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Historical Events 1900 - Empress Dowager Cixi orders I-Ho-Chuan (Boxers) to kill all foreigners 1986 - California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games 2001 - Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India 2013 - 31 people are killed and 60 are injured by two suicide bombings in al-Qahira, Baghdad 2016 - Soyuz capsule returns to Earth 1st British International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Timothy Kopra after 186 days More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1845 - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1907), born in Paris, France (d. 1922) 1925 - Herman "Ace" Wallace, American blues guitarist and singer, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1996) 1929 - Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher (Frankfurter Schule), born in Düsseldorf, Germany 1980 - David Giuntoli, American actor (Grimm; A Million Little Things), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1986 - Richard Madden, Scottish actor (Games of Thrones, Cinderella), born in Elderslie, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1902 - Samuel Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh), dies at 66 1937 - Al Boasberg, American vaudeville, radio and film comedy writer (Jack Benny; Bob Hope; The Marx Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 44 1945 - Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr, American lieutenant general of the 10th Army, killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa at 58 1980 - André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), dies at 76 2023 - (Richard) Stockton Rush [III], American businessman (co-founder and CEO of OceanGate), killed below the North Atlantic Ocean in implosion of his company's submersible vessel at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1812 - Cannon duel fought between the British fort of Rusteburg and the kraton (palace) of Yogyakarta on the island of Java 1863 - Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta 1906 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little and Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0) 1963 - British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair 1968 - Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms 1973 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Johnny Miller fires a record final round 63 (-8) to win his first major championship, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee 1978 - "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32 1979 - "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances 1982 - President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War 1991 - The body of the 12th US President, Zachary Taylor, is exhumed to test how he died; rumors had persisted since his death in 1850 of arsenic poisoning - no evidence of this was found More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - First flight across the South Atlantic Ocean arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, piloted by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. First use of the sextant in air navigation. 1939 - 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6) 1957 - Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores) 1991 - US Open Golf, Hazeline National GC: Payne Stewart wins a Monday playoff with 1987 champion Scott Simpson 2020 - American actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women. after a 3-year investigation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1839 - Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities, born in Cranbrook, Kent (d. 1931) 1929 - Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) 1963 - Kevin Glover, American NFL center (Detroit Lions), born in Washington, D.C. 1965 - Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky 1971 - Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sarasota, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1866 - Lewis Cass, American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan), dies at 83 1906 - William Dale, international legal consultant, dies 1992 - Grace Towns Hamilton, American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature), dies at 85 2015 - Ron Clarke, Australian athlete (17 x WRs, 5,000m, 10,000m, 20,000m; 2, 3, 6, 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast), dies from kidney failure at 78 2019 - Rolland D. McCune, American theologian, Baptist minister, and writer, dies of pancreatic cancer at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, Nottinghamshire: English Tudor King Henry VII defeats the remaining Yorkists led by John de la Pole and Lord Lovell in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses 1883 - 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" - NY Gothams beat Cleveland Blues 5-2 at the Polo Grounds in NYC 1896 - Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, California 1916 - MLB Boston Brave's pitcher Tom Hughes no-hitter beats Pittsburgh, 2-0; at the time it is his 2nd career no-hitter, but a 1991 rule change wiped his 1910 effort 1951 - 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29 1974 - French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins first career Grand Slam title; beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 1985 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: 1978 champion Andy North wins by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Dave Barr, T C Chen and Denis Watson 1998 - Stanley Cup Final, MCI Center, Washington, D.C.: Detroit Red Wings go back-to-back, defeating debutant finalists Washington Capitals, 4-1 for a 4-0 series sweep 2018 - World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan 2019 - 24 Hours of Le Mans: 2-time World F1 champion Fernando Alonso along with Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi and Japan's Kazuki Nakajima win back-to-back titles for Toyota Gazoo Racing More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1624 - Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company 1779 - US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British 1932 - Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights 1933 - US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created 1944 - King George VI visits General Montgomery's HQ in Normandy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1139 - Emperor Konoe, 76th emperor of Japan, born in Japan (d. 1155) 1900 - Jan van Tilburg, Dutch politician and Governor of Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977) 