Historical Events
1861 – Augusta Arsenal seized by the Confederacy in Georgia (US Civil War)
1890 – National Afro-American League founded in Chicago by Timothy Thomas Fortune, one of earliest civil rights organizations in America
1919 – The Hotel Pennsylvania, at the time the world’s largest, opens in Manhattan
1955 – Russia ends state of war with Germany
1987 – 3rd Sundance Film Festival: “Waiting for the Moon” and “The Trouble with Dick” (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
1994 – Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win cricket’s World Series Cup
Famous Birthdays
1509 – Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1580)
1866 – Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938)
1957 – Andrew P. Harris, American politician and physician, born in New York City
1961 – Michele Tobin, American actress (Fitzpatricks), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Paul Ranheim, American NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1976 – Mario Haberfeld, Brazilian racing car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Famous Deaths
1627 – Louis Hébert, French apothecary, kings attorney and colonist of New France, dies at 51 or 52
1907 – René Pottier, French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906), dies of suicide at 27
1963 – Wilson Kettle, of Newfoundland, dies at 102, leaving 582 living descendants
1975 – Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56), dies at 78
1995 – Tom Brugman, Dutch puppeteer (Brave Dodo), dies at 62
1998 – Mohammad Yusuf Khan, prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65), dies