Historical Events
1861 – Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia – Rosecrans forces rebels to surrender
1882 – British fleet bombards Alexandria
1900 – Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport
1921 – Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)
1967 – Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
1985 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
1886 – Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (d. 1939)
1897 – Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
1974 – André Ooijer, Dutch soccer defender (55 caps; PSV, Blackburn Rovers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1976 – Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player
1984 – Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer
1989 – David Henrie, American actor
Famous Deaths
1553 – Maurice, Elector of Saxony, dies of his wounds from the Battle of Sievershausen at about 32
1994 – Charles “Lefty” Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
1996 – Martin Corbett, English gay rights activist (Gay Liberation Front, OutRage!), dies of AIDS at 51
2006 – Barnard Hughes, American actor (Tron, Where’s Poppa, Best Friends), dies at 90
2007 – Alfonso López Michelsen, 24th President of Colombia (1974-78), dies at 94
2011 – George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, dies at 88