Historical Events
1791 – Wolfgang Mozart’s dramatic opera “La Clemenza di Tito” premieres at the Estates Theatre in Prague
1920 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins his first of six consecutive US singles titles, beating Bill Johnston 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
1920 – Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round for the heavyweight boxing title in the first radio broadcast of a prizefight
1943 – “Congressional Limited” train derails near Frankford, Philadelphia, killing 79
1962 – US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
1923 – William Kraft, American timpanist, percussionist (Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble), conductor, and composer (The Demise of Suriyodhaya; Avalanche), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
1962 – Chris Christie, American Republican politician, Governor of New Jersey (2010-18) and presidential candidate, born in Newark, New Jersey
1968 – Pat Meares, American baseball infielder (Minnesota Twins), born in Salina, Kansas
1978 – Cisco Adler, American singer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
1996 – Lil Xan [Nicholas Diego Leanos], American rapper and singer-songwriter (Betrayed), born in Redlands, California
Famous Deaths
1951 – Joe Falcaro, American bowler (National Match Game champion 1929-33), dies at 55
1978 – Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Adidas), dies at 78
2016 – Raymond Hide, British geophysicist (geomagnetism, meteorology, geodesy and oceanography), dies at 87
2022 – Guy Morriss, American football coach (Kentucky, Baylor, Texas AandM–Commerce) and guard (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 71
2023 – Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as “the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album” (Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks), dies at 93