Friday, Nov 22, 2024
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1928 - Birth of Pat Smythe England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956).
1930 - First US football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0).
1930 - Birth of Owen K Garriott in Enid, Oklahoma, USA; astronaut (Skylab 3, STS-9).
1932 - Birth of Robert Vaughn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Napoleon Solo - Man from UNCLE, I Spy).
1935 - Birth of Ludmila Belousova in Protopopov, USSR; pairs skater (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968).
1935 - Birth of Michael Callan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Peter - Occasional Wife).
1935 - China Clipper (flying boat) takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on first trans-Pacific airmail flight.
1939 - Birth of Allen Garfield in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II).
1940 - Birth of Terry Gilliam in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; comedy writer-animator (Monty Python's Flying Circus).
1941 - Birth of Tom Conti in Scotland; actor (Reuben, Reuben).