Historical Events
1812 – Duke of Wellington’s troops enter Madrid
1876 – Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America’s Cup
1942 – Lt General Bernard Montgomery arrives in Cairo
1971 – Syrian President Hafez al-Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan
1991 – Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan
2000 – The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.
Famous Birthdays
1720 – Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1778)
1911 – Cantinflas [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe), born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (d. 1993)
1925 – Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1995)
1944 – Peter Hofmann, German tenor
1970 – Anthony Swofford, American novelist
1970 – Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper (Olympic 8th 1992, 96)
Famous Deaths
1822 – Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies
1948 – Harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)
1968 – Esther Forbes, American novelist (Johnny Tremain), dies at 76
1973 – Perry Botkin, American jazz and session guitarist, banjo player, composer, and musical director (Bing Crosby), dies at 66
1999 – Jean Drapeau, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1916)
2004 – Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, English electrical engineer and inventor, Nobel laureate (b. 1919)