Today In History
Historical Events
1936 – The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins
1941 – Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1965 – Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston at 2:12 of round 1 at Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing title
2013 – 17 children are killed by a gas cylinder explosion on a school bus in Gujrat, Pakistan
2018 – Barbados elects its first female Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who leads the Barbados Labour Party to victory
Famous Birthdays
1917 – Theodore Hesburgh, American Catholic priest and president of the University of Notre Dame (1952-87), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2015)
1931 – John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan’s Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 2021)
1938 – Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2006)
1946 – David A. Hargrave, American game designer and writer known as The Dream Weaver (Arduin), born in United States (d. 1988)
1978 – Adam Gontier, Canadian rock singer-songwriter (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1555 – Henry II of Navarre (1517-55), dies at 52
1667 – Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman and regent for Charles XI, dies at 47
2000 – Nicholas Clay, English actor (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), dies at 53
2004 – Roger W. Straus Jr., American publisher and co-founder of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, dies at 87
2020 – Balbir Singh Sr., Indian field hockey centre forward (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56) and coach (World Cup gold 1975), dies at 96
Historical Events
1876 – 1st tie in NL history (Athletics and Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
1965 – Dave Davies of The Kinks knocked unconscious in an on stage scuffle with drummer Mick Avory at Cardiff’s Capital Theatre
1975 – 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
1981 – Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski (41) is 4th to play 3,000 MLB baseball games (Cobb, Musial and Aaron)
1989 – Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union
1991 – Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews
2003 – Néstor Kirchner becomes President of Argentina after defeating Carlos Menem. He is the first elected President since the economic crisis.
2021 – Coup in Mali as military Colonel Assimi Goïta ousts country’s civilian President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane arresting and detaining them
Famous Birthdays
1725 – Samuel Ward, American politician (31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1776)
1921 – (Catherine) “Kitty” Kallen, American big band (Harry James, Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden) and pop singer (“Little Things Mean A Lot”; “My Coloring Book”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
1942 – Brian “Blinky” Davison, British rock drummer (The Nice), born in Leicester, England (d. 2008)
1958 – Dorothy Straight, American 4-year-old author (How the World Began), born in Washington, D.C.
1964 – David Shaw, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1982-98 (Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and 4 other teams), born in St. Thomas, Ontario
1968 – Nathalie Schneyder, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Francisco, California
1970 – Heather Simmons-Carrasco, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic alt-96), born in Mountain View, California
1973 – Molly Sims, American model and actress (Las Vegas, Yes Man), born in Murray, Kentucky
1973 – Daz Dillinger [Delmar Drew Arnaud], American hip-hop performer, born in Long Beach, California
1985 – Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress (Floribella), born in Massarelos, Porto, Portugal
Famous Deaths
1510 – Georges d’Amboise, French Roman Catholic cardinal, minister of state and viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49
1741 – Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German Protestant theologian, dies at 80
1919 – Madam C. J. Walker [Sarah Breedlove], African American entrepreneur (First American self-made female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company), dies of kidney failure complications at 51
1983 – Black Jack Stewart, Canadian NHL hockey player (b. 1917)
1992 – Viktor Grishin, Soviet communist hardliner, dies at 78
1992 – Johan Polak, Dutch essayist (Bloom of Decadence), publisher, and patron of the arts, dies at 62
2008 – David Gahr, American photographer noted for his work with folk, jazz and rock musicians (Time Magazine; Folkways albums), dies at 85
2020 – Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 82
2023 – Frank Handlen, American artist of marine subjects, dies at 106
2023 – Denny Stolz, American college football coach (Alma College, Michigan State University, Bowling Green State Uni, San Diego State Uni), dies at 89