Historical Events
1870 – US state of Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution allowing suffrage for all races and colour
1900 – Gubernatorial candidate William Goebel is assassinated in Frankfort, Kentucky
1944 – World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.
1989 – Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay
1992 – Labor strike at Royal Canadian Mint ends
1993 – General Hospital’s Tristan Rogers convicted of drunk driving
Famous Birthdays
1870 – Franklin Dyall, British actor (Easy Virtue, Atlantic), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1950)
1920 – Tony Gaze, Australian racing driver
1956 – Lee Ranaldo, American musician (Sonic Youth)
1966 – Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (48 Tests, 160 wickets; 96 ODIs, 126 wickets) and broadcaster (TVNZ, Sky Sports, Radio Sport), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1969 – Retief Goosen, South African golfer (US Open 2001, 04), born in Pietersburg, Limpopo Province
1982 – Alan Gurr, Australian V8 Supercar driver
Famous Deaths
1909 – Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86
1922 – Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67
1983 – Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), dies at 81
1984 – Ravindra Mhatre, Indian diplomat, murdered at 48 by Kashmiri terrorists in Birmingham, England
2015 – Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian (Winston Churchill biography), dies at 78
2015 – Charlie Sifford, American golfer (first African-American to join PGA Tour, 2 titles), dies of a stroke at 92