Historical Events
1500 – Baglione family massacre at the “Blood Wedding” of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia
1806 – Zebulon Pike begins his journey to explore the American Southwest
1912 – American athlete Jim Thorpe is placed in top 4 in all 10 events, for an Olympic record 8,413 points to win the Decathlon gold medal at the Stockholm Olympics, medal stripped 1913 (played pro baseball), reinstated 1982
1959 – The US steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1996 – Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake
2005 – “Wedding Crashers”, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, premieres
Famous Birthdays
1704 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in North America
1849 – Moritz Heuzenroeder, German pianist and composer who settled in Australia, born in Ottersberg, Germany (d. 1897)
1889 – Marjorie Rambeau, American actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1970)
1892 – Walter Benjamin, German literature critic/writer
1966 – Irene Jacob, actress (Red, Othello)
1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor (David-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Van Nuys, California
Famous Deaths
1750 – Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman, dies at 73
1782 – Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77
1789 – Jacques Duphly, French composer and harpsichordist, dies at 74
1856 – Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81
1987 – Jack O’Hagan, cricketer and composer (Our Don Bradman), dies at 88
1997 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (Versace), shot and murdered by Andrew Cunanan at 50