Historical Events
1950 – First typesetting machine to dispense with metal type is exhibited
1956 – Vladimir Kuts runs a world record 10,000 m in 28:42.8
1971 – Egypt adopts its constitution
2005 – US Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer retains his title, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi’s last appearance in a Grand Slam final
2018 – Imprisoned Brazilian Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva abandons his presidential campaign
Famous Birthdays
1862 – Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, born in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1935)
1937 – Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess and Queen of Belgium (1993-2013), born in Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
1969 – Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1972 – Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
1980 – Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver, born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Famous Deaths
1987 – Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green], Canadian actor (Bonanza – “Ben Cartwright”; Battlestar Galactica), dies of pneumonia following heart surgery at 72
1987 – Ludovic Feldman, Romanian violinist and composer, dies at 94
2001 – Tom Burnett, American businessman and passenger aboard United 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 38
2005 – Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (ABC Wide World of Sports), dies of emphysema at 82
2022 – Alain Tanner, Swiss film director (Charles, Dead or Alive), dies at 92
