Historical Events
1742 - Faneuil Hall, Boston, opens to public
1954 - Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)
1972 - Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yds vs Green Bay (rec)
1990 - West German Pres Richard von Weizsaecker signs reunification treaty
1992 - Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI
2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
Famous Birthdays
1899 - Eduardo Hernandez Moncada, composer
1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
1919 - Vaclav Nelhybel, Polanka Czechoslovakia, composer (Everyman)
1922 - Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata)
1975 - Kyle Turley, former National Football League offensive lineman
1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
Famous Deaths
1494 - Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454)
1815 - John Sevier, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), dies at 70
1896 - Percy McDonnell, cricketer (19 Tests 1880-88, 3 centuries), dies
1939 - Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies
1991 - Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), children's author, dies of cancer at 87
1991 - Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73
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