Historical Events
1418 – Competition is announced to design the dome of Florence Cathedral, with main competitors Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi (supported by Cosimo de’ Medici)
1858 – Netherlands and Japan sign a trade agreement
1965 – Orioles’ Brooks Robinson hits into his third career triple play, tying George Sisler, Deacon McGuire, and Joe Start
1989 – ArenaBowl III takes place at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit: Detroit Drive defeats Pittsburgh Gladiators 39-26, with George LaFrance as MVP
2019 – 1.7 million people participate in a peaceful pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, representing a quarter of the population
Famous Birthdays
1657 – Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect and designer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1743)
1954 – Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist and writer (STS 75), born in Rome, Italy
1964 – Andi Deris, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1994-present), born in Karlsruhe, West Germany
1966 – Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2022)
1981 – Jon Schneck, American rock guitarist (Relient K, 2005-present), born in Eustis, Florida
Famous Deaths
440 – Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies
1652 – Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40
1942 – Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala), dies of tuberculosis at 48 in a German concentration camp in Wülzburg, Bavaria
1981 – Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, dies at 88
2006 – Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1934)