Historical Events
1783 - Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern US states
1934 - Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport
1958 - Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X
1961 - Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon
1972 - 39th Sugar Bowl: #2 Oklahoma beats #5 Penn State, 14-0
1983 - Benjamin Ward appointed 1st African American NY City Police Commissioner by Mayor Ed Koch
Famous Birthdays
1491 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France, born in St. Malo, Brittany (d. 1557)
1899 - Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mexico, composer (Sensemaya)
1966 - Paula Barbieri, model/girlfriend of OJ Simpson/actress (Dangerous)
1972 - Cole Ford, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders)
1973 - Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap)
1980 - Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
Famous Deaths
335 - St. Silvester I, Catholic Pope, dies in office
1802 - Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89
1958 - Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72
1980 - Marshall McLuhan, Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69
1997 - Michael Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39
2000 - José Greco, Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer (b. 1918)
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