1971 Birthday Lewis Capes, WLAF defensive tackle for the London Monarchs 1949 Birthday Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, two-time winner, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion 1781 Event Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis 1781 Event French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War