United), born in Belfast, United Kingdom 1954 - Lisa Brown, American actress (Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns), born in Kansas City, Missouri 1961 - Pete de Freitas, English rock drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1989) 1962 - Lee Mavers, British singer and songwriter (The La's - "There She Goes"), born in Liverpool, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 257 - St Stephen I, bishop of Rome (Pope) (254-57) and heretic fighter, dies 924 - Ælfweard of Wessex, briefly King of the Anglo-Saxons 1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor (Faust), dies of pleurisy at 48 1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian author and mystic, dies at 55 1969 - Clarence Dickinson, American composer, dies at 96 2004 - Don Tosti, American musician ("Pachuco Boogie"), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1203 - Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium 1589 - Assassination of French King Henry III by friar Jacques Clément 1901 - Burials within San Francisco City limits prohibited 1914 - Marcus Garvey and others found the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Jamaica with aim of creating black-governed nation in Africa 1924 - Brooklyn pitcher Dazzy Vance strikes out a MLB record 7 consecutive batters as the Robins beat Cubs, 4-0 1933 - National Recovery Administration (NRA) is founded with Hugh S. Johnson as its first director 1965 - Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring to clinch his second F1 World Drivers Championship 1992 - USA/USSR Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 2012 - American Nathan Adrian clocks 47.52 in winning the 100m freestyle gold at the London Olympics, his first swim under 48 seconds 2021 - American virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci says "things are going to get worse" as US COVID-19 cases double in 10 days due to surge of Delta variant More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard 1926 - Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona 1964 - Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1988 - Rush Limbaugh begins his national radio show. 2002 - In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history 2014 - USA and UN announce a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1848 - František Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor, born in Zásmuky, Austrian Empire (d. 1912) 1923 - Yoshinao Nakada, Japanese composer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo (d. 2000) 1929 - Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2006) 1933 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-American voice actor and comedian, born in Venezuela 1976 - Kevin Joseph, American baseball player, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 1979 - Jason Momoa, American actor (Game of Thrones, Aquaman), born in Honolulu, Hawaii More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1902 - Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies 1935 - Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist (patented rayon), dies at 71 1980 - Strother Martin, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61 1989 - John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 1995 - Robert L. "Bob" Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer, dies at 75 2021 - Ian Thomson, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 9 wickets; Sussex), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

768 - [Philip] begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1741 - Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia. 1899 - Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's 1938 - 32nd Tour de France: Italian cyclist Gino Bartali wins both general and mountain classifications 1955 - WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, West Virginia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1961 - Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant 2005 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, NCR CC: Allen Doyle wins by 1 stroke ahead of Loren Roberts and D. A. Weibring for his 3rd Champions Tour major title 2006 - Fidel Castro temporarily hands over power to brother Raúl Castro. This leads to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana in Spanish), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated. 2018 - Aeroméxico flight 2431 crash lands in Durango, Mexico, all 103 on board survive 2018 - Rihanna becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of British Vogue's September issue More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1917 - World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties 1988 - Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London's Wembley Stadium 1988 - Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time All Star Willie Stargell becomes 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame 1991 - Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft 1991 - Russia and US sign long range nuclear weapons reduction pact 1992 - Three world record swims on final night session at the Barcelona Olympics; Australian Kieren Perkins 1,500m (14:43.4); Tamás Darnyi of Hungary 200m backstroke (1:59.36); China's Yang Wenyi women's 50m freestyle (24.79) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1935 - Yvon Deschamps, French Canadian author and humorist, born in Montreal, Quebec 1962 - Wesley Snipes, American actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy), born in Orlando, Florida 1967 - Rodney Harvey, actor (Salsa) 1970 - David Sacco, NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Malden, Massachusetts 1976 - Marty Booker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2002, Chicago Bears), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana 1992 - Kyle Larson, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Championship 2021; 24 Hours of Daytona 2015), born in Elk Grove, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1508 - Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) 1864 - Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette), dies at 64 1960 - Karl Hasse, German composer, dies at 77 1961 - Jesse Harper, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Notre Dame 57–17–7), dies at 77 1998 - Serge Golovine, French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus), dies at 73 2009 - Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), dies of lung cancer at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1618 - Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht 1811 - Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed after being found guilty of