1962 Birthday Donald John Cowie, Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics 1955 Birthday Roderick Hopkins Davis, Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics 1953 Birthday Everard Endt, U.S., yachting 1952 Olympics gold 1946 Birthday Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1944 Birthday Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1943 Birthday Dennis W. Conner, yachting pro, 4-time America's Cup-winning skipper 1926 Birthday Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics 1894 Birthday Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics 1661 Event Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James
