Historical Events
1923 – Bernie Neis hits the 1,000th Dodger home run
1928 – Philadelphia Athletics’ Ty Cobb pops out in his last MLB at-bat in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in New York
1956 – Vladimir Kuts runs a world record 10,000 m in 28:42.8
1965 – The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam
2010 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Belgian defending champion Kim Clijsters beats Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 for her third US singles crown
Famous Birthdays
1524 – Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (Ode à Cassandre; Les Amours), born in Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois, France (d. 1585)
1681 – Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist, born in Eisenberg, Germany (d. 1741)
1876 – Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
1933 – Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971)
1971 – Shelton Quarles, American NFL linebacker, executive (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Director Football Ops), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
1915 – William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway), dies at 72
1956 – Billy Bishop, Canadian First World War flying ace with 72 kills, dies at 62
1966 – Collett E. Woolman, American airline founder (Delta Air Service), dies at 76
1988 – Luis Alvarez, American physicist (subatomic particles, Nobel 1968), dies of cancer at 77
2012 – Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals (CD Universidad Católica) and TV personality (Televisión Nacional de Chile), dies at 92