Historical Events
1944 – Operation Market Garden ends in Allied failure as the last British and Polish paratroopers are evacuated from Oosterbeek near the city of Arnhem
1956 – Transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation from Newfoundland to Oban
1966 – 413 spectators, the smallest Yankee Stadium crowd, watch the White Sox win 4-1
1981 – The Rolling Stones begin their sixth US tour at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia
2000 – American basketball player Vince Carter steals the ball and jumps over 7 foot 2 inch Frédéric Weis at the 2000 Summer Olympics, known in France as “le dunk de la mort” (the dunk of death)
Famous Birthdays
1881 – Lu Xun, Chinese writer of modern Chinese literature, born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty China (d. 1936)
1905 – Red Smith, American sportscaster and columnist (Pulitzer 1976, Fight Talk), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
1920 – Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet director (Destiny of a Man, War and Peace), born in Belozerka, Ukraine (d. 1994)
1921 – Remy C. van de Kerckhove, Flemish poet, born in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1958)
1984 – Matt Carle, American ice hockey player, born in Anchorage, Alaska
Famous Deaths
1630 – Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61
1918 – Mikhail Alekseev, Russian general (Tsar Nicholas II’s Chief of Staff), dies of a heart attack at 60
1918 – John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), dies at 80
1959 – Helen Broderick, American comedienne and actress (Swing Time; Top Hat), dies at 68
2012 – Andy Williams, American pop singer (“Moon River”; “Days of Wine and Roses”; “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”), dies from bladder cancer at 84