2012 Event China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners 2000 Death John W. Tukey, professor/computer theorist, The Practice of Data Analysis, dies at 85 1976 Event East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to 1967 Birthday Michael Easton, born in Long Beach, California, actor, appeared on television shows, Ally McBeal and The Practice, poet, author, wrote Soul Stealer 1965 Event Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice 1959 Event France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria 1956 Birthday Amanda Burton, born in Ballougry, Northern Ireland, actress, known for television role of Sam Ryan on 'Silent Witness', appeared in 'The Commander' and 'Peak Practice' 1939 Birthday David Spielberg, born in Weslaco, Texas, actor, Jessica Novak, The Practice 1938 Event Jewish lawyers forbidden to practice in Germany 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1890 Event President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1886 Event Sigmund Freud opens practice at Rathausstrasse 7, Vienna 1879 Event Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Court 1865 Event J. S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar 1864 Event Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law 1845 Event Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice 1772 Event New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine 1760 Event New York passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine 1553 Event Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England
