Historical Events
1964 - CBS purchases 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%
1968 - A banned march in Derry, North Ireland, by members of the Derry Citizen's Action Committee (DCAC) is joined by thousands; due to the number of people taking part, the Royal Ulster Constabulary are unable to prevent it
1971 - "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 7 performances
1986 - Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1991 - Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-pt deficit in the 3rd quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49
1997 - 27th NYC Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switz 2:28:43
Famous Birthdays
1914 - Johnny Vander Meer, baseball player (d. 1997)
1944 - Liesel Westermann, German FR, discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1968)
1962 - Simon Hill, English-Australian Football commentator
1966 - Sean Kanan, actor (AJ-Gen Hospital, Rich Girl, Karate Kid Part 3)
1967 - Darla Michele Pruett, Canton Georgia, Miss Georgia-America (1991)
1988 - Lindze Letherman, American actress (General Hospital)
Famous Deaths
943 - Queen Emma of France, (b. 894)
1971 - Martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46
1986 - Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66
1992 - Hal Roach, producer (Keystone Kops), dies of pneumonia at 100
1995 - Sal Gliatto, baseball player, dies at 93
1996 - Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies
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