Historical Events
1943 - First US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated
1970 - Johnny Bench wins NL MVP
1975 - Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1995 - 60th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 31-27 in Auburn
1997 - FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash
2001 - Phillips Petroleum and Conoco merge into a new company as 'ConocoPhillips', the third-largest oil and natural gas company in the US
Famous Birthdays
1787 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre, Cormeilles-en-Parisis France, inventor and photographer (d. 1851)
1808 - Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer
1897 - Patrick M S Blackett, British physicist (nuclear reaction, Nobel 1948)
1939 - Tom Johnson, composer
1968 - Barry Hunter, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1969 - Cheryl Bachman, Jacksonville Fla, playmate (October, 1991)
Famous Deaths
1887 - Eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81
1946 - John King, cricketer (scored 60 and 4 in only Test Eng v Aus 1909), dies
1958 - Sivert Samuelson, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1910), dies
1965 - Henry A Wallace, VP (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77
1982 - Donald Dillaway, actor (Min and Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78
1992 - Dorothy Kirsten, US soprano, dies from stroke at 82
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