Historical Events
1901 - The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster.
1938 - America's first saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, beatified
1948 - "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs
1966 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open
1982 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
2002 - The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
Famous Birthdays
1486 - Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)
1959 - Anne Manning, Australian walker (Olympics-96)
1962 - Blair Rasmussen, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks)
1967 - Jimmy Kimmel, American TV host and producer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), born in Brooklyn, New York
1972 - Kimberlee Ann McKay, Belle Fourche SD, Miss America-SD (1996)
1975 - Quim, Portuguese footballer
Famous Deaths
1170 - Albert I of Brandenburg
1961 - Wally Brown, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57
1967 - Pierre Moulaert, composer, dies at 60
1982 - Dorothy [Little-]Round, England, tennis star (Never on Sunday), dies
1999 - Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1915)
2003 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. 1967)
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