Historical Events
1862 - Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C.
1921 - Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games
1967 - Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
1987 - Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs
1990 - Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov
1994 - 1st Japanese gay pride parade
Famous Birthdays
1842 - Willem Linnig The Younger, Flemish painter and graphic artist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1890)
1881 - Arne Eggen, Norwegian organist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1955)
1931 - John Shirley-Quirk, British operatic bass-baritone (Death in Venice), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2014)
1938 - Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist (Maurizio Costanzo Show), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2023)
1947 - Alice Playton, American actress (Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name), born in NYC, New York
1970 - Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths
1539 - Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75
1654 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (Lord High Chancellor and regent of Sweden), dies at 71
1678 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)
1757 - David Hartley, English philosopher and Founder of the Associationist School of Psychology, dies at 51
1839 - William Smith, British geologist who is credited with creating the first nationwide geological map (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils), dies at 70
1953 - Nikolai Golovanov, Russian conductor and composer (Bolshoi Opera), dies at 61
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