Historical Events
1921 – Detroit Stars’ Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0
1966 – NFL and AFL announce their merger
1975 – Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established
2004 – 58th Tony Awards: “Avenue Q” (musical) and “I Am My Own Wife” (play) win
2004 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Gastón Gaudio of Argentina beats countryman Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 for his lone major title
2017 – Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people
Famous Birthdays
1879 – Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957)
1947 – David Blunkett, English blind politician, Home Secretary (2001-4), born in Sheffield, England
1948 – Richard Sinclair, British progressive rock bassist, singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Caravan -“In the Land of Grey and Pink”), born in Canterbury, England
1961 – Sydney Walsh, American actress (Maureen “Mo” DeMott in Hooperman), born in Manhattan, NYC, New York, United States
1972 – Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons)
2017 – Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London
Famous Deaths
1563 – Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)
1740 – Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony
1962 – Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, dies at 34
1968 – Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (World Rad of Church), dies at 67
1968 – Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911)
1997 – Magda Gabor [Magdolna Gábor], Hungarian actress (Mai lányok, People vs Zsa Zsa Gabor), dies of renal failure at 81