Historical Events
1919 – NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers
1943 – Clandestine Radio Atlantiksender, Germany, 1st transmission
1970 – WSCV TV channel 51 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (IND) suspends broadcasting
1974 – John Murtha of Pennsylvania becomes the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the United States Congress
1995 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 41-13; MVP: Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts, RB, HI
Famous Birthdays
1864 – Carl Teike, German military composer, born in Stettin-Altdamm, Pomerania (now Szczecin, Poland) (d. 1922)
1903 – Nathaniel Owings, American architect (Oak Ridge, TN; Sears Tower), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1984)
1947 – Mary Louise Cleave, American engineer and NASA astronaut (STS 61-B, STS 30), born in Southampton, New York
1968 – Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor (Oli in “Hostel”), born in Iceland
1972 – Christina Bailey, American ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 1998, silver 2002; World C’ship silver 1994, 97, 99, 2000, 01), born in Marietta, New York
Famous Deaths
1957 – Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon (b. 1890)
1975 – Åke Persson, Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 1963–71), dies at 42
1977 – Oskar Klein, Swedish theoretical physicist known for Kaluza–Klein theory, dies at 82
1998 – Timothy “Tim” Kelly, American guitarist (Slaughter), dies in a car accident at 35
2023 – Phil Spalding, English new wave and progressive rock bass player (Tovah; GTR; Mike Oldfield), and hepatitis patient support group founder, dies at 65