Historical Events
1787 - Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1868 - 1st written account of a Canadian football game
1868 - Cuba revolts for independence against Spain
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, leaving approximately 300 dead, 100,000 homeless, and costing $222m in damage
1944 - Admiral Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die
1991 - Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills 4 postal workers
Famous Birthdays
1870 - Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, born in Hobart, Tasmania (d. 1935)
1887 - Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, born in Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
1926 - Ralph Liguori, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series 30 x Top 10; 5 x Top 5 finishes), born in NYC, NY (d. 2020)
1943 - Frederick Barthelme, American author (There Must be Some Mistake), born in Houston, Texas
1944 - Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble), born in Corvallis, Oregon
1973 - John Mobley, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
680 - Hazrat Hussein ibn Ali (RA), Muhammad's (SAW) grandson (b. 626) beheaded
1723 - William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)
1791 - C F D Schubart, writer, dies
1910 - Willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66
1973 - Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American Economist (The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality), dies at 92
2000 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, dies of a heart attack at 84
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