Historical Events
1674 – English reconquer NY from Netherlands
1900 – Dwight Davis establishes a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
1918 – US Army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe, Virginia
1960 – AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact
1986 – Marvin Johnson stops Leslie Stewart in 7 rounds in Indianapolis to win WBA light heavyweight boxing title; record 3rd time he regains a version of light heavyweight crown
1990 – Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13)
Famous Birthdays
1874 – Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), born in Penza Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
1885 – Alban Maria Johannes Berg, a Lulu of a composer!, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1935)
1924 – George Guest, British organist
1955 – Jim J. Bullock, American actor (Monroe-Too Close for Comfort), born in Casper, Wyoming
1984 – Han Kyung, Chinese singer (Super Junior), born in Mudanjiang, China
1989 – Gia Farrell, American singer
Famous Deaths
1765 – Elisabetta de Gambarini, English composer, dies at 33
1973 – Vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (b. 1883)
1977 – Gaus, an orangutan who lived to be 59
2008 – Scott Halpin, a one time drummer of The Who.
2018 – Liam Miller, Irish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Sunderland, Hibernian), dies of pancreatic cancer at 36
2018 – Reginald “Reg” E Cathey, American actor (The Wire, Oz, House of Cards), dies of lung cancer at 59