374 - Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
1930 - Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
1931 - Jackie Mitchell becomes the second female (after Lizzie Arlington 1898) in organised baseball when she signs with the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club
1978 - 132nd Grand National: Bob Davies aboard 14/1 chance Lucius wins by half a length from Sebastian V
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