Historical Events
1930 – Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 452 not out for New South Wales v Queensland in Sydney; then world record individual score in a first-class match; runs scored in 415 minutes
1947 – Ray Lindwall smashes 100 v England in MCG Test
1974 – In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
1985 – NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: San Francisco 49ers beat Chicago Bears, 23-0
1986 – British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns after the ‘Westland affair’
2002 – Daniel Bedingfield returns to No.1 on the UK singles chart for the second time with Gotta Get Thru This
Famous Birthdays
1525 – Caspar Peucer, German reformer, born in Bautzen, Germany (d. 1602)
1945 – Barry John, Welsh rugby player, born in Cefneithin, United Kingdom
1964 – Mark O’Toole, English musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood – “Relax”), born in Liverpool, England
1974 – Juan Roque, American football tackle (Detroit Lions), born in San Diego, California
1975 – Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1), born in Tenbury Wells, United Kingdom
1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Theory of Everything), born in London
Famous Deaths
1592 – John Casimir of Simmern, German prince and regent for his nephew, Elector Frederick IV (b. 1543)
1734 – John Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. 1657)
1885 – Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72
1975 – Noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77
1985 – Robert W. Welch Jr., American businessman who founded the conservative John Birch Society, dies at 85
2006 – Lou Rawls, American soul singer-songwriter and producer (“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”), dies of cancer at 72