Historical Events
1954 - "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 performances
1967 - 121st Grand National: John Buckingham aboard Foinavon wins
1970 - "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances
1974 - Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta
1980 - Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period
1990 - 54th Masters Golf Tournament: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278
Famous Birthdays
1850 - William H. Welch, American pathologist who founded John Hopkins Hospital, born in Norfolk, Connecticut (d. 1934)
1910 - George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)
1918 - Glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992)
1932 - John Gavin, actor (Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows), born in Los Angeles, California
1978 - Bernt Haas, Swiss footballer
1979 - Jeremy Guthrie, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1778 - Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1931 - Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies
1943 - Richard Sears, 1st to win US amateur national tennis match, dies at 81
1965 - Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (Flesh and Devil), dies after illness at 78
1993 - Marian Anderson, American contralto and celebrated singer (My Lord, What a Morning), dies of congestive heart failure at 96
2000 - Claire Trevor, American actress (Marjorie Morningstar), dies of respiratory failure at 91
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