Historical Events
1217 - Battle of South Foreland: English fleet beats France
1814 - British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
1904 - Battle of Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian, Japanese tactical victory
1914 - Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in NYC
1921 - Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece
1994 - Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)
Famous Birthdays
1898 - Malcolm Cowley, American author (Flowering of New England), born in Belsano, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1902 - Carlo Gambino, Italian-born American mafioso (Gambino family), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 1976)
1919 - Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Otumba de Gómez FarÃas, Mexico (d. 2004)
1944 - Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
1946 - Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
1961 - Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)
Famous Deaths
1991 - Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic silver 1912), dies at 99
1993 - Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101
1996 - Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69
1997 - Vincente "Tete" Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist, dies at 64
1998 - Gene Page, American arranger and composer (Righteous Brothers, Whitney Houston), dies at 58
2020 - Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), dies at 87
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