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Historical Events 1798 - Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress 1957 - BBC’s 1st pop music show, the "Six-Five Special", is broadcast from the tiny 2i’s Coffee Bar in London 1959 - Boston business executive Billy Sullivan is awarded eighth and final franchise of developing American Football League (AFL); later branded Boston Patriots 1970 - South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky defends operations in Cambodia because communist forces could overrun South Vietnam "within 24 hours" if troops operating there were withdrawn 1972 - "Dear Oscar" opens at Playhouse Theater NYC for 5 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1896 - Joan Lindsay, Australian author (Picnic at Hanging Rock), born in St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia (d. 1984) 1908 - Sœur Emmanuelle [Madeleine Cinquin], Belgian-French and honorary Egyptian religious sister (Roman Catholic), human rights worker, and writer (Un pauvre a crié, le Seigneur l'écoute), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008) 1930 - Walter Cole [stage name Darcelle XV] American drag performer (Portland's Darcelle XV Showplace, aged 85 became world’s oldest drag performer), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023) 1961 - Bruno Amato, American actor (The Internship), born in Orange, New Jersey 1983 - Britta Steffen, German swimmer (Olympic gold 50/100m 2008), born in Schwedt, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1328 - Prince Hisaaki, 8th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1289-1308), dies at 52 1668 - Antoon Anselmo, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at about 79 1884 - František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian military physician and medicinal lecturer, dies at 49 1958 - Samuel Hopkins Adams [Warner Fabian], American journalist and muckraker (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 1965 - William Thomas Cosgrave, Irish politician and Fine Gael party leader (President of the Irish Free State, 1922-32), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1679 - English House of Commons accepts Exclusion Bill 1715 - Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands 1813 - Tax revolt in Amsterdam 1939 - Nazis begin mass murder of Warsaw Jews 1944 - Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank 1955 - Poland and Yugoslavia sign trade agreement 1969 - Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indicent language in Tampa, Florida 1983 - 75th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1813 - Allied troops occupies Groningen 1826 - Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura 1936 - Nazi-Germany and Japan sign Anti-Komintern pact 1979 - ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage 2005 - 39th Country Music Association Awards: Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-British politician (Member of Parliament, 1929-60; Minister of Health, 1945-51 - launched NHS), born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 1960) 1902 - Jack Ingram, American actor (Law of the West), and stuntman, born in Frankfort, Illinois (d. 1969) 1954 - Ab Bryant, Canadian rock bassist (Chilliwack, 1978-81 - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"), born in Canada 1967 - E-40 [Earl Stevens], American rapper * "Tell Me When to Go"), born in Vallejo, California 1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard [Russell Jones], American rapper (Wu Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2004) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 565 - Justinian I (The Great), Byzantinian Emperor (527-565), commissioned Corpus Juris Civilis, important civil law code, dies at 82 655 - Penda of Mercia, Pagan Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, killed at the Battle of Winwaed and his head cut off at about 49 [b. 606. exact date uncertain] 1931 - C. A. J. van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher, dies at 68 1994 - Elizabeth George Speare, American author (The Witch of Blackbird Pond), dies at 85 1996 - Alger Hiss, former alleged spy/lawyer, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1939 - Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1965 - US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1965 - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers 1993 - "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 2012 - Discovery of CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the closest rogue planet to Earth, located a mere 100 light-years away 2012 - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released 2024 - Elton John and Jake Shears' musical "Tammy Faye", based on the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 29 performances More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi 1964 - "Folies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances 1972 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16) 1987 - Sam's Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett 2018 - 52nd Country Music Association Awards: Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, and Carrie Underwood win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1601 - Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists, born at Ri, France (d. 1680) 1740 - Johann van Beethoven, German musician, Ludwig van Beethoven's father and first teacher, born in Mechelen, Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1792) 1948 - Charles III [Charles Philip Arthur George], King of the United Kingdom (2022-) Prince of Wales (1958-2022), born in London, England 1969 - David Lindsay-Abaire, American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter (Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1972 - Lori Dupuis, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002, silver 1998; World C'ship gold 1997, 1999, 2000), born in Williamstown, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1746 - Georg Steller, German naturalist