Today’s Important Historical Events
1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe
1519 King Carlos I elected Holy Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V
1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London
1919 Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France
2021 Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray’s regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia’s Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]
Today’s Historical Events
683 Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
767 St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
1119 Battle of Sarmada – Emir Ilghazi defeats French Crusaders
1245 1st Council of Lyon (13th ecumenical council) opens
1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe
1461 Edward IV crowned king of England
1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1951 “Amos ‘n’ Andy” premieres on CBS TV
1984 17th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
1990 Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 11th time
1992 Ra Lewis’ dramatic play “Chinese Coffee”, starring Al Pacino, opens at the Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 18 performances
1993 NCRV shows last “Cheers” in Netherlands
1996 “Nutty Professor” starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland
2017 “Spider-man: Homecoming” directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. premieres in Los Angeles
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1846 Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph “Adolfe” Sax
1928 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of “West End Blues”
1947 “Temptation” (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1
1950 “Michael Todd’s Peep Show” opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 performances
1967 George Harrison is fined £6 for speeding
1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
1897 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: England’s Blanche Bingley-Hillyard wins her 4th title beating Charlotte Cooper 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1904 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Reigning champion Dorothea Chambers beats Charlotte Cooper 6-0, 6-3
1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey
1919 Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th
1924 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord’s
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