1888 - Thomas Edison writes a letter to the US Patent Office describing his idea for "a device that would do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear" 1968 - Soviet athlete Viktor Saneev sets a world record of 17.39m to win the triple jump at the Mexico City Olympics; the world record is improved five times by three different athletes during the competition 1970 - Anwar Sadat is sworn in as the third President of Egypt 2008 - Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-scorer ever in Test cricket, surpassing Brian Lara's record and passing 12,000 runs against Australia in Mohali 2015 - Amy Schumer's comedy special "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo" premieres on HBO
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1878 - Henri Mulet, French organist, cellist, and composer (Carillon-Sortie; Esquisses Byzantines), born in Paris, France (d. 1967) 1886 - Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs (d. 1971) 1926 - Julie Adams [Betty May Adams], American actress (Creature from the Black Lagoon; Code Red), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2019) 1957 - Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025) 1957 - (Giuseppe) "Pino" Palladino, Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young; The Who; John Mayer Trio), born in Cardiff, Wales
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