1985 Event 1,400 meatpackers walk off the job at a Geo A Hormel and Co plant 1976 Event Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph 1940 Death Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78 1921 Death Geo Mestdagh, Belgian aviation pioneer, dies 1903 Death Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 1902 Event Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race 1898 Birthday Geo[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer, Les oignons 1890 Event Geo Train and Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma 1880 Event Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters 1862 Birthday Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics, Emden-polytroop 1853 Birthday Geo Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter
