Historical Events
1573 - Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera
1917 - T. E. Lawrence captures port of Aqaba from Turks
1923 - The Central Executive Committee accepts the Treaty of Union, signed in Moscow in December 1922, and the Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1933 - "Nertsery Rhymes" short film starring Ted Healy and His Stooges premieres, one of the first film appearance of The Three Stooges
1942 - Von Hoth' IV Pantser army fights with Voronezj
1956 - British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool: Australian Peter Thomson wins by 3 shots from Flory Van Donck of Belgium for his 3rd consecutive Open victory
Famous Birthdays
1852 - John Albert Delany, Australian composer, born in Ratcliff, London (d. 1907)
1927 - Janet Leigh [Jeanetta Morrison], American actress (Psycho), born in Merced, California (d. 2004)
1954 - Willie Randolph, MLB second baseman and manager (NY Mets), born in Holly Hill, South Carolina
1955 - Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015-2018), born in Cairo, Egypt
1972 - D-Styles, American scratch DJ, born in the Philippines
1986 - David Karp, American web developer and founder of the blogging site Tumblr, born in NYC, New York
Famous Deaths
1851 - Thomas Davenport, American inventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), dies at 48
1970 - Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80
1992 - Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies
2002 - John Frankenheimer, American film director (b. 1930)
2012 - Charles David Ganao, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, dies at 85
2019 - Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), dies after a heart attack at 84
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