Historical Events
1927 – Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs, smacks #30 off Joe Shautes in 9th inning in New York’s 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field in Cleveland
1943 – National Committee Freies Deutschland forms
1951 – NY Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds throws no-hitter in Cleveland against the Indians, his former team, in a 1-0 win
1975 – Sao Tomé e Príncipe gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
1996 – Start of 1st “Super 8’s” tournament in Kuala Lumpur
Famous Birthdays
1852 – Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1933)
1870 – Louis II [Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi], Prince of Monaco, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 1949)
1912 – Will Bradley [Wilbur Schwichtenberg], American session, jazz, and boogie-woogie trombonist and bandleader (“Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar”), born in Newton, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1935 – Hans Tilkowski, German soccer goalkeeper (39 caps, West Germany; Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Husen, Germany (d. 2020)
1946 – Sian Barbara Allen, American actress (Scream Pretty Peggy), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
Famous Deaths
1934 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American industrialist and inventor (outboard marine engine), dies at 57
1990 – Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71
1995 – Ernie Furtado, American jazz double-bassist, dies at 72
1996 – John Boon, English publisher (MiIls and Boon), dies at 79
2004 – Betty Oliphant, co-founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1918)