Birthdays
1877 1877 James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator - “I Want You” Uncle Sam poster
1886 George MalloryMallory is particularly remembered for his legendary response to the question "Why climb Everest?" to which he replied, "Because it's there."
1901 Anastasia Nikolaevna,the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
1915 Red Adair, American oil well firefighter
1917 Richard Boone, American actor
1924 George Mikan NBA Center
1939 Lou Brock
1942 Paul McCartney
1963 Bruce Smith, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end
1966 Sandy Alomar Jr., Majo League baseball catcher
1980 Antonio Gates, American football tight end
Events
1682 English Quaker William Penn founds Philadelphia, in the Pennsylvania Colony
1812 War of 1812 begins when the US declares war against Britain
1873 Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 ($2,200 in 2020 value) for voting for US President in Rochester, New York; she refuses to pay, and no further action against her is taken
1911 Detroit Tigers trail Chicago White Sox, 13-1 at Bennett Park, Detroit; recover to win, 16-15 for the biggest comeback in Major League Baseball history
1928 American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean (as a passenger), landing at Burry Port, Wales
1950 Cleveland Indians score an American League record 14 runs in 1st inning; beat Philadelphia A's, 21-2 at Cleveland Stadium
1967 Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California, featuring first major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding
1972 BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118
1972 US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws (Flood v. Kuhn)
1976 Bowie Kuhn voids Oakland A's sales of players, totaling $35 million - Joe Rudi & Rollie Fingers to Boston Red Sox, and Vida Blue to NY Yankees
1977 Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dugout altercation
1979 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon
2018 Ferry sinks on Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, with 193 suspected dead
