Historical Events
1914 – Belgian government receives German ultimatum
1921 – Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox
1967 – New Orleans Saints play 1st ever pre-season game, lose to LA Rams 16-7 at Anaheim Stadium
1999 – “The Sixth Sense”, starring Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, and Haley Joel Osment, premieres
2012 – American swimmer Rebecca Soni becomes first woman to win the 200m breaststroke twice with a world record 2:19.59 at the London Olympics
2013 – Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell
Famous Birthdays
1931 – Viliam Schrojf, Slovak footballer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
1941 – Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter (Be What You Are), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1945 – Joanna Cassidy [Joanna Virginia Caskey], American actress (Blade Runner, Under Fire), born in Haddonfield, New Jersey
1970 – Tony Amonte, American NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks, USA), born in Hingham, Massachusetts
1972 – Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer, born in Rzeszow, Poland
1972 – Jimmy Pop, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1075 – John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies
1511 – Andrew Barton, Scottish naval leader
1611 – Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
1936 – Louis Blériot, French aviator who made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft, dies of a heart attack at 64
1963 – Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, American anthropologist and novelist, dies at 61
1995 – Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies