Historical Events
1756 – Britain declares war on France (7 Years’ or French and Indian War)
1881 – Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Washington, D.C.
1921 – Belgian and Luxembourg sign customs union
1932 – US Congress changes name “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico”
1979 – Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
1983 – Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty
Famous Birthdays
1749 – Edward Jenner, English physician, father of immunology, pioneered smallpox vaccinations, born in Berkeley (d. 1823)
1914 – Guido Masanetz, German composer (In Frisco ist der Teufel Los) born in Friedeck, Austria-Hungary (d. 2015)
1945 – D A S Pennefather, Maj-General/Commandant (General Royal Marines)
1950 – Howard Ashman, American lyricist (d. 1991)
1969 – Paige Turco, actress (Melanie-Guiding Light), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1978 – Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
Famous Deaths
1807 – John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (b. 1745)
1839 – Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)
1917 – Charles Brooke, 2nd White Rajah of Sarawak (1868-1917), dies at 87
1930 – Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61
1973 – Alexander J. Kropholler, Dutch architect and writer, dies at 91
2013 – Harold Shapero, American composer (9 Minute Opera), dies at 93