Historical Events
1866 – 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)
1908 – Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1966 – LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is first declared illegal in state of California, other states follow
1995 – BPAA US Women’s Open won by Cheryl Daniels
2018 – Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation
Famous Birthdays
1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
1927 – Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
1946 – Tony Greig, English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa (d. 2012)
1962 – Rich Yett, baseball player
1970 – Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer
1982 – MC Lars [Andrew Nielsen], American hip-hop artist (iGeneration)
Famous Deaths
1017 – Wang Dan, Chinese politician in the Song dynasty and grand councilor (1006-17), dies at 59 or 60
1874 – Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50
1893 – Ford Madox Brown, British painter, dies at 72
1973 – Dennis Price, English actor (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Separate Tables), dies at 58 (b. 1915)
2001 – Arne Harris, American television sports director, dies at 67
2022 – Judy Tenuta, American stand-up comedienne and accordion player, dies of ovarian cancer at 72