In 2017 Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington dies of an apparent suicide in Los Angeles. He was 41. In 1946 Saxophonist Charlie Parker collapsed at a studio in Los Angeles while recording "Lover Man." Bird was committed to Camarillo State Hospital suffering from heroin and alcohol addiction. In 1959 The Isley Brothers record "Shout." In 1961 Dick Clark premieres his summer stage show, "The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars," at Steel Pier in Atlantic City. In 1963 After a 4-year hiatus, the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI, re-opens featuring Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan. In 1965 Diana Ross & the Supremes open a 3-week engagement at New York's Copacabana. In 1965 The Beatles' second film "Help" premieres in London. In 1966 Bob Dylan snaps a bone in his neck during a motorcycle accident in upstate New York. In 1967 "You're My Everything" by the Temptations enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1967 "

In 1030 The patron saint of Norway, King Olaf II, is killed in battle. In 1588 The English soundly defeat the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines. In 1858 The first commercial treaty between the U.S. and Japan is signed. In 1890 Artist Vincent van Gogh dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France. In 1899 The first motorcycle race is held in Manhattan Beach, New York. In 1900 Italian king Umberto I is assassinated; he is succeeded by his son Victor Emmanuel III. In 1914 Transcontinental telephone service begins with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco. In 1948 Britain's King George opens the Olympic Games in London. In 1957 The International Atomic Energy Agency is established by the UN. In 1957 Jack Paar makes his debut as host of the "Tonight Show" on NBC-TV. In 1958 President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates NASA. In 1965 Gemini V returns to Earth after 12 days, 7 hours and 11 minutes.

In 1796 Inventor, Walter Hunt (fountain pen, safety pin, coal stove) In 1805 Historian/writer, Alexis de Tocqueville (Democracy In America) In 1861 Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, first wife of Theodore Roosevelt In 1869 American novelist, Booth Tarkington (17, Magnificent Ambersons) In 1883 Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini (Fascist leader) In 1887 Football Hall-of-Famer, Tim Mara (founded Giants) In 1892 Actor, William Powell (The Thin Man) In 1893 Finnish Composer, Arre Merikanto (12-tone music notation engineer) In 1898 Physicist, Isidor Isaac "I.I." Rabi (atom explorer) (Nobel, 1944) In 1900 Bandleader, Don Redman (pioneered large orchestras) [d: 11-30-64] In 1905 Silent screen actress, Clara Bow (Saturday Night Kid) [d: 9-27-65] In 1905 UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold (1953-61) [d: 9-18-61] In 1906 Actress, Thelma Todd (Dangerous Female) [d: 12-16-35] In 1907 Attorney/author, Melvin Belli [d: 7-9-96] In 1913 Actor, Stephen McNally (Split Second, Devil's Canyon

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