Historical Events
1900 – The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
1950 – 13.15″ (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)
1968 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76’ers to LA Lakers
2000 – Police fired tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people in Harare, Zimbabwe
2015 – Chuck Blazer receives a lifetime ban from FIFA and all football related activity due to corruption
2019 – Northern Ireland MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and make abortion legal to bring it in line with rest of UK
Famous Birthdays
1925 – Peter Ludwig, German businessman and art collector, born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 1996)
1929 – Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), born in Coeburn, Virginia
1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal, South Africa
1942 – Hermann Burger, Swiss poet and writer, born in Menziken, Switzerland (d. 1989)
1974 – Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
1977 – Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1828 – Gilbert Stuart, American portrait painter (unfinished portrait of George Washington), dies at 72
1856 – Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist who contributed to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro’s law (6.022 x 10 ^ 23), dies at 79
1909 – Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62
2004 – Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b. 1963)
2005 – Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), dies at 77
2018 – Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (5 x Olympic gold 1956 [2], 60, 64, 72), dies at 91