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Historical Events

1939 – Prototype for the Ilyushin Il-2, world’s most-produced military airplane designed by Sergey Ilyushin, takes it first flight. Over 36,000 made for Soviet airforce in WWII.
1950 – 1st strip of Charlie Brown, “Li’l Folks”, later “Peanuts”, by Charles M. Schulz published in seven nationwide papers
1960 – Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright
1967 – All Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California
2016 – Ryder Cup Golf, Hazeltine National GC: US regains Cup; beats Europe, 17-11; Americans Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed each win 3 matches
2019 – Two politicians in Peru claim to be the country’s leader for a day until Mercedes Aráoz resigns so the constitutional court can rule on the matter

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Famous Birthdays

1833 – William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1897)
1928 – Anthony Tippet, British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006)
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1968; NBA C’ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana
1946 – Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana
1951 – Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police – “Every Breath You Take”; solo – “Fragile”) and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland
1981 – Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy)

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Famous Deaths

1944 – Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries
1971 – Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60
1988 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-British automotive designer who designed the Mini, dies at 81
1989 – Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth’s 1st female advisor of State, dies
1996 – Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of Quebec province (1970-76, 85-93), dies at 63
2007 – Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82

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Historical Events

1942 – Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight
1944 – Newspaper editor Alejandro Córdova assassinated in Guatemala
1951 – 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson (US ambassador to Denmark)
1953 – KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1999 – In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw
2000 – United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia

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Famous Birthdays

1577 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1622)
1934 – Neil Castles, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1972; NASCAR Cup Series 51 x top 5, 178 x top 10 finishes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2022)
1950 – Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020)
1957 – Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
1967 – Geraldine Heaney, Canadian ice hockey defense (Olympics gold 1998), born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland
1967 – Scott Young, US Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (1,181 NHL games; Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche), born in Clinton, Massachusetts

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Famous Deaths

1770 – Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist, dies at 64
1878 – Mindon, King of Burma (1853-1878) penultimate ruler of the Konbaung dynasty and founder of Mandalay, dies at 70
1943 – Johan van Mierlo, resistance fighter, executed at 35
1975 – Al Jackson Jr., American session drummer, known as “The Human Time Keeper” (Stax; Booker T. and MGs – “McLemore Avenue”), murdered by an intruder in his home at 39
1990 – Curtis LeMay, American air force general (WWII) and VP candidate, dies at 83
2007 – Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and TV theme song composer (Are You Being Served?), dies at 79

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Historical Events

1659 – Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe’s famous novel)
1943 – Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit
1946 – Twenty-two Nazi leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death or prison at the Nuremberg war trials
1949 – Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September
1968 – The Supremes release single “Love Child”
1992 – 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins

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Famous Birthdays

1700 – Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773)
1732 – Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1804)
1898 – Princess Charlotte of Monaco, illegitimate daughter of Louis II and mother of Prince Rainier III born in Constantine, French Algeria (d. 1977)
1917 – Chung Hee Park, Korean general and President of South Korea (1961-79), assassinated in office, born in Gumi, Japanese Korea (d. 1979)
1932 – Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), born in Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan (d. 2022)
1959 – Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach (Olimpia Milano), born in Catalania, Italy

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Famous Deaths

1581 – Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)
1803 – Charles Broche, French composer, dies at 51
1910 – Maurice Lévy, French engineer (b. 1838)
1961 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec, dies at 72
1990 – Alice Parizeau, Polish-born Quebec writer and journalist, dies at 60
2012 – Turhan Bey [Sahultavy], Austrian-born actor dubbed “The Turkish Delight” (Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 90

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Historical Events

219 – Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome
1678 – France and Brandenburg sign peace treaty
1914 – Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
1945 – Chicago Cubs clinch NL pennant with record of 98–56
1983 – US Congress authorizes President Reagan to keep 1,600 US Marines in Lebanon
2003 – Hurricane Juan makes landfall in Nova Scotia.

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Famous Birthdays

1803 – Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (first to visit Japan and Antarctica), born in Southampton, New York (d. 1872)
1901 – Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981)
1955 – Mark Mitchell, Australian actor (Larger than Life, Con the Fruiterer), bon in Melbourne Australia
1972 – Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver (Corvette Racing 2002-present), born in Huntingdon, England
1993 – Carlos Salcedo, Mexican footballer, born in Guadalajara, Mexico
1994 – Halsey [Ashley Frangipane], American singer-songwriter (Without Me), born in Edison, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1927 – Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist and inventor of the electrocardiodiogram (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1924), dies at 67
1952 – John Cobb, British speed record holder (World Land Speed Record 1938-39, 47), dies attempting to break world Water Speed Record at Loch Ness, Scotland, at 52
1993 – Ghuslam Wyne, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Punjab, murdered at 60
1998 – Jared High, American victim of bullying and suicide, dies at 13
2018 – Otis Rush, American blues musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), dies from complications from an earlier stroke at 83
2019 – Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76

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