Today in History for 3rd September 2017:
Historical Events
1947 – Philadelphia A’s Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0
1955 – KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 – Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road
1974 – US and German Democratic Republic establish diplomatic relations
1981 – Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game
1990 – Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
Famous Birthdays
1703 – Johan-Theodoor van Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal
1931 – Rudolf Kelterborn, composer
1931 – Albert DeSalvo, The Boston Strangler (d. 1973)
1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician
1950 – Aaron Smith, rocker (Romeo Void)
1968 – David Pichler, Butler Pa, diver (Olympics-6th-96)
Famous Deaths
1189 – Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England
1944 – Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75
1962 – Anton Mauve, Dutch painter, dies at 63
1992 – Johannes van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies
2005 – William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
2007 – Steve Ryan, American actor (b. 1947)