Historical Events
1908 – Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh beats the Detroit Tigers 6-1 for his 40th victory of the MLB season, forcing the AL pennant race to the final day
1963 – Little Richard joins the Everly Brothers’ tour
1963 – Hyde St Pier reopens as a State Historical Park
1964 – KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
2001 – MLB’s Atlanta Braves become the first professional sports team to win 10 consecutive division titles after defeating the Marlins 20-3 to clinch the NL East title; NBA’s Boston Celtics (1957-65) and LA Lakers (1982-90) both win 9 in a row
Famous Birthdays
1758 – Thomas Greatorex, English composer, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (d. 1831)
1894 – Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
1935 – Jimmy Binks, English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England
1942 – Richard Street, American RandB musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 – “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1952 – Imran Khan, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
Famous Deaths
1805 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general and colonial administrator (leading British general in the American War of Independence), dies of fever at 66
1954 – Oscar Charleston, American Baseball HOF CF (NgL Triple Crown 1921 St. Louis Giants, 1924, 25 Harrisburg Giants) and manager (NgL WS 1933, 35, 36 Pittsburgh Crawfords), dies of a stroke at 57
1997 – Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler, dies at 35
2001 – Lou Zara, American writer (Stump the Authors), dies at 91
2006 – Jennifer Moss, English Actress (b. 1945)