*Today is Mel Brooks' birthday. There are a few great stories about Mel in John Landecker's Eckhartz Press book Records Truly Is My Middle Name. One from the 70s, one from the 90s, and one from the 00s.
*It's also John Elway's birthday. Elway makes an appearance in Randy Merkin's book Behind the Glass.
*On this day in 1997, Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a fight. Chet Coppock was there for that fight, and tells the story in his book Your Dime, My Dance Floor.