Historical Events1673 - Edmund Halley enters The Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate1915 - Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, killing 852 people1964 - Race riot in Rochester, New York, kills 41966 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: American Al Geiberger wins his only major title by 4 shots from Dudley Wysong2022 - Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton, Canada, to begin a penitential trip to meet with and apologize to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities for their treatment at church-run residential schoolsMore Historical Events »Famous Birthdays1929 - Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017)1944 - Jim Armstrong, Irish rock guitarist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland1961 - Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England1965 - Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand Oscar-winning actress (The Piano, True Blood), born in Winnipeg, ManitobaMore Famous Birthdays »Famous Deaths1240 - Konrad von Thüringen, German fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights1908 - Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet, dies at 41 (b. the same day 1867)1936 - Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), dies at 781980 - Uttam Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926)2023 - Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80More Famous Deaths »