Historical Events
1714 - Prussia and Russia sign secret treaty
1901 - In Cuba, the constitutional convention - knowing that the USA will not withdraw its troops until does so - adopts the Platt Amendment as part of its constitution
1928 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 HRs to be White Sox 15-7
1960 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1990 - Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
2009 - Protests in Iran following the presidential election.
Famous Birthdays
1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter/graphic artist
1922 - Leif Thybo, composer
1934 - John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. 2001)
1964 - Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver
1978 - DJ Qualls, American model and actor
1997 - William Cuddy, Canadian actor
Famous Deaths
1435 - John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)
1772 - Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
1878 - Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26
1904 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian Count (b. 1836)
1932 - Theodorus Heemskerk, lawyer/Dutch sec of state (1866..88), dies at 79
1996 - MacKenzie John, pipe major, dies at 83
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