Historical Events
1902 - Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer
1941 - Largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill NY
1961 - Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism
1992 - WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in NYC
1993 - Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches
2012 - Borut Pahor is elected President of Slovenia
Famous Birthdays
1728 - Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat
1902 - Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49)
1929 - Jaap Boersma, Dutch minister for Social Affairs (ARP)
1940 - Willie Brown, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders)
1964 - Yolanda Henry, Houston Texas, high jumper
1973 - Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
Famous Deaths
1860 - Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. 1796)
1963 - Sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39
1967 - Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78
1974 - Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72
1988 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)
2009 - Foge Fazio, American college football coach (b. 1938)
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