Historical Events
1903 – Yanks and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18
1925 – Military putsch under General Theodorus Pangulos in Greece
1941 – Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there
1960 – South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg
1984 – Prince releases his “Purple Rain” album
1990 – Anti-government riots break out in Lusaka, Zambia
Famous Birthdays
1878 – Jean Gallon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1959)
1893 – Charlotte Greenwood, American actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
1935 – Kurt Schwertsik, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria
1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian novelist and playwright (Les Belles-Sœurs), born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1943 – Chris Huston, British-born record engineer and guitarist, born in North Wales
1973 – Milan Hnilicka, Czech hockey goaltender (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Famous Deaths
1830 – Ephraim McDowell, American Physician (pioneered abdominal surgery), dies at 58
1912 – Louis Antoine, Belgian miner/sect leader, dies at about 65
1916 – Thomas Eakins, American artist, dies at 71
1961 – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian aviator, dies at 74
2011 – Goff Richards, British brass band music composer/arranger
2016 – Jim Hickman, American baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 79