Historical Events
1887 – Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship
1957 – Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2½ cent soccer pool ticket
1974 – Ella Grasso (Ct) elected first woman US governor not related to previous governor
1988 – 1st NBA game at Miami Arena, Miami Heat loss to LA Clippers, 111-91
1988 – Cornell confirms grad student source of worst computer sabotage
1989 – 19th NYC Women’s Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:25:30
Famous Birthdays
1890 – Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter, born in Okrouhlice near Německý Brod, Bohemia (d. 1977)
1891 – Earl Neale, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Virginia; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles) and MLB outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (d. 1973)
1935 – Jerry Amper Dadap, Filippino guitarist and composer, born in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
1936 – Michael Dertouzos, Greek internet pioneer, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (d. 2001)
1947 – Peter Noone, English rock singer, sometimes known as “Herman” (Herman’s Hermits – “I’m Into Something Good”; “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
1972 – Tracy Greene, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Monroe, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1804 – Elizabeth “Betje” Wolff-Bekker, poetess (Sara Burgerhart), dies at 66
1951 – Bedrich Antonin Wiedermann, Czech organist and composer, dies at 67
1987 – Jan Nicolaas Bakhuizen van den Brink, Dutch theologist and church historian, dies at 91
1996 – Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer, dies at 62
1997 – James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter (b. 1946)
2000 – Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)