Historical Events
1655 – Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery
1920 – 14th Tour de France: Belgian rider Philippe Thys becomes first to win the race 3 times
1931 – Chilean president Carlos Ibáñez forced out
1970 – L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Baseball Hall of Fame
1992 – Nelson Mandela says a general strike will go ahead to protest for the removal of South African President F. W. de Klerk from power and for free elections
1999 – Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a “900”
Famous Birthdays
1667 – Jean Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1748)
1879 – Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada (d. 1960)
1912 – Igor Markevitch, Russian conductor (Le Paradis Perdu), born in Kiev, Ukraine (d. 1983)
1933 – Nick Reynolds, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
1975 – Alex Rodriguez, American MLB shortstop (14-time All Star), born in NYC, New York
1976 – Scott Mason, Australian cricketer, born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
1214 – Eustaes van Machelen, Flemish knight, dies in battle
1968 – Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem J M A Asselbergs], literary, dies
1985 – Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95
1991 – Pierre Brunet, French figure skater pair (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 89
1994 – Rosa Chacel, Spanish author, dies at 96
2007 – Roland Gaucher, French journalist, dies at 88