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Historical Events

1912 – Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War
1959 – “At the Drop of a Hat” opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 216 performances
1994 – BPAA US Women’s Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill
2008 – Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded jointly to Harald zur Hausen (cause of cervical cancer) and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier (discovery of HIV)
2012 – 35 people are killed by a Nigerian military bomb struck a convoy in Maiduguri
2018 – New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees becomes NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards; needs 201 yards to pass Peyton Manning’s record; gets 363 and 3 TD’s in Saints 43-19 win v Washington Redskins at the SuperDome

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Famous Birthdays

1883 – Dick Burnett, American musician (Man of Constant Sorrow), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1924 – Alphons Egli, Swiss politcian and member of the Swiss Federal Council, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 2016)
1931 – Pepper Rodgers, American football coach (University of Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech; USFL: Memphis Showboats), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2020)
1943 – R. L. Stine, American children’s book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
1955 – Bill Elliott, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1988), born in Dawsonville, Georgia
1977 – Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Deathlike Silence), born in Espoo, Finland

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Famous Deaths

1613 – Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, Spanish lexicographer, dies at 74
1652 – John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (attempted to survey the pyramids) (b. 1602)
1897 – Martin Pluddemann, German composer, dies at 43
1940 – Robert Emden, Swiss astronomer and astrophysicist (Gaskugeln), dies at 78
1952 – Joe Adams, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 74
1986 – Walter Burkemo, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1953), dies at 67

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Historical Events

1513 – Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians.
1908 – Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece
1922 – Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm’s of Austria
1922 – Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1929 – Ramsay MacDonald is first British Prime Minister to address US Congress
1950 – Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head

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Famous Birthdays

1881 – Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (d. 1918)
1914 – Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian politician (President and Prime Minister), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
1953 – Christopher Norris, American actress (Summer of ’42, Eat My Dust), born in New York City, New York
1964 – Sam Brown, English singer and songwriter (Stop!), born in Stratford, United Kingdom
1987 – Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Famous Deaths

336 – Pope Saint Mark, bishop of Rome (336), dies of natural causes
1887 – George James Webb, English-American composer, dies at 84
1924 – Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), dies at 71
1925 – Hubert Main, American hymn composer, dies at 86
1999 – Rev. Bruce Ritter, American Catholic priest and controversial founder of charity New York City based Covenant House, dies of cancer at 72
2007 – George E. Sangmeister, American politician (b. 1931)

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Historical Events

1928 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Five Farms CC: Leo Diegel dominates Al Espinosa, 6 and 5 in the final to win the first of his 2 consecutive titles
1941 – German army occupies Briansk, USSR
1944 – Allied aircraft accidentally bomb Fishing, Overijssel
1979 – MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat California Angels, 3 games to 1
1990 – Solar Polar Orbiter ‘Ulysses’ launched
2000 – President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milošević resigns

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Famous Birthdays

1884 – Lloyd Spooner, American marksman (Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920)
1925 – Shana Alexander, American journalist (60 Minutes), born in NYC, New York
1927 – Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
1960 – Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker (Skids-Scared to Dance)
1963 – Jsu Garcia, American actor
1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor

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Famous Deaths

1861 – Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84
1885 – Thomas Talbot, American politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 67
1980 – Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
1995 – Lillian Fuchs, American violist and composer, dies at 91
2011 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony and Ecstasy, Wicker Man), dies at 78
2011 – Brad Felt, American jazz tuba and euphonium player, composer, and bandleader, dies of pancreatic cancer at 55

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Historical Events

1813 – Battle of the Thames; American forces under General William Henry Harrison defeat Tecumseh’s Confederacy and their British allies led by Henry Procter near Chatham, Upper Canada
1923 – Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star
1944 – Suffrage is extended to women in France
1949 – WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, NY (IND) begins
2013 – New Zealand beats South Africa, 38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam crosses for 2 tries
2017 – Spanish constitutional court suspends Catalan parliament to prevent declaration of independence

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Famous Birthdays

1684 – Johann Jacob de Neufville, German composer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1712)
1879 – Halfdan Cleve [née Klewe], Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1951)
1941 – Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer (299 miles)
1943 – Bonnie Bryant, American golfer (only left-hander to win an LPGA Tour event, Bill Branch Classic 1974), born in Tulare, California
1957 – Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris’ sister
1979 – Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Canada

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Famous Deaths

1606 – Philippe Desportes, French poet (b. 1546)
1924 – Tom Campbell, cricketer (5 Tests for South Africa, ct 7 stp 1), dies
1986 – James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician (b. 1919)
1993 – Karl Gordon Henize, American astronomer and NASA astronaut (STS-51-F), dies of high altitude pulmonary edema during an expedition on Mount Everest at 66
1996 – Seymour Cray, American inventor (Cray Research, Cray I supercomputer), dies after a car accident at 71
2015 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), dies at 65

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