and explorer (Great Northern Expedition), dies from fever at 37 1955 - Robert E Sherwood, American dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois; Idiot's Delight), dies of a heart attack at 59 1993 - Sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies 1996 - Joseph Bernardin, cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, dies at 68 2014 - Glen Larson, American television producer and writer, dies from esophageal cancer at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - The new Constitution of Greece adopted 1921 - US, France, Japan and British Empire sign a Pacific Treaty 1965 - "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances 1985 - Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, killing 25,000 in the town of Armero 1987 - Sonny and Cher perform together for the final time, singing "I Got You Babe" on 'Late Night with David Letterman' (NBC) 1987 - 1st condom commercial on British TV 1988 - Brazilian McLaren driver Ayrton Senna finishes 2nd in the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to win his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 3 points from Alain Prost 2017 - First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1907 - The Conference of Central American States, convoked in response to the war between Honduras and Nicaragua, meets in Washington, D.C. to promote unification 1942 - Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 in the US 1994 - Title contenders Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill famously collide on lap 35 of the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; Schumacher wins his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Hill 1996 - Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP 1999 - Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield in 12 rounds by unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1732 - John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania, born in Talbot County, Maryland (d. 1808) 1882 - John Lowry, American NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1962) 1913 - Alexander Scourby, American actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985) 1922 - Oskar Werner [Bschließmayer], Austrian stage and screen actor an(The Spy Who Came In from the Cold; Ship of Fools; Fahrenheit 451), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1984) 1953 - Tracy Scoggins, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid), born in Galveston, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1861 - Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet, friend of Matthew Arnold, dies at 42 2001 - Marius Flothuis, Dutch composer, (Kleine Suite for 12 Harps; Espressioni Cordiali), artistic director (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1955–74), musicologist (Mozart), and music critic, dies at 87 2004 - Thomas Foglietta, American politician and diplomat (US Representative for Pennsylvania, 1981-97; Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001), dies from surgery complications at 75 2013 - Carlena Williams, American session and touring vocalist (Ike and Tina Turner Revue; Humble Pie; Pink Floyd; The Carpenters; Donna Summer), dies at 71 2014 - Alvin Dark, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1951, 52, 54; World Series 1954 NY Giants) and manager (World Series 1974 Oakland A's), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1614 - Treaty of Xanten: Guliks-Kleefse War victory ends 1921 - Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments 1943 - Landwacht (NSB-political party) forms in Netherlands 1953 - US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1984 - Paul McCartney releases single "We All Stand Together" 1995 - 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00 2022 - Two vintage aircraft crash in midair at the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow, killing all six people 2024 - Actor and director John Krasinski is named People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2024 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1912 - Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas y Méndez is assassinated by an anarchist book shopping in Madrid 1933 - Hugh Gray takes the first known photo of the so-called Loch Ness monster 1946 - A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows 1960 - Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude 2019 - Israeli forces kill senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian militants setting off retaliatory rockets at Israel More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Michael Ende, German fantasy and children's writer (The Neverending Story), born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria (d. 1995) 1936 - Ruth Jessen, American golfer (11 LPGA Tour wins, 3-time major runner-up), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2007) 1949 - Arthur "Pooch" Tavares, American RandB musician (Taveres - "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts 1964 - Erik Howard, American NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1975 - Tevin Jermod Campbell, American rapper, born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1202 - Canute VI, King of Denmark (1182-1202), assassinated at about 39 1720 - Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30 1722 - Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver and architect, dies at 63 1994 - Katherine Elliott, British physician (oral rehydration therapy), dies at 75 1997 - William Matthews, American poet, dies at 55 More Famous Deaths »

