Historical Events
1793 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada
1940 – Dutch Prime minister Dirk Jan De Geer meets Adolf Hitler seeking peace talks
1950 – Frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge
1959 – Ed Wood’s cult classic “Plan 9 From Outer Space”, called one of the worse films ever, premieres
1973 – 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain
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
1889 – Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer and conductor (Bridge Builders), born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1959)
1930 – Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, born in Baker Township, Iowa (d. 1990)
1956 – Mick Pointer, British rock drummer (Marillion), born in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
1972 – Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor known for “Eureka”, born in Montreal, Quebec
1979 – Lucas Luhr, German racing driver, born in Mülheim-Kärlich, West Germany
1997 – Field Cate, American actor (Pushing Daisies), and rock guitarist (Fencer), born in Burlington, Vermont
Famous Deaths
1789 – Joseph-François Foulon, French politician, dies at 74
1852 – Auguste Marmont, French marshal, dies at 77
1958 – Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian author and satirist, dies at 62
1992 – Wayne McLaren, American stuntman, rodeo performer, model and actor best known for playing the Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51
1995 – Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana, dies at 90
2012 – George A. Miller, American psychologist, dies at 92