1956 - Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year 1956 - Australian women's 4 x 100m relay team of Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Mellor and Shirley Strickland de la Hunty run world record 44.65 to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Cuthbert's 3rd gold of the Games 1958 - Our Lady of Angels School fire kills 92 students and 3 nuns in Chicago, Illinois 1967 - Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in 76ers' 133-109 win over Seattle SuperSonics; sets NBA record for 22 free throw misses 1971 - Chicago Cubs release longtime star and future Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, ending his 19-year MLB career; announce Banks will serve as a coach on manager Leo Durocher's staff; Banks finishes with 512 home runs and 1,636 RBI 1976 - Angola admitted to the UN 1984 - American tennis icon Chris Evert wins her 1,000th career professional match; beats Pascale Paradis of France 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the Australian Open; Evert goes on to win the event 1994 - Ernesto Zedillo is inaugurated as president of Mexico More Historical Events »