Historical Events
1914 - Elmer Rice' "On Trial" premieres in NYC
1957 - NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958
1959 - Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
2005 - The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
2005 - A series of strong storms lashes Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities. In Toronto, it is also dubbed as the Toronto Supercell.
2013 - 91 people are killed by floods across China
Famous Birthdays
1942 - Fred Thompson, senator (R-Tenn)/actor (In the Line of Fire)
1958 - Gary Gaetti, Centralia IL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1958 - Brendan Nelson, Australian politician
1967 - Jason Starkey, son of Beatle Ringo
1980 - Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
1982 - Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
Famous Deaths
1780 - Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32
1851 - Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80
1914 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
1957 - Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (b. 1898)
1957 - David Bomberg, English painter (b. 1890)
1963 - Kathleen Parlow, Canadian violinist (b. 1890)
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