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1621 - Hugo Grotius arrives in France after escaping prison in a book chest 1817 - 1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford, Connecticut) 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies nine hours after he is shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington 1896 - I (modern) Summer Olympic Games close at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece; USA wins gold medal count, 11; Greece wins total medal count, 46; IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to 3 best placed athletes in each event 1912 - RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people 1920 - Sacco and Vanzetti Trial: paymaster shot and killed along with his guard 1924 - WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissions 1963 - 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurèle Vandendriessche of Belgium in race record 2:18:58 1997 - Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams 2020 - US's deadliest day during COVID-19 pandemic with 2,752 deaths reported More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - American poet Emily Dickinson first corresponds with author and future literary mentor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a relationship that lasts the rest of her life 1971 - John Kander and Fred Ebbs' musical "70, Girls, 70", starring Hans Conried and Mildred Natwick, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 35 performances 1991 - East-Europe Bank forms in London 1992 - Lincoln Hospital in Bronx. New York loses its accreditation 2023 - Indian Atiq Ahmed, former lawmaker and convicted criminal, assassinated live on TV along with his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, while under police guard More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1874 - Johannes Stark, German physicist (Stark Effect; Nobel Prize in Physics -1919), and Nazi sympathizer, born in Schickenhof, German Empire (d. 1957) 1892 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author (The Hiding Place) and Holocaust survivor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983) 1940 - Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, English novelist, born in Finsbury, London 1947 - Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician, born in Uddevalla, Sweden 1970 - Flex Alexander, American actor and comedian (Mark 'Flex' Washington in "One to One"), born in New York City, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1854 - Arthur Aikin, English scientist and writer (b. 1773) 1943 - Raffaele Casimiri, Italian composer, and musicologist dies at 62 1997 - Sam Moskowitz, American writer and historian of science fiction, dies at 76 1999 - Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and racing car designer, dies at 55 2008 - Krister Stendahl, Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

193 - Lucius Septimius Severus crowned Emperor of Rome 1699 - Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar 1836 - US Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin 1896 - US Patent Office issues Patent No. 558,393 to Dr John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan for "flaked cereal, and process of making same" 1910 - US President William Howard Taft begins tradition of throwing ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day of baseball season 1949 - International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg's last judgment 1961 - Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua 1989 - In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 2007 - At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, Turkey protest against the possible candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2021 - Coinbase becomes the first major cryptocurrency company to trade shares on the New York Stock Exchange More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee 1872 - Dominion Lands Act passed: Canada's Homestead Act 1910 - Pan American Union forms 1991 - 55th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Welshman Ian Woosnam wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of José María Olazábal; 4th straight year the Masters champion is from the UK 2013 - 33 people are killed after a bus tumbled off a cliff in Trujillo, Peru More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Olga Chekhova, Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children), born in Aleksandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1980) 1907 - Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992) 1945 - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa, born in Lepa, Samoa 1949 - John Shea, American actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark), born in North Conway, New Hampshire 1975 - Avner Dorman, Israeli composer (Variations Without A Theme; Dialogues of Love), conductor, and educator, born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Mikhail Vrubel, Russian Symbolist painter, one of the first modern Russian artists (The Demon Cast Down), dies from the effects of syphilis at 54 1917 - L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 1965 - Perry Edward Smith, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged at 36 1986 - Horst Bastian, German writer and screenwriter, dies at 46 2008 - Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (Seven Days Of Falling), dies in scuba diving accident at 44 More Famous Deaths »

1256 - The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae 1863 - Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled is incorporated in the State of New York 1870 - Metropolitan Museum of Art forms in NYC, opening in the Dodworth Building at 681 Fifth Avenue 1925 - Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St NYC 1934 - US Congress passes Johnson Debt Default Act 1941 - Heavy German assault on Tobruk 1969 - Closure of the Brisbane tramway network. 1979 - Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours 1980 - 44th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 23-year-old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros wins his first Masters, 4 strokes ahead of Jack Newton and Gibby Gilbert 1992 - American Airlines reduce its 1st-class fares 20%-50% More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1865 - Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces 1904 - Battle of Oviumbo (in modern Namibia): Herero tribesmen rise up against German colonists 1920 - 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed 1989 - "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 12 performances 2000 - "When Louis Met..." documentary by Louis Theroux premieres on BBC2 in the UK featuring Jimmy Saville More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen [Nellie Walker], African-American Harlem Renaissance novelist (Quicksand, Passing), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1964) 1927 - Maurice Ronet, French film actor, director, and writer (Frantic, Sphinx, Circle of Love), born in Nice, France (d. 1983) 1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer and songwriter (The Olsen Brothers; Eurovision Song Contest, 2000), born in Odense, Denmark 1960 - Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician (Senator-D-Pennsylvania 2007-), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1963 - Mark Leiter, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Joliet, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1970 - William H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (Flowers; Training for War), dies of pancreatic hemorrhage at 67 1984 - Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician, musicologist and harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti), dies at 72 1994 - Taleb Ali al-Suheil, Iran sheik, murdered in Lebanon at 64 1995 - Edward Henderson, British diplomat, dies at 77 2005 - Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia 1900 - The US Congress passes the Foraker Act, establishing Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory (effective 1 May) 1905 - French Dufaux brothers test helicopter 1927 - Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins a counter-revolution by violently suppressing Communist groups 1938 - First US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses in New York 1954 - Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" 1983 - Harold Washington elected Chicago's 1st black mayor 1992 - Lynn Gunther of California threatens to blow herself up in front of UN 1992 - Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France 2009 - President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, restarting the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War 1877 - Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game 1986 - 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines 1989 - Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through 2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780) 1942 - Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 2022) 1945 - Doug Riley, Canadian jazz keyboard player (Dr. Music), and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007) 1949 - Scott Turow, American lawyer and author (Presumed Innocent), born in Chicago, Illinois 1979 - Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast (Olympic 1996), born in Yaroslavl, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 238 - Gordian II, Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I, killed in battle at Carthage 1550 - Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 2007 - Kevin Crease, Australian TV anchor (b. 1936) 2019 - Forrest Gregg, American Pro Football HOF tackle (9 x Pro Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers) and coach (Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts, Cincinnati Bengals, GB Packers), dies of Parkinson's disease at 85 2020 - Stirling Moss, British auto racer (16 x F1 Grand Prix; World F1 Drivers C'ship runner-up 1955-58; 12 Hours of Sebring 1954) and broadcaster (ABC F1, NASCAR), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1876 - Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1907 - New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards 1939 - Hungary leaves League of Nations 1991 - UN Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 2019 - Ex-Pope Benedict XVI claims Catholic sexual abuse caused in part by 1960s sexual revolution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Arthur Ernest Mourant, British hematologist, born in La Hougue Bie, Jersey (d. 1994) 1906 - Dalia "Dale" Messick, American cartoonist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2005) 1918 - Richard Wainwright, English politician, Liberal MP for Colne Valley (1966–70), born in Leeds (d. 2003) 1925 - Viola Liuzzo (née Gregg), American civil rights activist, murdered by Ku Klux Klan, born in California, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1932 - Max Schubel, American composer (Opus One Records), born in New York (d. 2010) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1648 - Matthäus Appelt, German composer, dies at 53 1842 - John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies 1981 - Marie Ney, British character actress (The Lavender Hill Mob), dies at 85 1990 - Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece, dies at 86 1998 - Rodney Harvey, American actor and model (Salsa), dies of a drug overdose at 30 More Famous Deaths »

491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, as Anastasius I - often called the first Byzantine Emperor 1828 - Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina 1898 - President McKinley asks for Spanish–American War declaration 1921 - Iowa imposes 1st state cigarette tax 1921 - The Emirate of Transjordan created 1942 - US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal established 1962 - New York Mets make a losing debut 1991 - UN Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 2021 - 20-year-old Daunte Wright shot and killed at a traffic stop by police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, who says they mistook their gun for a taser 2023 - Largest cosmic explosion ever recorded (AT2021lwx)- fireball 100 x size of the solar system with a brightness 2trillion x the sun’s, thought to be large gas cloud entering a supermassive black hole eight million lights years away More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1924 - 1st men's college swimming championships begin 1967 - Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" debuts in London at the Old Vic 1996 - Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium 2007 - Two bombings in the Algerian capital of Algiers kill 33 people and wounds a further 222 2010 - "The night of Sora Aoi", Japanese porn actress Sora Aoi joins twitter prompting many Chinese fans to try and circumnavigate Chinese censorship More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1357 - John I, King of Portugal (1383-1433), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1433) 1906 - Dalia "Dale" Messick, American cartoonist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2005) 1931 - Frank Vicari, American jazz, session, and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson; Woody Herman; Tom Waits; Saturday Night Live), born in New Jersey (d. 2006) 1942 - Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-5), born in Enem, Russia (d. 2014) 1957 - Everton Mattis, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica 2000 - Milly Alcock, Australian actress (The House of the Dragon), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1810 - Jakob Zupan, Slovenian composer, dies at 75 1976 - Liam Dunn, American actor, dies at 59 1998 - Ivan Tcherepnin, American experimental and postmodern composer, dies at 55 2011 - Billy Bang [William Walker], American free jazz violinist and composer, dies of lung cancer at 63 2017 - J. Geils [John Warren Geils Jr], American rock guitarist (J. Geils Band - Centerfold), dies at 71 2020 - Francis Tombs, Lord Tombs, British engineer and