1750 - First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia 1924 - Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated in San Francisco 1925 - City of Chicago, Illinois renames Municipal Grant Park Stadium, as Soldier Field, in honor of US soldiers killed in combat during World War I 1928 - KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions 1942 - -12] last German offensive in Stalingrad 1959 - Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished 1985 - First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC 2003 - Josh Groban releases his second album "Closer"; it goes to #1 on US charts and becomes his biggest seller More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1647 - Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies 1924 - Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC 2013 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London 2014 - The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison 2021 - Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1737) 1909 - Robert Ryan, American actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973) 1964 - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barakaldo, Spain 1964 - Philip McKeon, American actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High), born in Westbury, New York 1981 - Natalie Glebova, Russian Canadian TV host and Miss Universe 2005, born in Tuapse, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1984 - Jan Novák, Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet, dies at 63 1986 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Star Trek - "Harry Mudd"; The Mothers-in-Law - "Roger"), dies at 54 1992 - Giulio Carlo Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies at 83 1994 - Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87 2006 - Harry Lehotsky, American Canadian pastor and activist, dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1567 - Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots 1942 - US-British troops occupies Oran, Algeria 1965 - Manneke Pis statue stolen in Brussels 1990 - Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag and Marcel Coudari) 1993 - Slovakian government of Vladimír Mečiar forms 1996 - 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins 2019 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat Ash Barty and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a 3-2 victory 2023 - The Beatles' single "Now and Then" hits #1 on the British singles chart, a record 54 years after their last #1 single More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1955 - James Mundy and John La Touche's musical comedy "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 60 performances 1968 - Portuguese socialist Mário Soares released from banishment in Sao Tomé under new regieme of Marcello Caetano 1971 - US table tennis team arrived in China 1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankruptcy 1989 - Bulgarian Communist party president Todor Zhikov (78) resigns More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Hugh Wakefield, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Blithe Spirit), born in Wanstead, England (d. 1971) 1929 - W. E. B. Griffin [William Edmund Butterworth], American best-selling author (Clandestine Operations, The Lieutenants), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2019) 1930 - Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2017) 1959 - Frank Maudsley, English rock bassist and vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls), born in Liverpool, England 1987 - Jessica Tovey, Australian actress (Belle Taylor in "Home and Away"), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Joseph Hewes, American merchant/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1964 - Jimmie Dodd, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; Thundering Trails; Riders of the Rio Grande), and singer-songwriter, dies of cancer at 54 1966 - Steven Nagy, American bowler (first televised perfect game [300], 1954; ABC Hall of Fame 1963), dies at 53 1998 - Mary Millar, British stage and screen actress (Keeping Up Appearances, The Phantom of the Opera on the West End), dies at 62 2006 - Jack Palance [Vladimir Palahniuk], American actor (City Slickers, Contempt, Batman), dies of natural causes at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1904 - First airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes, when Wilbur Wright flies the Wright Flyer II for 5 minutes and 4 seconds, covering 2.75 miles (4.4 km) 1953 - Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws 1969 - "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte ", music special with arrangements by Michel Legrand, premieres on NBC-TV 1984 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed 1999 - TAESA Flight 725 crashes a few minutes after leaving Uruapan Airport en route to Mexico City, killing 18 people 2009 - TV comedy "Miranda," written by and starring Miranda Hart and Tom Ellis, premieres on BBC Two in the UK 2015 - "Love Yourself" single released by Justin Bieber (Billboard Song of the Year 2016, Grammy Song of the Year) 2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1965 - Several US states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout 1965 - San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays named NL MVP 1991 - Joint European Torus (JET) scientists in Culham England successfully harness nuclear fusion to produce the first large amount of controlled fusion power 2007 - Alicia Keys releases her 3rd studio album "As I Am" (Grammy Award Best Female RandB Vocal Performance 2008, 2008 Billboard Album of the Year) 2014 - Asia-Pacific countries, including China and the United States, announce plans to co-operate more closely in the fight against corruption More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915) 1921 - Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, born in Berlin (d. 1996) 1921 - Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR 4 x 1952, 3 x 1956), born in Krasnoarmeyskoye, Ukraine (d. 1984) 1944 - Bill Hendon, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1981-83, 85-87), born in Asheville, North Carolina 1959 - Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1208 - Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon (b. 1155) 1641 - Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church and military commander during the Thirty Years' War, dies at 32 1932 - Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Russian