Historical Events
1914 – The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo
1971 – Australian John Newcombe becomes 1st male top-seed to lose in US Open 1st round when beaten by eventual finalist Jan Kodeš 6-2, 6-7, 6-7, 3,-6
1975 – All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh
2006 – The United States men’s basketball team is upset at the World Basketball Championships in Saitama, Japan, as the hot-shooting Greece pulls off a 101-95 semi final victory
2007 – Tyson Gay helps US win the men’s 4 x 100m relay at the world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan to join Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene as the only men to win 3 gold medals at one world meet
2019 – Co-founder and CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey has his Twitter account hacked
Famous Birthdays
1888 – Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958)
1945 – Mustafa Balel, Turkish writer
1958 – Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (d. 2002)
1971 – Ricardo Antonio Chavira, American actor
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish footballer
1986 – Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
Famous Deaths
1671 – Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berny, French ambassador to Rome, dies at 59
1912 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, African-British composer (Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast), dies at 37
1979 – Doris Kenyon, American silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81
1983 – Henry “Scoop” Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71
2006 – Bob O’Connor, American politician (58th Mayor of Pittsburgh), dies at 61
2019 – Tom Collins, Canadian ice skating promoter (Champions on Ice), dies from stroke complications at 88