Historical Events
1803 – French law rules the use of intention
1938 – Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1958 – Marshal Boelganin becomes director of Russian Staatsbank
1963 – Soap operas “General Hospital” and “Doctors” premier on TV
1991 – Dwight Gooden signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with NY Mets
1997 – Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion (0.914 AU)
Famous Birthdays
1901 – Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and defector (d. 1961)
1924 – Miodrag Petrović, Serbian actor (d. 2003)
1929 – Milan Kundera, Czech poet/writer (Joke, Unbearable Lightness of Being)
1939 – Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher (NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves)
1982 – Sam Huntington, actor (Jungle 2 Jungle)
1988 – Robin Lopez, American basketball player
Famous Deaths
1866 – Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98
1869 – Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69
1957 – Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies
1973 – Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies
1989 – Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57
2001 – Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (b. 1908)
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History