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Historic Functions
1831 – Nationwide Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium 1938 – 10th Walker Cup: Britain-Eire wins 7½-4½ at the Outdated Class at St Andrews 1944 – U505 gets the initial German submarine captured and boarded on significant seas 1987 – American hurdler Edwin Moses’ 122 race profitable streak which extends to almost 10 decades finishes when he is crushed by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain 1989 – Pink Sox direct Blue Jays 10- in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway 2005 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1
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Renowned Birthdays
1920 – Britt Woodman, American jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington Charles Mingus Lionel Hampton), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1929 – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005-15), born in Ioannina, Greece 1961 – Kym Ambrose, Australian jazz vibraphonist (The Brazilian Ensemble), born 1966 – Nick Kypreos, NHL remaining wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Toronto, Ontario 1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball catcher (Houston Astros), born in Jacksonville, Florida 1970 – David Pybus, British extreme large steel bassist (Cradle Of Loss of life), born in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England
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Renowned Deaths
1918 – Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States (Republican: 1905-09) and Senator, dies of nephritis at 66 1954 – Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 1992 – Carl Stotz, founder (baseball’s very little league), dies at 82 1994 – Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, dies at 84 1996 – Kudirat Abiola, wife of Moshood Abiola, is assassinated 2007 – Craig L. Thomas, United States Senator (b. 1933)
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