Historical Events
1608 – The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen
1975 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 – KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0
1986 – NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3
1997 – FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam
Famous Birthdays
1867 – Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People’s State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919)
1901 – Robert Ritter, German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich, born in Aachen, German Empire (d. 1951)
1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Who is Ayn Rand?), born in Winnipeg (d. 2013)
1965 – Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973 – Anais Granofsky, American-Canadian actress, screenwriter, and director (Lucy Fernandez in “Degrassi”), born in Springfield, Ohio
Famous Deaths
1906 – Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)
1983 – Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900)
1984 – Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), dies at 69
2001 – Gil Langley, Australian cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56), dies at 81
2003 – William Jackson [Pepper LaBeija], American drag queen and fashion designer, dies of a heart attack at 54