Historical Events
1873 – Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto
1943 – Baseball World Series: NY Yankees become first team to win 10 Championships; beat St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Sportsman’s Park for 4 games to 1 series triumph
1958 – “Goldilocks” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances
1969 – American blues musician Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3
1972 – MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 2
Famous Birthdays
1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader, born in Sitab Diyara, British India (d. 1979)
1926 – Jean Alexander, British actress (Hilda Ogden in “Coronation Street”), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2016)
1940 – Bruce McTavish, New Zealand boxing referee (World Boxing Council Referee of the Year 2013, 15, 17), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2025)
1950 – Patty Murray, American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington), born in Bothell, Washington
1968 – Claude Lapointe, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Famous Deaths
1960 – Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1994 – Maja Bulgakova, Ukrainian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62
2013 – Erich Priebke, German Nazi SS commander and war criminal responsible for the Ardeatine massacre of 335 Italians in Rome, dies in prison of natural causes at 100
2015 – Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964, 67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967; LA / California Angels, Minnesota Twins), dies at 74
2024 – Kevin Bowring, Welsh rugby union coach (Wales 1995-98), dies from a heart attack at 70