Historical Events1899 - Battle of Rietfontein, South Africa: Boers vs. British army1913 - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager1956 - Margaret Towner becomes the first woman to be ordained into the Presbyterian Church in the US (PCUSA)1976 - First Toronto International Film Festival opens2021 - COVID-19 cases in Eastern Europe surpass 20 million, with Russia, Ukraine, and Romania among the top five countries reporting deaths globallyMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1939 - Uri Sharvit, Israeli composer, born in Jerusalem1954 - Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, American rocker, born in Providence, Rhode Island1960 - Wolfgang Gllich, German rock climber, born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany (d. 1992)1962 - Jay Novacek, American NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Martin, South Dakota1984 - Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer (Rirura Riruha), born in Adachi, TokyoMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1869 - Joseph Jackson Lister, British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens, dies at 831952 - Frederick Jacobi, American composer, dies at 611994 - Alexandr Nikolaievich Shelepin, dir of KGB (1958-61), dies2008 - Ankie Peypers, Dutch author and poet, dies at 802020 - Kevin McCarra, Scottish sports journalist (The Guardian, Scotland on Sunday, The Times), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 62More Famous Deaths