Historical Events
1543 – Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned Queen of Scots in the central Scottish town of Stirling
1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard at Lick Observatory discovers Amalthea, Jupiter’s fifth moon
1972 – US Open Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Billie Jean King retains her title, beating Kerry Melville Reid of Australia 6-3, 7-5
1992 – MLB player Robin Yount is the 17th to reach 3,000 hits
2017 – 74th Venice Film Festival: “The Shape of Water” directed by Guillermo del Toro wins the Golden Lion
Famous Birthdays
1819 – Martin Luther Smith, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Danby, New York (d. 1866)
1890 – Colonel Harland Sanders, American founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, born in Henryville, Indiana (d. 1980)
1939 – Howard “Buck” McKeon, (Rep-R-California 1993-2015), born in Los Angeles, California
1944 – Mike Patrick [Michael Carduff], American sportscaster and voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Football (1987-2005), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2025)
1962 – Aleta Rzepecki Sill, American bowler (1983 WIBC single), born in Detroit, Michigan
Famous Deaths
1612 – Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese warlord (b. 1570)
1946 – Mynona [Salomo Friedlaender], German-Jewish philospher and writer (The Creator), dies at 74
1954 – Alfred Gradstein, Polish composer, dies at 49
2020 – Henrietta Boggs, American activist, journalist and First Lady of Costa Rica (1948-49), dies at 102
2025 – Polly Holliday, American actress known for her catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” (Flo Castlebberry in “Alice” and “Flo”), dies at 88