garysworldusa Historical Events 1874 - 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast 1876 - Pres Rutherford B Hayes and Samuel J Tilden claim presidential victory Tilden (D) wins election but Electoral college selects Hayes (R) 1984 - STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1985 - Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogotas Palace of Justice 1987 - Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires president Habib Bourguiba 1990 - Mary Robinson elected as 1st female president of Ireland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1750 - Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819) 1875 - Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d. 1946) 1889 - Lord Tennyson III, cricketer (England batsman and captain) 1929 - Ruggero Mastroianni, film editor 1959 - Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach 1986 - Sol Aranza, Mexican voice actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam dies of injuries after assassination attempt 4 days earlier 1581 - Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar 1599 - Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546) 2006 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981) 2007 - Earl Dodge, American politician (Prohibition Party) (b. 1932) 2011 - Joe Frazier, Olympic Heavyweight Boxer (b. 1944) More Famous Deaths »
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