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1991 Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87

1983 Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3

1972 Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd

1971 Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (New York City)

1967 Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston

1966 Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles

1965 Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland

1965 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles

1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section

1959 2,000 ft long by 1,300 foot wide section of ridge falls into Madis

1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4

1948 Barry Bailey, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section

1946 Dean Daughtry, rock keyboardist, Atlanta Rhythm Section

1946 Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section

1945 Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section

1944 J R Cobb, Birmingham, Alabama, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV

1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium

1932 Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO, British section, Amnesty International

1925 Gertrude Shope, South African head, ANC female section

1920 Antony Duff, born in England, served Royal Navy during World War II, Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia, diplomat, Director-General of Military Intelligence, section 5, 1985 - 1988, the United Kingdom's internal security service

1900 After 4 years of work, 1st section of New York subway opens

1894 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (New York World)

1870 1st section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens

1794 Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife


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