Historical Events
1896 – American athlete Robert Garrett wins the throwing double at the Athens Olympics by taking out the shot putt (11.22m); wins the discus the previous day
1933 – University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic
1946 – Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR
1953 – UN General Assembly begins session that will elect Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden as Secretary-General
1956 – 10th NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Ft Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1
1990 – BPAA US Open by Ron Palombi Jr
Famous Birthdays
1934 – Swami Shantananda, Hindu Saint, Philosopher, Disciple of Swami Sivananda, Founder of Temple of Fine Arts
1940 – Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, Swedish composer, born in Örnsköldsvik
1943 – Dennis Amiss, cricketer (prolific English batsman)
1967 – Steve Wisniewski, NFL guard (Oakland Raiders)
1968 – Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 1988), born in Rockhampton, Queensland
1975 – Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1747 – Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal, dies at 70
1950 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), dies from an aneurysm at 67
1967 – Anne Morrison Chapin, dies in West Hollywood
2001 – David Graf, American actor (Police Academy- Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry), dies of a heart attack at 50
2002 – John Agar, American actor (Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache), dies at 81
2003 – David Greene, British television director (b. 1921)