treason by the Spanish military in Chihuahua, Mexico 1907 - The Filipinos elect their first legislature; it will meet on 16 October 1944 - US 30th division reaches the suburbs of Saint-Lô, Normandy with heavy battles also occurring at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon 1968 - Washington shortstop Ron Hansen makes 8th unassisted triple-play in MLB history and first in 41 years as Senators lose, 10-1 to Cleveland Indians 1970 - -Aug 5] Hurricane Celia, kills 31 in Cuba, Florida and Texas 1981 - Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms" premieres in London 1990 - Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die 2002 - Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 12th studio album "The Rising", his first new record with the E Street Band since 1985 tops the charts in 7 countries 2020 - Federal law enforcement officers begin a phased withdrawal from Portland amid criticism of their actions to shut down Black Lives Matter protests More Historical Events »

Historical Events 657 - St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I 1905 - Dutch Covenant of Worker's union, NVV, forms 1942 - FDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1953 - Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance 1960 - 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7) 1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, Australia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1875 - James W. Tate, English composer, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1922) 1880 - Robert R. McCormick, American editor and publisher (Chicago Tribune), born in Chicago (d. 1955) 1940 - Clive Sinclair, British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator; ZX Spectrum computer), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 2021) 1959 - Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany 1981 - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017) 1982 - Jimmy Anderson, English cricket fast bowler (most wickets for England in both Test and ODI cricket), born in Burnley, Lancashire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1965 - Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Key), dies at 79 1982 - Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, dies at 28 1994 - Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80 2008 - Anne Armstrong U.S. ambassador to Britain and first female counsel to the President, dies at 80 2009 - Peter Zadek, German theatre director (b. 1926) 2012 - Maeve Binchy [Snell], Irish novelist (Light a Penny Candle), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

362 - Emperor Julianus of Constantinople's "School Edict" prohibited Christian teachers from using pagan literature which were standard texts for classical education at the time 1014 - Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies 1847 - Cumberland School of Law founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States 1934 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Park CC: Paul Runyan wins first of his 2 PGA crowns, defeating Craig Wood in 38 holes 1968 - Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption 1983 - Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1993 - Israeli Court of Appeal overturns (5-0) conviction of John Demjaujuk, saying not enough evidence he is Concentration Camp Ivan the Terrible 1995 - Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova in her return to tennis 2018 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, St. Andrews: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 1 shot from defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany 2021 - Following Simone Biles' withdrawal, teammate Sunisa Lee becomes first Hmong-American Olympic champion in any sport when she wins women's artistic individual all-around gymnastics gold in Tokyo More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1928 - Test footage first created for Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" with Mickey Mouse 1942 - Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Boulevard, in honor of former Bronx Borough President and US Congressman, Henry Bruckner 1956 - WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1978 - American Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7 hrs, 40 min; record holds until 1995 1994 - 200,000 Muslims demand the death of feminist writer Taslima Nasrin in Bangladesh 1995 - Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova in her return to tennis More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - George Morrison, American entrepreneur (owner of Mammoth Caves), born border of Ohio and Pennsylvania (d. 1937) 1914 - Dovie Hudson, American community activist in rural Mississippi (filed lawsuit to desegregate the public schools) 1935 - Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (Dresden State Opera, 1962-2000), born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2019) 1937 - Daniel McFadden, American economist and Nobel Prize Laureate who developed theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice, born in Raleigh, North Carolina 1981 - Troy Perkins, American professional soccer goalkeeper, born in Springfield, Ohio 1990 - Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree), born in Yangcheon, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1108 - King Philip I, King of the Franks 1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56 1887 - Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman, Prime Minister of Italy (1876-78, 1778-79, 1881-87), dies at 74 1954 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905), dies at 75 1984 - Fred Waring, American bandleader, conductor, and Waring Blender namesake, dies at 84 2007 - Michel Serrault, French actor (Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, La Cage aux Folles), dies at 79 2016 - Marta Marzotto, Italian countess and designer, dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1586 - Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on return to England 1864 - US Civil War: Battle at Ezra Chapel - Union forces under Major Gen. William Sherman defeat Confederate Lt. General John Hood near Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia 1866 - Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US 1898 - Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender 1932 - "White Zombie" - 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US 1959 - Hawaii's 1st US election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress 1971 - Dutch ends censorship of "Blue Movie" 2005 - A tornado touches down in a residential area in south Birmingham, England, causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people. 