Historical Events
1861 - Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia - Rosecrans forces rebels to surrender
1882 - British fleet bombards Alexandria
1900 - Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport
1921 - Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)
1967 - Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
1985 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
1886 - Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (d. 1939)
1897 - Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
1974 - André Ooijer, Dutch soccer defender (55 caps; PSV, Blackburn Rovers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1976 - Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player
1984 - Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer
1989 - David Henrie, American actor
Famous Deaths
1553 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony, dies of his wounds from the Battle of Sievershausen at about 32
1994 - Charles "Lefty" Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
1996 - Martin Corbett, English gay rights activist (Gay Liberation Front, OutRage!), dies of AIDS at 51
2006 - Barnard Hughes, American actor (Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends), dies at 90
2007 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 24th President of Colombia (1974-78), dies at 94
2011 - George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, dies at 88
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