2014 Event A man is apprehended inside the White House after scaling the fence and running into the building; U.S. President Barack Obama and his family were not there at the time of the incident 2014 Event Protests erupt after China issues a decision to not allow free elections in Hong Kong, instead requiring government approval of any candidate running for office 2013 Event A partial shutdown of government agencies occurs after the U.S. House and Senate files to agree on a spending bill to keep government operations running 2013 Event In Corsica, cycling begins the 100th running of the Tour de France 2013 Event The running mate of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, claims that votes cast in Kenya's presidential election have been falsified 2011 Event After 23 years running and 1151 fugitives caught, the FOX network cancels America's Most Wanted 2010 Event Lawyers for Allen Stanford, a man charged with running a $7 billion ponzi scheme, seek to postpone his trial for two years 2010 Event Shen Neng 1, a Chinese coal ship, is reported to be leaking oil after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland, Australia 1996 Event Bob Dole picks Jack Kemp as his Republican Vice Presidential running mate 1994 Event Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 160 performances 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 160 performances 1991 Event Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball 1991 Event 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke 1990 Death Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1990 Event Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history 1988 Death Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 1986 Event Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1984 Death Jim [James] Fixx, jogger/writer (Jim Fixx on Running), dies at 52 1983 Event "A Chorus Line" 3,389 performance to become longest running Bdwy show 1982 Event Streetcars stop running on Market St. after 122 years of service 1981 Event Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1979 Event 200th running of horse's Derby in England 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1976 Birthday Darnell Autry, running back for the Chicago Bears 1976 Birthday Terry Battle, running back, Detroit Lions 1976 Birthday Byron Hanspard, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1975 Birthday Chad Levitt, running back for the Oakland Raiders 1975 Birthday Beau Morgan, running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1975 Birthday Adam Saathoff, Tuscon Ariz, running target 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Lawrence Phillips, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1975 Birthday Tiki Barber, running back for the New York Giants 1975 Birthday Duce Staley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1975 Birthday Warrick Dunn, running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1974 Birthday Jerald Moore, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1974 Birthday Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1974 Death William Sloane, publisher/writer ("Edge of Running Water"), dies 1974 Birthday Archie Amerson, CFL running back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1974 Birthday Karim Abdul-Jabaar, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Leeland McElroy, running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1974 Birthday Kenny Bynum, running back for the San Diego Chargers 1974 Birthday Chris Darkins, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1974 Birthday Eric Lane, running back for the New York Giants 1974 Birthday Stephen Davis, running back for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Detron Smith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1974 Birthday Tim Hall, running back for the Oakland Raiders 1974 Birthday Tim Biakabutuka, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Birthday Stanley Pritchett, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Jay Hamilton, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Birthday Sedrick Shaw, running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Priest Holmes, running back for the Baltimore Ravens 1973 Birthday Terrell Fletcher, NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers 1973 Birthday Sherman Williams, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1973 Birthday Thomas Haskins, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes 1973 Birthday Napoleon Kaufman, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1973 Birthday Corey Walker, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Matt Dubuc, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1973 Birthday Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Aaron Hayden, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1973 Birthday Rodney Thomas, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Marshall Faulk, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Larry Bowie, running back for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Winslow Oliver, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Marshall Faulk, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Brad Yamaoka, CFL running back for the BC Lions 1973 Birthday Lamont Warren, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Abu Wilson, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Chris Parker, running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Jim Kitts, WLAF running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Derrick Cullors, running back for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Jamal Willis, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1972 Birthday Zack Crockett, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Chris Hetherington, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Jason Burns, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Jimmy Gary, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Terrell Davis, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1972 Birthday J J Smith, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Mike Archie, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Birthday Jared Kaaiohelo, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1972 Birthday Jamal Anderson, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Butler By'not'e, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Richard Huntley, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Tony Carter, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1972 Birthday Derrick Harris, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1972 Birthday Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Clif Groce, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Ryan Christopherson, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Joe Aska, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1972 Birthday Ontiwaun Carter, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Jerris McPhail, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Gary Downs, running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Terry Wilburn, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Rene Ingoglia, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Ronald Williams, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Birthday Travis Jervey, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Natrone Means, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday John