Historical Events
1217 – Battle of South Foreland: English fleet beats France
1814 – British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
1904 – Battle of Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian, Japanese tactical victory
1914 – Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in NYC
1921 – Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece
1994 – Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)
Famous Birthdays
1898 – Malcolm Cowley, American author (Flowering of New England), born in Belsano, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1902 – Carlo Gambino, Italian-born American mafioso (Gambino family), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 1976)
1919 – Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Otumba de Gómez Farías, Mexico (d. 2004)
1944 – Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
1946 – Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
1961 – Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)
Famous Deaths
1991 – Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic silver 1912), dies at 99
1993 – Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101
1996 – Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69
1997 – Vincente “Tete” Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist, dies at 64
1998 – Gene Page, American arranger and composer (Righteous Brothers, Whitney Houston), dies at 58
2020 – Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), dies at 87