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1996 Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds, dies at 45 in Vienna, Austria

1995 Bernard Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds), dies at 67

1989 Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions

1989 President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon

1973 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records

1967 U.S. Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds

1957 Due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in U.S. is temp halted

1951 Nicu Ceausescu, born in Romania, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds

1938 Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy

1928 David Somerset, born in England, David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer, criticized for accepting public funds on riverbed land granted to his dukedom 400 years ago

1927 Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/U.S. financier, Fund of Funds

1913 Leo van der Kar, masseur/businessman/founder, Sports funds


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