Historical Events
1178 - Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
1913 - Conclusion of 2nd Balkan War
1951 - Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players
1981 - Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms" premieres in London
1991 - Heavy metal band Metallica release their single "Enter Sandman"
2012 - Indian power grid failure leaves over 300 million without electricity
Famous Birthdays
1825 - Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian inventor and academic, born in Seredžius, Lithuania (d. 1893)
1914 - Lord Killanin, Irish 6th International Olympic Committee President (1972-80), born in London (d. 1999)
1924 - William H. Gass, American novelist and philosopher (Omensetter's Luck), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 2017)
1947 - William Atherton, American actor (Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44), born in Orange, Connecticut
1981 - Hope Solo, American soccer player (US women's national team goalkeeper), born in Richland, Washington
2002 - Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal, born in Kathmandu, Nepal
Famous Deaths
1771 - Thomas Gray, English poet, dies at 54
1976 - Emil Solomon "Solly" Sachs, South African socialist, dies in London
1990 - Ian Gow, British Conservative parliament leader, murdered
1997 - Bảo Đại, last Emperor of Vietnam (1926-45) and Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies at 85
2007 - William Balchin, English geographer, dies at 91
2019 - Nick Buoniconti, American NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins) and sportscaster (NBC), dies at 78
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