Historical Events1956 - 46 die in a collision between the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket1990 - Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game1992 - 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain1994 - Jordan and Israel end 46-year state of war (Washington, D.C.)2016 - England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson becomes the first quick to take 50 wickets against all other seven major Test cricket-playing nations during the second Test against Pakistan in ManchesterMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1639 - Thomas Tompion, English clockmaker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713)1945 - Jim Price, America session and touring horn player, and arranger (Rolling Stones; Bonnie and Delaney; Joe Cocker), born in Fort Worth, Texas1948 - Brian Stableford, British sci-fi author (Day of Wrath), born in Shipley, Yorkshire, England1949 - Denman Maroney, American jazz pianist and composer (Hyperpiano), born in New Jersey1955 - Bantubonke Holomisa, South African Minister of Defense of Transkei, born in Mqanduli, Eastern CapeMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1987 - Alex Sadkin, American audio engineer, and record producer (Grace Jones; Thompson Twins), dies in a car crash in The Bahamas at 381998 - Tiny Rowland [Roland Fuhrop], German-British businessman and corporate raider (owned The Observer, tried to take over Harrods), dies of cancer at 802008 - Tracy Hall, American inventor (b. 1919)2017 - Barbara Sinatra, American model and philanthropist, dies at 902024 - Pascal Danel [Jean-Jacques Pascal], French pop singer-songwriter ("Kilimandjaro"), dies at 80More Famous Deaths