1995 Event Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win vs. WI 1988 Event Longest champagne cork flight is 177'9 in New York 1971 Birthday Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Birthday Dominic Cork, cricketer, England all-rounder Hat-trick vs. WI 1995 1947 Birthday Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor, Something for Everyone 1943 Event Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata) 1923 Birthday Edward Mulhare, Cork, Ireland, actor, Daniel Gregg-Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1910 Event 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series 1892 Event Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) 1882 Birthday Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor, Gorilla Man, Way Down East 1841 Event Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (New York City) 1817 Event 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland 1796 Birthday Feargus O'Connor, County Cork, leader of English Chartists 1497 Event "Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbecks army lands in Cork
