Historical Events
904 - Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli
1179 - Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III
1563 - League of High Nobles routes King Philip II
1786 - 1st newspaper published west of Alleghanies, Pitts Gazette
1794 - African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated
1956 - 11th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Cornelius
Famous Birthdays
1884 - Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright/journalist
1892 - Ernst van Raalte, lawyer (Seen, heard... wrote)
1926 - Donald Carter, professional bowler, six-time bowler of the year, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
1943 - David Taylor, English snooker player
1945 - Michelle Angelo, Kingsville Tx, actress (Funny Girl)
1971 - Bryan Dattilo, Kankakee IL, actor (California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives)
Famous Deaths
1781 - Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
1797 - Christoph Rheineck, composer, dies at 48
1933 - Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer, dies at 73
1934 - Didier Pitre, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
1977 - Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies
1979 - Herbert Marcuse, philosopher (Eros and Civilization), dies at 81
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