Historical Events
1816 – US troops destroy Fort Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves
1914 – Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government.
1941 – German army enters Ukraine
1974 – House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment
1991 – TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition
1996 – Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured
Famous Birthdays
1886 – Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970)
1896 – Henri Longchambon, French politician, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1969)
1904 – Kenneth Bainbridge, American physicist (measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1996)
1917 – Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, born in Ellington, Connecticut (d. 1997)
1942 – John Pleshette, American actor (Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue), born in NYC, New York
1979 – Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler, born in Cameron, North Carolina
Famous Deaths
1689 – John Graham, of Claverhouse, 1st viscount Dundee/soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41
1844 – John Dalton, English physicist and chemist who developed the atomic theory of matter and researched colour blindness, dies at 77
1978 – Willem Van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (Residentie Orkest, 1949-73; Melbourne Symphony, 1967-70; Sydney Symphony, 1971-77), dies in a car crash at 70
1979 – Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79
1986 – Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
2021 – Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72