Historical Events
1847 - New York and Boston linked by telegraph wires
1940 - Soviet Army attacks Romania
1973 - John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list"
1978 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1
1984 - Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time
1998 - Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
Famous Birthdays
1809 - Francois de Canrobert, French marshal/parliament member
1880 - Helen Keller, Ala, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many
1918 - Adolph Kiefer, US, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936)
1963 - Johnny Benson, American NASCAR driver
1971 - Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
1983 - Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
Famous Deaths
1776 - Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed
1785 - Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84
1794 - Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (b. 1715)
1973 - Ernest Truex, actor (Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr Peepers), dies at 73
1989 - Jack Beutel, actor (The Outlaw), dies
2009 - Fayette Pinkney, African American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
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