Historical Events
1819 – 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
1912 – NY Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12
1941 – German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas
1966 – Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman
1977 – Menachem Begin forms Israeli government
1994 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: Ernie Els of South Africa wins on the second sudden-death hole to defeat Loren Roberts, after Colin Montgomerie was eliminated in an 18-hole playoff
Famous Birthdays
1634 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1675)
1819 – Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer (Tales of Hoffmann), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1880)
1868 – Helen Miller Shepard, American philanthropist who established Hall of Fame, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1938)
1915 – Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2002)
1916 – William Balchin, English geographer, born in Aldershot, England (d. 2007)
1972 – Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
Famous Deaths
1917 – James Mason Crafts, American chemist (Friedel-Crafts alkylation synthesis), dies at 78
1941 – [Stephanie] Hélène Swarth, Dutch poet (“Lonely flowers”), dies at 81
1974 – Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker and billiards player, dies at 62
1977 – Abner Biberman, American director and actor (His Girl Friday, The Leopard Man), dies at 68
1996 – Irving Krick, meteorologist, dies at 89
2007 – Trevor Henry, New Zealand Justice (b. 1902)