1980 Death Alentejo Carpentier, Cuban/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo), dies at 75 1980 Death Alejo Carpentier, Cuban Novelist 1958 Event Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1957 Event Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1921 Event Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1911 Birthday Jean Harlow, aka Harlean Carpentier, born in Kansas, 30s' sex goddess, in Dinner at 8 1904 Birthday Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer, Guerra del Tiempo 1904 Birthday Alejo Carpentier, Cuban Novelist 1659 Death Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 71 1588 Birthday Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies
