Today in History for 2nd December 2016:
Historical Events
1928 – Cardinals’ 1B Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP
1944 – US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar
1970 – Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus)
1973 – 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0)
1974 – Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days
2006 – 15th SEC Championship Game: #4 Florida beats #8 Arkansas, 38-28
Famous Birthdays
1802 – Melancthon Smith Wade, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1868)
1868 – Francis Jammes, French poet/writer (Jammisme)
1902 – Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49)
1920 – Robert Moevs, composer
1933 – K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
1989 – Cassie Steele, Canadian actress
Famous Deaths
1723 – Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies
1814 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer (Justine), dies at 74. The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name.
1983 – Atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (South African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies
1985 – Philip Larkin, [hermit of Hull], English poet, dies at 63
1986 – John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist (b. 1912)
1994 – Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85