Historical Events
1864 - 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia
1914 - World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
1956 - Photography begins on "... and God Created Women"
1964 - 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by New York Giants
2010 - CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes retain Championship with 21-18 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders; Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo's 3rd title
2019 - European parliament declares a climate emergency
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Famous Birthdays
1704 - Jacob Mossel, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1750-61), born in Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic (d. 1761)
1883 - Paul Hastings Allen, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1952)
1887 - Bobby Watson, American comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1965)
1887 - Ernst Röhm, German army officer and chief organizer of Adolf Hitler’s Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung, or SA; Brownshirts), born in Munich (d. 1934)
1953 - Nadezhda Olizarenko, USSR, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980)
1977 - Angela Stanford, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas
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Famous Deaths
1170 - Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)
1912 - Walter Benona Sharp, American oil tycoon, dies at 41
1927 - C. E. A. Wichmann, German-Dutch geologist, dies at 76
1962 - Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82
1983 - Christopher George, American actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 52
1994 - Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, dies at 63
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