Historical Events
1909 - Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6)
1948 - 1st Lt Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps
1955 - Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan
1958 - Gen Miguel Ydegoras Fuentes elected president of Guatemala
1995 - Jeff Rouse swims world record 50m backstroke (24.37 sec)
2012 - Zambia defeat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations
Famous Birthdays
1883 - Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor (Man With a Camera)
1904 - Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), born in Denver, Colorado
1916 - Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske, Austrian composer (Vom Tode)
1935 - Ken Still, golfer
1971 - Romeo Bandison, NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns)
1980 - Sarah Lancaster, KC KS, actress (Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class)
Famous Deaths
1128 - Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies
1771 - Adolf Frederik, King of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60
1929 - Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)
2000 - Tom Landry, American football coach (Dallas Cowboys), dies at 75
2007 - Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
2008 - Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (b. 1907)
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