On this day in...

On this day in...
1642 – First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
1779 – American Revolution: a squadron commanded by John Paul Jones on board the USS Bonhomme Richard wins the Battle of Flamborough Head, off the coast of England, against two British warships.
1846 – Neptune is discovered by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams;
1889 – Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
1941 – World War II: The first gas murder experiments are conducted at Auschwitz.
1988 – José Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first member of the 40-40 club.

Births
63 BC – Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor (d. 14)
1926 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist (d. 1967)
1930 – Ray Charles, American musician (d. 2004)
1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer
1943 – Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach
1959 – Jason Alexander, American actor
1961 – Chi McBride, American actor
1972 – Jermaine Dupri, American music producer and rapper
1976 – Kip Pardue, American actor and model
1985 – Joba Chamberlain, American baseball player

Great b-day date. The last two days there has been high quantity, but not quality but today the stars are shining bright. Coltrane and Charles within four years of each other. Plus a two-fer with Julio Iglesias and Marty Schottenheimer. I bet Julio could sing a few sad songs about Marty's career.