Historical Events
1914 – -24] German troops plunder Belgium
1953 – Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter
1966 – Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon
1972 – Chicago White Sox Dick Allen is 4th player to homer into Comiskey Park’s center field bleachers; previously slugged by only Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson
2007 – Hashtag invented and first used in a tweet by US product designer Chris Messina
2020 – Indianapolis 500: 2017 champion Takuma Sato of Japan wins his 2nd title under yellow caution flag after a crash with 3 laps remaining
Famous Birthdays
1846 – Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1923)
1913 – Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
1922 – George Kell, American Baseball HOF third baseman (10 x MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 1949; Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox), born in Swifton, Arkansas (d. 2009)
1927 – Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, French Algeria
1949 – Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
1968 – Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
Famous Deaths
1989 – Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (b. 1944)
1994 – Paolo Volponi, Italian communist/author (Machina Mondiale), dies at 70
1999 – James White, Northern Irish sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer), dies of a stroke at 71
2007 – Philip Wilkinson, British bank executive (National Westminster Bank), dies at 80
2013 – William Glasser, American psychiatrist, dies from respiratory failure from pneumonia at 88
2021 – Michael Nader, American actor (Dynasty, All My Children), dies at 76