Historical Events
1784 – Russian trappers establish a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska
1864 – Sheridan sets up camp in Harrisonburg, Virginia
1925 – New York left fielder Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-home runs as the Yankees score an 11-6 home victory over Chicago White Sox
1935 – Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
1986 – LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
1993 – STS-51 (Discovery) lands
Famous Birthdays
1935 – Harriet King, American Olympic fencer, born in New York City
1939 – Mike Sullivan, American politician (Gov-Wyoming 1987-95), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1962 – Rob Stone, American actor (Kevin-Mr Belvedere), born in Chicago, Illinois
1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress (voice of Ahsoka Tan in Star Wars), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1984 – Ross Jarman, English drummer (The Cribs), born in Wakefield, England
1984 – Misha Green, American screen writer, director and producer (Lovecraft Country), born in Sacramento, California
Famous Deaths
1852 – William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, dies at 69
1873 – Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss politician, dies at 62
1927 – Giannotto Bastianelli, Italian musician and composer, dies at 44
1960 – Melanie Klein, Austrian-British author and child psychoanalyst (object relations theory), dies at 78
1996 – Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-84), dies
2004 – Edward Larrabee Barnes, American architect (Walker Art Center), dies at 89