Historical Events
1909 – Orville Wright successfully tests the Wright Military Flyer, the world’s first military airplane, with a record flight of 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds, flying approximately 64 km (40 mi)
1945 – Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees
1973 – Walter Blum becomes the sixth jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1984 – Montreal Expos first baseman Pete Rose collects his record 3,503rd career single, passing Ty Cobb with a hit off former Phillies teammate Steve Carlton at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia
2024 – Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus retains her 400 m freestyle crown at the Paris Olympics in 3:57.49, defeating Canada’s Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky of the US
Famous Birthdays
1880 – Joe Tinker, American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1907, 08 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs), born in Muscotah, Kansas (d. 1948)
1921 – Émile Genest, French Canadian actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Les Plouffe), born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 2003)
1931 – Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (My Mother the Car, Coach), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 2018)
1935 – Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer, born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
1970 – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Rudkøbing, Denmark
Famous Deaths
1864 – John Putnam Chapin, American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47), dies at 54
1952 – W de Basil [US Voskresenski], Russian ballet dancer, dies
1958 – Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), dies at 64
2008 – Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican Businessman (b. 1923)
2024 – Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; LD Alajuelense), dies at 96
