Historical Events
1717 – Netherlands, Great Britain and France sign Triple Alliance
1951 – Korean War: Chinese forces recapture Seoul
1954 – Soap Opera “The Brighter Day” premieres
1975 – Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
1986 – David Boon’s second Test century, 131 v India at Adelaide
2003 – Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Serena Williams and James Blake beat Australian pair Alicia Molik and Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-0 win, and 2nd American title
Famous Birthdays
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court) composer and organist, born in Dobitschen, Thuringia (d. 1774)
1797 – Wilhelm Beer, German amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
1909 – Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C’ships, Wimbledon 1931), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1963)
1930 – Iain Cuthbertson, Scottish actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB), born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire (d. 2009)
1956 – Ann Magnuson, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
Famous Deaths
1903 – Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49
1924 – Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)
1952 – Constantl Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65
1957 – Theodor Korner von Siegringen, 5th President of Austria (1951-57), dies at 84
1995 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor (Improvisaciones), dies in air crash at 52
2000 – Tom Fears, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end and coach (NFL champion 1951; First-team All-Pro, NFL receiving yards leader 1950; LA Rams), dies at 77