Historical Events
1791 – Battle at Wabash: Indians assault general St Clair, 637 soldiers killed
1903 – Giovanni Giolitti becomes Prime Minister of Italy; a progressive liberal, he will hold his post through most of the next decade and introduce social, agrarian and labor reforms
1955 – Scientists Carlton E. Schwerdt and Fred L. Schaffer announce they have crystallized the pure polio virus, meaning they can better determine the virus’ chemical and biological properties
1980 – After acquiring MLB’s Oakland A’s for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
1987 – On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56
2007 – Navy beats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish’s NCAA Football-record winning streak against the Midshipmen at 43 games; last Navy win over Notre Dame, 35-14 in 1963
Famous Birthdays
1736 – Christiaan Brunings, Dutch hydraulic engineer, born in Mannheim-Neckarau, Germany (d. 1805)
1841 – Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming, Danish botanist (plant ecology, environment-organism interactions), born in Mandø, Denmark (d. 1924)
1925 – Dieter Wellershoff, German author (Minotaur)
1953 – Helios Creed, American musician (Chrome)
1953 – Kate Capshaw [Nail], American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1971 – Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago soccer striker (74 caps; Aston Villa, Manchester United), born in Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago
Famous Deaths
1867 – Pieter J Jong, Dutch Zouave, dies in battle
1937 – Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at 66
1958 – Harry Revel, movie composer (Sitting Pretty, Gay Divorcee), dies
1988 – Henri van Praag, Dutch para-psychologist, dies
1993 – Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in California fire at 41
2015 – Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi politician (supported US 2003 invasion), dies at 71