Historical Events
1920 – Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins broadcasting, with presidential and local election returns
1954 – Strom Thurmond is the 1st US Senator elected by write-in vote, representing South Carolina
1996 – Miami Heat’s Pat Riley becomes eighth coach to win 800 games in 97-95 win at Indiana; milestone accomplished 2 weeks shy of his 15th coaching anniversary, faster than any coach in NBA history
2004 – George W. Bush is re-elected as President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate John Kerry
2012 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta
Famous Birthdays
1846 – Antonio Peña y Goñi, Spanish composer, born in San Sebastián, Spain (d. 1896)
1902 – Marius Holtrop, Dutch economist and President of Netherlands Bank (DNB), 1946-67, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1988)
1956 – Dale Brown, American aviator and novelist, born in Buffalo, New York
1977 – Randy Harrison, American actor (Justin Taylor in “Queer as Folk US”), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
1980 – Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress (Iris, The Penthouse: War in Life), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Deaths
472 – Olybrius, emperor of Western Roman Empirre (April-November. 472), dies of dropsy at about 41 (born c. 430)
1845 – Chretien Urhan, French violinist and composer, dies at 55
1993 – P A Jacob Mees, Dutch banker (Mees and Hope), dies at about 86
2010 – Clyde King, American baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs), manager (SF Giants, Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees) and executive (GM NY Yankees 1984-86), dies at 86
2015 – Raul Rekow, American percussionist and conguero (Santana, 1976-2013), dies of cancer at 61