Historical Events
630 – Prophet Muhammad sets out with an army 10,000 strong to conquer Mecca
1840 – 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC
1893 – The railway line from Germiston to Pretoria, South Africa, is opened to traffic
1946 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1984 – NYC transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents
2003 – 89th Rose Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats #7 Washington State, 34-14
Famous Birthdays
1600 – Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649)
1622 – Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral, born in Nijmegen, Dutch Republic (d. 1673)
1784 – William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall (d. 1854)
1876 – Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)
1967 – Spencer Tunick, American photographer (large-scale nude installations), born in Middletown, New York
1969 – Christi Paul, American news anchor
Famous Deaths
874 – Hasan al-Askari, 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, dies at 27
1730 – Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English Tory statesman, dies at 82
1923 – Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history; NL batting champion 1897, 98 Baltimore Orioles), dies of tuberculosis at 50
1992 – Constantin Poustochkine, Dutch jazz musician and critic, dies at 81
2011 – Charles Fambrough, American jazz bassist (Jazz Messengers), dies at 60
2020 – Marty Grebb, American rock session and touring keyboardist (The Buckinghams; Bonnie Raitt), dies at 74