1964 Birthday John Williams, NFL linebacker/FB for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 Event 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB) 1945 Event 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) 1844 Event Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) 1806 Death Michael FB baron von Melas, Austrian general, dies at 77
