Historical Events
1895 – King Koko’s Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100’s killed
1908 – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates
1982 – Wayne Garland, baseball’s first millionaire free agent, is waived by the Indians
1995 – Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide
2011 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins her 4th and final Grand Slam title; beats Li Na of China 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Famous Birthdays
1889 – Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947)
1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys), born in Hollywood, California
1948 – Felice Taylor, American RandB singer (“I Feel Love Comin’ On”), born in Richmond, California (d. 2017)
1964 – Maarika Järvi, Estonian-American classical flautist), born in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, US
1967 – Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989, 2001, 02; Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes; Canada Cup gold 1991), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1933 – Sara Teasdale, American lyric poet (Pulitzer Prize 1918 “Love Songs”), commits suicide at 48
1934 – Fritz Haber, German physicist and chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry – 1918, for process to synthesize ammonia), dies at 65
1999 – Lili St. Cyr [Marie Van Schaack], American dancer and strip tease performer, dies at 80
2004 – Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88
2021 – Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals – “House of the Rising Sun”), dies at 77