Historical Events
1851 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1900 - A Boer delegation issues an appeal at the Hague, Netherlands, that the major powers intervene in the war in South Africa
1922 - Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897
1928 - Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6
1928 - 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva
1985 - Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro
Famous Birthdays
1865 - Nicolaus Adriani, linguist (Middle-Celebes languages)
1895 - Charles "Chic" Harley, American football player (d. 1974)
1914 - Creighton Abrams, US, army general (Vietnam War)
1941 - Mirosław Hermaszewski, Polish cosmonaut
1967 - Jerry Dixon, heavy metal bassist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1977 - Tom Hardy, British actor
Famous Deaths
866 - Robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria
921 - Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies
1701 - Edmé Boursault, French writer (b. 1638)
1973 - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)
1981 - Sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83
1994 - Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81
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