Historical Events
1929 – Arab mobs attack Jews in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, triggering a series of violent riots
1939 – Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree to the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact and secretly divide Poland between themselves, setting the stage for World War II
1948 – Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte of the United Nations asks for aid for fugitives to Palestine
1972 – Republican convention in Miami Beach, Florida, renominates Vice President Spiro Agnew, but not unanimously as one vote goes to NBC newsman David Brinkley
2008 – Australian diver Matthew Mitcham wins the men’s 10 m platform gold medal with a final dive at the Beijing Olympics, preventing the Chinese from winning every diving event and achieving the highest score for an individual dive in Olympic history (112.10)
Famous Birthdays
1623 – Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, born in Raków, Kielce County, Poland (d. 1675)
1922 – Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C’ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015)
1968 – Chris DiMarco, American golfer (PGA C’ship 2004 runner-up), born in Huntington, New York
1978 – Julian Casablancas, American musician, born in New York City
1984 – Joe Talbot, Welsh punk-rock singer-songwriter (Ides), born in Newport, Wales
Famous Deaths
1878 – Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Swedish lieder and classical composer, dies at 77
1992 – Malcolm Atterbury, American actor (Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way), dies at 85
1993 – Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88
1995 – Hedda J. Garza, American writer and political activist, dies at 66
2012 – Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer, dies from prostate cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 78