Historical Events
1855 – Sigma Chi Fraternity is founded at Miami University
1869 – Amsterdam typographer strike
1923 – MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
1948 – British begin airlift “Operation Plainfare” to West Berlin
2024 – Boy band Seventeen are the first K-pop group to play the main Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury
Famous Birthdays
1893 – Luciano Gallet, Brazilian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1931)
1907 – Paul-Emile Victor, French polar explorer, ethnologist, and writer (La civilisation du phoque), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1995)
1957 – Mike Skinner, American auto racer (NASCAR SuperTruck Series 1995; Daytona 500 pole and Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1997), born in Susanville, California
1962 – Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, Romanian long jumper (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brăila, Romania
1983 – Maui Taylor, Filipino model and actress (Kool Ka Lang), born in Brighton, England
Famous Deaths
1971 – Martha Wise, American serial killer who poisoned 17 family members, one of the most sensational murder cases of the 1920s in Ohio, dies in prison at 88
1981 – Floyd “Candy” Johnson, American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk; Count Basie; Bill Doggett), and educator, dies at 59
2001 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (Encyclopedia Brittanica), dies at 98
2003 – Russell Endean, South African cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 162no, 41 dismissals; Transvaal, MCC), dies at 79
2022 – Deborah James, British teacher, journalist, author (You, Me and the Big C), and charity campaigner, dies of cancer at 40