Historical Events
1774 – British parliament accepts Quebec Act, which extends the province’s territory and restores French civil law
1865 – Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16-year-old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London
1875 – Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000
1961 – MLB Chicago Cubs’ Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak
1983 – NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period
2012 – Cult Bollywood film “Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1” directed by Anurag Kashyap is released in India
Famous Birthdays
1887 – Julian S. Huxley, English biologist/philosopher, Darwin’s Bulldog, born in London, England (d. 1975)
1888 – Harold Burton, American politician (Rep (R) Ohio 1941-45), U.S. Supreme Court justice, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1964)
1942 – Murphy Dunne, American actor and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois
1942 – Toyohiro Akiyama, Japanese journalist and cosmonaut (1st Japanese and 1st journalist in space, Soyuz TM-11), born in Tokyo, Japan
1957 – Garry Beers, Australian rocker (Inxs – “Kiss the Dirt”), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1975 – Andreas Klöden, German professional road cyclist (Olympic Bronze 2000), born in Mittweida, East Germany
Famous Deaths
1950 – Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65
1985 – Pat Hales, English tennis player (US C’ships women’s singles 1955 runner-up; French C’ship doubles 1955, 60 and Wimbledon doubles 1955 runner-up), dies at 56
1988 – Ross Ford, actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol), dies
1996 – Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65
2007 – Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), dies at 75
2012 – Fernie Flaman, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Northeastern University 1970-89), dies at 85