Historical Events
1784 – Ratified copies of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War exchanged between US and Great Britain, in Paris
1897 – Battle at Thessalie: Turkish army beats Greece
1910 – Second NAACP conference in NYC
1950 – Darius Milhaud’s opera “Bolivar” premieres in Paris
1979 – Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end
2019 – Manchester City beats Brighton, 4-1 to claim back-to-back English Premier League titles with 98 points, 1 ahead of runners-up, Liverpool
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Giovanni Benelli, Italian archbishop (Florence) and Papal candidate
1929 – Sam Nujoma, Namibian revolutionary and politician, first President of Namibia (1990-2005), born in Ongandjera, Soutwest Africa
1936 – Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film, born in Berlin, Germany
1977 – Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player, born in Larkhall, Scotland
1977 – Monique de Bruin, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
1978 – Josh Phelps, American baseball player, born in Anchorage, Alaska
Famous Deaths
1382 – Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies
1967 – Julius Kalas, Czech composer, dies at 64
1980 – Lillian Roth [Rutstein], American singer and actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies at 69
1999 – Penny Santon [Pierina Burlando], American actress (Fletch, Roll Out, Matt Houston), dies at 82
2016 – Julius La Rosa, American singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air), dies at 86
2017 – Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1982-94), dies at 93