Historical Events 1893 - Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo 1959 - Yankee Whitey Ford strikes out 15‚ beating Senators‚ 1-0 in 14 innings 1962 - Stanley Cup Final‚ Chicago Stadium‚ Chicago‚ IL: Dick Duff scores the winner as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks‚ 2-1 for a 4-2 series victory 1977 - Shimon Peres becomes Acting Prime Minister of Israel 1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1990 - NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George first pick by Indianapolis Colts More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1864 - Phil May‚ English cartoonist‚ born in Wortley‚ Leeds (d. 1903) 1920 - Jos de Haes‚ Flemish philological and poet (Misery of the Word)‚ born in Leuven‚ Belgium (d. 1974) 1926 - Charlotte Rae‚ American character actress‚ (Facts Of Life - &;quot;Edna&;quot;)‚ comedian‚ singer and dancer‚ born in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin (d. 2018) 1933 - Anthony Llewellyn‚ Welsh-American scientist and NASA astronaut‚ born in Cardiff‚ Wales (d. 2013) 1943 - Steve Dunne‚ New Zealand cricket umpire (39 Tests; 100 ODIs)‚ born in Dunedin. Otago 1955 - Arthur Baker‚ American music producer (Afrika Banbaataa; Planet Rock; New Order)‚ born in Boston‚ Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1648 - Catharina Belgica of Nassau and Countess and Regent of Hanau-M&;uuml;nzenberg‚ Dutch daughter of William I of Orange‚ dies at 69 1827 - Thomas Rowlandson‚ English artist and caricaturist‚ dies at 70 1896 - Thomas Meik‚ Scottish civil engineer‚ dies at 84 2003 - Martha Griffiths‚ U.S. Congresswoman‚ dies at 91 2008 - Cameron Argetsinger‚ American auto racing executive (created Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course; F1 US Grand Prix 1961-80)‚ dies from a stroke at 87 2019 - Dave Samuels‚ American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)‚ dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »