Historical Events
1926 - Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die
1933 - US Senate accept Blaine Act: ending prohibition
1954 - WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast
1962 - Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"
1989 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1995 - Tiger Manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike
Famous Birthdays
1824 - William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), (d. 1903)
1906 - Galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75)
1914 - Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Mass, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place)
1935 - Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress
1946 - Andre Dussollier, Annecy France, actor (3 Men and a Cradle)
1966 - Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer
Famous Deaths
956 - Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55
1827 - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81
1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)
1986 - Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies
1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
1990 - Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies
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