2014 - Israel criticizes John Kerry's proposed ceasefire, stating that no ceasefire deal will be accepted without the destruction of tunnels leading from Gaza to Israel and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip 2020 - Iter, the world's largest nuclear fusion project, begins assembly in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1790 - Henry James Pye appointed as British Poet Laureate by King George III 1919 - Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam 1979 - France performs nuclear Test 1985 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Pat Bradley wins by 1 from Jane Geddes 1986 - Bomb attack in East Beirut, 25 killed 1992 - RandB singer Mary J. Blige releases her debut album "What's the 411?", with production by Puff Daddy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian general (d. 1919) 1901 - Sándor Vándor, Hungarian Jewish composer, born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 1945) 1928 - Adrian Ratiu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2005) 1934 - Jacques d'Amboise, American ballet dancer, and choreographer (NYC Ballet Company, 1949-84), actor (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers), and educator (founded National Dance Institute, 1976), born in Dedham Massachusetts (d. 2021) 1951 - Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect (Milwaukee Art Museum), born in Valencia, Spain 1972 - Ed Templeton, American skateboarder (Toy Machine), born in Garden Grove, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1641 - John Amner, English composer, dies at 61 1864 - Samuel Benton, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 44 1895 - Edward Beecher, American theologian, dies at 91 1904 - Vyacheslav von Plehve, Russian Minister of the Interior, killed by Jewish revolutionaries after a bomb is thrown at his carriage, dies at 58 1991 - Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer exiled to Netherlands, dies at 45 1996 - Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and writer (How to Know Birds), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1377 - First example of quarantine in Rugusa (now Dubroknik); city council passes law saying newcomers from plague areas must isolation for 30 days (later 40 days, quaranta in Italian) 1880 - Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson is wounded, breaks out 1891 - Titus van Wyck succeeds M de Savornin Lohman as governor of Suriname 1931 - Grasshoppers in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota destroyed thousands of acres of crops 1944 - US troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1956 - England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 9-37 in Australia's 1st innings in 4th Test at Manchester; best return ever in Test cricket; bettered in 2nd innings 10-53 1962 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1990 - Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills 1997 - Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 2019 - American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 3 gold medals in one day at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and mixed 4×100m freestyle relay (WR 3:19.40) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1816 - US troops destroy Fort Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves 1914 - Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government. 1941 - German army enters Ukraine 1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1991 - TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition 1996 - Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970) 1896 - Henri Longchambon, French politician, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1969) 1904 - Kenneth Bainbridge, American physicist (measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1996) 1917 - Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, born in Ellington, Connecticut (d. 1997) 1942 - John Pleshette, American actor (Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue), born in NYC, New York 1979 - Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler, born in Cameron, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1689 - John Graham, of Claverhouse, 1st viscount Dundee/soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41 1844 - John Dalton, English physicist and chemist who developed the atomic theory of matter and researched colour blindness, dies at 77 1978 - Willem Van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (Residentie Orkest, 1949-73; Melbourne Symphony, 1967-70; Sydney Symphony, 1971-77), dies in a car crash at 70 1979 - Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1986 - Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 2021 - Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1309 - Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V 1908 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 1948 - President Harry Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 to desegregate the US armed forces, directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in the military 1953 - Cuban pirate radio station's 1st transmission at Santiago de Cuba 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1966 - WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1971 - Apollo 15 launched (Scott and Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon 1992 - US Open Women's Golf, Oakmont CC: Patty Sheehan wins an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up Juli Inkster, 72 to 74 1999 - Fighting ceases between India and Pakistan in the Kargil War, Kashmir, after two months of fighting 2012 - North Korea is hit by Tropical Storm Khanun, killing 88 people and leaving 60,000 people homeless More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1878 - In California, poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box found later with a taunting poem inside. 1944 - Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam 1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1990 - General Hospital records its 7,000th episode 2012 - Insurgent attack kills 19 people and destroys a helicopter at Baqubah, Iraq 2021 - Ship carrying migrants wrecks off coast of Al-Khums, Libya, killing at least 57, takes death toll in central Mediterranean to 987 for 2021 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1899 - Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian and Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963) 1921 - Jean Shepherd, American writer and actor (A Christmas Story), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999) 1926 - James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder), born in Powderly, Kentucky (d. 2015) 1940 - Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer ("Drift Away"), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011) 1952 - Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1980 - Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1592 - Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) 1925 - William Jennings Bryan, American orator and statesman known as "The Great Commoner", dies at 65 1971 - Diane Arbus [Nemerov], American photographer (Vogue, Harper's Bazaar), commits suicide at 48 1994 - Owen "Terry" Scott, British actor and comedian (Terry and June, Carry On Films), dies of cancer at 67 2005 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. 1908) 2005 - Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945) More Famous Deaths »