woman who was the 2nd wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, commits suicide at 31 1993 - Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), dies of cancer at 63 2024 - Lou Donaldson, American bebop jazz saxophonist ("Blues Walk"), and bandleader, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1838 - Victor Hugo's tragic play "Ruy Blas" premieres in Paris 1920 - Rupert Bear by illustrator Mary Tourtel first appears in the Daily Express newspaper in the UK 1953 - Salazar's party wins all parliamentary seats in Portugal 1972 - Stock Exchange Tower, the new 26-story home of the London Stock Exchange opened by Queen Elizabeth II 1974 - British peer the Earl of Lucan disappears and is never seen again after his nanny is found murdered in London 1981 - Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election 2008 - John Key leads the National Party to victory in New Zealand's general election, defeating Prime Minister Helen Clark and her Labour-led coalition after nine years government 2018 - Qatar delivers $15 million in cash to pay civil servants in Gaza after earlier sending fuel to increase electricity from 4 to 8 hours a day More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1837 - Mount Holyoke Seminary in Massachusetts, the first US college for women, is founded 1873 - Ciro Pinsuti's opera "Il mercante di Venezia", based on William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is first performed, at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy 1937 - The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich. 1962 - Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape 2017 - Louvre Abu Dhabi is inaugurated, largest art museum on Arabian peninsula More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Thomas Bullis Jr., English organist and composer, baptized in Ely, England (d. 1712) 1934 - Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), born in New York City (d. 1989) 1951 - Alfredo Astiz, Argentine general, intelligence officer and war criminal, known as "the Blond Angel of Death", born in Mar del Plata, Argentina 1965 - Mike Peluso, American NHL left wing (NJ Devils), born in Pengilly, Minnesota 1974 - Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor (The Americans, Brothers and Sisters), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1805 - Francois-Thomas de Baculard d'Arnaud, French writer, dies at 87 1952 - Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/50; Natal, Transvaal), dies at 71 1994 - Michael O'Donoghue, American comedy writer (SNL), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 54 1998 - Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician, dies at 43 2000 - Brian Boydell, Irish composer, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1742 - Empress Elizabeth of Russia proclaims her nephew Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Peter III) her heir 1909 - Knights of St Peter Claver founded in Mobile, Alabama; Ladies Auxiliary formed in 1922 1914 - German Chinese concession of Kiaochow Bay and its center at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces 1916 - Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns Tsar of uprising 1921 - Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC 1997 - "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US 2012 - 48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala 2018 - He world's oldest figurative painting of a beast at least 40,000 years old is discovered in Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in Indonesian Borneo More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1637 - Puritan reformist preacher Anne Hutchinson is tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic, found guilty and banished 1914 - First issue of The New Republic magazine is published 1943 - Last scoreless tie in the NFL, Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0 1978 - Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP 2020 - Rudy Giuliani holds infamous Trump Campaign press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia to contest the US election results More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - Paul Lincke, German composer and theater conductor considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta (Frau Luna, Lysistrata), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1946) 1903 - Albert Helman [Lou Lichtveld], Suriname politician and novelist, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1996) 1907 - Maurits Mok, Dutch author and poet (Cheese and Bread Game; The Railroad Strike), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1989) 1972 - Jimmy Gary Jr., American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Stuart, Florida 1986 - Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Manchester Orchestra - "The Gold"), born in Atlanta, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Charles Zeuner, German-American composer and organist, dies at 62 1957 - Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), dies at 57 1975 - John Carmel Heenan, British clergyman, Catholic Cardinal (Archbishop of Westminster, 1963-75), dies of a heart attack at 70 2006 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981) 2017 - Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), died when piloting a plane under influence of painkillers, sleeping pills at 40 More Famous Deaths »

