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Historical Events

1858 – Recovery of the bell of HMS Lutine from ship’s wreck, hung from rostrum in Lloyd’s of London’s Underwriting Room
1862 – United army officially divides corps
1878 – Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signs a treaty with H.G. Elliott ceding sovereign rights and shipping in the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government, Southern Africa
1924 – St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
2012 – 17 people are wounded in a bar shooting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2015 – Marvel’s “Ant-Man”, starring Paul Rudd as the titular character, is released

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Famous Birthdays

1929 – Roy McMillan, American baseball infielder, coach and manager (MLB All Star 1956-57; Gold Glove 1957-59; Cincinnati Reds), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)
1960 – Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1975 – Cécile de France, Belgian actress, born in Namur, Belgium
1978 – Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist, born in Niterói, Brazil
1986 – Dana, Korean [Hong Sung-mi] South Korean singer and actress (TSZX), born in Seoul, South Korea
1998 – Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Spanish royal, born in Madrid, Spain

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Famous Deaths

1588 – Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and civil engineer for Sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III, dies at 99
1826 – Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and music educator, dies at 65
1922 – Heinrich Rubens, German physicist (back body radiation), dies at 57
2020 – Derek Ho, American surfer (World C’ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), dies from a heart attack at 55
2022 – Francesco Rizzo, Italian soccer midfielder (2 caps; Cagliari, ACF Fiorentina, Bologna FC, Genoa CFC), dies at 79
2023 – Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), dies at 83

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Historical Events

1862 – David Farragut is 1st Rear Admiral in US Navy
1966 – Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of European Economic Community
1967 – Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)
1985 – All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
1990 – 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in the Philippines
2023 – Taylor Swift’s re-recorded “Speak Now” album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, her 12th No. 1 album, surpassing Barbra Streisand’s record for #1 albums by a female artist

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Famous Birthdays

1855 – C. F. Abdy Williams, British organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Dawlish, England (d. 1923)
1882 – Edward Earle, Canadian actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972)
1888 – Percy Kilbride, American stage and screen actor (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1964)
1942 – Frank Field, British Labour politician, born in Edmonton, Middlesex
1945 – Barry Dudleston, English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), born in Bebington, England
1953 – Douglas J. Feith, American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1747 – Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies
1868 – Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
1980 – Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81
1982 – Patrick Dewaere, actor (Catherine and Co), shoots self at 35
2004 – George Busbee, Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
2006 – Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)

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Historical Events

1779 – American troops under General A Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, NY
1895 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper beats Helen Jackson 7-5, 8-6 for her first of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
1898 – Camillo Golgi discovers the Golgi Apparatus (a delicate network inside cells essential for the transmission and reception of information between cells)
1941 – Howard Florey and Norman Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin)
1984 – John Lennon’s single “I’m Stepping Out” released posthumously
1992 – The Security Council of the UN examine violence in South Africa

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Famous Birthdays

1875 – Jean van den Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1946)
1884 – Enrique Soro, Chilean composer, born in Concepción, Chile (d. 1954)
1915 – Ron Smith, English trade union leader (British Postal Workers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
1964 – Leonard Stabb, American actor (One Life to Live, 1990; Guiding Light, 1993), born in Woodside, Illinois
1966 – Stephen Dodd, Welsh golfer (British Senior Open 2021), born in Cardiff, Wales
1977 – André Nel, South African cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 123 wickets, BB 6/32; Highveld Lions, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Germiston, South Africa

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Famous Deaths

1885 – Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet in the Galician language (‘Séculos Escuros’) (b. 1837)
1933 – Irving Babbitt, American writer (Democracy and Leadership), dies at 67
1960 – Set Persson, Swedish communist politician, dies at 63
1979 – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican politician (President of Mexico 1964-70), dies of cancer at 68
1987 – Alfie Bass [Abraham Basalinsky], British actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 71
1992 – Henk van der Molen, Dutch guitarist, composer, and writer (Martine Bijl), dies

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Historical Events

1798 – 1st direct US federal tax on states enacted to finance military build-up; dwellings, land, and slaves are subject to tariff
1911 – 46″ of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines
1955 – Two killed and many dazed by lightning strikes at Ascot racecourse in England
1958 – Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat
1986 – US Open Women’s Golf, NCR CC: Jane Geddes wins by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff with South African born Sally Little
1993 – Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY

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Famous Birthdays

1893 – John G. Strijdom, South African politician and nationalist, Prime Minister of South-Africa (1954-58), born in Willowmore, Cape Colony (d. 1958)
1934 – Leo Koury, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Pittburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
1952 – Eric Laneuville, American actor (Larry-Room 222, St Elsewhere), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1965 – Reina Olea, American female jockey, born in Compton, California
1966 – Ellen Reid, Canadian keyboard and accordion player (Crash Test Dummies – “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”), born in Selkirk, Manitoba
1966 – D. J. Johnson, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Louisville, Kentucky

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Famous Deaths

1780 – Charles Batteux, French philosopher, dies at 67
1958 – René Guillou, French organist and composer (L’Autre mère), dies at 55
1983 – Jack MacBryan, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Cambridge University CC, Somerset CCC) and field hockey player (Olympic gold GB and Ireland 1920), dies at 90
1989 – Herman D. Koppel, Danish pianist and composer, dies at 89
1990 – Dallas Alinder, American actor, dies at 58
2005 – Dorothy Bolden, American civil and women’s rights activist, and founder of the National Domestic Worker’s Union of America, dies at 81

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