Today in History for 29th October 2016:
Historical Events
1944 – Cabadese 2nd Infantry division frees Goes South-Beveland
1950 – 2nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Rexford wins
1960 – Muhammad Ali’s (Cassius Clay) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6
1967 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies’ Golf Open
1970 – WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, GA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1972 – Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
Famous Birthdays
1815 – Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)
1879 – Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)
1943 – Donald Simpson, film producer
1958 – David Remnick, American writer and editor of The New Yorker
1961 – Joel Otto, Elk River MN, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Oly-1998)
1980 – B.J. Sams, American football player
Famous Deaths
1885 – James Hannington, English missionary, murdered in Uganda
1892 – William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies
1949 – G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872)
1992 – Adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies
1993 – Roger Turner, American figure skater (7x US National Champion), dies at 92
2002 – Glenn McQueen, American animator (b. 1960)