Miguel de Cervantes 1547, Horatio Nelson (England) 1758, Gene Autry 1907
Jerry Lee Lewis 1935 - Musician, Madeline Kahn 1942, Lech Walesa 1943
1829 - The first public appearance by London's re-organized police force was met with jeers from political opponents. The force became known as Scotland Yard.
1930 - Lowell Thomas made his debut on CBS Radio. He was in the radio business for the next 46 years.
1953 - "Make Room for Daddy" premiered on ABC-TV.
1957 - The New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds. The next year the Giants were in San Francisco, CA.
1960 - "My Three Sons" debuted on ABC-TV.
1967 - The International Monetary Fund reformed monetary systems around the world.
1982 - In Chicago, IL, seven people died after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. 264,000 bottles were recalled.
1983 - "A Chorus Line" with performance number 3,389 became the longest running show on Broadway.
1984 - Elizabeth Taylor was voted to be the world's most beautiful woman in a Louis Harris poll. Taylor was at the time in the Betty Ford Clinic overcoming a weight problem.
1994 - The U.S. House voted to end the practice of lobbyist buying meals and entertainment for members of Congress.
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