Historical Events
1923 - Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
1940 - French Vichy-regime proclaims end of "Statut of the Juifs"
1952 - "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs
1983 - Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car
1994 - Keith Moore is charged with stealing $5,000,000 from Sting
1996 - BPAA US Bowling Open by Dave Husted
Famous Birthdays
1932 - Felicia Farr, Westchester NY, actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch)
1943 - Buddy Roemer, (Gov/Rep-D-LA, 1981- )
1969 - Lucas Parsons, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1973 - Chris Parks, American wrestler
1979 - Stefan Booth, British actor
1980 - Kristina Lenko, Canadian ice skater
Famous Deaths
1851 - Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. 1767)
1859 - Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57
1892 - Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39
1893 - Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88
1974 - Anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45
1975 - Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72
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