2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY

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Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs

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Alexander Thereat

Birth

Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian

Birth

David Nicolson, businessman/politician

Birth

Frank Comstock, SD Calif, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)

Birth

David Lancaster Nicolson, businessman/politician

Birth

Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games

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Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC

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Frances Heflin, Okla City OK, actress (Mona Tyler-All My Children)

Birth

James Galanos, Phila, fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1959)

Birth

Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams

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Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game

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Gogi Grant, [Audrey Brown], rock vocalist

Birth

John Vassall, spy/civil servant

Birth

Rachel Roberts, Llanelly Wales, actress (Foul Play, Doctor's Wife)

Birth

Clarice Taylor, Va, actress (Nurse Bailey-Nurse)

Birth

NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th HR of season off Tom Zachry

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George Nichols, actor (His Favorite Pastime, Star Boarder), dies at 62

Death

Joyce Brothers, NYC, pop psychiatrist ($64,000 question winner)

Birth

Anne Meara, Bkln NY comedian/actress (Stiller and Meara, Archie's Place)

Birth

Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies

Death

Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184

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Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63

Death

Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables

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