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Historical Events 1943 - Churchill pledges Britain's full support to US against Japan 1959 - Jan de Quay becomes premier of the Netherlands 1983 - 36th Cannes Film Festival: "Narayama Bushiko" (The Ballad of Narayama ) directed by Japanese director Shohei Imamura wins the Palme d'Or 2007 - In an all South African final the Bulls (Pretoria) edge the home team Sharks, 20-19 in Durban for their first Super 14 Rugby title; Bulls flyhalf Derick Hougaard boots 2 penalties and 2 conversions 2007 - Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men", based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Best Picture 2008) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1864 - Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926) 1929 - John Stroger American politician (Cook County (Illinois) Board of Commissioners, 1970-2006), born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 2008) 1961 - Ronan Hardiman, Irish composer (Michael Flatley soundtracks), born in Dublin, Ireland 1969 - Richard Dumas, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers) 1974 - Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533-36), second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason, at between age 28 to 35 1946 - Booth Tarkington, American novelist (The Magnificent Ambersons) and playwright, dies at 76 1984 - John Betjeman, poet (Mount Zion) and English Poet Laureate (1972-1984), dies at 77 1998 - Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, dies of cancer at 76 2016 - Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - Netherlands government of Isaäc Dignus Fransen De Putte resigns 1887 - Emmanuel Chabrier's opera "Le roi malgré lui" (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down 1918 - TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, kills 200 people 1929 - MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader: Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16 in first game, Phillies win 8-6 in nightcap, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1965 - Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names for Star Trek Captain; they include Kirk 1971 - US President Richard Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1990 - TV movie "Return To Green Acres" airs 2024 - Bayer Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team in history to finish a German league season unbeaten after a 2-1 win at home against Augsburg More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch 1291 - After 100 years of Crusader control, the last Crusader stronghold of Acre is reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil 1889 - Jules Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris 1896 - Khodynka Tragedy: A stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the coronation festivities for Russian Tsar Nicholas II, causes the deaths of an estimated 1,300 people 1899 - World Goodwill Day: 26 nations meet at the First Hague Peace Conference More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Anthony Epstein, English pathologist and virologist (co-discover of the Epstein–Barr virus), born in London, England (d. 2024) 1934 - Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022) 1958 - Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys), born in Rome, Georgia 1970 - Vicky Sunohara, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002 and 2006) and coach, born in Scarborough, Ontario 1988 - Taeyang [Dong Young-bae], Korean singer (Big Bang), born in Uijeongbu, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1812 - John Bellingham, English merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, executed by hanging at 42 or 43 1995 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Bewitched - "Samantha* and "Serena"), dies of cancer at 62 2004 - Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), dies at 72 2007 - Roy De Forest, American Funk and Nut Art movement painter, dies at 77 2018 - Philip Tabane, South African jazz guitarist, vocalist, and band leader (Malombo), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1620 - First merry-go-round is seen at a fair in Philippopolis in the Ottoman Empire 1689 - English King William III declares war on France in support of the Dutch Republic (Nine Years' War) 1750 - -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem 1900 - "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is first published by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by William Wallace Denslow in Chicago 1953 - Yanks and Browns use record 41 players in a game 1955 - Dutch government of Willem Drees resigns 1958 - 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2 2014 - Atlético Madrid win the 2013–14 La Liga More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1787 - English slave ship Sisters, en route from Africa to Cuba, capsizes killing hundreds 1921 - US President Warren G. Harding opens (via telephone) the 1st Valencia Orange Show in Anaheim, California 1949 - British government recognises Republic of Ireland (previously Irish Free State) 1979 - Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation, "Ryan's Hope" wins Outstanding Daytime Drama Series 2023 - Scientists discover comb jellies (ctenophores) are the closest relative to the very first animals that evolved half a billion years ago, by focusing on groups of genes on chromosomes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Sigismund Toduţă, Romanian composer, born in Simeria, Romania (d. 1991) 1934 - Earl Morrall, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1970, 72, 73; Pro Bowl 1957, 68; First-team All-Pro 1968, 72; NFL MVP 1968; Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2014) 1936 - Lars Gustafsson, Swedish poet and novelist (The Death of a Beekeeper, The Cracks in the Wall), born in Västerås, Sweden (d. 2016) 1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter 1977 - Jere Michael, American figure skater (1994 National Jr champ), born in Aspen, Colorado More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1695 - Cornelis de Heem, Dutch painter, dies 1888 - Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) 1986 - Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (World C'ship gold x 6; Olympic gold USSR 1976; with Alexandr Gorshkov), dies from leukemia at 39 2002 - Joe Black, American baseball pitcher (NgL All-Star 1947, 48, 50 Baltimore Elite Giants; first black pitcher to win World Series game 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of prostate cancer at 78 2024 - Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union halfback (29 Tests; Northland RU), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - George A. Hormel establishes George A. Hormel and Company (Hormel Foods Corporation) in Austin, Minnesota 1920 - French heroine Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV 1920 - Spanish matador Joselito (José Gómez Ortega) is fatally gored in his last bullfight, by "Bailador" the bull, in Talavera de la Reina, Spain 1941 - Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi, Ethiopia 1957 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae 1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks 1993 - Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head 1998 - 123rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 1:54.80 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1795 - Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassal state 1968 - Earthquake kills 47 in Japan 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 2019 - British people get drunk more than any other nation, 51 times a year according to the Global Drug Survey, with English-speaking countries drinking the most 2020 - 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1782 - John Sell Cotman, English water color artist, born in Norwich, England (d. 1842) 1887 - Jakob van Hoddis [Hans Davidsohn], German Jewish expressionist poet, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1942) 1964 - John Salley, NBA star (Detroit Pistons) 1968 - Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer), born in Hong Kong 1977 - Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer and songwriter ("Jungle Drum"; "Gollum's Song"), born in Kópavogur, Iceland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1620 - William Adams, English navigator, first ever Western Samurai who life was the basis for novel "Shōgun", dies in Japan at 55 1955 - James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family), dies at 45 1977 - Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (St Louis Symphony, 1958-62), dies at 50 2018 - Michael Slive, American college sports executive (Commissioner SEC 2002-15), dies of prostate cancer at 77 2019 - Bob Hawke, Australian politician and 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1983-91), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - Reich Association Law comes into force 1914 - Henri Rabaud's opera "Mârouf, savetier du Caire" (Marouf, the Cairo Cobbler) premieres in Paris 1916 - Asiago, Italy, falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front 1923 - Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms 1940 - Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California 1941 - 1st British turbojet flies 1957 - Evangelist Billy Graham launches his "crusade" in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden in NYC 2010 - 135th Preakness: Martin Garcia aboard Lookin At Lucky wins in 1:55.47 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1610 - Parliament of Paris appoints 8-year old Louis XIII as French King, following the assassination of his father Henry IV; Louis' mother and Henry's widow Marie de' Medici serves as regent until 1617 1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Fort Darling), Virginia 1961 - 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea 2008 - Hollywood fixer Anthony Pellicano is found guilty of 76 counts, including racketeering, wiretapping and wire fraud 2022 - Pope Francis canonizes Dutch Roman Catholic priest and anti-Nazi activist Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) as a saint More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (d. 1984) 1915 - Paul A. Samuelson, American economist (1970 Nobel Prize for Economics, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2009) 1923 - Johnny Walker [Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi], Indian actor (Madhumati, Chachi 420), born in Indore, British India (d. 2003) 1944 - Gunilla Hutton, Swedish-American actress (Hee Haw, Petticoat Junction), born in Gothenburg, Sweden 1959 - Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1714 - Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar 1967 - Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, dies at 74 1971 - Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), dies at 78 1984 - Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85 2021 - Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1920 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1935 - Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement 1942 - US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) forms 1944 - General Rommel, Speidel and von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler 1988 - Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27. 1991 - Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years and is freed pending appeal for complicity in the kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom dies 1993 - The 1,000th episode of "The Arsenio Hall Show" airs, featuring a retrospective 2023 - Cyclone Mocha makes landfall on Rakhine coast, Myanmar, near southern border of Bangladesh with at least 400 killed. Second strongest storm on record in the North Indian Ocean. