Historical Events
1787 – John Fitch’s steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton
1914 – German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium
1917 – Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game; left fielder Carson Bigbee sets MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 inning, 6-5 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
1944 – Adolf Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]
1992 – Matthews and Warne spin Australia to a famous win v Sri Lanka
2004 – “The Scream” (1910 painted version) and “Madonna”, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway.
Famous Birthdays
1836 – Archibald M Willard, American artist (Spirit of ’76), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1918)
1873 – Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher, born in Sokółka, Poland (d. 1928)
1874 – Max Scheler, German philosopher (Vom Umsturz der Werte), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1928)
1891 – Jacques Lipchitz, Polish-French-American painter and cubist sculptor, born in Druskininkai, Lithuania (d. 1973)
1926 – Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris
1958 – Stevie Ray [Lane Huffman], American professional wrestler, born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1991 – Boris Pugo, USSR minister of Interior (1990), commits suicide
1996 – Mareo Ishiketa, Japanese composer, dies at 79
2004 – Daniel Petrie, Canadian television and movie director, dies at 83
2004 – Al Dvorin, American Elvis Presley concert announcer, dies at 81
2005 – Luc Ferrari, French composer, dies at 76
2011 – Nickolas “Nick” Ashford, American songwriter, record producer (“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”; “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)”), and singer (Ashford and Simpson – “Solid”), dies of throat cancer at 70