Historical Events
1777 – Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington’s troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania
1938 – Baseball World Series: NY Yankees win third straight championship; beat Chicago Cubs, 8-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-0 sweep
1944 – British troops land on Greek mainland
1964 – 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81
1991 – The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature.
2022 – NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris’s AL single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
Famous Birthdays
1888 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954)
1892 – Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), killed by Nazis, born in Texingtal, Austria (d. 1934)
1911 – Mary Two-Axe Earley, Mohawk elder and human rights advocate (fought against women’s status under the Indian Act), born on the Kahnawà:ke reserve, Quebec (d. 1996)
1932 – Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director
1957 – Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1959 – Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Famous Deaths
1904 – Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty), dies of tuberculosis at 70
1935 – Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), dies in a car accident at 62
1971 – Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76
1990 – Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67
1996 – Tim N Gidal Gidalewitsch, photojournalist, dies at 87
2021 – Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78