Historical Events
1803 - 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states
1933 - Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)
1951 - 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina)
1960 - Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic," premieres in NYC
1972 - Attempted assassination of Minister of State for Home Affairs John Taylor who is shot a number of times (the Official Irish Republican Army later claimed responsibility)
1981 - NY Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames
Famous Birthdays
1833 - Clement Anselm Evans, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1911)
1906 - Boris Papandopulo, composer
1918 - Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)
1934 - Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, British Conservative Party politician
1949 - Lord Sempill
1973 - Daryl Gardener, defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
Famous Deaths
1495 - Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35
1826 - Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60
1851 - Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53
1899 - Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies
1992 - Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79
1996 - Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45
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