| On this date in: |
| 1813 |
The British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812. |
| 1865 |
Author Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India. |
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| 1903 |
About 600 people died when fire broke out at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago. |
| 1911 |
Sun Yat-sen was elected the first president of the Republic of China. |
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| 1928 |
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in McComb, Miss. |
| 1940 |
California’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened. |
| 1972 |
The United States halted its heavy bombing of North Vietnam. |
| 1978 |
Ohio State University fired Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched a Clemson University player during a game. |
| 1993 |
Israel and the Vatican agreed to recognize one another. |
| 2003 |
The federal government announced it would ban the sale of ephedra, an herbal stimulant linked to 155 deaths and dozens of heart attacks and strokes. |
| 2006 |
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was hanged. |
| 2010 |
Top-ranked Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak in women’s basketball ended with a 71-59 loss to No. 9 Stanford. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James turns 31 years old today. |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Joseph Bologna |
Actor |
81 |
| Russ Tamblyn |
Actor |
81 |
| Jack Riley |
Actor (“The Bob Newhart Show”) |
80 |
| Sandy Koufax |
Baseball Hall of Famer |
80 |
| Noel Paul Stookey |
Folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
78 |
| James Burrows |
TV director (“Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Will and Grace”) |
75 |
| Michael Nesmith |
Rock singer, musician (The Monkees) |
73 |
| Patti Smith |
Rock musician |
69 |
| Jeff Lynne |
Rock singer, musician (ELO) |
68 |
| Matt Lauer |
TV host (“Today”) |
58 |
| Tracey Ullman |
Actress, comedian |
56 |
| Sean Hannity |
TV host |
54 |
| Tiger Woods |
Golfer |
40 |
| Laila Ali |
Boxer, TV personality |
38 |
| Lucy Punch |
Actress (“Ben and Kate”) |
38 |
| Tyrese Gibson |
R&B singer, actor |
37 |
| Eliza Dushku |
Actress |
35 |
| TV host Meredith Vieira turns 62 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Dan Steinberg |
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