Historical Events
1782 – Battle at Les Saintes: British fleet under Admiral George Rodney defeats the French fleet under Comte de Grasse off Dominica in the West Indies. Prevents a planned French and Spanish invasion of Jamaica.
1905 – Hippodrome arena opens (NYC)
1955 – 1st game in KC, KC A’s beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1973 – France recognizes North Vietnam
1975 – Linda Ronstadt releases “When Will I Be Loved”
1992 – Earthquake rocks Germany
Famous Birthdays
1840 – Edmond Audran, French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1901)
1892 – Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, born in Waveland, Mississippi (d. 1940)
1932 – Henri Lazarof, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2013)
1950 – Kari Palaste, Finnish architect, born in Kajaani, Finland
1967 – Donna Andrews, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1994), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1979 – Jennifer Morrison, American actress (Once Upon a Time, House), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1550 – Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53
1690 – Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71
1795 – Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian librettist and poet, dies at 80
1947 – Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
1959 – Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60
2016 – Alan Loveday, New Zealand and British violinist, dies at 88