On this day in...
30 BC – Cleopatra commits suicide allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1833 – Chicago is founded.
1960 – Echo I, the first communications satellite, launched.
1981 – The IBM Personal Computer is released.
1994 – Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage forces the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Births
1881 – Cecil B. DeMille, American film director (d. 1959)
1929 – Buck Owens, American singer (d. 2006)
1939 – George Hamilton, American actor
1971 – Michael Ian Black, American comedian
1971 – Pete Sampras, American tennis player
1973 – Jonathan Coachman, American professional wrestler and executive
1975 – Casey Affleck, American actor
1976 – Antoine Walker, American basketball player
1977 – Plaxico Burress, American football player
Man, what a day for birthdays. Especially in the 70s. You've got one of the great all-time tennis players, Antoine Walker, Casey Affleck and Ol' Gunpants Burress. Plus Michael Ian Black. I don't know if anyone has seen that 'Michael and Michael Have Issues' show. It's fair. This video isn't from it but its funny.
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