Historical Events
1917 – World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties
1988 – Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London’s Wembley Stadium
1988 – Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time All Star Willie Stargell becomes 200th man inducted in Baseball’s Hall of Fame
1991 – Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft
1991 – Russia and US sign long range nuclear weapons reduction pact
1992 – Three world record swims on final night session at the Barcelona Olympics; Australian Kieren Perkins 1,500m (14:43.4); Tamás Darnyi of Hungary 200m backstroke (1:59.36); China’s Yang Wenyi women’s 50m freestyle (24.79)
Famous Birthdays
1935 – Yvon Deschamps, French Canadian author and humorist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1962 – Wesley Snipes, American actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy), born in Orlando, Florida
1967 – Rodney Harvey, actor (Salsa)
1970 – David Sacco, NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Malden, Massachusetts
1976 – Marty Booker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2002, Chicago Bears), born in Jonesboro, Louisiana
1992 – Kyle Larson, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Championship 2021; 24 Hours of Daytona 2015), born in Elk Grove, California
Famous Deaths
1508 – Na’od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)
1864 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette), dies at 64
1960 – Karl Hasse, German composer, dies at 77
1961 – Jesse Harper, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Notre Dame 57–17–7), dies at 77
1998 – Serge Golovine, French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus), dies at 73
2009 – Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer forward, coach (20 caps; England manager 1982-90), dies of lung cancer at 76