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Historical Events

1842 – American blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine
1942 – U-boats sink and damage 131 allied ships this month (639,946 tons)
1942 – Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault
1984 – Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1991 – Colorado Rockies bat out of order against Montreal Expos in 1st inning
2018 – 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift

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Famous Birthdays

1887 – Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1958)
1912 – Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
1921 – Charles “Chub” Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
1951 – Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024)
1966 – Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier, born in Voss, Norway
1982 – Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine

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Famous Deaths

1869 – Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)
1940 – Johanna “Annie” Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, dies at 58
1986 – Henry Moore, English artist and sculptor (known for Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae), dies at 88
1995 – Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73
1995 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
2020 – Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (2012-17), dies at 84

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Historical Events

1922 – Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical “The Gingham Girl” premieres in NYC
1952 – Yakov Malik succeeds Valerian Zorin as Soviet Foreign Minister
1960 – White Sox Ted Kluzewski’s 3-run HR is disallowed as umpire called time
1984 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1986 – Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium
2017 – Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in “Muppet Thought of the Week” video

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Famous Birthdays

1612 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar, born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 1653)
1824 – Carel van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician, born in Zevenaar, Netherlands (d. 1884)
1840 – Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant, born in Aberlour, Scotland (d. 1900)
1841 – Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera sometimes called “the father of cinematography”, born in Metz, France (d. 1890)
1884 – Peter Fraser, British-born New Zealand statesman and 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-49), born in Hill of Fearn, Scotland (d. 1950)
1989 – Trixie Mattel [Brian Firkus], American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, and television personality (The Trixie and Katya Show), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Famous Deaths

1646 – Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53
1680 – Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, dies at 57
1910 – Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1916 – Francis Warre-Cornish, English writer and scholar, dies at 77
1990 – Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59
2010 – William P. Foster, notable band director and founder of the Marching 100 of Florida AandM University

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Historical Events

1942 – Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy
1972 – Operation Lion’s Den: US Navy bombards Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam from the sea, firing over 700 rounds in 33 minutes
1979 – Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers killed when Provisional IRA explode two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle
1988 – Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2
2004 – Timothy Mack vaults an Olympic record 5.95m to win the pole vault gold medal from fellow American Toby Stevenson (5.90m) at the Athens Olympics
2015 – Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos names top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou caretaker Prime Minister – Greece’s 1st female Prime Minister

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Famous Birthdays

1665 – John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (d. 1751)
1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1945)
1911 – Kathleen “Kay” Walsh, British actress (The Horse’s Mouth, Oliver Twist), born in Chelsea, London, England (d. 2005)
1941 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean Grammy Award-winning morna singer (Voz d’Amor), known as “the Barefoot Diva”, born in Mindelo, Cape Verde (d. 2011)
1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist, born in Cali, Colombia (d. 2024)
1972 – The Great Khali [Dalip Singh], Indian-born American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Dhiraina, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Famous Deaths

1521 – Josquin Des Prez, French composer, dies between 66 and 71 [birthdate uncertain]
1963 – W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95
1980 – Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), dies at 33
1987 – Scott La Rock [Sterling], American hip-hop DJ (Boogie Down Productions), shot to death at 25
1991 – Vince Taylor [Brian Holden], British rock and roll singer (Brand New Cadillac), dies of lung cancer at 52
2023 – Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians), dies at 82

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