Historical Events
1882 – British General Garnet Wolseley occupies Cairo, Egypt
1902 – Chicago Cubs infielders Tinker, Evers, and Chance turn their first double play together in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati
1983 – The first Costco store opens in Seattle, Washington
1984 – Sharlene Wells (20) of Utah is crowned 58th Miss America 1985
1995 – St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays
Famous Birthdays
1909 – Carlos Estrada, Uruguayan composer and conductor, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1970)
1912 – Gisela Hernández [Gonzalo], Cuban composer (Diálogo), and music educator, born in Cardenas, Cuba (d. 1971)
1923 – David Kraehenbuehl, American composer (March of the Trolls), pianist, teacher (Yale), and music theorist (Journal of Music Theory), born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (d. 1997)
1925 – Erika Köth, German operatic coloratura soprano (Salzburg Festival, 1955–64), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1989)
1925 – Gösta Jonsson, Swedish saxophonist, accordion player and bandleader, born in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1984)
Famous Deaths
1893 – Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (Nottingham Gas Light and Coke Company; Nottingham Waterworks Company), dies at 86
1984 – Jack Ikin, English cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies at 66
2001 – Fred de Cordova, American film and TV producer (Tonight Show), dies at 90
2010 – Arrow [Alphonsus Cassell], Montserratian soca singer-songwriter (“Hot, Hot, Hot”), dies of cerebral cancer at 60
2025 – Marilyn Knowlden, American child actress (A Woman Rebels, David Copperfield), dies at 99