CoM Moderators Posted Monday at 05:02 AM Posted Monday at 05:02 AM Historical Events 1930 - Occasional leg-spin bowler Don Bradman takes his 1st of only 2 Test cricket wickets when he traps West Indian batsman Ivan Barrow lbw for 27 in the 1st Test in Adelaide 1984 - USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet 2011 - ESPN and the NCAA extend their TV rights deal through 2023-24, giving the network worldwide multi-media rights to 24 NCAA championships for various sports; deal worth $500m 2015 - 1,000 schools closed in Los Angeles after a email threat, supposedly from jihadists 2019 - Raiders play their final NFL game in Oakland conceding 17 unanswered 2nd half points to go down 20-16 to the Jacksonville Jaguars; team to play out of Las Vegas in 2020 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 130 - Lucius Verus, Roman emperor, born in Rome, Italy (d. 169) 1925 - Jack Rothstein, British concert violinist (London Czech Trio), conductor (Viennese Orchestra of London), and session player (The Beatles - "I Am the Walrus"; "Within You Without You"; Paul McCartney - “Here Today”), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2001) 1938 - Bob Foster, American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1968-74), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2015) 1939 - Dave Clark, British rock drummer, singer-songwriter, and producer (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England 1948 - David Gwillim, English actor (Island at Top of the World), born in Plymouth, Devon, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1924 - T. Frank Appleby, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives - (R) New Jersey, 1921-23), dies at 60 1947 - George L. Funke, Dutch botanist (Flower Physiology), dies after an operation at 50 1994 - Hans de Jong, Dutch conductor (De Damrakkertjes; Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86 2001 - Russ Haas, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 27 2003 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1971, 72; Chicago Black Hawks), dies in a motor vehicle accident at 56 More Famous Deaths »
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