Historical Events
Event of Interest
MLB umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins who had questioned a call; 2 weeks later Hurst banned for life
Eddie Collins
Famous Birthdays
- Glenn Cunningham, American middle distance runner (1930's), born in Atlanta, Kansas (d. 1988)
- Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1994)
- Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (co-founded category theory), born in Taftville, Connecticut (d. 2005)