Historical Events
1926 - Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:11.4)
1944 - Russian troops cross river Bug/march into Poland
1962 - Senate rejects medicare for aged
1962 - Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft)
1983 - 112th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 275 at Royal Birkdale
1990 - Minnesota Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0
Famous Birthdays
1915 - Cass Daley, actress (Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1915 - Dorothy Poynton-Hill, US, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1932)
1920 - Rudolf Karpati, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1934 - Lucio Tan, Chinese Filipino businessman (Philippine Airlines), in Amoy China
1946 - Alun Armstrong, English actor (New Tricks), born in Anfield Plain, County Durham
1977 - Lehmber Hussainpuri, Famous Indian Singer
Famous Deaths
1845 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)
1881 - Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)
1944 - Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies
1966 - August Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71
1975 - Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor (b. 1893)
1975 - Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)
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