Historical Events1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Macon, Georgia (Stoneman's Raid)1913 - Independence of the Principality of Albania recognized by the Conference of London1961 - Bob Dylan is not seriously injured in car accident in New York City1989 - Philadelphia Phillies retire #32 in honor of pitcher Steve Carlton2021 - Following Simone Biles' withdrawal, teammate Sunisa Lee becomes first Hmong-American Olympic champion in any sport, winning women's artistic individual all-around gymnastics gold in TokyoMore Historical Events »Famous Birthdays1870 - George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title, 1892; World Featherweight champion, 1891-97 and 1898-1901; 1st Black athlete to win a World C'ship in any sport), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1908)1938 - Don Wert, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star and World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers), born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)1956 - Ronnie Musgrove, American politician (Governor of Mississippi 2000-04), born in Tocowa, Mississippi1971 - Monica Calhoun, American actress (The Best Man), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1990 - Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree), born in Yangcheon, South KoreaMore Famous Birthdays »Famous Deaths1886 - Solomon Gazfried, Ukrainian rabbi and author (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch), dies (b. 1804)1900 - Umberto I of Italy, King of Italy (1878-1900), shot four times and assassinated by Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci at 561976 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), dies at 621982 - Cor Kieboom, Dutch president of Feyenoord football club, dies at 811996 - Aruna Asaf Ali, Indian independence activist and politician (first Mayor of Delhi), dies at 88More Famous Deaths »