Historical Events
1900 – Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
1943 – Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia’s defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany
1950 – René Pleven forms French government
1978 – Albania drops diplomatic relations with People’s Republic of China
1991 – Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A’s 2-0
1997 – Senior Players Championship Men’s Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton
Famous Birthdays
1913 – Carolina Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (Olympic silver, 1928), born in Holland
1932 – Antonio Roma, football goalkeeper (42 caps), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2013)
1942 – Stephen Jo Bladd, American drummer (J Geils Band – “Centerfold”; “Freeze Frame”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1954 – Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer
1975 – Danni Boatwright, American model/beauty queen (Miss Teen USA 1992 2nd runner-up), born in Tonganoxie, Kansas
1982 – Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
1399 – Peter Parler, German architect (b. 1330)
1863 – John S. Bowen, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 32
1947 – Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies at 68
2006 – Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], American comedian (The Red Buttons Show), and Academy Award-winning actor (Sayonara; The Poseidon Adventure), dies from cardiovascular disease at 87
2013 – Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician, dies of heroin and alcohol overdose at 31
2014 – Thomas Berger, American novelist, dies at 89