Historical Events
1864 - US Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to brigadier general
1943 - German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender
1980 - West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. Midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores the winner with a rare header.
1982 - FC Barcelona of Spain win 22nd European Cup Winner's Cup against Standard Liège of Belgium 2-1 in Barcelona
1990 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1996 - "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 68 performances
Famous Birthdays
1912 - Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet
1922 - Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
1924 - Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician
1961 - Lar Park Lincoln, American actress
1970 - Mike Weir, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (Ontario Amateur-1990, 92)
1973 - Travis Lutter, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
Famous Deaths
1856 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (b. 1786)
1864 - Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at 37
1897 - Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright, dies at 53
1925 - Amy Lowell, American poet (b. 1874)
1963 - Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69
1971 - Heinie Manush, American baseball player (b. 1901)
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