Historical Events
1908 - England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG
1929 - "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres
1946 - Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union
1962 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27
1989 - International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris
1996 - "Fool Moon" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after * performances
Famous Birthdays
1808 - Jacob Ammen, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1832 - James Munro, Premier of Victoria (d. 1908)
1890 - Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)
1943 - Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne California, baseball manager (Seattle Mariners)
1967 - Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98)
1971 - Todd Yeaman, NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants)
Famous Deaths
1892 - Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, German Physician and Physiologist, dies at 72
1972 - Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies
1981 - Alvar Lidell, UK radio broadcaster (b. 1908)
1990 - Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, football hall of famer, dies at 81
1993 - Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57
1994 - Lynn Blessing, vibes Player, dies at 65
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