1429 - Boy king Henry VI, aged seven, is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey 1918 - Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns 1936 - RCA displays TV for press 1938 - The three DiMaggio brothers, Joe, Vince, and Dom, play together for the first time in a charity all-star game in California 1943 - Soviet forces reconquer Kiev 1967 - Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curacao, kills 15 1985 - M-19 guerrillas occupy Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia 1995 - Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by Jewish extremist Yigal Amir who opposed peace with Palestinians More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1928 - 59% of Cleveland voters authorize building a stadium with city bonds in the amount of US$2.5 million 1964 - WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1976 - Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1986 - President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 2009 - President Barack Obama signs congressional resolution conferring honorary U.S. citizenship to Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1391 - Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English nobleman, counsellor to King Henry V and King Henry VI, born in New Forest, Westmeath, Ireland (d. 1425) 1854 - John Philip Sousa, American composer and march king (Stars and Stripes Forever), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1932) 1923 - Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996) 1947 - Jack Arnold, Fictional father on "The Wonder Years", born in America (d. 1975) 1972 - Anthony Brown, American NFL tackle (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Okinawa, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1939 - Adolphe Max, Belgian politician (Mayor of Brussels - escaped German captivity WWI), dies at 69 1978 - Harry Bertoia, Italian-born American artist and modern furniture designer, dies at 63 1978 - Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67 2000 - L. Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei), dies at 92 2024 - John Nott, British Conservative politician (Member of Parliament, 1966-83) who served as Secretary of State for Defence during Falkland War (1981-83), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - Battle at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia: 51 casualties 1881 - French government-Ferry resigns 1886 - British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: David Brown beats fellow Scot Willie Campbell by 2 strokes 1895 - US state Utah accepts female suffrage 1919 - Ir à Steringa Idzerda begins hosting "soirée-musical" on Dutch radio 1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States for an unprecedented third term, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie 1983 - NY Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period 1988 - Cornell confirms a graduate student is the source of a major computer sabotage known as the Morris Worm, initially created as an experiment but spreading rapidly due to a programming error More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent 1967 - ATS-3 launched by US to take first pictures of full Earth disc 1988 - Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7) 1988 - France performs nuclear test 2018 - BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, Czech composer, born in Polepy, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1893) 1891 - Mary Dorna [Mary Jeanette Tenkink-Stoppelman], Dutch author, born in Amsterdam (d. 1971) 1900 - Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 1972) 1948 - Charles Bradley, American RandB and funk singer, known as 'The Screaming Eagle of Soul', born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2017) 1983 - (Anne) Leilehua Lanzilotti, Kānaka Maoli-American violinist and contemporary classical composer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1772 - Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 66 1914 - August Weismann, German biologist, one of the founders of the science of genetics, dies at 80 2001 - Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist. 2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957) 2024 - Elwood Edwards, American broadcast technician, and the voice of AOL's catchphrase "You've got mail", dies of complications from a stroke at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1631 - Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1645 - Prince Frederick Henry conquers Hulst, the last major siege of the Eighty Years' War 1957 - 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched 1958 - Belgian minority government of Gaston Eyskens resigns 1978 - Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran University 1980 - Libyan invasion in Chad 1995 - KeyArena opens in Seattle, Supersonics beat the LA Lakers 103-89 2014 - Tim Scott becomes the first African-American Senator in the south since the Reconstruction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1783 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria 1931 - Jean Genet's play "Judith" premieres in Paris 1964 - American pianist and composer Terry Riley and musicians premiere his work "In C" at Tape Music Center, San Francisco; the piece is often cited as the first minimalist masterpiece 1984 - Nicaragua holds first free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63% 2018 - Camila Cabello wins four awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Bilbao, Janet Jackson accepts the Global Icon award More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Walter Bauer, German Canadian writer, born in Merseburg (d. 1976) 1956 - James Honeyman-Scott, British rock guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"), born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (d. 1982) 1960 - Kathy Griffin, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois 1974 - Kaws [Brian Donnelly], American artist and designer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey 1985 - Marcell Jansen, German soccer left-back (45 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV), born in Mönchengladbach, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1411 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384) 1698 - Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, dies at 73 1986 - Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906) 2008 - Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican politician (Secretary of the Interior, January-November, 2008), dies in a Mexico City plane crash at 37 2015 - Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »