Historical Events
1902 - Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms
1939 - Italy invades Albania
1949 - "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances
1962 - Umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes
1971 - WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals
1976 - Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping
Famous Birthdays
1819 - Hubert Leonard, composer
1882 - Kurt von Schleiger, German chancellor (12/2/32-1/28/33)
1915 - Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues)
1970 - Alexander Karpovtsev, Moscow Russia, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
1975 - Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
1975 - Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1498 - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27
1668 - William Davenant, English poet (b. 1606)
1739 - Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1706)
1842 - Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50
1881 - Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65
1961 - Yusef Greiss, composer, dies at 61
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