gangway noun: A passageway, especially a narrow or temporary walkway, such as a gangplank, a jet bridge, or an aisle between rows of seats. interjection: Used to tell people to clear the way.
☰Thought of the Day
"He who has his thumb on the purse has the power." (Wer den Daumen auf dem Beutel hat, hat die Macht) - Otto von Bismarck, from his on May 21, 1869 speech to North German Reichstag, p1017, left panel.
- Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer and poet, born in Caen, France (d. 1701)
- Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1900)
- George Washington De Long, American Arctic Explorer whose disastrous expedition provided evidence to support the theory of trans-Arctic oceanic drift, born in New York City (d. 1881)
- Wolfdietrich Schnurre, German writer, born in Frankfurt (d. 1989)
- Pierre A. Lauffer, Antillian poet (Patria), born in Curacao, Venezuela (d. 1981)
- Sotiria Bellou, Greek rebetiko singer ("Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki" / "'Cloudy Sunday"), born in Halia, Euboia, Greece (d. 1997)
- Alfred Musema, Rwandan genocidaire, born in Byumba, Rwanda
- Alexander Mostovoi, Russian footballer, born in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
- English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliamentarians
- Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion
- Toronto's Boyd Carter (15 yards) and Dave Mann (116 yards) combine for a CFL record for the longest punt return in a 15-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes in Toronto
- US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for U.S. President on the last day of the party's national conference in Chicago
- Edward Bairstow, English composer, born in Trinity Street, Huddersfield, England (d. 1946)
- Cyril Astley Clarke, British physician and geneticist, born in Leicester, England (d. 2000)
- Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris (d. 2023)
- Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Brimstone [William Kucmierowski], American professional wrestler, actor and radio personality (The Grindhouse Radio), born in Mineola, New York