businessman (CEO of Rolls Royce), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1816 - 2nd Bank of US chartered 1937 - Cole Porter's musical "Red, Hot And Blue", starring Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante, and Bob Hope, closes at the Alvin Theatre, NYC, after 183 performances 1939 - Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania 1945 - German troops attack Ijsselbrug 1946 - 1st election for Japanese Parliament 1961 - 25th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: South African Gary Player beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by 1 stroke to become first international champion; Monday finish because of rain 1988 - Islanders beat Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2 1993 - Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak 2006 - 5th CMT Video Music Awards: Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney win 2019 - First home delivery service by drone begins in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google's Alphabet company More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1500 - France captures Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan 1815 - Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples 1898 - First Navy Law is passed by the German Reichstag 1925 - Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1961 - 25th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: South African Gary Player beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by 1 stroke to become first international champion; Monday finish because of rain 2024 - South Korea's liberal opposition party wins landslide majority in the country's general election - a defeat for President Yoon Suk Yeol, amid claims he was brought down by a spring onion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) and Democratic politician whose bequest founded the Columbia School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prize, born in Makó, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1911) 1930 - Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 20 wickets; Combined Services, Bahawalpur), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2006) 1953 - David Moorcroft, British athlete (WR 5,000m 13:00.41 1982-85) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Coventry, England 1965 - Tim Alexander, American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina 1970 - Enrico Ciccone, Canadian NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec 1982 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Cuenca, Ecuador More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1807 - Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German princess and composer (patron of Classical Weimar court), dies at 67 1883 - Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, dies at 70 1972 - Henech Kon, Polish composer and cabaret performer, dies at 81 1981 - Howard Thurman, African-American theologian and author (Deep River, Deep is the Hunger), dies at 81 2007 - Dakota Staton, American jazz singer ("Where Flamingos Fly"; "Sex Is A Misdemeanor"), dies at 76 2022 - Philippe Boesmans, Belgian pianist, and composer (Upon La-Mi; Reigen), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1941 - PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1945 - World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, East Prussia, ends. 1965 - Beatles "Ticket to Ride" single is released in UK 1977 - Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years 1986 - TV show "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character 1992 - Florida drops rape charges against NY Mets Gooden, Boston and Coleman 2000 - 64th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fijian Vijay Singh wins by 3 strokes from Ernie Els of South Africa 2013 - The French Senate approves a bill for same-sex marriage 2017 - Suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 17, Al-Shabaab group claim responsibility 2018 - Fleetwood Mac announce new members Neil Finn and Mike Campbell after firing long-standing member Lindsey Buckingham More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1935 - Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup 1947 - Atomic Energy Commission confirmed 1954 - 7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1976 - "All the President's Men", directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the non-fiction book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released 2022 - Joel Embiid is named the NBA scoring champion, averaging 30.6 points per game 2024 - A group of older Swiss women win a landmark climate change case at the European Court of Human Rights, ruling the women's rights had been violated by not fully addressing climate change More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1806 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1859) 1915 - Albert Rémy, French actor (Grand Prix, The 400 Blows, The Train), born in Sèvres, Seine, France (d. 1967) 1933 - Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1994) 1939 - Michael Learned, American actress (Olivia in The Waltons, Nurse), born in Washington, D.C. 1943 - Terry Knight [Knapp], American rock singer, manager, and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004) 1966 - Oliver Barnett, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1553 - Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua, Pantagruel), dies at 49 1914 - Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician (44th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 55 1994 - Keith Watson, British comic strip artist (Dan Dare), dies at 59 2001 - Willie Stargell, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder/1st baseman (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1971, 79 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from a stroke at 61 2006 - Robin Orr, Scottish composer, dies at 96 2021 - Ramsey Clark, American lawyer, US Attorney General (1967-69) and activist, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1802 - French Protestant church becomes state-supported and -controlled 1913 - China's National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history 1945 - 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals 1965 - India and Pakistan forces engage in a border fight 1975 - 47th Academy Awards: "The Godfather Part II", Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win 1989 - Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is arrested in Mexico and charged with kidnapping, murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, drug trafficking and other crimes 1994 - MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for substance abuse rehabilitation 1994 - Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 2006 - 159th Grand National: 11–1 Irish shot Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden wins by 6 lengths from defending champion Hedgehunter 2013 - 163 people are killed and 50,000 are displaced after tribal violence erupts in Darfur, Sudan More Historical Events »

