Historical Events
1914 – Stanley Cup, Arena Gardens, Toronto ON: Toronto HC (NHA) defeat Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-0 series sweep; final series of the “challenge” era
1956 – Biggest NBA margin of victory – Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
1984 – STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad
1995 – Arizona begins using new telephone area code 520, outside of Phoenix
1995 – Finnish Social Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
Famous Birthdays
1914 – Fred Clark, American actor (Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard), born in Lincoln, California (d. 1968)
1933 – Renee Taylor [Wexler], American actress (Jack Paar Show; The Nanny – “Sylvia”), born in New York City
1953 – Lord Blair of Boughton [Ian Blair], British police officer who was Metropolitan police commissioner during the 7/7 London terror attacks, born in Chester, England (d. 2025)
1971 – Dalton James, American actor (My Father, The Hero; Beverly Hills 90201 – “Mark”), born in Sacramento, California
1983 – Matt Sydal [Matthew Korklan], American professional wrestler (WWE Raw, AEW Dark), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Deaths
1263 – Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies
1623 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)
1717 – John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist
1969 – Theodor Schaefer, Czech composer, dies at 65
2003 – Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator, dies at 76