Historical Events
1799 – Sinking of British frigate HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and cargo worth £1,200,000 off Dutch coast
1855 – American inventor Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor
1944 – Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders
1975 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco
2007 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high
2019 – Turkey launches airstrikes on Kurdish forces in Northern Syria after US President Donald Trump announces decision to pull back US forces
Famous Birthdays
1914 – Roger Goeb, American composer, born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 1997)
1962 – Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine soccer attacking midfielder and manager (57 caps; Independiente, Nantes), born in Gualeguay, Argentina
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1978 – Juan Dixon, American basketball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1982 – António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
1996 – Bella Hadid [Isabella Khair Hadid], American fashion model, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1781 – Thomas Erskine, 6th earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, dies at 49
1837 – Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies
1868 – Howell Cobb, American politician (U.S. Secretary of Treasury), dies at 53
1963 – Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer, dies at 85
1996 – Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher, politician, dies at 83
2011 – Mark Kingston, English actor (Intimate Contact), dies at 77