Historical Events
1856 – 2nd San Francisco Vigilance Committee organized
1897 – The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee is founded in Berlin by Magnus Hirschfeld, the first-ever LGBT rights organization
1918 – 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
1941 – Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
2010 – Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
2018 – Taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan
Famous Birthdays
1893 – Stanley Lupino, English comic (Cheer Up; Over She Goes), born in London (d. 1942)
1907 – Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1911 – Herta Oberheuser, Nazi doctor (d. 1978)
1939 – Brian Hartley, British mathematician (group theory) (d. 1994)
1961 – Melle Mel [Melvin Glover], American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five), born in The Bronx, New York
1965 – Dan Stryzinski, NFL punter (Atlanta Falcons)
Famous Deaths
1740 – Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)
1948 – Edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. 1886)
1952 – Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L’amore dei tre re), dies at 76
1987 – Wynne Gibson, actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies
1992 – Barbara Lee, American singer (Chiffons, He’s So Fine), dies at 44
1996 – Claus Bremer, German dramatist, dies at 71