Historical Events
1529 – Zürich and Catholic cantons sign Peace of Kappel
1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams – British and native forces defeat US forces (War of 1812)
1841 – Fordham University (then St John’s College), opens in the Bronx
1894 – Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated in Lyon by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio
1972 – South African runner Danie Malan sets a new 1,000m world record 2:16.0 in Munich, Germany
Famous Birthdays
1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator (Independent), born in Litchfield, Connecticut (d. 1887)
1919 – Albert “Al” Molinaro, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 2015)
1939 – William Taylor, American banking regulator (Chairman of FDIC, 1991-92), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1965 – Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany
1977 – Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball forward (EuroLeague, Triple Crown, FIBA EuroStar 2007; Greek Basket League HOF; AEK Athens, Valencia BC), born in Larissa, Greece
Famous Deaths
1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist, known for “Careful He Might Hear You”, dies at 73
1991 – Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, dies at 91
1992 – Juris Podnieks, Latvian filmmaker (Commandant), drowns while scuba diving at 41
1992 – Tom Alexander, American model, and actor (Forbidden Dance; Dream A Little Evil), dies of AIDS at 29
2024 – Shifty Shellshock [Seth Binzer], American musician (Crazy Town), dies of a drug overdose at 49