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1608 - The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1977 - KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1986 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3 1997 - FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People's State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919) 1901 - Robert Ritter, German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich, born in Aachen, German Empire (d. 1951) 1929 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Who is Ayn Rand?), born in Winnipeg (d. 2013) 1965 - Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1973 - Anais Granofsky, American-Canadian actress, screenwriter, and director (Lucy Fernandez in "Degrassi"), born in Springfield, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1906 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) 1983 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900) 1984 - Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), dies at 69 2001 - Gil Langley, Australian cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56), dies at 81 2003 - William Jackson [Pepper LaBeija], American drag queen and fashion designer, dies of a heart attack at 54 More Famous Deaths »

1654 - Venetian fleet under Norwegian Admiral Cort Adeler beats Turkish fleet the near the Dardanelles, sinking 15 Turkish galleys 1861 - Queen Victoria announces Britain's position of neutrality during the US Civil War 1927 - VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk 1940 - Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky pilots first untethered test flight of his VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut 1941 - Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland 1954 - Chinese Middle School students in Singapore take part in anti-National Service riots 1955 - Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463' 1993 - CBS' soap opera "Knots Landing" ends 14 year-run with 334th show in Netherlands and US More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1652 - Ingen Ryuki is invited to become abbot of Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki 1864 - -16] Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Resaca, Georgia 1943 - German and Italian forces in Africa surrender 1991 - Apple releases Macintosh operating System 7, codenamed the "Big Bang" 1995 - Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe Shanna Lynn Moakler, (19-NY), replaces Chelsi Smith as Miss USA More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1942) 1903 - Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), born in London, England (d. 1998) 1912 - Helen Craig, American actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1986) 1927 - Clive Barnes, British-American drama critic (NY Times, 1978-2008; NY Post, 1965-77), born in London, England (d. 2008) 1944 - Son Sook, South Korean screen and theatre actress (Volcano, Guest, Mother), radio host, and politician, born in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - Christian Gottfried Körner, German lawyer, dies at 74 1921 - Jean Aicard, French poet and novelist (Jeune Croyances), dies at 73 1972 - Dan Blocker, American actor (Cimarron City - "Tiny"; Bonanza - "Hoss"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 43 1974 - Denny Shute, American golfer (British Open 1933, PGA C'ship 1936-37), dies at 69 2001 - R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1865 - Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1908 - Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield 1925 - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan become autonomous Soviet republics 1968 - "March of the Poor" under Rev Ralph Abernathy reaches Washington, D.C. 1968 - WSKG TV channel 46 (PBS) in Binghamton, NY, begins broadcasting 1994 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Anne Marie Duggan 1999 - David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament 2024 - Flash flood kills at least 300 people in northern Afghanistan and destroys nearly 2000 homes More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters 1915 - Franklin K. Mathiews first presents idea of "Book Week" 1961 - Russian Mikhail Botvinnik wins World Chess Championship for his third time 1978 - US Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 2014 - Voters in Eastern Ukraine vote for self-rule in referendum More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1700 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1773) 1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British biochemist who developed protein crystallography to study molecular structure, including that of vitamin B12 (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1964), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1994) 1956 - Homer Simpson, American fictional patriarchal character, and donut aficionado from the long running animated television show "The Simpsons", born in Springfield 1959 - Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible), born in New York City 1981 - Lorena Bernal, Argentine Spanish model and actress (Miss Spain 1999), born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Abel Hoadley, Australian confectioner (Violet Crumble), dies at 73 1943 - Albert Stoessel, American violinist, conductor, composer, and educator, dies of a heart attack on the podium at 48 1957 - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928) 2007 - Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader (b. 1966?) 