Historical Events
1957 - 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)
1979 - Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313
1986 - USSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges
1987 - NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year
1988 - UN peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize
2006 - US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails to house pages were introduced.
Famous Birthdays
1703 - François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770)
1911 - Reginald Victor Jones, CH, FRS natural philosopher
1930 - Billy Strange [William], singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2012)
1932 - Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO (British section, Amnesty International
1955 - Ken Weatherwax, American actor (Pugsley-Addams Family), born in LA, CA
1960 - John MacBeth Paxson, NBA Guard (Chicago Bulls)
Famous Deaths
1915 - Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95
1925 - Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920), dies at 74
1928 - Lido Manetti [Arnold Kent], Italian-born American actor, dies of a car accident at 29
1937 - Ray Ewry, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08), dies at 63
1961 - Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63
1987 - Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70
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