Historical Events
1511 - Portuguese troops occupy parts of Malacca
1664 - Austria and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Vásvár
1936 - First time Olympic cycling road race is conducted as a mass start event with Frenchmen Robert Charpentier and Guy Lapébie taking gold and silver, and France winning the team gold medal
1980 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Richelieu Valley GC: Pat Bradley wins by one from JoAnn Carner for her first of six major titles
2017 - 100-year-old fruitcake by Huntley and Palmers is deemed "almost eatable" after being discovered in a hut used by Captain Scott's expedition in Antarctica
Famous Birthdays
1874 - Tod Sloan, American thoroughbred jockey (1,000 Guineas 1899 [Sibola], Ascot Gold Cup 1900 [Merman]; created monkey crouch riding style), born in Bunker Hill, Indiana (d. 1933)
1913 - Noah Beery Jr, American actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot, Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1965 - Claudia Christian, American actress (Babylon 5), and author, born in Glendale, California
1966 - Hansi Kürsch, German heavy metal singer-songwriter, band bassist (Blind Guardian), born in Lank-Latum, West Germany
1967 - Philippe Albert, Belgian soccer defender (41 caps; Charleroi, KV Mechelen, Anderlecht, Newcastle United), born in Bouillon, Belgium
Famous Deaths
258 - Saint Lawrence, Christian martyr, dies in Rome during persecutions by Emperor Valerian, burned to death
1862 - Hon'inbō Shūsaku, Japanese professional Go player, dies at 33
1976 - Jerry Gray [Generoso Graziano], American violinist, arranger (Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller). and composer("Pennsylvania 6-5000","A String of Pearls"), dies at 61
1999 - Padma Bhushan Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Eminent Sanskrit Scholar in India (b. 1899)
2008 - Isaac Hayes, American Southern soul musician, singer-songwriter, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("Theme from Shaft"), and actor (The Rockford Files - "Gandolf Fitch"; South Park -"Chef"), dies of a likely stroke at 65
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