2020 - Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer, helped establish The Beatles image, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1674 - Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty 1812 - British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London. Ironically, descendants of both later stand for the same seat in Parliament at the same time, but neither wins 1865 - Confederate Brigadier General Meriwether Jeff Thompson surrenders at Jacksonport, Arkansas 1928 - 63rd British Open Men's Golf Championship, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen wins 3rd of his 4 Open Championship titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow American Gene Sarazen 1940 - 65th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6 1963 - "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" single by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2; Peter Yarrow adapted a poem that college classmate Lenny Lipton had left behind after borrowing Yarrow's typewriter 1969 - British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin 1989 - NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1625 - Peasants besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper Austria 1919 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 6-0 at Redland Field, Cincinnati 1969 - British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin 1972 - US conducts a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site 2020 - Colombian airline Avianca, and world's 2nd oldest, becomes 1st major airline to file for bankruptcy due to COVID-19 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1840 - Filippo Capocci, Italian organ virtuoso and composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1911) 1895 - Jan Parandowski, Polish writer and translator, born in Lwów, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) (d. 1978) 1927 - Zilpha Keatly Snyder, American Newbury Award-winning children's literature author (Headless Cupid; The Egypt Game), born in Lemoore, California (d. 2014) 1970 - Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics 1992, 96) 1988 - Marek Pospieszalski, Polish avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Częstochowa, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1743 - Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker and son of Antonius, dies at 70 2016 - Jim Pothecary, South African cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Western Province), dies at 82 2021 - Janine Brookner [née Okun], American CIA officer and lawyer who spoke out against sexual discrimination in the CIA, dies of complications of kidney disease and cancer at 80 2023 - Hodding Carter III, American White House press secretary under Jimmy Carter (1977-80), dies after a series of strokes at 88 2024 - Mary Wells Lawrence, American businesswoman and the first woman to own a major US national advertising agency (Wells Rich Greene), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1774 - Louis XVI ascends to the throne of France 1902 - Portugal goes bankrupt, but its parliament passes a bill converting its external debt. Contributing to Portugal's troubles is a recent revolt in its colony of Angola, put down on September 6 1969 - US troops begin attack on Hill 937 ("Hamburger Hill"), Vietnam 1973 - Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Yvan Cournoyer has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4 to take title, 4 games to 2 1983 - TV sitcom "Laverne and Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV 1989 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 1 2018 - New record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera's "The Rivals" 2023 - Heaviest fighting in months between Israel and Palestinian militants as both sides launch air attacks, leaving over 20 dead in Gaza More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1534 - French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland 1933 - Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms 1945 - Soviet troops occupied Prague 1992 - Revival of William Shakespeare's stage drama "Hamlet" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 45 performances 1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa's first Black president More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (law of Raoult), born in Fournes, France (d. 1901) 1877 - Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, Austrian music educator and composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1954) 1920 - Basil Kelly, Irish barrister, politician and judge (Lord Chief Justice), born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 2008) 1928 - Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician (President of Estonia, 2001-06), born in Pahavalla, Estonia (d. 2024) 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1954 - George Hirst, English cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies at 82 1968 - Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), dies from either an overdose, or as a result from a beating at 38 1972 - Rhys Gemmell, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ships singles and doubles 1921), dies at 76 2001 - Deborah Walley, American actress (b. 1943) 2022 - Bob Lanier, American Basketball HOF center (8 x NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1974; Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1738 - Britain sends a fleet to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies 1846 - Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande 1962 - The Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone 1987 - 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw 1989 - VP Quayle says in United Negro College Fund speech: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste" 2012 - United States President Barack Obama officially states his support for same-sex marriage 2017 - Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok jailed for 2 years for blasphemy 2022 - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa submits his resignation to his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid continuing violent protests causing four deaths More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1965 - The USSR launches Luna 5 with the goal of becoming the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, but it crashes during its landing attempt 1992 - 37th Eurovision Song Contest: Linda Martin for Ireland wins singing "Why Me" in Malmo 2018 - Dam bursts after heavy rains near Solai, Kenya, killing at least 41 2019 - English clubs create football history by taking all 4 final spots in Europe's 2 major competitions; Chelsea and Arsenal qualify in Europa Cup after 'miracle' Champions League wins for Liverpool and Spurs 2019 - Pope Francis introduces new rules on reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, criticized for not going far enough