Leach, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Birthday Antowain Smith, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Robert Smith, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Profail Grier, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Birthday Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Steve Papin, WLAF running back for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Birthday Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Birthday Charlie Garner, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Birthday Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Birthday Keith Elias, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Carey Bender, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Tyrone Wheatley, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Bryon Morris, running back for the Baltimore Ravens 1972 Birthday Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Birthday Dominique Ross, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1972 Birthday Chuck Levy, kick returner/running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1971 Birthday James Stewart, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Jerry Ellison, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday Markus Finke, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday James Stewart, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Ron Rivers, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Terry Richardson, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Ryan Terry, NFL running back/kick returner for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Richie Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Kevin Bouie, NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals 1971 Birthday Ron Dickerson, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Darick Holmes, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Gary Downs, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1971 Birthday Pedro Garau, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Brad Elberg, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 Birthday Corey Croom, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back/kick returner for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Birthday Tim Tindale, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Tony Vinson, NFL running back, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Glyn Milburn, NFL running back/kick returner, Den Broncos, Det Lions 1971 Birthday William Henderson, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1971 Birthday Larry Jones, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Derrick Witherspoon, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Birthday Brent Moss, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Birthday Reggie Brooks, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday LeShon Johnson, running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Roosevelt Potts, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1971 Birthday Garrison Hearst, NFL running back, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers 1971 Birthday Beno Bryant, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Raymont Harris, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Irving Spikes, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Errict Rhett, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1970 Birthday Ricky Powers, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Lamar Smith, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Calvin Jones, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1970 Birthday Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Dino Philyaw, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Walter Dunson, NFL running back/kicker returner for the Arizona Cardinals 1970 Birthday Ralph Dawkins, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Eric Gant, WLAF running back for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1970 Birthday Eric L Blount, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1970 Birthday Robert Green, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Wes Bender, WLAF/NFL running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, NO Saints 1970 Birthday Markus Thomas, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Randy Jordan, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Dorsey Levens, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1970 Birthday Eric Lynch, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Cory Philpot, CFL running back for the BC Lions 1970 Birthday Frank Temming, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday James Johnson, NFL/WLAF running back, Tampa Bucs, Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Ralph Dawkins, NFL running back, NO Saints 1970 Birthday Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals 1970 Birthday Terry Kirby, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday Rodney Culver, NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers 1969 Birthday T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Birthday Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Birthday Mike Saunders, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Birthday Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1969 Birthday Gary Brown, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1969 Birthday Emmitt Smith, running back, Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader 1969 Birthday Ricky Watters, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1969 Birthday Rodney Hampton, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1969 Birthday Scottie Graham, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Tom Beer, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday Sam Gash, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Ronald Humphrey, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1969 Birthday Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday [Touchdown] Tommy Vardell, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Edgar Bennett, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1969 Birthday Robert Wilson, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Erric Pegram, NFL running back, Pit Steelers, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Anthony Lynn, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1968 Birthday Aaron Craver, NFL running back, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Ricky Ervins, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Bob Christian, NFL running back, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Rodney Thomas, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Brian Mitchell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Siran Stacy, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1968 Birthday Barry Sanders, NFL running back, Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy 1968 Birthday Reggie Cobb, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 Birthday Derek Loville, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Loville Derek, NFL running back, Denver Broncos, Superbowl 32 1968 Birthday Fred McAfee, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Birthday Adam Walker, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Larry Centers, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Char Thompson, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Cedric Smith, NFL running back, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Vince