Historical Events
1867 - Joseph Monier patents reinforced concrete
1920 - 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0)
1966 - "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 512 perfs
1987 - Said Aouita runs world record 2000m (4:50.81)
1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
1999 - John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.
Famous Birthdays
1725 - Georg Simon Lohlein, composer
1910 - Stan McCabe, cricketer (exciting NSW and Australian batsman of 30's)
1912 - Ray Barr, NYC, pianist (Vincent Lopez Show)
1973 - Graham Robertson, American filmmaker and author
1978 - Stephanie Lee Hamilton, Williston ND, Miss America-ND (1997)
1994 - Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor
Famous Deaths
1736 - Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies
1831 - Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (b. 1763)
1886 - Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies
1896 - William Hamilton Gibson, illustrator/author/novelist, dies
1916 - Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russ bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies
1916 - Victor Alexander Haden Horsley, physician, dies
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