Historical Events
1922 – First radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series
1922 – Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm’s of Austria
1926 – Italian Great Fascist Council forms
1927 – Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game
1944 – Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoriums
1961 – 15th NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: All-Stars beat Chicago Black Hawks, 3-1
Famous Birthdays
1728 – Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1929 – Harold Zirin, American astronomer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1931 – Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa
1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian politician (President and Prime Minister), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
1952 – Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6), born in Balwyn, Australia
1974 – Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Syosset, New York
Famous Deaths
1553 – Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer, dies at about 53
1571 – Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in the Battle of Lepanto
1903 – Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (b. 1832)
1950 – Willis Carrier, American engineer (developed modern air conditioning), dies at 73
2007 – Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer, dies in road accident at 32
2009 – Shelby Singleton, American record label owner and producer (Smash Records, Mercury Records), dies of brain cancer at 77