Workman, NFL running back, Packers, Panthers, Colts 1968 Birthday Reggie Rivers, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1968 Birthday Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Harold Green, NFL running back, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Eric Metcalf, NFL receiver/running back, Atl Falcons, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Nathaniel Bolton, WLAF running back for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1967 Birthday Howard Griffith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1967 Birthday James Joseph, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Birthday Derrick Moore, NFL running back, Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Michael Pringle, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes 1967 Birthday Bernie Parmalee, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Dexter Carter, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1967 Birthday Randy Baldwin, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Robert Drummond, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1967 Birthday Harvey Williams, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday Charles Evans, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Derrick Fenner, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday David Lang, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1967 Birthday Steve Broussard, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Chris Warren, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1966 Birthday Craig Heyward, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Eric Ball, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1966 Birthday Thurman Thomas, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1966 Birthday David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Lewis Tillman, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1966 Birthday Lorenzo White, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1966 Birthday Mark Higgs, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1966 Birthday Daryl Johnston, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1966 Birthday Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back for the London Monarchs 1965 Birthday Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner for the Houston Oilers 1965 Birthday Marc Logan, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Ben Torriero, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores 1965 Birthday Rod Bernstine, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1965 Birthday Michael Clemons, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1965 Birthday Christine Wachtel, E German running star, world indoor record 800m 1964 Birthday Yvonne Murray, born in Musselburgh, Scottish track, running athlete, won Olympic bronze medal, 3000m, Seoul, 1988 1964 Birthday Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1964 Birthday Robert Mimbs, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Birthday Elizabeth McColgan, British running star, world record 5 km indoor 1964 Birthday Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers 1964 Birthday Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1963 Birthday Keith Byars, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots 1962 Event Weatherly (U.S.) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup 1962 Birthday Earnest Byner, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1962 Birthday Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back for New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboy 1961 Event Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1960 Birthday Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star, Olympics 1960 Birthday Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981 1959 Event Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players 1958 Event Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running 1957 Birthday Otis J Anderson, NFL running back, New York Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP 1957 Birthday Elly van Holly, running star, 3k indoor world record 1957 Birthday Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1956 Birthday Doina Melinte, Romanian running star, world record 1500 m/mile indoor 1955 Event Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt 1955 Birthday Jimmy Smits, born in Brooklyn, actor, Victor-LA Law, Running Scared, New YorkPD Blue 1955 Birthday Earl Campbell, NFL running back, Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman 1955 Birthday Robby Benson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, One on One, Running Brave, Chosen 1954 Birthday Walter Payton, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1954 Birthday Tony Dorsett, NFL running back, Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy 1952 Event Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" opens in London (still running) 1951 Birthday Terry Metcalf, Seattle, NFL, CFL running back, St. Louis, Toronto 1951 Birthday Greg Pruitt, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII 1950 Birthday Otis Armstrong, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1950 Birthday Chuck Foreman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1949 Birthday John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1947 Birthday O[renthal] J[ames] Simpson, SF, NFL running back, Buf Bills, actor 1947 Birthday Calvin Hill, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1946 Birthday Larry Csonka, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants 1946 Birthday Rocky Bleier, born in Wisconsin, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers 1943 Birthday Emerson Boozer, NFL running back, New York Jet, sportscaster 1943 Birthday Gale Sayers, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1942 Birthday Douglas Trumbull, director, Silent Running, Brainstorm 1941 Birthday Charley Taylor, NFL wide receiver/running back, Washington Redskin 1941 Birthday Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III 1939 Birthday Johnny Preston singer, Running Bear, Cradle of Love 1936 Birthday Bruce Dern, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo 1935 Birthday Christo [Javacheff], Bulgaria, artist, wrapper, Running Fence 1935 Birthday Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver, Browns, Redskins 1934 Birthday Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1932 Birthday Jim Fixx, jogger/writer, Jim Fixx on Running 1931 Birthday Walter Davis, U.S., running high jumper 1952 Olympics gold 1930 Birthday Julian Slade, born in London, England, writer, best-known work 'Salad Days', UK's longest running musical 1929 Birthday Sonny James, singer, Young Love, Running Bear 1926 Birthday Claude, Buddy, Young, NFL running back, Yankees, Texans, Colts 1923 Birthday James Stockdale, Admiral, Vietnam, Ross Perot's 1992 running mate 1920 Event Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup 1920 Birthday Marion Motley, NFL running back, all-time leading AAFC rusher 1912 Event 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km 1911 Event 1st running of Indianapolis 500 1907 Event Taxis 1st began running in New York City 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1885 Event Puritan (U.S.) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America's Cup 1870 Event Magic (U.S.) defeats Cambria (England) in 2nd running of America's Cup 1853 Event Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal
