Historical Events
989 – Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas
1911 – The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy
1945 – Canadian army liberates Teuge and Assen, Netherlnds, from Nazis
1962 – Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new NL record
1979 – Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours
1997 – Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A’s vs Yankees in NY
Famous Birthdays
1799 – Ludwig Rellstab, German music theorist, born in Berlin (d. 1860)
1830 – Eduard Lassen, Belgian-Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1904)
1873 – Theodore F. Morse, American composer, born in Washington D.C. (d. 1924)
1897 – Werner Voss, German World War I flying ace, born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1917)
1942 – Ataol Behramoğlu, Turkish poet and writer, born in Çatalca, Istanbul Province, Turkey
1965 – Patricio Pouchulu, Argentine architect, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Famous Deaths
1612 – Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai, dies at 27
1695 – Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73
1880 – Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist, dies at 67
1978 – Paul McGrath, American actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74
1997 – Dorothy Frooks, American author and military figure, dies at 101
2005 – [Salvador] Tutti Camarata, American composer and producer (Vic Damone Show), dies at 91