Historical Events
682 – Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1858 – 1st bank in Hawaii opens
1959 – 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park
1988 – US Republicans nominate George H. W. Bush for President
2008 – Jamaica dominates the 100m at the Beijing Olympics with Shelly-Ann Fraser taking the gold medal in 10.78; her teammates Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart dead-heat for silver in 10.98
2015 – Bomb blast in Bangkok at Erawan Shrine kills at least 19, injures over 100
Famous Birthdays
1913 – Rudy York, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Ragland, Alabama (d. 1970)
1932 – V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-British writer (In a Free State, Middle Passage), born in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2018)
1938 – Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Muslim cleric, born in Jombang, Dutch East Indies
1947 – Francine Hughes Wilson, American domestic abuse victim “The Burning Bed” who changed pubic perceptions, born in Stockbridge, Michigan (d. 2017)
1984 – Dee Brown, American basketball player (2005 Sporting News National Player of the Year), born in Jackson, Mississippi
2003 – The Kid Laroi [Charlton Howard], Australian singer-songwriter (Without You), born in Waterloo, Australia
Famous Deaths
1153 – Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)
1838 – Lorenzo Da Ponte [Emanuele Conegliano], Italian-American librettist (Don Giovanni; Cosi Fan Tutti), poet, and libertine priest, dies at 89
1976 – Murvyn Vye [Marvin], American actor (Road to Bali, Bob Cummings Show), dies of natural causes at 63
2004 – Gérard Souzay, French baritone, dies at 85
2007 – Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician (b. 1913)
2023 – Gary Young, American rock drummer (Pavement), dies at 70