Historical Events
1861 – American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
1926 – USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs
1968 – The Derry Citizen’s Action Committee (DCAC) calls for a halt to all marches and protests for a period of one month
1992 – Operation Restore Hope: US Marines land in Somalia
1995 – 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)
2012 – 13 people are killed and 10 are injured after a bus rolls of a cliff and falls 100 meters in Taiwan
Famous Birthdays
1728 – Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian opera composer, born in Massa, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1804)
1898 – Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (Weary Willie), born in Sedan, Kansas (d. 1979)
1928 – André Milhoux, Belgian racing driver, born in Bressoux, Belgium (d. 1956)
1953 – World B. Free [Lloyd Bernard Free], American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1974 – Canibus [Germaine Williams], American rapper, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1982 – Vincent Accardi, American guitarist (Brand New), born in Wantagh, New York,
Famous Deaths
1706 – Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
1718 – Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist, dies at 68
1930 – Jim Slight, cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies
1938 – Johannes van Laar, Dutch chemist (thermodynamics), dies at 78
1982 – Leon Jaworski, American Watergate scandal special prosecutor, dies at 77
2009 – Gene Barry [Eugene Klass], American actor (The Atomic City, Bat Masterson), dies of congestive heart failure at 90