Historical Events
1818 - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
1888 - Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator
1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY
1916 - Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch NY's record 26-game winning streak
1997 - The first test flight of the F-22 Raptor takes place.
2000 - 17th MTV Awards: Eminem and Aaliyah wins
Famous Birthdays
1910 - John Shea, US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932)
1946 - Alfa Anderson, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (Chicago)
1973 - Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
1977 - Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer
1985 - Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
1988 - Kevin Love, American basketball player
Famous Deaths
1644 - Guido Bentivoglio, Italian statesman (b. 1579)
1920 - Simon-Napoléon Parent, politician, premier of the province of Quebec (b. 1855)
1962 - Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (b. 1892)
1991 - Ben Piazza, actor (Consenting Adults), dies of cancer at 58
2004 - Bob Boyd, American baseball player (b. 1925)
2010 - Glenn Shadix, American Actor (b. 1952)
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