Historical Events
1057 – Frederick of Lorraine elected as the first Belgian Pope Stephen IX [X]
1914 – German and Ottoman empires sign a secret treaty of alliance after the outbreak of WWI
1948 – Italians Adolfo Consolini and Giuseppe Tosi go 1-2 in the men’s discus final at the London Olympics
1990 – 23rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn
2015 – British Open Women’s Golf, Turnberry: Inbee Park of South Korea shoots final found 65 (−7) to win her 7th major title, 3 strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young
Famous Birthdays
1945 – John T. Ward Jr., American racehorse trainer (Kentucky Derby 2001 Monarchos; Breeders’ Cup Distaff 1999 Beautiful Pleasure), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2021)
1955 – Tim Dunigan, American actor (Captain Jonathan Power in “Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future”), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1955 – Anne Lacaton, French architect (Lacaton and Vassal; Pritzker Prize, 2021), born in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, France
1957 – Jacky Rosen, American politician (Senator-D-Nevada 2019-), born in Chicago, Illinois
1958 – Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner of the late 1980’s), born in Hyderabad, India
Famous Deaths
1849 – Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Albanian-born Pasha and viceroy of Egypt (founder of modern Egypt), dies at 80
1859 – Horace Mann, American educator, author, abolitionist and politician who pioneered public schools, dies at 63
1979 – Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician and author (founder of Peruvian Aprista Party), dies at 84
2022 – Buddy Arrington, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 103 x top 10 finishes), dies at 84
2025 – Gregory C. O’Connell, American police detective and property developer known for revitalizing the Red Hook area, dies of cancer at 83