Historical Events
1884 – First double-century stand in Test cricket; Percy McDonnell (103) Billy Murdoch (211) for Australia in drawn 3rd Test v England in London
1907 – St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn
1968 – Satchel Paige (62) and needing 158 days on a major league payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by Braves
1970 – Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues
2003 – A heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112°F (44° C), leaving about 144 people dead.
2012 – 13 people are killed and 15 injured by a lightning strike at a Mosque in Bangladesh
Famous Birthdays
1744 – Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, German bassonist, born in Breitenau, Saxony
1894 – Wilhelm Grosz, composer
1905 – Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. 2002)
1911 – Ronald Batty, bookseller
1911 – Thanom Kittikachorn, general/premier Thailand (1958..73)
1992 – Jose Ortiz Jr., Puerto Rican jockey (Belmont Stakes 2016), born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Famous Deaths
897 – Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona
1519 – Johann Tetzel, Dominican monk, dies at about 79
1778 – Augustus Montague Toplady, English hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies at 37
2005 – James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), dies at 77
2010 – Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (Rep-D-Il, 1959-94), convicted of mail fraud, dies at 82
2020 – Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), dies at 97