2004 Death Sam Dash, lawyer, Senate counsel during Watergate, dies at 79 1968 Event Students of San Francisco State Counsel go on strike 1952 Birthday Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association 1944 Death George Ade, U.S. novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 1938 Birthday John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1827 Event Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge 1802 Event Napoleon declared "Counsel for Life" 1431 Event G Cesarini opens Counsel of Basel (Ferrara/Florence)
