Historical Events
1642 – English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliamentarians
1939 – Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion
1958 – Toronto’s Boyd Carter (15 yards) and Dave Mann (116 yards) combine for a CFL record for the longest punt return in a 15-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes in Toronto
1988 – US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
2024 – Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for U.S. President on the last day of the party’s national conference in Chicago
Famous Birthdays
1874 – Edward Bairstow, English composer, born in Trinity Street, Huddersfield, England (d. 1946)
1907 – Cyril Astley Clarke, British physician and geneticist, born in Leicester, England (d. 2000)
1926 – Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris (d. 2023)
1974 – Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1974 – Brimstone [William Kucmierowski], American professional wrestler, actor and radio personality (The Grindhouse Radio), born in Mineola, New York
Famous Deaths
1701 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman, dies at 72
1914 – Léon Amédée François Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WWI), dies during Battle of Rossignol at 58
1977 – Sebastian Cabot, British actor (Kismet; Family Affair – “Mr. French”, Time Machine), dies at 59
2009 – Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (b. 1926)
2011 – 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