Historical Events
1882 - British General Garnet Wolseley occupies Cairo, Egypt
1902 - Chicago Cubs infielders Tinker, Evers, and Chance turn their first double play together in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati
1983 - The first Costco store opens in Seattle, Washington
1984 - Sharlene Wells (20) of Utah is crowned 58th Miss America 1985
1995 - St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays
Famous Birthdays
1909 - Carlos Estrada, Uruguayan composer and conductor, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1970)
1912 - Gisela Hernández [Gonzalo], Cuban composer (Diálogo), and music educator, born in Cardenas, Cuba (d. 1971)
1923 - David Kraehenbuehl, American composer (March of the Trolls), pianist, teacher (Yale), and music theorist (Journal of Music Theory), born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (d. 1997)
1925 - Erika Köth, German operatic coloratura soprano (Salzburg Festival, 1955–64), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1989)
1925 - Gösta Jonsson, Swedish saxophonist, accordion player and bandleader, born in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1984)
Famous Deaths
1893 - Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (Nottingham Gas Light and Coke Company; Nottingham Waterworks Company), dies at 86
1984 - Jack Ikin, English cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies at 66
2001 - Fred de Cordova, American film and TV producer (Tonight Show), dies at 90
2010 - Arrow [Alphonsus Cassell], Montserratian soca singer-songwriter ("Hot, Hot, Hot"), dies of cerebral cancer at 60
2025 - Marilyn Knowlden, American child actress (A Woman Rebels, David Copperfield), dies at 99
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