Historical Events
1842 – American blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine
1942 – U-boats sink and damage 131 allied ships this month (639,946 tons)
1942 – Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault
1984 – Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1991 – Colorado Rockies bat out of order against Montreal Expos in 1st inning
2018 – 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift
Famous Birthdays
1887 – Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1958)
1912 – Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
1921 – Charles “Chub” Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
1951 – Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024)
1966 – Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier, born in Voss, Norway
1982 – Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine
Famous Deaths
1869 – Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)
1940 – Johanna “Annie” Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, dies at 58
1986 – Henry Moore, English artist and sculptor (known for Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae), dies at 88
1995 – Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73
1995 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
2020 – Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (2012-17), dies at 84