Historical Events
1913 – Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing 2 seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics
1961 – 1st woman personal physician to a US President – Janet G. Travell (to John F. Kennedy)
1982 – For the first time since the 1930s, the unemployed population in UK rises above three million
1990 – Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking African American female in a major-league front office)
2004 – Mydoom , the most destructive computer worm (so far), first sighted on computers in North America. Goes on to cause $38 billion in damages.
2005 – Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles.
Famous Birthdays
1920 – Derek Bond, British actor (Nicholas Nickelby, Armchair Theatre), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2006)
1932 – George H Clements, first Roman Catholic Priest to adopt a child.
1936 – Sal Buscema, American comic book artist
1943 – Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk and RandB singer (Mr. Big Stuff), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1965 – Tim McDonald, American football safety (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fresno, California
1968 – Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (14 Tests; 64 ODI), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
1948 – Ignaz Friedman, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 65
1967 – Albert Rémy, French actor (Grand Prix, The 400 Blows, The Train), dies at 51
1968 – Yvor Winters, American poet (b. 1900)
1977 – Margaret Hayes, American actress (Blackboard Jungle, Robert Montgomery Presents), dies from cancer and hepatitis at 60
1995 – Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at 79
2003 – John Browning, American pianist (Leventritt Award-1956), dies at 69