Historical Events1727 - Wreck of Dutch ship Zeewijk on the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with the loss of 72 lives, 82 survivors eventually build a boat and sail to Batavia (Jakarta)1958 - HM Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, (LGW), Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom.1970 - Harry Blackmun sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice1985 - NBA Championship, Boston Garden: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory; Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1993 - Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on saleMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1810 - Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, German composer, one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic, born in Knigsberg, Prussia (d. 1849)1943 - Charles Saatchi, Iraqi English magnate and art collector (founded advertising company Saatchi and Saatchi), born in Baghdad, Iraq1956 - Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City1975 - Paul Agostino, Australian soccer forward (18 caps; 1860 Munich 248 games), born in Adelaide, AustraliaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1901 - Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), dies at 641921 - Luis Mara Drago, Argentine statesman and author of Drago Doctrine, dies at 621967 - Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, Polish composer, dies at 641994 - Angela Lakeberg, American siamese twin, dies at 11 months2002 - Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician and party leader (CP, CD), dies of heart failure at 67More Famous Deaths