Historical Events
Baseball Record
Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run
Ernie Banks
- Harry A Blackmun is confirmed as a justice on Supreme Court
- KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- Race riots in Augusta Georgia; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops)
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Andreas Hestler, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- Andrew Coltart, Dumfries Scotland, Australian golfer
- Jim Furyk, American golfer (US Open 2003), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Mike Weir, Canadian Tour golfer (Ontario Amateur-1990, 92), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- Samantha Mathis, American actress
- Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- Todd Hallett, Shelburne Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-7-92, 96)
Famous Deaths
Nelly Sachs
leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
Nelly Sachs
- Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II), dies at 78