Historical Events
1849 – Memnon is the first clipper to reach San Francisco from New York during the Gold Rush, arriving after a voyage of 120 days
1864 – Second day of the Battle of Deep Bottom Run, Virginia
1898 – Spanish American War: U.S. Army occupies Ponce and declares victory in Puerto Rico over Spanish forces
1917 – Silent Parade organized by James Weldon Johnson, 10,000 African Americans march on Fifth Avenue in NYC to protest against lynching
2019 – Evian Championship Women’s Golf, Evian Resort GC: South Korean Ko Jin-young wins her second major title of the season by two strokes from Shanshan Feng, Jennifer Kupcho and Kim Hyo-joo
Famous Birthdays
1165 – Ibn al-‘Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1240)
1930 – David “Junior” Kimbrough, American bluesman, born in Hudsonville, Mississippi (d. 1998)
1939 – Barry Ashbee, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1965, 1969-74 (Stanley Cup – Philadelphia Flyers), and coach, 1974-77 (Flyers), born in Weston. Ontario
1974 – Hannah Waddingham, British actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones, 2015-16), and musical theater singer, born in London, England
1990 – Soulja Boy [DeAndre Cortez Way], American rapper (Crank That (Soulja Boy)), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1837 – John Ross, British composer and organist, dies at 73
1863 – James Deshler, American Confederate general, dies after ammunition explodes at 30
1869 – Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist (b. 1787)
1965 – Minor Watson, American actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75
2015 – Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), dies from a brain tumour at 66