1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish soccer defender (31 caps; Hibernian, Rangers, Norwich City), born in Edinburgh, Scotland 1999 - Snail Mail [Linsey Jordan], American indie-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, born in Ellicott City, Maryland 1999 - Justin Jefferson, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in St. Rose, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1397 - Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) 1812 - Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23 1858 - John Snow, English physician who studied cholera and is considered the 'Father of modern epidemiology', dies of a stroke at 45 2012 - Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, dies at 65 2018 - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1951-61; USSR State Radio, 1961-74; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony, 1983-91), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of the FBI 1950 - Dutch police seize condoms 1960 - "The Apartment" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay 1961) 1961 - Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1963 - Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns 1963 - American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England) 1992 - Dan Quayle, relying on faulty card, erroneously instructs Trenton NJ, elementary student to spell "potato," "potatoe" during spelling bee 2015 - 800 year anniversary of "the birthplace of modern democracy", the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runymede, England 2015 - Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship 2017 - New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1836 - Arkansas becomes 25th state of the Union 1869 - World's 1st plastic celluloid is patented by John Wesley Hyatt in Albany, NY 1909 - Representatives from England, Australia, and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference 1947 - US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title 1973 - “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard RandB Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Georg Wüst, German Oceanographer (provided first complete understanding of the temperature, salinity and deep-current structure of the Atlantic Ocean), born in Posen, Germany (d. 1977) 1922 - [Morris] Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), born in St Johns, Arizona (d. 1998) 1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005) 1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite's Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015) 1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano, born in Marseille, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1888 - Frederick III, German Emperor (1888), dies of cancer at 56 1917 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and physicist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize), dies at 49 1979 - Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 2011 - Bill Haast, American Herpetologist (b. 1910) 2017 - Jacques Charpentier, French organist and composer (72 études karnatiques), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1834 - Sandpaper is patented by Isaac Fischer Jr. in Springfield, Vermont 1876 - California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise 1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy 1907 - Norway adopts female suffrage for middle class women only in parliamentary elections 1922 - US President Warren G. Harding is 1st US President to use radio, dedicates the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1933 - MLB's Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1942 - Anne Frank begins writing her diary, in Dutch, two days after her 13th birthday 1962 - Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, murders Anna Slesers, his first victim 1966 - Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured 1995 - Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1949 - French-allied State of Vietnam is officially formed during the First Indochina War, Bảo Đại installed as Emperor 1953 - Military coup by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia 1965 - Beatles release album "Beatles VI" 1967 - USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 2000 - 34th Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards: George Strait and Faith Hill win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1854 - Frederik Rung, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1914) 1918 - LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012) 1952 - Pat Summitt, American Basketball HOF coach (8 × NCAA Division I tournament; 18 × NCAA Regional—Final Four; University of Tennessee), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 2016) 1955 - Paul O'Grady, English TV presenter, comedian and drag queen (Lily Savage), born in Tranmere, England (d. 2023) 1988 - Kevin Michael McHale, American singer (NLT) and actor (Glee - "Artie"), born in Plano, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1381 - Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (1375-81) and Chancellor, beheaded during the Peasants' Revolt 1891 - Nicolò Gabrielli, Italian opera composer, dies at 77 1986 - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81 1994 - Lionel Grigson, British jazz musician, dies at 52 2007 - Robin Olds, American fighter pilot, flying ace in WWII and the Vietnam War, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1721 - England signs Treaty of Madrid 1889 - Two feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins, Wyoming 1890 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Ellen Roosevelt beats defending champion Bertha Townsend 6-2, 6-2 1924 - Bene Berak, Palestine, founded 1944 - German counterattack on Villers-Bocage, Normandy 1945 - Orokoe peninsula Okinawa captured, with 6,000 dead 1960 - Prince Norodom Sihanoek becomes head of Cambodia 1980 - US Congressman John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1997 - Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death 2005 - A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1925 - 57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8 1995 - MLB Cleveland Indians' Dennis Martínez no-hits Baltimore Orioles 11-0, 1995 - New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2 for a 4-2 series win; qualify for their first Stanley Cup Finals Series (beat Detroit Red Wings, 4-0) 1997 - American fugitive Ira Einhorn is arrested in France for the murder of Holly Maddux after 16 years on the run, though he