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Historical Events

1585 – English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands
1877 – Battle of the Big Hole: US Army led by Colonel John Gibbon fights the Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph and Looking Glass in Montana, both sides suffer heavy casualties causing the Nez Perce to continue their long fighting retreat
1949 – Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1960 – Los Angeles premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
1977 – Phillies and Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM
2008 – British cyclist Nicole Cooke wins the road race at the Beijing Olympics; Great Britain’s 200th gold in the modern Olympics

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Famous Birthdays

1708 – Johannes Stinstra, Dutch Mennonite preacher, born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1790)
1856 – William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1915)
1940 – Richard Wells, British Chief Constable (South Yorkshire – in charge after Hillsborough disaster)
1943 – Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -“Be My Baby”), born in New York City (d. 2022)
1957 – Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2014)
1962 – Dan Donovan, English rock keyboardist (Big Audio Dynamite), born in London, England

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Famous Deaths

1628 – Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned
1717 – Nicolaas Witsen, Dutch statesman and mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
1843 – Jakob F. Fries, German philosopher, dies at 69
1861 – Nathaniel Lyon, American Brigadier-General (Union Army), 1st Union General to die in battle at 43
1974 – Ivor Dean, British stage and screen actor (Treasure Island; The Saint – “Inspector Teal”), dies at 56
1994 – Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao, murdered at 58

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Historical Events

1378 – Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)
1778 – Captain James Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering Straits
1848 – US Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party nominating Martin Van Buren for president
1952 – General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium
1965 – Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy, Arkansas, kills 53
1977 – Military-controlled Government of Uruguay announces the return to civilian rule through general elections in 1981 to democratically elect a President and Congress

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Famous Birthdays

1603 – Johannes Cocceius, Dutch reformed theologist, born in Bremen (d. 1669)
1819 – Jonathan Homer Lane, American astrophysicist who mathematically analyzed the Sun as a gaseous body, born in Geneseo, New York (d. 1880)
1944 – Terry Jenner, Australian cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 24 wickets; WA CA, SA CA), born in Mount Lawley, Australia (d. 2011)
1967 – Deion Sanders, American College/Pro Football Hall of Fame corner-back (Super Bowl 1995, 96; 8 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys) and MLB outfielder (NY Yankees; Atlanta Braves), born in Fort Myers, Florida
1970 – Arion Salazar, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”), born in Oakland, California
1983 – Shane O’Brien, Canadian hockey player, born in Port Hope, Ontario

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Famous Deaths

1957 – Carl Clauberg, German Nazi doctor (gynecologist, specializing in mass sterilization and other experiments on humans at Auschwitz concentration camp), dies at 58
1969 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist, murdered by Manson family at 35
1969 – Steven Parent, American student, murdered by the Manson family at 18
1977 – Edward Chapman, British actor (Things to Come, Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75
1979 – Allan Frank, American actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64
1987 – Kees de Galan, Dutch economist, dies at 55

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Historical Events

1911 – The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.
1918 – World War I: The Allies launch the Hundred Days Offensive, beginning with the Battle of Amiens where 500 tanks and 10 Allied divisions attacked German lines
1929 – German airship Graf Zeppelin begins the first round-the-world flight by airship, leaving Lakehurst, New Jersey
1981 – At a summit South African Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
1988 – Jennifer Levin’s parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar
2018 – Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering

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Famous Birthdays

1861 – William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term “genetics”), born in Whitby, England (d. 1926)
1911 – Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (Family Matters, The Brother from Another Planet), born in New York City (d. 2002)
1928 – Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate (Swinton) (d. 2018)
1930 – Joan Mondale (née Adams;), American artist, author, and wife of US vice-president Walter Mondale, born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2014)
1944 – John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), born in Marleylebone, London, England (d. 2015)
1981 – Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player (20 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold doubles 2008; Davis Cup 2014; 6 x Tour Finals), born in Bottmingen, Switzerland

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Famous Deaths

1940 – Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, dies at 48
1944 – Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist and satirist (Black Wings), dies of wounds received during the Warsaw Uprising at 59
1997 – Duncan Swift, English jazz pianist, dies at 74
2005 – Ahmed Deedat, Islamic scholar (b. 1918)
2009 – Daniel Jarque, Spanish football player, dies of a heart attack at 26
2010 – Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), dies of cancer at 87

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Historical Events

659 – Forces from the Mayan city of Palenque, under its leader Pakal, defeat nearby Santa Elena and take its ruler captive
1885 – Five German warships anchor off Zanzibar
1964 – Turkey begins air attack on Greek Cypriots
1991 – Courts rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret US documents
2010 – Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
2016 – American swimmer Katie Ledecky sets a new world record with a time of 3:56.46 to win the gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics

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Famous Birthdays

1925 – M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, born in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency (d. 2023)
1929 – Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2020)
1942 – Carlos Monzón, Argentine boxer (Undisputed world middleweight champion 1970-74, 76-77), born in San Javier, Argentina (d. 1995)
1975 – Gaahl [Kristian Eivind Espedal], Norwegian black metal vocalist (Gorgoroth), born in Sunnfjord, Norway
1978 – Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta and Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California
1988 – Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger (bowiechick)

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Famous Deaths

1942 – Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto), is gassed at Treblinka extermination camp along with the residents of his orphanage at 64
2011 – Hugh Carey, American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY), dies at 92
2017 – David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
2018 – Stan Mikita, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1961; Hart Memorial Trophy [MVP] 1967, 68; 6 x NHL First All-Star Team), dies of Lewy body dementia at 78
2022 – David McCullough, American author (Truman; John Adams), popular historian, TV documentary host and narrator (Seabiscuit; The Civil War), dies at 89
2023 – William Friedkin, American film director, producer, writer (The Exorcist; The French Connection), dies of heart failure at 87

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