On this day in...

On this day in...
1066 – William the Conqueror invades England: the Norman Conquest begins.
1939 – Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II.
1941 – Major League Baseball: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox finishes the season with a batting average of .406. He is the latest major league player to have a batting average of .400 or better.

Births
551 BC – Confucious, Chinese philosopher (d. 479)
1901 – Ed Sullivan, American television show host (d. 1974)
1905 – Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)
1937 – Rod Roddy, American television announcer (d. 2003)
1979 – Bam Margera, American skateboarder
1982 – Emeka Okafor, American basketball player
1987 – Hilary Duff, American actress, singer

Good b-day date with some interesting characters. Of course, we all know the great Confucious and Hilary Duff. But what about little known Max Scmeling. He was a great boxer back in the day battling with the likes of Max Baer and James Braddock. He also lost his title to Joe Louis. Heres the capper. Despite being a Nazi sympathizer, Scmeling became a uber-wealthy Coca-Cola bottler in Germany, while Joe Louis, who took time out of his boxing prime to keep up the morale of the troops in World War II died penniless because of the IRS.

Also, I don't want to end on a somber note so here's Rod Roddy!