1987 Death Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55 1973 Birthday Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Birthday Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1931 Birthday Lang Jeffries, born in Ontario, Canada, actor, Skip-Rescue 8 1926 Birthday Lionel Jeffries, actor, Fanny, Prisoner of Zenda 1914 Birthday Herb Jeffries, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Where's Huddles 1910 Event Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1905 Event James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ 1904 Event James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1903 Event James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title 1902 Event James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 Event James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 Event James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title 1900 Event James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 Event James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 Event James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title 1887 Death Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies 1785 Event 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries) 1744 Birthday John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist
