Historical Events
1904 – SS Norge runs aground and sinks off Rockall, North Atlantic, more than 635 die, largest maritime loss of life until Titanic
1954 – 111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)
1975 – The South African rugby team beats France 33-18 in Pretoria
1987 – “Dreamgirls” opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 177 performances
2012 – A series of car bombs in Iraq kills 14 and injures 50 people
2015 – Greek Credit Crisis: Greek government says banks closed for a week and ATM withdrawals restricted after European Central Bank refused to supply emergency funds
Famous Birthdays
1904 – Włodzimierz Poźniak, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1967)
1925 – Anne Mackenzie, South African long distance athlete, born in Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa
1933 – Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
1979 – Florian Zeller, French novelist (La Fascination du Pire) and playwright, born in Paris
1988 – Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance), born in Redland, California
Famous Deaths
1175 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince
1916 – Ştefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868)
1992 – Mikhail Tai, World chess champion (1960-61), dies at 55
1993 – GG [Jesus Christ] Allin, American punk rock singer, dies of accidental heroin overdose at 36
2008 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model (b.1987)
2016 – Buddy Ryan, American NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals), dies at 85