dowfart noun: 1. A dimwit. 2. A coward. adjective: 1. Dim or dull. 2. Cowardly.
☰Thought of the Day
"Einstein was doubly wrong when he said, God does not play dice. Not only does God definitely play dice, but He sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen." - Stephen Hawking, from Does God Play Dice, 1999.
- MLB St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in the NL and go on to win the pennant
- Great Trek Centenary Celebrations commence; the Great Trek was a migration involving Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa
- Germany goes through the field hockey competition undefeated to win gold with a 2-1 victory over Australia in the men's final at the Barcelona Olympics
- John Elway is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Victor Young, American violinist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer ("Street of Dreams"; "Love Letters"; "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
- Chivu Stoica, Romanian politician (Premier of Romania 1955-61), born in Smeeni, Romania (d. 1975)
- Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate and founder of Swinton Insurance (1957), born in England (d. 2018)
- Szilárd Németh, Slovak soccer striker (58 caps; Slovan Bratislava, Middlesborough, Alemannia Aachen), born in Komárno, Slovakia
- Richard Harwood, British cellist, born in Portsmouth, England
