Historical Events
1747 – Organgist in Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap
1900 – Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
1934 – Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
1962 – Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
1967 – St Louis Cards Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
1990 – Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar Jr wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
Famous Birthdays
1856 – Semyon Alapin, Russian chess master, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1923)
1915 – Philip Morrison, American physicist, born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1942 – Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer (“Secret Agent Man”), and record producer, born in NYC, New York
1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American literary historian and author (The Swerve: How the World Became Modern), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1947 – Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
1957 – King Kong Bundy [Christopher Pallies], American pro wrestler (WWF), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2019)
Famous Deaths
1893 – Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionary in India, dies at 37
1966 – Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b. 1894)
1996 – Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
2006 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
2016 – Janet Reno, first female US Attorney General (1993-2001), dies at 78
2020 – Cándido Camero, Cuban American percussionist (congo drum) and bandleader, dies at 99