Historical Events
778 - Battle of Roncevaux Pass: Roland, commander of the rearguard of Charlemagne's army is defeated by the Basques
1918 - 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania)
1948 - US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins by 8 strokes from Betty Hicks
1952 - 9 inches of rain fall creates a 20 ft wave in Lynmouth, England, killing 34
1971 - Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
1993 - NYC radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapses for 2nd time
Famous Birthdays
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France (d. 1821)
1901 - Sulho Ranta, Finnish composer, born in Peräseinäjoki, Finland (d. 1960)
1914 - Peter Nicholson Gunn, Australian writer (The Churches of Rome), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor, comedian and author, born in Homerton, London
1946 - Jean-Claude Arnault, French Swedish photographer involved in Nobel Prize scandal, born in Marseille, France
1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast (Olympic gold 2004), born in Seregno, Italy
Famous Deaths
1552 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477)
1971 - Thomas Wayne, American rockabilly singer ("Tragedy"), dies in a car accident at 31
1975 - Clay Shaw, alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist and businessman (b. 1913)
1981 - Pappy Waldorf, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle and coach (Northwestern, California), dies at 78
1990 - Lew DeWitt, American country singer and composer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall"), dies of Crohn's disease complications at 52
2008 - Vic Toweel, South African boxer (undisputed world bantamweight champion), dies at 79
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