Category: On This Day

Historical Events

1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, rebel against ban on foreign beer
1941 – Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
1950 – V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral
1967 – PGA Championship, Columbine CC: Don January wins his only major title in 18-hole playoff with Don Messengale (69-71)
1968 – Hoyt Wilhelm’s 907th pitch breaks Cy Young’s record for pitching appearances
1994 – Asociación de Estados del Caribe (AEC) forms

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Famous Birthdays

1864 – Michel-Gaston Carraud, French composer, born in Le Mée-sur-Seine, France (d. 1920)
1902 – Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1981)
1935 – Les Reed, English songwriter (It’s Not Unusual), born in Woking, Surrey
1947 – Peter Serkin, American pianist (Tashi), born in NYC, New York
1951 – Lynda Carter, American actress (Wonder Woman, Sky High) and Miss USA (1973), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1971 – John Partridge, English singer

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Famous Deaths

1868 – George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies
1900 – Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59
1970 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist, dies at 73
1971 – Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66
1997 – Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), dies at 81
2011 – Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)

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Historical Events

1827 – 1st US swimming school opens (Boston, Massachusetts)
1833 – Cornerstones are laid for the construction of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio.
1943 – Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks)
1976 – 42nd NFL Chicago All Star Game: Pittsburgh 24, All Stars 0 (52,895)
1978 – 65th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
2016 – Suicide bomb in Kabul kills 80 during a protest march, Islamic State claim responsibility

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Famous Birthdays

1793 – Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, Swiss composer, born in Arlesheim, Switzerland (d. 1859)
1856 – Arthur H. Bird, American composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1923)
1886 – Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviator (first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic with John W. Alcock), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1948)
1912 – Michael Wilding, British actor (Stage Fright, Courtney Affair, World of Suzie Wong), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England (d. 1979)
1951 – Terry Davis, American actress (Stacey Winthrop-Another World), born in NYC, New York
1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)

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Famous Deaths

1403 – Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343)
1924 – Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar, dies at 64
1966 – Douglass Montgomery, American actor (Forbidden, Harmony Lane), dies from spinal cancer at 56
1976 – Wilhelmina Von Bremen, American 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 64
1977 – René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
1994 – Aad Ivens, Dutch checkers player, dies at 80

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Historical Events

1648 – 10,000 Jews of Polannoe murdered in Chmielnick massacre during Khmelnytsky Uprising
1947 – -8°F (-13°C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record)
1959 – Natural gas found at Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands
1961 – WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1994 – Military coup in Gambia: President Dawda Jawara flees
1994 – Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired

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Famous Birthdays

1510 – Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537)
1822 – John George Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Jefferson City, Missouri (d. 1893)
1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German writer, born in Berg, Bavaria (d. 1967)
1898 – Alexander Calder, American sculptor (mobiles, stabiles), born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
1917 – H. Boyd Woodruff, American microbiologist whose research led to antibiotics, born in Bridgeton, New Jersey (d. 2017)
1929 – John Barber, British racing driver

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Famous Deaths

1840 – Józef Javurek, Polish-Russian composer, dies at 83
1880 – Anna Caroline Oury, German pianist and composer, dies at 72
1929 – Bror Beckman, composer, dies at 63
1992 – Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, model, actor, and rodeo performer (Marlboro Man), dies of lung cancer at 51
2000 – Claude Sautet, French film director (b. 1924)
2005 – Eugene Record American songwriter and singer (The Chi-Lites) (b. 1940)

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Historical Events

1919 – Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 in Chicago, Illinois
1946 – Jesus T Pinerol becomes 1st native born Puerto Rican governor
1956 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
1971 – Sam Giancana returns to the United States after spending seven years of exile in Mexico
1985 – “Leader of the Pack” closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 performances
1990 – Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood

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Famous Birthdays

1895 – H G “Nummy” Deane, South African cricket Test captain (1927-31)
1923 – Henny Alma [Hendrika den Broek], Dutch actress (Soldier of Orange), born in the Hague, Amsterdam (d. 2006)
1942 – Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1947 – Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket opener (Gavaskar’s partner for a while)
1963 – Kevin Poole, English footballer
1981 – Titus Bramble, English footballer

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Famous Deaths

1888 – Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53
1941 – Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet, dies at 68
1968 – Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
1984 – Michael Osborne, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
1996 – James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74
2005 – Lord Alfred Hayes, British Wrestling Announcer for WWE (b. 1928)

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Historical Events

1877 – Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Baltimore, kills 9
1921 – Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives
1932 – Franz von Papen launches a coup against the Prussian government
1953 – USSR/Israel recover diplomatic relations
1956 – Great Britain refuses to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam
1977 – The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind control experiments

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Famous Birthdays

1793 – Aleksander Fredro, Polish poet and comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski), born in Surochów, Poland (d. 1876)
1847 – Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter
1933 – Nelson Doubleday, publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets)
1945 – John Lodge, English bassist, vocalist, and songwriter(The Moody Blues), born in Birmingham, England
1948 – Richard H Lehman, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
1978 – Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player

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Famous Deaths

1859 – Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies
1868 – Antoine Prumier, French harpist and composer, dies at 75
1923 – Pancho Villa [José Doroteo Arango Arámbula], Mexican revolutionary general and guerrilla leader, , murdered at 55
1973 – Bruce Lee [Lee Yuen Kam], Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32
1995 – Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim, photographer/collector, dies at 82
1998 – June Byers, American professional wrestler (b. 1922)

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Historical Events

1688 – Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo
1867 – US Congress passes 3rd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson’s veto
1923 – WRC-AM in Washington, D.C. begins radio transmissions
1944 – Earl Claus von Stauffenberg visits RC church in Berlin-Dahlem
1958 – “Oh, Captain!” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 192 performances
1971 – Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees

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Famous Birthdays

1851 – Hendrik Jut, Dutch murderer (Head of Jut), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1878)
1873 – Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1954)
1907 – Isabel Jewell, American actress (Gone with the Wind), born in Shoshoni, Wyoming (d. 1972)
1926 – Helen Gallagher, American singer, dancer and actress (Ryan’s Hope, Strangers When We Meet), born in Brooklyn, New York
1963 – Marla Duncan, Miss Northern California fitness (1990), born in Fairfield, California
1966 – David Segui, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Kansas City, Kansas

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Famous Deaths

1688 – Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50
1947 – Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)
1949 – Frank Murphy, American politician and 56th United States Attorney General, dies at 59
1973 – Vasily Dmitriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 33
1985 – Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish sci-fi author (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi), dies at 47
1995 – Dorothy McHugh, actress (I Fallen and I Can’t Get Up), dies at 87

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Historical Events

1814 – British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin)
1907 – French troops occupy Casablanca
1947 – US begins administering Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
1947 – British seize “Exodus 1947” ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine
1976 – Nadia Comăneci becomes the first gymnast in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 score (total 7) at Montreal Games
1983 – Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales

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Famous Birthdays

1811 – William Makepeace Thackeray, British novelist (Vanity Fair), born in Kolkata, India (d. 1863)
1893 – Josef Hüttel, Czech composer, born in Melnik, Bohemia (d. 1951)
1895 – George Machine Gun Kelly [Georgio Barnes], American gangster, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
1913 – Marvin Miller [Mueller], American actor (Space Patrol, Dead Reckoning, Millionaire), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1985)
1923 – Michael Medwin, British actor and producer (Four in a Jeep, Scrooge, Checkpoint), born in London, England
1964 – Wendy Williams, American TV and radio host (The Wendy Williams Show), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1831 – Thomas Greatorex, English composer, dies at 72
1992 – Jan Pelleboer, Dutch meteorologist, dies
1995 – Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1992), dies at 24
1996 – Hans Fellner, bookseller, dies at 71
2004 – Paul Foot, British journalist (b. 1937)
2005 – Bill Hicke, Canadian NHL right wing (3-time NHL All Star), dies of cancer at 67

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Historical Events

1245 – Pope bans Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time
1856 – The Great Train Wreck of 1856 between Camp Hill and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania kills over 60 people
1867 – 1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established
1968 – The Beatles’ animated film “Yellow Submarine” premieres in London
1987 – 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood (Comfort, Tx)
2005 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf, Glen Arbour GC: South Korean Meena Lee wins by 1 from Australian Katherine Hull

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Famous Birthdays

1902 – Christina Stead, Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children)
1962 – Jay Barrs, archer (Olympic gold 1988, 92, 96), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1967 – Kevin Pritchard, NBA guard (Washington Bullets)
1971 – Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
1983 – Brooke Kinsella, British actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
1984 – Asami Kimura, Japanese singer (Country Musume), born in Hokkaido, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1025 – Boleslaw I Chobry, [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies
1845 – Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1830-34), dies at 81
1864 – Daniel McCook Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), dies at 29
1912 – Henri Poincaré, French mathematician (Poincaré conjecture), dies at 58
1947 – Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved thousands of Jews), dies at 34
1985 – Czeslaw Josef Marek, composer, dies at 93

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Historical Events

1863 – Utrecht-Swells railway opens
1867 – D.R. Averill of Ohio patents ready-mixed paint
1900 – Russia launch an offensive against the Chinese in Manchuria
1924 – Conference over German recovery payments begins in London
1950 – FIFA World Cup Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Alcides Ghiggia scores a 79th minute winner as Uruguay beats Brazil, 2-1
1990 – Rick Dee’s “Into the Night” premieres on ABC-TV

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Famous Birthdays

1889 – Larry Semon, American comedian and director (The Wizard of Oz), born in West Point, Mississippi (d. 1928)
1941 – George Young, Baron Young of Cookham, British minister of housing and planning, born in Oxford, England
1960 – Gisela Beyer, German discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany
1966 – Warren Sallenback, Canadian cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in South Surrey, British Columbia
1968 – Barry Sanders, American NFL running back (Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy), born in Wichita, Kansas
1975 – Ana Paula Arósio, Brazilian actress (Domingão do Faustão), born in São Paulo, Brazil

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Famous Deaths

1843 – Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck, Dutch lawyer and politician, dies at 68
1961 – [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88
1985 – Heinrich Böll, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1917)
1992 – Patrick Meaney, British businessman and CEO (Rank Organization), dies at 67
2001 – Maurice De Bevere, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1923)
2002 – John Cocke, American computer scientist (b. 1925)

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Historical Events

1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign
1870 – Hudson’s Bay and Northwest Territories transferred to Canada
1884 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7
1991 – Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men’s pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit
1992 – The Security Council of the UN examine violence in South Africa
2017 – Australian Justine Damond killed by Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 for a disturbance

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Famous Birthdays

1353 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
1907 – Paterson Fraser, British air marshal
1930 – Charles Kelly, chief constable (Staffordshire England)
1941 – Geoffrey Burgon, composer
1965 – Scott Livingstone, infielder (San Diego Padres, Det Tigers), born in Dallas, Texas
1984 – Vice Cooler, American musician

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Famous Deaths

1912 – Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21
1937 – Walter Gay, artist, dies
1940 – Robert Wadlow, world’s tallest man (8’11.1″), dies at 32
1979 – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (b. 1911)
1989 – Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
1996 – Dana Hill, actress (Vacation), dies at 32

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