would not return for another four years 2015 - Floods in Tbilisi, Georgia, kill 12 people and free animals from the city's zoo, including bears and hippos, to roam the city More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1752 - Fanny Burney, English novelist (Camille, Evelina), born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (d. 1840) 1795 - Thomas Arnold, English educator and historian (History of Rome), born in West Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (d. 1842) 1937 - Eleanor Holmes Norton, American lawyer and politician (Rep-D-DC), born in Washington, D.C. 1953 - Zdeněk Prokeš, Czech soccer defender (17 caps Czechoslovakia; Bohemians Praha 294 games), born in České Budějovice, Czech Republic (d. 2024) 1963 - Randy Gilhen, Canadian-German ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 1991, Pittsburgh Penguins; first German-born player to win SC), born in Zweibrücken, West Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1036 - Ali az-Zahir, 7th Caliph of the Fātimids (1021-36), dies at 30 1231 - Antony of Padua [Fernando Martins de Bulhões], Portuguese Catholic friar and saint(patron saint of Portugal), dies at 35 1994 - Igor Youskevitch, Russian-Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies at 82 2020 - Mike McCormick, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1960–1961²; NL Cy Young Award 1967; NL wins leader 1967; NL ERA leader 1960; SF Giants), dies of Parkinson’s disease at 81 2023 - Cormac McCarthy, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Road; All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1667 - Raid on the Medway: Dutch fleet sails up the Medway destroying British naval ships and capturing the flagship HMS Royal Charles 1851 - Abass I of Egypt signs a contract with Robert Louis Stevenson to build a railway in Egypt, first stage opens 1854 between Alexandria and Kafer Eassa - first railway in Africa 1916 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1 1948 - George Lessner, Russell Maloney and Miriam Battista's musical adaptation of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1948 - In his farewell Ashes Tour, Australian cricket batting maestro Don Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test against England at Trent Bridge 1988 - Soviet Union holds its 1st beauty content in Moscow, 16-year-old Maria Kalinina crowned the winner 1996 - Cincinnati Reds CEO Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations due to numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women and Asians 1997 - Shakespeare's Globe theatre opens in London, England, replica of original Globe theatre (1599-1642) with performance of Henry V, after campaign by Sam Wanamaker 2002 - 1st CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney win 2019 - World’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Government Pension Fund, worth $1 trillion, gets authorization to drop fossil fuel investments from Norway's government More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Confederate forces of Jubal Early attack Fort Stevens, barely 4 miles from the White House, with Abraham Lincoln observing the battle 1864 - Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road, Georgia, about 57 die in battle 1931 - Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury 2005 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 3-peat for Annika Sörenstam of Sweden; wins by 3 strokes ahead of 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie 2018 - Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump - first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1916 - Irwin Allen, American film and television producer (Land of the Giants; The Poseidon Adventure), born in New York City (d. 1991) 1927 - Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1949 - Yann Piat [née Marie], French politician (National Assembly, 1986-94 - FN/PR), born in Saigon, French Cochinchina (now Vietnam) (d. 1994) 1971 - Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California 1971 - Iwan Tomasz, Polish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Roda JC, Feyenoord, PSV), born in Słupsk, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Salvador Díaz Mirón, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas), dies at 74 1968 - Fidelio Friedrich Finke, Bohemian German composer, dies at 76 1989 - Lou Monte [Scaglione], Italian-American novelty song singer-songwriter (Peppino the Italian Mouse; Dominick the Donkey), dies at 72 2010 - Egon Ronay, Hungarian food critic, dies at 94 2022 - Fred Cuming, British painter, chiefly of contemporary landscapes, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1742 - Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove 1788 - Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska 1907 - George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket 1907 - Northants all out for 12 v Gloucestershire 1950 - 50th US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: 16 months after being severely injured in an auto accident, Ben Hogan beats Lloyd Mangrum by 4 shots and George Fazio by 6 in an 18-hole playoff; the "Miracle at Merion" 1953 - "Amos 'n Andy" TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1959 - Charlie Sifford becomes the 1st African American to play in a US Golf Open 1977 - Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland 1978 - Joseph Freeman Jr is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2012 - Stanley Cup Final, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA : LA Kings defeat New Jersey Devils, 6-1 for 4-2 series win; first SC title in Kings' 45-year history More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - US and USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II 1976 - Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza arrested in South Africa 1977 - Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland 2009 - The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years 2012 - Two earthquakes in Afghanistan trigger landslides that kill more than 80 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Alan Roth, American orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972) 1921 - Beatrice "Fiet" van Ommeren-Samson, Suriname writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2012) 1922 - Erving Goffman, American sociologist (presentation of self in everyday life), born in Mannville, Alberta, Canada (d. 1982) 1933 - Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016) 1955 - Tony Allcock, English bowls player (World Singles Champion (1986-87, 2002), born in