Historical Events
1941 - USS Kearny becomes the first US destroyer torpedoed in World War II while the country is still officially neutral
1964 - US swimmers go 1-2-3 in the women's 400 m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics; Donna de Varona wins gold in an Olympic record of 5:18.7 ahead of teammates Sharon Finneran and Martha Randall
1985 - Lou Piniella is named NY Yankees manager
2008 - Iran attempts to create the world's largest sandwich (1,500 meters) but fails when crowds eat it before it can be measured
2017 - Islamic State headquarters in Raqqa is declared under full control of the US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Talal Sello after four months of fighting
Famous Birthdays
1720 - Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian harpsichodist, singer, and composer, born in Milan, Habsburg Empire (d. 1795)
1890 - Roy Kilner, English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 2 x 50, 24 wickets, BB 4/58; Yorkshire CCC), born in Low Valley, Wombwell, England (d. 1928)
1892 - Theodor Eicke, German Nazi official who developed the concentration camps, born in Hampont, German Empire (d. 1943)
1909 - (William) "Cozy" Cole, American jazz drummer ("Topsy I"; "Topsy II"), and educator, born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 1981)
1957 - Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025)
Famous Deaths
1174 - Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)
1836 - Orest Kiprensky, leading Russian portrait painter in the Age of Romanticism, dies from pneumonia at 54
1958 - Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (2 Tests for England 1899), dies at 81
1972 - Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), dies of a heart attack at 58
2015 - Danièle Delorme [Gabrielle Girard], French actress (Pardon My Affair), dies at 89
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