Historical Events
1901 – Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro
1934 – Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, “Public Enemy No. 1” John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents
1968 – Sir John Newsome recommends public schools should take 50% of their intake from the state school system
1983 – Angels OF Brian Downing error ends his record streak at 244 games
1990 – 77th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
2013 – Mike Babcock is again named head coach of Team Canada, this time for the 2014 Winter Olympics (they would repeat as gold medalists)
Famous Birthdays
1804 – Victor Schoelcher, French writer (abolitionism), born in Paris (d. 1893)
1923 – Bob [Robert] Dole, American politician (Senate Republican leader, 1985-96, Presidential candidate in 1996), born in Russell, Kansas
1941 – Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
1944 – Guich Koock, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country), born in Austin, Texas
1972 – Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor
1983 – Sharni Vinson, Australian actress and model
Famous Deaths
1461 – Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58
1826 – Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres), dies at 80
1852 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1908 – William Randal Cremer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1828)
1979 – Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), dies at 49
2016 – Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, dies at 85