Leicestershire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1249 - Aleydis of Schaarbeek, Flemish prioress, mystic and saint, dies 1882 - Louis Désiré Maigret, French Catholic prelate, dies at 77 1936 - Robert E. Howard, American pulp fiction author (Conan the Barbarian), commits suicide aged 30 1997 - Thalassa Cruso, English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show; The Tonight Show), dies of Alzheimer's at 88 2005 - VVasco Gonçalves, Portuguese army officer and 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (1974-75), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1944 - Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane 1962 - A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1968 - KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1972 - Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649) 1974 - Rumor's government in Italy resigns 1977 - James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 1981 - Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1994 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1994 - Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel 1995 - 127th Belmont Stakes: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1768 - Riot breaks out in Boston after customs officials seize sloop owned by John Hancock for alleged customs violation 1942 - Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) which had been implicated in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi controller of Bohemia and Moravia, to “teach the Czechs a final lesson of subservience and humility”; over 170 adult men were executed by firing squad on site, women and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under 1950 - Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens 1990 - Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino 2007 - Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibär released More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1803 - Henry Darcy, French hydraulic engineer (Darcy's Law), born in Dijon, France (d. 1858) 1920 - Zbyněk Vostřák, Czech composer (While We Are Falling Asleep), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1985) 1926 - Willem Oltmans, Dutch investigative journalist and author (Outlawed; Free as a Bird), born in Huizen, Netherlands (d. 2004) 1936 - Graham Carleton Greene, British publisher (Jonathon Cape), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016) 1942 - Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners - “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1906 - Richard Seddon, New Zealand politician (longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906), dies at 61 1971 - Virginia True Boardman, American actress of the silent era (A Blind Bargain; The Lady Lies), dies of a heart attack at 82 2001 - Princess Leila Pahlavi of Iran, youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, dies at 31 2011 - Jeanne Bice, American entrepreneur (Quacker Factory clothes), dies of cancer at 71 2020 - Harry Glickman, American journalist, promoter and sports executive (co-founder NBA Portland Trail Blazers, President 1987-94), dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1970 - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University 1971 - Abdul Zahir appointed premier of Afghanistan 1973 - 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years 1980 - Phillies and SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM 1980 - Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth 1983 - Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party wins British parliamentary election 1984 - Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD 1984 - "Laserphonic Fantasy" premieres 1985 - USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus 2020 - US Senate unanimously confirms General Charles Q. Brown (58) as Air Force Chief of Staff, 1st African American to lead a US armed forces branch More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1727 - Wreck of Dutch ship Zeewijk on the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with the loss of 72 lives, 82 survivors eventually build a boat and sail to Batavia (Jakarta) 1958 - HM Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, (LGW), Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom. 1970 - Harry Blackmun sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice 1985 - NBA Championship, Boston Garden: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory; Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1993 - Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1810 - Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, German composer, one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1849) 1943 - Charles Saatchi, Iraqi English magnate and art collector (founded advertising company Saatchi and Saatchi), born in Baghdad, Iraq 1956 - Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City 1975 - Paul Agostino, Australian soccer forward (18 caps; 1860 Munich 248 games), born in Adelaide, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1901 - Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), dies at 64 1921 - Luis María Drago, Argentine statesman and author of Drago Doctrine, dies at 62 1967 - Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, Polish composer, dies at 64 1994 - Angela Lakeberg, American siamese twin, dies at 11 months 2002 - Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician and party leader (CP, CD), dies of heart failure at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1880 - Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky delivers an emotional speech at the unveiling of a monument to Pushkin in Moscow 1940 - 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6 1955 - MLB Brooklyn Dodgers option pitcher (and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager) Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for future Hall of Famer, pitcher Sandy Koufax 1956 - Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. killed by another USAF airman in Vietnam, becoming the first American killed in the Vietnam War 1965 - US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam 1973 - Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain 1981 - MLB Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1 1992 - NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time 2008 - Akihabara massacre takes place on the crowded Sunday pedestrian-zoned Chūōdōri street in Tokyo, Japan, when a man uses a truck and dagger to kill seven people and injure 11 2023 - British PM Rishi Sunak meets