Historical Events
1865 – Cheyennes and Arapahos sign “peace treaty” then chased out Colorado
1911 – Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A’s, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
1947 – Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower
1975 – US President Gerald Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside
2017 – Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum
Famous Birthdays
1907 – Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1918 – Thelma Long, Australian tennis player (Australian C’ship singles 1952, 54; 12 x doubles; 4 x mixed doubles; French C’ship mixed doubles 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
1927 – Roger Moore, British actor (The Saint, James Bond), born in London (d. 2017)
1944 – Udo Kier, German actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein), born in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany
1991 – Shona McGarty, British singer and actress (Whitney Dean in “EastEnders”), born in Hertfordshire, England
Famous Deaths
1256 – Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-52), dies at 16
1669 – Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46
1919 – Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies
2006 – Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator known for the ‘Enfield Haunting’ case, dies at 87
2023 – Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), dies from complications of double lung transplant surgery at 70