Historical Events
1868 – North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
1927 – Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers
1961 – Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL
1979 – John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden, NYC
1993 – Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die
1998 – Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
Famous Birthdays
1477 – Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)
1914 – Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat, born in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2003)
1925 – Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013)
1947 – Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City
1978 – Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
1980 – Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
1676 – Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
1887 – Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, dies at 77
1890 – Francesco D’Arcais, Italian composer, dies at 59
1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer, dies at 91
1993 – Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98
2006 – Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84