1261 - Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire 1567 - Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela 1900 - Gloucestershire captain Gilbert Jessop hits his second century (139 in 95 minutes) before lunch in same County Cricket match (104 previous day); Yorkshire wins by 40 runs 1913 - Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey scores 5 runs without a hit, reaching first base on an error and 4 walks, as the Bucs beat Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2 1913 - A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African National Congress, is attended by a large number of people from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland 1923 - German mark devalued to 600,000 Mark=$1 1993 - The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army 2010 - 97th Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg 2012 - The UK economy returns to recession with a fall of 0.2% in GDP in the first quarter of 2012 following a fall of 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011 2017 - Wildfires on France's Mediterranean coast near Bormes-les-Mimosas prompts evacuation of 12,000 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1652 - Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1917 - Sir Thomas Whyte introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). 1985 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1990 - US Ambassador tells Iraq, US won't take sides in Iraq-Kuwait dispute 1993 - The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army 1993 - 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1421 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician, born in Leconfield, United Kingdom (d. 1461) 1897 - Hermann Ambrosius, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1983) 1927 - Stanley Dancer, American harness racer (4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown), born in West Windsor Township, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1930 - Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Twisted") and actress, born in London (d. 2020) 1956 - Frances Arnold, American Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018), born in Edgewood, Pennsylvania 1971 - Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, English statesman (b. 1584) 1814 - Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, dies at 69 1997 - Margaret Farrer, midwife, dies at 83 2003 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, dies at 91 2005 - Albert Mangelsdorff, German jazz trombonist, dies at 76 2011 - Mihalis Kakogiannis, Cypriot filmmaker (b. 1922) More Famous Deaths »

1673 - Edmund Halley enters The Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate 1683 - 1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord 1833 - HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay 1911 - Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3 1935 - The world's first children's railway opens in Tbilisi, USSR 1963 - Dutch government of Marijnen forms 1979 - Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR 1985 - Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi signs a peace accord with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai to settle the three-year Punjab crisis 2012 - John Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills 2019 - 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia 1971 - WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1976 - John Naber is 1st to swim 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 2014 - 47th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center 2019 - 10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England 2019 - Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1935 - Trevor Chinn, CEO (Lex) 1941 - Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California 1953 - Claire McCaskill, American politician, junior senator from Missouri 1965 - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96) 1968 - Mark Gunn, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) 1986 - Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - Maria Szymanowska, Polish pianist and composer, dies of cholera at 41 1842 - John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies 1936 - Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of German Empire, dies at 78 1954 - Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 2008 - Robert T. Herres, American air force officer (Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff), dies at 75 2018 - Tony Cloninger, American MLB pitcher and coach (2 Grand Slams in one game), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1764 - James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation 1851 - Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians and US 1964 - Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage 1968 - Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1978 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th MLB pitcher to win 200 1978 - Franklin Bradshaw is murdered in Salt Lake City by his grandson Marc Schreuder at the instigation of his mother Frances Schreuder 1981 - 14th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel 1989 - FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time (America's Most Wanted) 2019 - BHP becomes the first mining company to tackle pollution, says it will invest $400 million to reduce emissions 2020 - China launches its first mission to Mars, Tianwen-1, a combined orbiter, lander and rover, from Wenchang Launch Site, Hainan Island More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1594 - Dutch city Groningen held by Spain surrenders to Dutch and England army led by Maurice of Orange 1877 - 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed 1959 - US Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit to the USSR 1966 - Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens 2005 - Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people 2010 - One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990) 1906 - Clancy Cooper, American actor (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1975) 1917 - John Stokes, British MP (C), born in Sandy, Bedfordshire (d. 2003) 1950 - Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974-79), born in Vancouver, British Columbia 1957 - Larry Stefanki, American tennis star, born in Elmhurst, Illinois 1968 - Chris Kerber, American lightweight rower (Olympics 1996), born in Collingswood, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1403 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343) 1878 - Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician (b. 1804) 1944 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian, dies at 79 1955 - Cordell Hull, American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nations (Nobel Peace Prize 1945), dies at 83 1996 - Hamilton Fish IV, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1969-95), dies at 70 2011 - Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician and producer (Wished I'd Stayed With My Mom), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada 1912 - In the face of ever-increasing German naval power, the British Admiralty decides to recall British warships from the Mediterranean and base them in the North Sea 1916 - A bomb explodes during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco killing 10 1922 - Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St Louis teams are on top 1942 - Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp 1946 - Militant Zionist organization Irgun bombs the British administrative headquarters for Palestine in southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, killing 91 people of various nationalities injuring 46 1960 - Cuba nationalizes all US-owned sugar factories 1972 - 59th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium takes 4th consecutive general classification title as well as points and combination events 1973 - 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain 1984 - 22nd Federation Cup Women's Tennis, São Paulo, Brazil: Czech pair Hana Mandlíková and Helena Suková beat Australians Elizabeth Sayers and Wendy Turnbull 6-2, 6-2 for a 2-1 victory More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1731 - Spain signs Treaty of Vienna 1923 - Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson becomes 1st to reach 3,000 career strikeout milestone (en route to 3,508) with 5 K's in 3-1 win over Cleveland Indians 1925 - NY Yankees buy future Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Leo Durocher from Hartford Senators (Eastern League) 1940 - Dutch Prime minister Dirk Jan De Geer meets Adolf Hitler seeking peace talks 1959 - Natural gas found at Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands 1967 - 1st major appearance by Vanilla Fudge (Village Theater NYC) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - Herbert Stanley Oakeley, English composer, born in Ealing (d. 1903) 1863 - Alec Hearne, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1894; Kent), born in Ealing, England (d. 1952)) 1889 - Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer and conductor (Bridge Builders), born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1959) 1926 - Bryan Forbes, director and producer (Endless Games, King Rat), (d. 2013) 1957 - Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California 1967 - Pat Badger, American heavy metal bassist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1929 - Édouard Empain, Belgian railway builder (Heliopolis), dies at 76 1934 - John Dillinger, Notorious American bank robber, shot dead at 31 by federal agents at the Biograph Theater in Chicago 1992 - Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51 2003 - Qusay Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein (b. 1966) 2018 - Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), dies of a heart attack at 56 2018 - Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1588 - First engagement between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Eddystone Rocks 1825 - Java princess Dipo Negoro/Mangkubumi declare war on all non-islamics 1888 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod retains her title beating Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-3, 6-3 1913 - The Egyptian government announces a new constitutional system and electoral law 1918 - U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts 1933 - Haifa Harbor in Palestine opens 1944 - British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery 1964 - Last Dutch whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1973 - France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific 2018 - Re-boot of TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" announced with creator Joss Whedon as executive producer More Historical Events »

Historical Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler 1915 - Woodrow Wilson sends the third Lusitania note, warning Germany that future infringement of American rights will be deemed 'deliberately unfriendly' 1952 - Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns 1952 - "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK 1975 - NY Met Félix Millán hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1991 - Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1664 - Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721) 1826 - James Gillpatrick Blunt, American physician, abolitionist, and Major General (Union Army), born in Trenton, Maine (d. 1881) 1856 - Harry A P Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania) 1892 - Lenore Ulric, American actress (Notorious, Better Woman), born in New Ulm, Minnesota [or 1894] 1942 - Alun Davies, Welsh touring and session guitarist (Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam), born in Wales 1978 - Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1992), born in Numazu, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1889 - Nelson Dewey, American politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813) 1932 - Bill Gleason, American late 19th century baseball player, dies at 73 1986 - Paulo Correia, Guinee-Bissaus colonel/putschist, executed 1994 - Hugh Scott, American lawyer and politician (Senate Minority Leader 1969-77), dies at 93 1996 - Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85 2015 - Paul Freeman, American conductor and composer (Chicago Sinfonietta, 1987 -2011; Czech National Symphony, 1996-2007), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »