Historical Events
1921 – American swimmer Johnny Weismuller sets his first 2 world records in the 100m and 150yd freestyle events the A.A.U. Nationals meet in Brighton Beach, NY
1946 – King George II of Greece returns from exile to Athens
1953 – KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1996 – The Julie N. tanker skip crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
1996 – Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck
2014 – Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final 137-74
Famous Birthdays
1919 – Jayne Meadows, American actress (Dark Delusion, David and Bathsheba) and wife of Steve Allen, born in Wuchang, Hubei, China (d. 2015)
1932 – Mario Bertoncini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2019)
1935 – John Stanford, American college baseball coach/administrator (Middle Tennessee), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1948 – Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician
1976 – Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
Famous Deaths
1808 – Gaétan Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 79
1868 – Alexander Walewski, French earl and Foreign Minister, dies at 58
1943 – Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis, soccer player (Wimbledon 1890; Ireland 1 cap), dies at 78
2005 – Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (A Família Trapo), dies at 76
2012 – R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
2015 – Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), dies at 85