Tunney v. Dempsey and "The Long Count": Former heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey sought to regain the title that he had lost in 1926 to Gene Tunney.
Born: Tommy Lasorda, manager of baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 to 1996; in Norristown, Pennsylvania; and Kika de la Garza, U.S. Congressman (Texas) from 1965 to 1997, in Mercedes, Texas .