Historical Events
722 - Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop
1928 - Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 and 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test
1929 - CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers take their 4th title; beat Regina Roughriders, 14-3
1939 - Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7" premieres in NYC
1992 - Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die
2015 - Pope Francis urges peace while visiting controversial mosque in Bangui's PK5 district in Central African Republic
Famous Birthdays
1809 - Thomas Molleson Mudie, English composer, born in London (d. 1876)
1911 - Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)
1922 - Robert Evett, composer
1944 - Dian Parkinson [Dianna Lynn Batts], American model (The Price Is Right) and Miss USA 1965, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1964 - David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
1983 - Andy Akinwolere, English television presenter
Famous Deaths
1016 - Edmund II, Ironsides, King of the Saxons (1016), dies at 27
1694 - Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician who founded the science of microscopic anatomy, dies at 66
1894 - Joseph E. Brown, American attorney and politician (42nd Governor of Georgia), dies at 73
1935 - Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet and writer (The Book of Disquiet), dies at 47
1977 - Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe), dies at 84
1996 - Koji Kobayashi, industrialist, dies at 89
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