Historical Events
1914 - Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1
1948 - Israeli army captures Nazareth
1965 - WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (ABC) begins
1974 - John Lennon is ordered to leave US in 60 days
1974 - 1st quadrophonic studio in UK is open by Moody Blues
1989 - Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances
Famous Birthdays
1745 - Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)
1914 - James Purdy, Hicksville, Ohio, writer (The House of the Solitary Maggot), (disputed birthdate, 1923), (d. 2009)
1915 - Esther Williamson Ballou, composer
1949 - Mick Tucker, London, rock drummer (Sweet Harlesden)
1975 - Paul Hinojos, American guitarist (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
1979 - Mike Vogel, American actor
Famous Deaths
1588 - Sinan, Ottoman architect (b. 1489)
1871 - Karl Tausig, composer, dies at 29
1901 - John Farmer, composer, dies at 64
1918 - Botkin, personal physician of Tsar Nicholas II, shot to death
1928 - Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921), dies
1967 - Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot and Blue), dies at 74
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