Historical Events
1763 – Pontiac’s War: Battle of Bushy Run – British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run
1957 – Comic strip “Andy Capp” makes its debut
1983 – American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions
1989 – First-ever tie in harness racing’s Hambletonian as Park Avenue Joe and Probe tie the third and final heat; Park Avenue Joe wins the series on a countback
1997 – Ramzi Yousef, the Pakistani mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, goes on trial in New York; he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 240 years
Famous Birthdays
1301 – Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of King Edward I, beheaded for plotting against King Edward III, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (d. 1330)
1822 – Johann Georg Herzog, German composer and organist, born in Hummendorf, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1909)
1935 – John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
1968 – Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler better known as “Kendo Kashin”, born in Japan
1981 – Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier, born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Deaths
1678 – Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59
1931 – Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), accidentally shot at 43
1983 – Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), dies of cancer at 66
2005 – Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), dies at 68
2023 – (Russell) “Rusty” Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89