Today in History

Historical Events

1966 - 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France
1985 - Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24
1990 - Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss
1996 - NY Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for first time
2013 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk

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Famous Birthdays

1921 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize - organometallic compounds), born in Todmorden, England (d. 1996)
1928 - Nancy Olson, American actress (Sunset Boulevard; The Absent-Minded Professor; Pollyanna), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1952 - Jerry Houser, American actor (Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 - Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas
1966 - Matthew Fox, American actor (Party of 5, Lost), born in Abington, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1614 - Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), dies at 64
1744 - Immanuel J. Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28
1789 - Jacques de Flesselles, F...