Historical Events
1495 – Battle of Fornovo, near Parma: French King Charles VIII beats Holy League
1777 – British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans
1903 – George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of San Francisco
1980 – Phillies starter Steve Carlton fans 7 Cardinals to reach 2,836 strikeouts, the most by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history
1987 – Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan reaches 300th Test wicket milestone, during 3rd Test vs England at Leeds
1987 – 1st of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India
Famous Birthdays
1911 – Laverne Andrews, American singer (Andrews Sisters), born in Mound, Minnesota (d. 1967)
1923 – Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as “The Body Beautiful” (Promises Promises), born in Burgin, Kentucky (d. 1965)
1930 – Françoise Mallet-Joris, Belgian writer (Signs and Wonders), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2016)
1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor (Shakespeare in Love, The King’s Speech), born in Toowoomba, Queensland
1961 – Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, American 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984), born in Warrenton, Virginia
1986 – Derrick Williams, American football player
Famous Deaths
1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer and organist, dies at 64
1902 – Leopoldo Miguez, Brazilian composer, dies at 51
1954 – Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor and director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70
1970 – Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80
1992 – Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies
2004 – Syreeta Wright, American singer (b. 1946)