US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington announcing an economic partnership, to investigate dangers of A.I. and re-stating their long-term support for Ukraine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - British and French troops overthrow the pro-German Syrian government 1964 - "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)", recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released 1975 - Two passenger trains collide near Munich, Germany, killing 35 people 1984 - "Ghostbusters", American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson premieres 2008 - French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal equals Björn Borg's Open era record of 4 consecutive French titles; outclasses Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1759 - Thomas Dunham Whitaker, British topographer, born in Rainham, Norfolk (d. 1821) 1814 - Charles Reade, English novelist (Cloister and Hearth), born in Ipsden, Oxfordshire (d. 1884) 1912 - Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist, born in New York City (d. 1987) 1930 - Michael Codron, British theatrical producer (plays of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard), born in London 1932 - Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1476 - George Neville, English archbishop and statesman 1621 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, dies at 53 1924 - Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902) 1988 - Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies 1992 - Alfred Uhl, Austrian composer, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1628 - English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights 1898 - Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chicago 1919 - Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed. 1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m 1968 - The body of assassinated US Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York 1969 - Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 1970 - French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6- 1986 - French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown 2015 - -8 41st G7 summit held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria 2021 - UN International Labor Director says global impact of the pandemic four times worse than 2008 Economic Crisis, pushed 100 million workers into poverty More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1937 - Time magazine publishes the second of the only two known photos taken of the United States Supreme Court in session 1948 - Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns 1971 - Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut space station 1980 - Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) 1981 - French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - Julius P. Hoste, Belgian journalist, daily newspaper publisher (Last News), and politician (Minister of Education, 1936-38; Senator 1949-54), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954) 1938 - Ian St John, Scottish soccer forward (21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games), manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 2021) 1958 - Christopher Marcantel, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving), born in Smithtown, New York 1967 - Dave Navarro, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, (Jane's Addiction - "Just Because"; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1993-98), born in Santa Monica, California 1970 - Mike Modano, American Hockey Hall of Fame center, 1989-2011, 8X All-Star (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings), born in Livonia, Michigan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1854 - Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792) 1945 - Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), dies at 69 1987 - John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73 1996 - [Francis] Max Factor, American CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics, dies at 91 1996 - Noel Walton Bott, British engineer (father of wave energy), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1919 - Finland declares war on bolsheviks 1958 - French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French 1970 - 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34 1971 - Final broadcast of "The Ed Sullivan Show" (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV 1985 - Body of Nazi concentration camp doctor Dr Josef Mengele located and exhumed 1999 - French Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st and only French title; beats Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 2004 - Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. 2009 - French Open Women's Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 2010 - 56th British Academy Television Awards: "The Armstrong and Miller Show" Best Comedy, "Misfits" Best Drama 2019 - German serial killer nurse Niels Hoegel jailed for a second life sentence for the murder of 85 more people (previously convicted for six). Germany's worst post-war serial killer. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1816 - 10" of snowfall in New England, part of a "year without a summer" which followed the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1889 - Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks 1932 - The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold 1944 - World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France 1992 - WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957) 1886 - Paul Dudley White, American heart specialist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1973) 1950 - Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2015) 1975 - Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], American actress (My Two Dads, Step by Step), born in Devon, Pennsylvania 1987 - Kyle Falconer, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (The View), born in Dryburgh, Dundee, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1730 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France, dies at 83 1836 - Anthony of Saxony, King of Saxony (1827-36), dies at 80 1934 - Max Pallenberg [Pollack], Austrian extempore farce actor (Morn to Midnight), husband of operetta star Fritzi Massary, dies in air crash at 56 1994 - Peter Graves, British actor (Paradise Lagoon, Admirable Crichton), dies at 82 1996 - Jean Sinclair, South African campaigner, founder member and first president of the Black Sash in 1955, dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »