Historical Events
1903 – Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama
1943 – 444 British bombers attack Berlin
1985 – Howard Stern radio show returns to NYC (WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons)
1995 – 60th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 31-27 in Auburn
1995 – Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano (19), of Venezuela, crowned 45th Miss World
2017 – Shawn Mendes is the first singer under 18 to get three No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart
Famous Birthdays
1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch director (A Tale of the Wind, Rain), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and umpire, born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2004)
1922 – Al Dvorin, American Elvis Presley concert announcer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
1935 – Rodney Hall, Australian author
1970 – Peter Dutton, Australian politician, Minister for Home Affairs (2017-18), born in Brisbane, Australia
1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor (iCarly – “Freddie”; Into The Storm), born in Glendale, California
Famous Deaths
942 – Odo van Cluny, 2nd abbott of Cluny (924-42), dies
1883 – Wilhelm Siemens, German/British physicist (steam engine), dies
1976 – Man Ray, American artist (Dada), dies at 86
1979 – Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball pitcher (MLB record career double plays [79] 1938-64) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies of a heart attack at 78
1992 – Dorothy Kirsten, American operatic soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show), dies from stroke at 82
2016 – Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon (1st artificial heart transplant), dies at 96