Historical Events 1868 - North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1927 - Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers 1961 - Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL 1979 - John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6–7‚ 6–3‚ 7–5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden‚ NYC 1993 - Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm‚ 50 die 1998 - Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1477 - Hermann of Wied‚ German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) 1914 - Gaetano Alibrandi‚ Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat‚ born in Castiglione di Sicilia‚ Catania‚ Sicily (d. 2003) 1925 - Jean-Claude Beton‚ Algerian-born French businessman‚ entrepreneur and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina)‚ born in Boufarik‚ French Algeria (d. 2013) 1947 - Rubén Olivares‚ Mexican boxer (4-division world champion)‚ born in Mexico City 1978 - Just Blaze [Justin Smith]‚ American hip hop producer‚ born in Paterson‚ New Jersey 1980 - Byron Leftwich‚ American football player‚ born in Washington‚ D.C. More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1676 - Pier Francesco Cavalli‚ Italian opera composer‚ dies at 73 1887 - Peter Donders‚ Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname‚ dies at 77 1890 - Francesco D'Arcais‚ Italian composer‚ dies at 59 1978 - Robert Heger‚ German conductor and composer‚ dies at 91 1993 - Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd‚ chambermaid for Dutch Queen‚ dies at 98 2006 - Henri Colpi‚ French New Wave film editor and director‚ dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »