Historical Events
1908 - Andrew Fisher assumes the position of prime minister for what turns out to be a short-lived second Labour government, Australia
1936 - St Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt
1947 - Schilderijenvervalser Han of Meegeren to 1 years jail sentenced
1966 - Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record
1981 - 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1983 - NJ Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3
Famous Birthdays
1886 - Ben Travers, British playwright (d. 1980)
1917 - Joseph Coors, CEO (Adolph Coors Co Brewery)
1941 - Jennifer Helen McLeod, composer
1943 - Wallace Shawn, NYC, actor (My Dinner with Andre, Princess Bride)
1973 - Mayte Garcia, American dancer
1978 - Andrew Kinlochan, English singer and musician
Famous Deaths
1757 - Colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671)
1939 - Norman Bethune, Canadian doctor and humanitarian (b. 1890)
1944 - Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87
1980 - Andrei Amalrik, Russian writer/dissident, dies at 42
1996 - Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72
2012 - Sergio Oliva, American body builder, dies at 71
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