Historical Events1902 - Cleve's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a HR run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 19181908 - Belgium Catholic socialist/liberal parliamentary election1909 - Bristol University granted Royal Charter1929 - Chicago WS pitcher Ted Lyons and Detroit's George Uhle go 21 innings before Tigers get a run to win, 6-5; longest game (3 hours, 31 mins) ever at Comiskey Park, Chicago1957 - Heavy earthquake strikes ColombiaMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1863 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor, born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (d. 1938)1905 - Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965), born in Veshenskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1984)1910 - Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1983)1922 - Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), born in Tokyo (d. 2012)1976 - Bob Maesen, Belgian flatwater canoer, born in Neerpelt, Pelt, BelgiumMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1543 - Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer who theorized that planets revolve around the sun (Heliocentric theory), dies at 701908 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (British Open 1861-62, 64, 67), dies as result of a fall at 861972 - Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 881986 - Gunnar Bjornstrand, Swedish actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 762023 - Bill Lee, American session double-bassist, and film score composer (Do The Right Thing; She's Gotta Have It), dies at 94More Famous Deaths

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