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2013 Event - U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee, Jack Lew, begins his confirmation hearing by testifying before the U.S. Senate's financial committee

2013 Event - U.S. President announces the nomination of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary, to replace Timothy Geithner, who is stepping down from his post

2002 Death - Lew Wasserman, American Producer

1998 Death - Lord Lew Grade, producer, The Muppet Show, dies at 91

1996 Death - Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88

1994 Death - Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59

1972 Death - Lew Parker, actor, Lou Marie 'That Girl'

1969 Event - Milwaukee Bucks sign (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor)

1960 Event - Lew Burdette pitches to just 27 for a 1-0 no-hitter against Phillies

1960 Event - Mil Brave Lew Burdette no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0

1957 Event - Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series

1957 Event - 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62)

1956 Event - 70th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ken Rosewall (62 46 75 64)

1950 Death - Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54

1947 Event - 47th U.S. Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St. Louis CC in MO

1947 Birthday - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lew Alcindor, NBA center, Mil Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1944 Birthday - Lew Soloff, born in Brooklyn, New York, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears

1938 Birthday - Lew DeWitt, born in Virginia, country singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall

1938 Birthday - Lew De Witt, singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall

1936 Event - Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round

1934 Birthday - Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Australia, tennis star, Wimbledon 1953, 56

1930 Event - Blake and Razaf's "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930," premieres in New York City

1929 Event - BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in New York City

1928 Birthday - Lew Gallo, Mount Kisko, actor, 12 O'Clock High

1927 Event - B. G. DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in New York City

1926 Birthday - Lew Burdette, baseball player

1917 Death - Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57

1913 Birthday - Lew Wasserman, American Producer

1908 Birthday - Lew Ayres, Minnesota, actor, All Quiet on Western Front, Dr. Kildare

1907 Birthday - Lew Parker, actor, Lou Marie 'That Girl'

1906 Birthday - Lew Grade, British TV mogul, ATV, movie producer, Boys from Brazil

1905 Death - Lew Wallace, American Soldier

1895 Birthday - Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One

1867 Birthday - Lew Fields, comedian, of Weber and Fields

1827 Birthday - Lew Wallace, American Soldier













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