Historical Events
1903 – Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League’s Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees)
1927 – Dmitri Shostakovich’ Octet opus 11 premieres in Moscow
1937 – Italian regime bans marriages between Italians and Abyssinians
1975 – Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes
2009 – Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Dominik Hrbatý beats Russia’s Marat Safin 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 for an unassailable 2-0 lead, and Slovakia’s 3rd title
Famous Birthdays
1773 – Cassandra Austen, English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen, born in Steventon, England (d. 1845)
1936 – Peter Fletcher, British orchestral and choral conductor, music educator and author (Roll Over Rock), born in the UK (d. 1999)
1943 – Ariel Bybee, American mezzo-soprano (Morman Tabernacle Choir; Metropolitan Opera, 1977-95), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2018)
1959 – Mark Martin, American stock car racing driver, born in Batesville, Arkansas
1967 – Jamie Huscroft, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Creston, British Columbia
Famous Deaths
1843 – William Hedley, British industrial engineer (b. 1773)
1911 – Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (Song of our Saviour), dies at 57
1989 – Bill Terry, American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB All-Star 1933–35; World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1930; NY Giants) and manager (NY Giants 1932-41), dies at 90
1992 – Bill Naughton [William John Francis Naughton], English playwright (Alfie), dies at 81
2021 – Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist, dies at 101