Claude Stanley Choules(the last known combat veteran of World War I died at the age of 110)–
Events
The Billboard (later known as just Billboard) magazine began weekly publication –
Cy Young became the fist major league pitcher in baseball’s modern era to throw a perfect” game” –
Chanel No. 5 introduced –
Kilauea erupted –
Picasso’s Boy With a Pipe set a new world record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction when it soared to $104,168,000 at Sotheby’s. The price, which included the auction house’s commission, easily eclipsed the old mark of $82.5 million set by van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet, which had stood since 1990 –
Weather
In downtown Sacramento, California, the temperature soared to 100 degrees F –
Stormy seas capsized 3 recreational fishing boats off Port Angeles in Washington –
A supercell thunderstorm blasted Tarrant County, Texas, with hail, 80 mph winds, and torrential rains, which caused flash flooding in Fort Worth –
