Historical Events1974 - Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard Jerry West ("Mr. Clutch") retires after 14 NBA seasons with the LA Lakers; West scores 25,192 career points and averages 29.1 ppg in 153 playoff games1993 - Battle at TV station Ostankino, Moscow town hall; about 25 killed2004 - New England Patriots win their 18th consecutive NFL game, beating the Buffalo Bills 31-17 at Ralph Wilson Stadium; Tom Brady goes 17-for-30 for 298 yards and two touchdowns2015 - Host nation England crashes out of the Rugby World Cup in the pool stage, losing to Australia 33-13 at Twickenham; Bernard Foley scores 2 tries and kicks 4 penalties and 3 conversions for the Wallabies2021 - Pandora Papers investigation reveals secret wealth of 30 current and former world leaders including Jordans King Abdullah II, Czech PM Andrej Babis and former UK PM Tony BlairMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1938 - Dave Obey, American politician (US Representative from Wisconsin, 1969-2011), and lobbyist, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma1939 - Velibor Vasovi, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), born in Poarevac, Serbia (d. 2002)1944 - Roy Horn, German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried and Roy), born in Nordenham, Germany (d. 2020)1946 - (Richard) "Biff" Henderson, American television personality (Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman), born in Durham, North Carolina1950 - Pamela Hensley, American actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Glendale, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1703 - Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded1919 - Daniel Brink Towner, American hymn composer ("He's A Friend of Mine"; "Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom"), and music director, dies at 691990 - Stefano Casiraghi, Italian speedboat racer, businessman and husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, dies in a motor boat race at 302022 - Charles Fuller, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Soldier's Play; Zooman and the Sign; The Brownsville Raid), and screenwriter (A Soldier's Story; A Gathering of Old Men), dies at 832023 - Bob Wagner, American college football coach (University of Hawaii 1988-95), dies at 76More Famous Deaths