1802 - French Protestant church becomes state-supported and -controlled 1913 - China's National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history 1945 - 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals 1965 - India and Pakistan forces engage in a border fight 1975 - 47th Academy Awards: "The Godfather Part II", Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win 1989 - Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is arrested in Mexico and charged with kidnapping, murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, drug trafficking and other crimes 1994 - MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for substance abuse rehabilitation 1994 - Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 2006 - 159th Grand National: 11–1 Irish shot Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden wins by 6 lengths from defending champion Hedgehunter 2013 - 163 people are killed and 50,000 are displaced after tribal violence erupts in Darfur, Sudan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1766 - 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain 1869 - American Museum of Natural History opens in New York City 1979 - 205th and final episode of "All in the Family"; followed by "Archie Bunker's Place" for 4 seasons 1993 - Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same inn (vs Yanks) 2000 - 153rd Grand National: Irish 10/1 shot Papillon, ridden by jockey Ruby Walsh and trained by his father Ted Walsh wins by 1¼ lengths from Mely Moss 2016 - 31st Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1756 - Joseph Gehot, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1820) 1865 - Ted Wainwright, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1919) 1893 - Grace Cunard, American silent screen actress (Untamed, Resurrection), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1967) 1905 - George Baxter, French actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), born in Paris, France (d. 1976) 1955 - Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist (The Poisonwood Bible), born in Annapolis, Maryland 1972 - Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey striker (252 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1998; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003) and coach (Australia women), born in Canberra Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1931 - Eric Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature 1931), dies at 66 1969 - Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, dies at 78 1981 - Omar Bradley, American WWII General (Invasion of Normandy) and 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53), dies of cardiac arrhythmia at 88 1982 - Katherine Rawls, American diver (Olympic silver 3m springboard 1932, 36) and swimmer (Olympic bronze 4×100m freestyle 1936), dies from cancer at 64 1992 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist (1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, discovered chemotherapeutic agents including antihistamines0, dies at 85 1993 - Arleen Whelan, American film actress (Kidnapped), dies of a stroke at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1498 - Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy 1862 - Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn, Island #10 falls 1917 - J.M. Barrie's play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" premieres in London 1976 - Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping 1985 - Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Alice Miller shoots a final round 67 (−5) to win her only major title, 3 strokes ahead of Jan Stephenson of Australia 1996 - Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hits the fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls vs Pakistan in Singapore 1997 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Myers , Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM 2018 - Vegas Golden Knights suffer a 7-1 end of regular season defeat at Calgary but finish with an NHL expansion team record 51 victories; previous record 33 by Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers 1993-94 2020 - China ends its lockdown of Wuhan, the city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic after 76 days as the country reports no new deaths for the 1st time 2020 - Australia's highest court overturns the child sexual abuse conviction of Catholic Cardinal George Pell More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1118 - Pope Gelasius II is excommunicated by Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, forcing him to flee Rome and rule in exile 1584 - Ieper surrenders to Duke of Parma 1933 - University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic 1959 - Radar 1st bounced off Sun, Stanford Calif 1963 - Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic 1970 - MLB Milwaukee Brewers (former Seattle Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1775 - Francis Cabot Lowell, American mill owner (founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1817) 1916 - Anthony Caruso, American character actor best known for playing villains (The Desperate Mission, The Wonderful County), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 2003) 1929 - "Crazy" Joe Gallo, American mobster, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1972) 1960 - Tracy Silverman, American contemporary classical and jazz acoustic and electric 6-string violinist (Turtle Island String Quartet), composer, and pedagogue, born in Peekskill, New York 1964 - Joe Durant, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Pensacola, Florida 1972 - Lovett Purnell, American NFL football wide receiver, 1996-2001 (New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1614 - El Greco, Greek-born artist working in Spain (b. 1541) 1651 - Lennart Torstenson, Swedish soldier and engineer (b. 1603) 1920 - Karl Binding, German jurist whose writings were used to justify the Holocaust, dies at 79 1936 - Marilyn Miller [Mary Ellen Reynolds], American Broadway dancer, singer, and actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies from complications of nasal surgery at 37 1997 - Sam Parks Jr., American golfer (US Open 1935), dies at 87 2021 - James Hampton, American actor (F Troop - "Bugler Dobbs"; Teen Wolf), writer, and director, dies from Parkinson’s disease complications at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1652 - Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under Jan van Riebeeck 1865 - Battle of High Bridge, fought near Farmville, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1889 - George Eastman begins selling Kodak flexible roll film for the first time 1941 - German bombardment of Piraeus (munitions ship explodes) 1957 - NYC ends trolley car service 1973 - Federal court rules in favor of the Smothers Brothers in breach of contract lawsuit against CBS-TV, awarding them $776,300 USD 1982 - Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands 1991 - 145th Grand National: In Canadian distillery Seagram's final year of race sponsorship, New Zealand-bred chestnut gelding Seagram wins, ridden by Nigel Hawke 1992 - British Radio Authority licenses Virgin and TV-AM radio licenses 2002 - France beats Ireland 44-5 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; their 13th title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - First modern Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; American athlete James Connolly becomes the first modern Olympic champion when he wins the triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump); later places 3rd in long jump and 2nd in high jump 1903 - In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the government passes anti-strike bills, calls out troops, and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April 1939 - US and UK agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Is (Pacific) 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1986 - Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs 1987 - 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Randy Travis, and Reba McEntire win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian (History of British India), born in Angus, Scotland (d. 1836) 1886 - "Smokey" Joe Williams, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL, Mexico, Caribbean 1905-32; no-hitter 1919 NY Lincoln Giants), born in Seguin, Texas (d. 1951) 1890 - André-Louis Danjon, French astronomer (invented Danjon astrolabe), born in Caen, France (d. 1967) 1924 - Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet; Sphere), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1988) 1960 - Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina 1965 - Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 912 - Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 1605 - John Stow, English historian (Survey of London), dies 1902 - Gleb Uspensky, Russian author (Power of the Soil), dies at 58 1989 - Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1924; 10m platform 1928), dies at 86 2014 - Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), dies at 87 2016 - Dennis Davis, American jazz, rock and funk drummer (Roy Ayers; David Bowie, 1975-80; Stevie Wonder), dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1896 - First modern Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; American athlete James Connolly becomes the first modern Olympic champion when he wins the triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump); later places 3rd in long jump and 2nd in high jump 1903 - In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the government passes anti-strike bills, calls out troops, and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April 1939 - US and UK agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Is (Pacific) 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1986 - Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs 1987 - 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Randy Travis, and Reba McEntire win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian (History of British India), born in Angus, Scotland (d. 1836) 1886 - "Smokey" Joe Williams, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL, Mexico, Caribbean 1905-32; no-hitter 1919 NY Lincoln Giants), born in Seguin, Texas (d. 1951) 1890 - André-Louis Danjon, French astronomer (invented Danjon astrolabe), born in Caen, France (d. 1967) 1924 - Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet; Sphere), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1988) 1960 - Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina 1965 - Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 912 - Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 1605 - John Stow, English historian (Survey of London), dies 1902 - Gleb Uspensky, Russian author (Power of the Soil), dies at 58 1989 - Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1924; 10m platform 1928), dies at 86 2014 - Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), dies at 87 2016 - Dennis Davis, American jazz, rock and funk drummer (Roy Ayers; David Bowie, 1975-80; Stevie Wonder), dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

456 - Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop 1242 - Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice 1894 - 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn 1922 - WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions 1967 - '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds 1970 - WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1984 - Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances 2009 - 44th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley win 2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks 2021 - Italy scraps its 1914 film censorship law that could ban films on moral and religious grounds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1975 - American tennis #1 Chris Evert wins her 3rd WTA Tour Championship at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; beats Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-2 1990 - NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminary 1991 - Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida 1992 - The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Lee Trevino win his second Champions Tour major by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus 1996 - John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 2009 - Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Brittany Lincicome eagles the final hole to win her first major title, 1 stroke ahead of fellow American Cristie Kerr More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1882 - Don Blackie, Australian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 14 wickets, BB 6/94; Victoria), born in Bendigo, Australia (d. 1955) 1886 - Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1955) 1901 - Alexander Alexeieff, Russian-French painter and graphic artist, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1982) 1906 - Grady Sutton, American actor (The Bank Dick; The Pruitts of Southhampton), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1995) 1917 - Richard Yardumian, American composer (Come Creator Spirit), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985) 1956 - Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1617 - Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (Versa est in luctum), dies at 62 1908 - Gaetano Coronaro, Italian conductor, pedagogue, and composer (La Creola), dies at 55 1969 - Shelby Storck, American television producer, dies at 52 1994 - Marlon Riggs, American writer, director and producer (Ethnic notions), dies at 37 2005 - Dale Messick [Dalia Messick], American comic strip artist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), dies at 98 2011 - Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American scientist, (1976 Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine, for work on Hepatitis B), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »