Historical Events
1787 – First free school in NYC (African Free School) opens
1928 – Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km
1972 – Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
1992 – New York City Marathon: Willie Mtolo of South Africa wins men’s race, 2:09:29; Australian Lisa Ondieki women’s champion, 2:24:40
2003 – University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald establishes a new NCAA record with a touchdown reception in his 14th straight game as Pittsburgh beats Boston College, 24-13 at Alumni Stadium
2012 – 46th Country Music Association Award: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert wins
Famous Birthdays
1860 – Boies Penrose, American politician (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1897-1921)), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1921)
1896 – Edmund Blunden, English poet and critic (Undertones of War), born in London (d. 1974)
1898 – Sippie Wallace [Beulah Belle Thomas], American blues singer, (Women Be Wise), born in Plumb Bayou, Arkansas (d. 1986)
1961 – Anne Donovan, Basketball Hall of Fame center and coach (Olympic gold 1984, 88; coach 2008), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey (d. 2018)
1978 – Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), born in Chicago, Illinois
1983 – Yuko Ogura, Japanese model, born in Mobara, Chiba, Japan
Famous Deaths
1711 – Christian Demelius, composer, dies at 68
1947 – Man o’ War, American thoroughbred racehorse (Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes 1920), dies from a heart attack at 30
1995 – Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author, dies at 53
2004 – Terry Knight, American rock producer and singer (Grand Funk Railroad), murdered at 61
2007 – S. Ali Raza, Bollywood Screenwriter (b. 1922)
2017 – Ray Robinson, American magazine editor and biographer (Lou Gehrig), dies of a stroke at 96