Historical Events
1849 – Famous American actor Edwin Booth makes his stage debut at age 15 in Richard III in Boston
1937 – Second American Football League plays first game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0)
1962 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Margaret Smith beats defending champion Darlene Hard 9-7, 6-4 for her first US singles crown
1980 – Expos’ Bill Gullickson sets a rookie record by striking out 18
1995 – 47th Emmy Awards: NYPD Blue, ER, Frasier, and Candice Bergen win
Famous Birthdays
1645 – Romeyn de Hooghe, Dutch painter and goldsmith, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1708)
1753 – John Soane, English architect (Bank of England, Soane Museum), born in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1837)
1786 – Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier, born in Chilpancingo, Mexico (d. 1854)
1919 – Lex van Delden [Alexander Zwaap], Dutch composer (The Bird of Freedom), and writer (Canto della Guerra), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (d. 1988)
1976 – Greg Henderson, New Zealand track cyclist (World C’ship gold scratch race 2004), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
1676 – Gerrard Winstanley, English religious reformer (b. 1609)
1765 – Jacob Gilles, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at about 74
1961 – Wolfgang von Trips, German auto racer (29 x F1 GP, 2 wins), dies in 1961 Italian Grand Prix (with 15 spectators) at 33
1993 – Janice Carroll, American actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61
2007 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop), dies at 64