Historical Events
1701 - French trade rand soldier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, later becomes the city of Detroit
1952 - US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike
1991 - Universityof Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system
1994 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Frankfurt, Germany: Spain retains title with 3-0 win over US; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinches victory with 6-2, 6-1 win over Lindsay Davenport
2017 - Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner says he did not collude with Russia after meeting with Senate investigators
2019 - Special counsel Robert Mueller reports to the US Senate that President Trump was not exonerated of obstruction of justice and that Russia interfered in US election to benefit Trump
Famous Birthdays
1803 - Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect (gothic revivalist), born in New York City (d. 1892)
1867 - Edward Frederic Benson, English novelist, born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England (d. 1940)
1888 - Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100, 12 wickets; South Australia, Western Australia), born in Sevenhill, Clare, Australia (d. 1973)
1930 - Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut, born in Khotimsk, Mogilyov Oblast (d. 1998)
1934 - Sante Kimes 'Dragon Lady', American convicted con artist and murderess, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
1943 - Lyudmila Bragina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 1500m 1972 WR 4:01.38), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Famous Deaths
1758 - John Dyer, Welsh painter and poet (Grongar Hill), dies at 58
1900 - Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59
1992 - Sam Berger, Canadian football owner (b. 1900)
1995 - Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), dies at 94
2014 - Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (Bargemusic, 1982-95) and educator (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1999-2014), dies of cancer at 57
2023 - Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wed) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Pal), dies of a heart attack at 69
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