Historical Events
1942 - Jewish Brigade attached by British Army in WW II, forms
1958 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
1966 - "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens
1970 - President Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)
1980 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
1993 - Wilson Pickett plead guilty to auto assault due to drunk driving
Famous Birthdays
1896 - Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea)
1906 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator, (Gift from the Sea)
1908 - George Armin Goyder, businessman/social philosopher
1956 - Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
1962 - Ruby Turner, rocker (No Where to Run)
1964 - Mark Royals, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions)
Famous Deaths
1429 - Ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1380)
1894 - Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (b. 1823)
1897 - Ralph Abercromby, British meteorologist, dies at about 54
1963 - Maria Tănase, Romanian singer of traditional and popular music (b. 1913)
1988 - Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71
1992 - Chuck Mitchell, actor (Penitentiary), dies
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