Historical Events
1577 – Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enters Amsterdam
1904 – III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis
1971 – Danny Murtaugh, manager of MLB world champions Pittsburgh Pirates, announces his retirement
1977 – “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 96 performances
1991 – Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1993 – “Doggystyle” debut album by Snoop Doggy Dogg is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1994)
Famous Birthdays
1878 – Holcombe Ward, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1904; President USLTA 1937-47), born in New York, NY (d. 1967)
1888 – Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1964)
1902 – Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (d. 2004)
1946 – Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
1978 – Kayvan Novak, English actor, born in Cricklewood, London
1991 – Anurag Kashyap, 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, born in Muzaffarpur, India
Famous Deaths
1503 – Margaret of York (Margaret of Burgendy), wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 57
1616 – Richard Hakluyt, English writer (b. 1552)
1752 – Conrad Michael Schneider, composer, dies at 79
1990 – Renate Rubinstein, German-Dutch author and columnist (Tamar), dies at 61
1992 – Rita Corday, actress (Dick Tracy vs Cueball), dies at 68
1996 – Art Porter, saxophonist, dies at 35