Historical Events
1902 – US Congress passes the Philippines Government Act, providing that the Philippines be governed by a commission appointed by the President, with consent from the senate; Filipinos are to be treated as citizens of their land, no the USA
1902 – Ranji (230) and Newham (153) add 344 for 7th wkt, Sussex v Essex
1945 – First MLB superstar to return from WW II, Hank Greenberg homers in his 1st game (Detroit beats Philadelphia A’s 9-5)
1948 – Brooklyn’s future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella debuts with 3 hits in a 6-4 loss to the rival NY Giants
2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces: with the ban already in force in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, this means it is illegal to smoke in indoor public places anywhere in the UK. Australia implements a similar ban.
2014 – Martin Schulz is re-elected President of the European Parliament
Famous Birthdays
1883 – Arthur Borton, English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, born in Cheveney, Kent (d. 1933)
1904 – Mary Calderone, American physician and founder (planned parenthood), born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)
1934 – Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter, born in Paris (d. 2009)
1939 – Frank Parker, American actor (Days of our Lives, Never Too Young), born in Darby, Pennsylvania (2018)
1941 – Twyla Tharp, American dancer and choreographer (Twyla Tharp Dance Troupe), born in Portland, Indiana
1952 – Daniel “Dan” Aykroyd, Canadian-American comedian and actor (SNL, Dragnet), born in Ottawa, Canada
Famous Deaths
1662 – Simon Ives, English court composer, dies at 61
1953 – Jacob D du Toit [Totius], South African poet/theologist, dies
1974 – Juan Perón, Argentine military officer and President of Argentina (1946-55, 73-74), dies of a heart attack at 78
1982 – John Everett Watts, American composer, dies at 51
1995 – Wolfman Jack [Robert Weston Smith], American disk jockey (Midnight Special), dies from a heart attack at 57
2006 – Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), dies of small cell carcinoma at 75