Historical Events
1839 - Charles Darwin elected Fellow of the Royal Society
1927 - Director Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film, The Pleasure Garden, in England.
1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1951 - Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns
1954 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open
1986 - NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
Famous Birthdays
1746 - Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
1907 - Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician
1918 - Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)
1924 - Klaus George Roy, composer
1944 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)
1949 - John Belushi, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1769 - François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)
1812 - Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
1953 - [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77
1960 - John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66
1962 - Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62
1993 - Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies
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