Historical Events
1862 – Excelsiors defeat Unions of Morrisania 13-9
1960 – Peace Corps 1st suggested by John F. Kennedy in a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
1964 – Mary Rand of Great Britain leaps a world record 6.76m to win the women’s long jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
1969 – Race riots in Springfield, Massachusetts
1973 – 42 year old future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays’ last MLB career hit, as NY Mets beat A’s, 10-7 in World Series Game 2 in Oakland
1995 – Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
Famous Birthdays
1404 – Marie of Anjou, Queen of France (1422-61), born in Angers, France (d. 1463)
1643 – Bahādur Shah I, 7th Mughal Emperor of India, born in Burhanpur, Mughal Empire (d. 1712)
1738 – Giovanni Zanotti, Italian composer, born in Bologna (d. 1817)
1940 – J. C. Snead, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles; Masters 1973 runner-up), born in Hot Springs, Virginia
1967 – Dave Hajek, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Roseville, California
1981 – Boof Bonser, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1669 – Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46
1703 – Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet (b. 1634)
1983 – Paul Fix, American actor (Rifleman), dies of kidney failure at 82
1999 – Richard B Shull, American character actor (Diana, Holmes and Yoyo), dies at 70
2008 – Richard Cooey, American murderer and rapist (executed) (b. 1967)
2012 – Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic collision at 33