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Historical Events

1918 – Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY
1932 – Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death
1976 – Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested (Lockheed Affair)
1983 – 104°F (40.3°C) in Garmersdorf (German record)
1997 – “Candide” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances
2006 – The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance

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Famous Birthdays

1612 – Murad IV, Sultan of Turkey (1623-40) who conquered Baghdad, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1640)
1881 – Hans Fischer, German organic chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1930), born in Hoechst, Germany (d. 1945)
1906 – Herbert Jasper, Canadian physiologist and neurologist, born in La Grande, Oregon (d. 1999)
1906 – Leo Durocher, American Baseball HOF shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals), manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants) and coach (World Series 1963 LA Dodgers), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
1933 – Nick Reynolds, American folk singer, tenor guitarist, and bongo player (The Kingston Trio, 1957-67 – “Tom Dooley”; “M.T.A.”), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
1968 – Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress (Postman), born in Messina, Italy

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Famous Deaths

1227 – Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies
1924 – Ferruccio Busoni, Italian piano prodigy, composer (Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Arlecchino), conductor, and pedagogue, dies of heart failure at 58
1961 – Theodore Chanler, American composer, dies at 59
1998 – William McChesney Martin, American Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70), dies at 91
2000 – Val Dufour, American actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World), dies at 73
2003 – Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], English-born American actor, comedian and entertainer, dies at 100

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Historical Events

1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London
1926 – Philippines government asks USA for a plebiscite on independence
1928 – In only his second and final defense of his world heavyweight boxing title, Gene Tunney scores an 11-round TKO win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, NYC
1959 – Chicago White Sox Larry Doby plays final MLB game; retires in 1962 after playing for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan
1967 – Twins beat Yanks 3-2 in 18
1990 – US President George H. W. Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act

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Famous Birthdays

1891 – Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
1934 – Mauri, Spanish soccer midfielder (5 caps; Athletic Bilbao 246 games), born in Gernika, Spain (d. 2022)
1949 – Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”), born in Norfolk, England
1950 – Nelinho, Brazilian soccer right back (21 caps; Cruzeiro EC 410 games; Atlético Mineiro), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1953 – Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in New York City
1980 – Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor, born in Gangnam District, Seoul

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Famous Deaths

1667 – Michael Franck, German composer, poet and baker, dies at 58
1723 – Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman
1863 – Sam Houston, 1st President of Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) who helped bring Texas into the United States as a constituent state, dies at 70
1964 – Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and auto racer (1931 Le Mans), dies at 80
1977 – Hans-Otto Borgmann, German film score composer under the Third Reich, dies at 75
2021 – Joey Jordison, American drummer (Slipknot, 1995-2013 – “All Hope Is Gone”), dies at 46

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Historical Events

864 – The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings
1360 – Jews are expelled from Breslau, Silesia
1853 – Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californian bandit known as “Robin Hood of El Dorado”, is killed by California Rangers
1866 – David Faragut appointed as 1st admiral in US Navy
1914 – Last day of club cricket for English legend W. G. Grace at age 66: makes unbeaten 69 runs for Eltham against Grove Park
1993 – Israeli offensive against terrorist bases in South Lebanon

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Famous Birthdays

1908 – Bill Bowes, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 6/33; Bodyline series; Yorkshire CCC), born in Elland, England (d. 1987)
1917 – Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian professional wrestler, born in East York, Ontario, Canada (d. 1990)
1918 – Jane Frank, American artist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1986)
1920 – Rosalind Franklin, English chemist and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, born in London (d. 1958)
1930 – Alice Parizeau, Polish-born Quebec writer and essayist, born in Łuniniec, Poland (d. 1990)
1985 – Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany

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Famous Deaths

1883 – William Beall, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army, relief efforts for prisoners), dies at 58
1911 – Filippo Capocci, Italian organ virtuoso and composer, dies at 71
1981 – Ian Martin, American actor (Uncle Bill-O’Neills), dies at 69
1983 – Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie and Johnny), dies at 69
2014 – Bel Kaufman, American author (Up the Down Staircase), dies at 103
2022 – David Trimble, Northern Irish politician (First Minister of Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2002; Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, 1995 to 2005; Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, 1990-2005), dies at 77

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Historical Events

1701 – French trade rand soldier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, later becomes the city of Detroit
1952 – US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike
1991 – Universityof Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system
1994 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Frankfurt, Germany: Spain retains title with 3-0 win over US; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinches victory with 6-2, 6-1 win over Lindsay Davenport
2017 – Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner says he did not collude with Russia after meeting with Senate investigators
2019 – Special counsel Robert Mueller reports to the US Senate that President Trump was not exonerated of obstruction of justice and that Russia interfered in US election to benefit Trump

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Famous Birthdays

1803 – Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect (gothic revivalist), born in New York City (d. 1892)
1867 – Edward Frederic Benson, English novelist, born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England (d. 1940)
1888 – Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100, 12 wickets; South Australia, Western Australia), born in Sevenhill, Clare, Australia (d. 1973)
1930 – Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut, born in Khotimsk, Mogilyov Oblast (d. 1998)
1934 – Sante Kimes ‘Dragon Lady’, American convicted con artist and murderess, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
1943 – Lyudmila Bragina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 1500m 1972 WR 4:01.38), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia

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Famous Deaths

1758 – John Dyer, Welsh painter and poet (Grongar Hill), dies at 58
1900 – Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59
1992 – Sam Berger, Canadian football owner (b. 1900)
1995 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), dies at 94
2014 – Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (Bargemusic, 1982-95) and educator (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1999-2014), dies of cancer at 57
2023 – Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wed) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Pal), dies of a heart attack at 69

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