Historical Events
1930 - Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food
1950 - Silly Putty invented
1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo
1985 - Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1988 - Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories)
2000 - Long-time Boston Bruin defenseman Ray Bourque is traded to the Colorado Avalanche
Famous Birthdays
1706 - George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)
1940 - Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman (Pirates, 1971 NL HR leader)
1947 - Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland Oregon, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968)
1951 - Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)
1964 - Reniet Vrieze, rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men)
1968 - Moira Kelly, actress (Cutting Edge)
Famous Deaths
766 - Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50
1941 - John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73
1959 - Fred Stone, actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at 85
1969 - Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (b. 1952)
1982 - Jan Lemaire, Dutch actor/writer (Beautiful Juultje), dies at 97
1997 - Cheddi B Jagan, dentist/founder PPP/Guyanese Premier (1953, 1957-64) dies
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