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1988 Event - Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41)

1986 Event - Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k)

1978 Death - Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in Puerto Rico at 73

1974 Event - Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise"

1970 Event - Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0

1967 Event - "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances

1966 Event - "Walking Happy" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances

1959 Birthday - Marc Cohn, singer, Walking in Memphis

1941 Birthday - Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress, Walking Tall, Beguilled

1941 Birthday - Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall

1937 Birthday - Robert Hooks, Washington D.C., actor, Fast Walking, Aaron Loves Angela

1936 Birthday - Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch

1922 Birthday - Colin Fletcher, author, Walking Through Time

1921 Birthday - Richard Wilbur, 2nd U.S. Poet Laureate, Ceremony, Walking to Sleep

1917 Birthday - Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog

1914 Birthday - Ernest Tubb, born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You

1809 Event - Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home

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