Historical Events
657 - St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I
1872 - Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy
1930 - 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio
1961 - Judy Kimball wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open
1969 - KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
2015 - In Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, the temperature reaches 46C (109F), humidity makes it feel like 73C
Famous Birthdays
1793 - Josepf Francois Snel, composer
1921 - Grant Johannesen, American pianist (d. 2005)
1924 - William Gass, Fargo ND, novelist/philosopher (Omensetter's Luck)
1947 - Margo Sappington, Baytown TX, actress (Oh Calcutta)
1969 - Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
1972 - Olga Chernyak, Kiev Ukraine, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
1680 - Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory, Irish naval commander (b. 1634)
1912 - Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912), dies at 60
1930 - Joan Gamper, Swiss-Catalan businessman and founder of FC Barcelona (b. 1877)
1979 - Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67
1983 - Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease
1990 - Ian Gow, British Conservative parliament leader, murdered
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