Historical Events1060 - Bla I is crowned King of Hungary in Szkesfehrvr1969 - Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances1990 - Baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's signature sells for $23,100 at auction2008 - 4th ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech beats #18 Boston College, 30-122017 - Skirball wildfire near Los Angeles closes the Interstate 405 as thousands forced to evacuateMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1822 - John Eberhard Faber, German-American pencil manufacturer and built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US, born in Stein Bavaria, Germany (d. 1879)1919 - Willis Whitfield, American physicist and inventor of the clean room, born in Rosedale, Oklahoma (d. 2012)1949 - Peter Willey, English cricketer (England batsman late 70's early 80's), born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England1955 - Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts1971 - Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor, born in sh, Iwate Prefecture, JapanMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1959 - Len Doyle, American actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 661983 - Lucienne Boyer, French singer (Parlez-moi d'amour), dies at 821989 - Frances Bavier, American Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry, RFD - "Aunt Bee"), dies of congestive heart failure at 861995 - James Reston, American journalist (New York Times), dies at 861997 - Eliot Daniel, American composer (I Love Lucy theme), dies at 89More Famous Deaths