Historical Events
1913 – Wheatland Hop Riot on a California farm, 4 die in one of the first farm labour disputes
1962 – NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games
1990 – US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions
1990 – Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion
1991 – Giant Victory driven by Jack Moiseyev wins Hambletonian, 2nd $1m purse in 22 days for Moiseyev after winning Meadowlands Pace
1997 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf (du Maurier Classic), Glen Abbey GC: Colleen Walker wins by 2 shots from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Richard Adler, American composer and songwriter (Pajama Game; Damn Yankees), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
1924 – Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1950 – Waldemar Cierpinski, East German runner (Olympic marathon gold 1976, 80), born in Neugattersleben, Germany
1967 – Skin [Deborah Dyer] Jamaican-British singer (Skunk Anansie), born in Brixton, London
1974 – Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1978 – Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
Famous Deaths
1779 – Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
1939 – Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80
1966 – Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
1995 – Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
2008 – Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
2011 – Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), dies at 89