CoM Moderators Posted Thursday at 04:02 AM Posted Thursday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1961 - Minnesota Vikings' first NFL game; beat Chicago Bears 37-13 1977 - Dave Kingman hits his first Yankee home run, and Reggie hits two more 1994 - 19th Toronto International Film Festival: "Priest," directed by Antonia Bird, wins the People's Choice Award 2004 - Tamil is declared the first classical language of India 2010 - Final episode of soap opera "As the World Turns" is broadcast, ending a 54-year run More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1853 - Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1924) 1909 - Kenneth Darling, British Army Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, born in Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1998) 1923 - John Rigby Hale, British linguist and historian, born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1999) 1965 - Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer (Sonic the Hedgehog), born in Hirakata, Japan 1983 - Jennifer Peña, American Tejano/Latin pop singer, born in San Antonio, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1862 - William Edwin Starke, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 48 1984 - Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea, Rage), dies following several strokes at 70 1994 - Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82 2006 - Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69 2015 - Everett C. Parker, American activist, communications director and founder of the United Church of Christ, dies at 102 More Famous Deaths »
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