Historical Events
732 – The Battle of Tours: The Umayyad army, led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is defeated by the Frankish-Aquitainian force led by Charles Martel during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul
1799 – Convention of Alkmaar: British-Russian invasion army departs Holland
1904 – Liberty Theatre opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC
1913 – Gamboa Dam in Panama is blown up; Atlantic and Pacific waters mix
2020 – Italian teenage computer genius Carlo Acutis, who dies of leukemia at 15, is beatified by the Catholic Church in Assisi, Italy
Famous Birthdays
1892 – Earle Dickson, American inventor (Band-Aid), born in Grandview, Tennessee (d. 1961)
1919 – Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101, 58 wickets, BB 7/55; Trinidad), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
1933 – Salome Bey (née Wideman), American-Canadian jazz singer (Andy and the Bey Sisters), and music producer, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1943 – Roy Christian, New Zealand rugby league centre (32 Tests; Auckland RL, Otahuhu RLFC), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2024)
1944 – Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), born in Corvallis, Oregon (d. 2021)
Famous Deaths
1872 – William H. Seward, American politician (Secretary of State, 1861-69, Governor of New York, 1839-42), dies at 71
1929 – Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor (57 patents), dies at 86
1948 – Ted Horn, American auto racer (first to win AAA National C’ship 3 times consecutively 1946, 47, 48), dies in race accident at 38
1978 – Gesina Van der Molen, Dutch WWII resistance fighter/lawyer, dies at 86
2022 – Anita Kerr [née Grilli], American pop and country singer, composer, and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers), dies at 94