Historical Events
1912 - 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M
1940 - American boxer Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title
1979 - Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine" premieres in London
1992 - Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole
1994 - Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border
1996 - NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
Famous Birthdays
1907 - (Abram) "Abe" Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
1921 - Hugh Neill, British businessman and Army officer, Lord-Lieutenant (South Yorkshire), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire
1927 - Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1931 - James Weatherhead, Scottish moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland), born in Dundee (d. 2017)
1949 - Keith Simpson, British politician and military historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk
1981 - P.J. Morton, American singer-songwriter and musician (Maroon 5; Gospel According to PJ), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1792 - Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier
1980 - Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74
1985 - Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73
1985 - Luther Terry, 9th Surgeon General of the United States, dies at 73
2014 - Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention; Rhinoceros), dies of complications from diabetes at 71
2014 - Hobart "Hobie" Alter, American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer who created the Hobie Cat, dies of cancer at 80
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