Historical Events
1900 – With a proclamation by General Lord Roberts, Britain annexes the Boer Republic of South Africa
1904 – For the first time in Olympic Games history, there is a throw-off in the discus final after Americans Martin Sheridan and Ralph Rose tie with a best throw of 128 ft 10½ in (39.28 m) in St. Louis; Sheridan wins with 127 ft 10¼ in (38.97 m)
1944 – French troops liberate Lyon, France
1966 – 24th World Science Fiction Convention honors “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry
2024 – American pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album “Short n’ Sweet” becomes her first to top the Billboard album chart
Famous Birthdays
1840 – Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1919)
1889 – Cecil Weston, South African actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), born in Capetown (d. 1976)
1897 – Sally Benson, American writer (Meet Me In St. Louis), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist, born in Berg Municipality, Sweden (d. 2008)
1938 – Caryl Churchill, English playwright, born in London
Famous Deaths
1669 – Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet, dies at 80
1820 – Benjamin Henry Latrobe, American architect (completed U.S. Capitol), dies at 56
1857 – John McLoughlin, Canadian Hudson’s Bay Co pioneer and fur trader in Oregon Country, dies at 72
2003 – Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive and 3rd postwar chairman of Volkswagen, dies at 88
2010 – Cyril Smith, British Liberal Member of Parliament and alleged serial sex offender, dies at 82