More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1783 - Alexander Ross, Canadian fur trader, born in Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1856) 1855 - Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1932) 1936 - Albert Finney, English actor (The Dresser, Under the Volcano), born in Salford, England (d. 2019) 1955 - Kermit the Frog, Muppet character created by Jim Henson, protagonist of "The Muppet Show", "born" in Leland, Mississippi 1975 - Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor (The Three Stooges; Silicon Valley), and cartoon Voice (Mickey Mouse, 2013-present), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1745 - Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 82 1850 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, dies at 71 1966 - Alfred Mendelsohn, Romanian composer, and conductor (Romanian National Opera, 1944-63), and teacher, dies at 56 1979 - Lan Adomian, Russian-born American composer, dies at 73 2019 - Alvin Sargent, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter for "Julia" (1977) and "Ordinary People" (1980), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt begins against King Henry VI and they march towards London 1639 - William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island 1905 - Union of Unions organizes In Russia under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage 1906 - Philadelphia A's pitcher Albert Bender is deployed to left field in 6th inning and responds with 2 HRs in A's 11-4 win over Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston 1960 - USSR and Cuba resume diplomatic relations 1974 - FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam 1994 - All-female pro baseball team Colorado Silver Bullets play their first game 2019 - Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi who spent eight years in prison on death row for blasphemy arrives in Canada More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1624 - Dutch Nassau fleet reaches port of Callao in Peru intending to ransack the annual Spanish silver ship convoy, misses them by five days 1909 - American Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) in NYC 1976 - Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 7 performances 1988 - Brazilian musical revue "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 46 performances 1989 - US space shuttle STS-30 lands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Roberto Rossellini, Italian film director (General della Rovere, Open City), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1977) 1911 - Robert Johnson, American blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist (King of Delta Blues Singers), born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi (d. 1938) 1945 - Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch politician, jurist and first chair of the Authority for Financial Markets (1999-2007), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2020) 1980 - Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On), born in Hong Kong 1981 - Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1846 - Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, dies at 59 1880 - Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (Madame Bovary), dies at 58 1960 - Hugo Alfvén, Swedish violinist, conductor, and composer (Midsommarvaka - Midsummer Vigil), dies at 88 1999 - Dana Plato, American actress (Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes), dies at 34 2018 - James Scott, American boxer and felon, dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1355 - 1,200 Jews of Toledo, Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1800 - Indiana Territory organized 1856 - Argentina and Brazil sign a navigation pact 1938 - Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers" 1955 - USSR signs peace treaty with France and Great Britain 1982 - "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 12 performances 2011 - 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04 2024 - Stormy Daniels testifies in court to a 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump as part of a hush money trial against Trump More Historical Events »

Historical Events 558 - Dome of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople collapses, Justinian I immediately orders it rebuilt 1949 - 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2 2006 - On the final day of the Premier League season, Thierry Henry scores a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in the last match played at Highbury 2011 - 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04 2017 - MTV becomes the first major awards show to adopt gender-neutral categories, with Emma Watson winning Best Film Actor and Millie Bobby Brown winning Best TV Actor More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), born in Kumrovec, Hrvatsko Zagorje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1980) 1936 - Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer ("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), born in Collinsville, Mississippi (d. 2014) 1959 - Michael E. Knight, American actor (Tad Martin in "All My Children"), born in Princeton, New Jersey 1960 - Arnon Ohad, Israeli pilot and first officer of EI Al flight 1862 that crashed in Bijlmer Amsterdam, born in Israel 1964 - Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end and 6x Pro-Bowl selection (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams), born in Little Rock, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 973 - Otto I, the Great, East Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 2018 - Mikhail German, Russian writer, dies at 85 2018 - Jeremy D. Safran, Canadian-born American clinical psychologist, is killed during a burglary 2020 - Brian Bolus, English cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 41.33; Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire), dies at 86 2021 - Martín Pando, Argentine soccer forward (11 caps; Argentinos Juniors, River Plate), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »