Historical Events
1864 – 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia
1915 – Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California.
1951 – 1st underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat in Nevada
1952 – 17th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-0 in Birmingham
1962 – Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year
1980 – 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
Famous Birthdays
1912 – Viola Smith, American drummer and bandleader (one of the first professional female drummers), born in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2012)
1962 – Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
1968 – Pedro MartÃnez Aquino, Dominican pitcher (NY Mets), born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic
1969 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player (NAC, Celtic), born in Steenbergen, Netherlands
1978 – Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player, born in Saronno, Italy
Famous Deaths
1699 – Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (b. 1635)
1847 – Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (Oregon Trail), dies at 45
1976 – Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), dies of a heart attack at 43
1986 – Herb Vigran, actor (Vampire, Mark of Vampire), dies
1992 – Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78
1992 – Robert Shayne, American actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92