Francisco Franco 1892, Wink Martindale 1934, Max Baer Jr. 1937
Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon 1940, Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) 1944, Jeff Bridges 1949
1783 - Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.
1812 - Peter Gaillard patented the power mower.
1875 - William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled from the U.S.
1943 - Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players.
1965 - The U.S. launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Comdr. James A. Lovell on board.
1977 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Empire, crowned himself emperor in a ceremony believed to have cost more than $100 million. He was deposed 2 years later.
1991 - Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
1992 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia.
1997 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo.
2001 - O.J. Simpson's home in Florida was raided by the FBI in an ongoing two year international investigation into drug trafficking, satellite service pilfering and money laundering. Some satellite equipment was taken from Simpson's home and no drugs were found.
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