Historical Events
1864 – Horse tramway at the Hague, opens
1961 – Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
1977 – Roy C Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time!
1983 – Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
1989 – Mets’ defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils
2000 – WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10
Famous Birthdays
1913 – Cyril Fletcher, British comedian, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2005)
1933 – Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian artist (glass painter), born in Biella, Italy
1936 – B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia’s press and political party laws, born in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
1956 – Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1976 – Dubravka Vukotić, Montenegrin actress, born in Montenegro, Yugoslavia
1979 – La La Anthony , American TV personality (Think Like a Man, Power), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Deaths
1686 – Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
1861 – Abdulmejid I, 31st Sultan of Ottoman Empire, dies at 38
1971 – Charles Vildrac, French author, poet and playwright (La Brouille, Michel Auclair, Notes sur la technique poétique), dies at 88
1978 – Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered
2007 – J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer and teacher, dies at 74
2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright (b. 1935)