Historical Events
1914 - Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
1927 - Bloody battles between communists and nazis in Berlin
1947 - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
1972 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1982 - National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27
1994 - Largest omelet (1,383sq ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan
Famous Birthdays
1589 - William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)
1823 - Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82)
1851 - Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)
1892 - James Van Fleet, American general (d. 1992)
1935 - Renee Taylor, actress (Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny), born in NYC, New York
1971 - Taase Faumui, NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Famous Deaths
1900 - Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (b. 1819)
1943 - Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75
1974 - Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51
1989 - Alan Civil, English French horn player (b. 1929)
1999 - Tofilau Eti Alesana, former Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1924)
2007 - Calvert DeForest, American actor (b. 1921)
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