Historical Events1948 - 1949 NFL Draft: University of Pennsylvania linebacker/center Chuck Bednarik is selected first by Philadelphia Eagles1948 - O'Neil Place in the Bronx erroneously renamed O'Neill Place1976 - Patricia R Harris named secretary of HUD1983 - NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule1991 - El Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir KahaneMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1728 - Hermann Friedrich Raupach, German composer, born in Stralsund, kingdom of Sweden (d. 1778)1914 - Ivan Generali, Croatian painter, born in Hlebine, Croatia (d. 1992)1942 - Carla Thomas, American soul and RandB singer ("Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"; with Otis Redding - "Tramp"), born in Memphis, Tennessee1955 - Jane Kaczmarek, American actress (Lois in "Malcolm in the Middle"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin1982 - Mike Gansey, American basketball player, born in Olmsted Falls, OhioMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1504 - Bertold von Henneberg-Rmhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)1755 - Caspar Ruetz, German composer, dies at 471873 - Francis Garnier, French explorer, dies at 341937 - Ted Healy [Ernest Nash], American vaudeville, stage, and screen actor, comedian (Mad Love, San Francisco, Soup to Nuts), and developer of the Three Stooges, dies from complications of alcoholism at 412006 - Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914)More Famous Deaths