Historical Events
1946 – First night game at Yankee Stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1)
1968 – MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
1975 – Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is established by the Treaty of Lagos
1990 – David Robilliard achieves the longest bicycle wheelie at with 5 hours, 12 minutes, and 33 seconds
2002 – NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2
Famous Birthdays
1760 – Alexandre de Beauharnais, French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, born in Fort-Royal, Martinique, France (d. 1794)
1883 – Luigi Perrachio, Italian pianist, composer (Nove Poemetti; 25 Preludi), and pedagogue (Liceo Musicale Torino), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1966)
1925 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone (Doktor Faust), born in Zehlendorf, Germany (d. 2012)
1946 – K. Satchidanandan, Indian bilingual poet, writer, editor, and translator (While I Write, Words Matter), born in Pulloot, India
1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball guard and forward (3-time NBA All Star; NBA C’ship 2000; Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks), born in Jacksonville, Arkansas
Famous Deaths
1891 – Winfield Scott Featherston “Old Swet”, American politician and Army Brigadier General (Confederate), dies at 70
1983 – Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, longest serving mayor of a major American city as Mayor of Albany (1941-83), dies at 73
2007 – Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician (b. 1945)
2008 – Robert Justman, American television producer (b. 1926)
2014 – Maya Angelou [Marguerite Johnson], American author (“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), dies at 86