Births :
1884 - Rolland Beaumont cricketer (South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
1910 - Uys Krige South African playwright/novelist (Orphan of the Desert)
1948 - Vincent Furnier aka Alice Cooper, Detroit MI, rocker (School’s Out)
1959 - Zenani Mandela daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
1973 - Oscar De La Hoya Los Angeles CA, boxer (Olympics-gold-92)
Deaths :
1894 - Antoine J “Adolphe” Sax instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79
1911 - Peter A “Piet” Cronje South Africa Boer General, dies at about 75
1983 - Karen Carpenter singer/drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
1987 - Liberace flamboyant pianist dies at 67
1993 - Joseph Mankiewicz Oscar-winning writer-director dies at age 83.
1995 - Betty Davis British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies
Events :
1920 - 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (flight duration 1½ months)
1971 - British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt
1971 - Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell walked on the moon for four hours.
1977 - Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” released
1998 - Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
2008 - You get to read this post :)
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