1861 - Tennessee becomes 11th (and last) state to secede from Union
1947 - Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career
1966 - Period of relative peace following WW II exceeds that following WW I
1968 - Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1972 - Danie Malan, South African athlete, sets a new world record in the 1000m event in Munich
1987 - Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
1774 - François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. 1838)
1910 - Denis Dowling, baritone
1924 - Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1991)
1944 - Jeff Beck, Surrey England, singer/guitarist (Jeff Beck Group)
1978 - Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
1986 - Stuart Broad, English cricketer
1924 - Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), dies at 69
1969 - Willey Ley, US science writer, dies at 62
1971 - John Dunning, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1933-37), dies
1973 - Mary Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, 2nd Wife), dies at 99
2002 - Miles Fitzalan-Howard, British army general and peer (Duke of Norfolk), dies at 86
2012 - John Morgan, British ambassador (to Mexico), dies at 83