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1924  19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)   

1924  Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer (Dr Zhivago-Acad Award 1966).   

1924  Pekka Hannikainen, composer, dies at 69   

1925  1st US University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans   

1925  Gabriel Charpentier, composer.   

1926  Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/GM (Rangers, Blues, Whalers)   

1927  Yanks clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 HRs (52 en route to 60)   

1928  KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions.   

1928  Ernest L Boyer, educator/chancellor (NY's State Universities-SUNY)   

1928  Italo Svevo, [Ettore Schmitz], Italian writer (Una Vita), dies at 66.   

1930  50th US Mens Tennis: J H Doeg beats Francis Shields (10-8 16 64 16-14).   

1930  James McLane, US, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1931  Capt G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph)   

1931  Barbara Bain, Chic, actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999).   

1932  NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant.   

1932  Julius Rontgen, composer, dies at 77.   

1934  Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100000   

1935  Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the Great Gorge and International Railway   

1936  Cleve Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (vs Phila A's).   

1938  Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame.   

1938  Samuel Alexander, Engl philosopher (Space, time and deity), dies at 79   

1939  inaugural (tethered) flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, one of the inaugural viable American helicopters.   

1940  Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs.   

1942  German forces attack Stalingrad.   

1942  German forces begin attack on Stalingrad   

1942  Battle of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal   

1943  Chiang Kai-shek became president of China.   

1944  Soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border.   

1944  Jacqueline Bisset, English actress is born   

1944  U.S. heavy bombers rain destruction on factory areas a few miles from Auschwitz, but Allies refuse to bomb railroad tracks or gas chambers at Auschwitz.   

1944  30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten   

1946  Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant   

1947  WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting.   

1948  Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, inaugural woman to serve in both houses of Congress.   

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1087  John ii komnenos: Byzantine emperor   

1157  Alexander neckum/de sancto albano: English theologist/encyclopedist   

1475  Cesare borgia: Italian aristocrat   

1502  John leland: English antiquarian   

1520  William cecil 1st baron burghley: English premier   

1551  Pandolfo zallamella: Composer   

1594  Francesco manelli: Composer   

1604  William brereton: English soldier and politician   

0081  Titus flavius vespasianus: Emperor of rome (69-81),   

0867  Death of Nicholas i: The great, italian pope (858-67),   

1321  Death of Dante alighieri: Author (divine comedy),   

1506  Death of Andrea mantegna: Italian painter   

1557  Death of John cheke: English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514)   

1592  Death of Michel de montaigne: French writer (b. 1533)   

1596  Pieter d keyzer/keyser: Astronomer/navigator (java)   

1598  Philip ii: King of spain (1556-98),