Historical Events
1747 - Organgist in Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap
1900 - Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
1934 - Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
1962 - Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
1967 - St Louis Cards Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
1990 - Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar Jr wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
Famous Birthdays
1856 - Semyon Alapin, Russian chess master, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1923)
1915 - Philip Morrison, American physicist, born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1942 - Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer ("Secret Agent Man"), and record producer, born in NYC, New York
1943 - Stephen Greenblatt, American literary historian and author (The Swerve: How the World Became Modern), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1947 - Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player, born in Osaka, Japan
1957 - King Kong Bundy [Christopher Pallies], American pro wrestler (WWF), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2019)
Famous Deaths
1893 - Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionary in India, dies at 37
1966 - Rube Bressler, Baseball player (b. 1894)
1996 - Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
2006 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
2016 - Janet Reno, first female US Attorney General (1993-2001), dies at 78
2020 - Cándido Camero, Cuban American percussionist (congo drum) and bandleader, dies at 99
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