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Historical Events 1941 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: 1939 champion Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 1942 - First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator 1945 - Joe Kuhel hits an inside-the-park home run, the only homer hit by a member of the Washington Senators team all season at their home field, Griffith Stadium 1985 - US Open Women's Tennis: Hana Mandlíková beats Martina Navratilova 7-6, 1-6, 7-6 for her first US title 1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito, and Brad Park are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Louise Suggs, American golfer and co-founder of LPGA (11 major titles, US Open 1949, 52), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2015) 1941 - Mogoboya Noko Nelson Ramodike, South African politician in Lebowa, born in South Africa (d. 2012) 1959 - Jermaine Stewart, American RandB singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997) 1967 - Leslie Jones, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), born in Memphis, Tennessee 1980 - Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1819 - Jean-Louis Duport, French cellist and composer, dies at 69 1892 - Joseph Reid Anderson, American Confederate general and owner of munitions company Tredegar Iron Company, dies at 79 2006 - Robert Earl Jones, American actor (The Sting, Witness, Sleepaway Camp), dies of natural causes at 96 2008 - Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), dies at 78 2017 - Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy, succeeding Rudolf III 1543 - French and Ottoman fleets occupy Nice 1634 - Battle of Nördlingen: Imperial-Spanish forces led by Ferdinand of Hungary and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand heavily defeat a combined Swedish and German Protestant army led by Gustav Horn and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar 1954 - "La Strada," directed by Federico Fellini and starring Anthony Quinn, premieres at the Venice Film Festival 1982 - Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8 1986 - US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her third US singles title, beating Czech star Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2 1991 - The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924 2010 - "The King's Speech," directed by Tom Hooper and starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1791 - Wolfgang Mozart's dramatic opera "La Clemenza di Tito" premieres at the Estates Theatre in Prague 1920 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins his first of six consecutive US singles titles, beating Bill Johnston 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 1920 - Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round for the heavyweight boxing title in the first radio broadcast of a prizefight 1943 - "Congressional Limited" train derails near Frankford, Philadelphia, killing 79 1962 - US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - William Kraft, American timpanist, percussionist (Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble), conductor, and composer (The Demise of Suriyodhaya; Avalanche), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022) 1962 - Chris Christie, American Republican politician, Governor of New Jersey (2010-18) and presidential candidate, born in Newark, New Jersey 1968 - Pat Meares, American baseball infielder (Minnesota Twins), born in Salina, Kansas 1978 - Cisco Adler, American singer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California 1996 - Lil Xan [Nicholas Diego Leanos], American rapper and singer-songwriter (Betrayed), born in Redlands, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1951 - Joe Falcaro, American bowler (National Match Game champion 1929-33), dies at 55 1978 - Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Adidas), dies at 78 2016 - Raymond Hide, British geophysicist (geomagnetism, meteorology, geodesy and oceanography), dies at 87 2022 - Guy Morriss, American football coach (Kentucky, Baylor, Texas AandM–Commerce) and guard (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 71 2023 - Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1836 - Sam Houston elected President of the Republic of Texas 1944 - Five resistance fighters executed in Terneuzen, Netherlands 1946 - Amon Göth, former head of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, is found guilty of imprisonment, torture, and extermination of individuals and groups of people in the first conviction of homicide at a war crimes court 1966 - Jerry Lewis's first Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day telethon raises $1 million 1972 - Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley, Belgium 1987 - John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at the US Open Tennis 1990 - #12 seed Pete Sampras ends #3 Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight US Open final with classic 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2 quarter final win; goes on to win 1st career Grand Slam title 2023 - Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, effectively declares itself bankrupt after stopping all nonessential spending More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - American sailor Charles J. French (22) swims for over six hours in waters near Guadalcanal while towing a life raft with fifteen survivors from his US Navy ship, which is sunk by Japanese gunfire 1973 - Limited-run revival of Sigmund Romberg, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Frank Mandel's musical "The Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater, NYC, for 15 performances 1982 - US Men's Amateur Golf Championship, The Country Club: Jay Sigel wins 8 and 7 over David Tolley 1994 - Jingyi Le swims a world record in the 100 m women's freestyle in 54.01 seconds 2018 - UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirms in Parliament that two Russian military intelligence officers undertake a Novichok nerve agent attack, prompting international condemnation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1876 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal, born in Landsberg am Lech, Germany (d. 1956) 1946 - Freddie Mercury [Farrokh Bulsara], British singer-songwriter (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"), born in Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar (d. 1991) 1946 - Dennis Dugan, American actor and director (Can't Buy Me Love, Howling), born in Wheaton, Illinois 1951 - Paul Breitner, German footballer, born in Kolbermoor, Germany 1971 - Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1890 - Ludwig Deppe, German composer, dies at 61 1931 - John Thomson, football player who died in an accidental collision during a match (b. 1909) 1939 - Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Ghost Hotel, Two Boys), dies at 67 1965 - Thomas Johnston, Scottish-born politician (b. 1882) 2016 - Duane Graveline, American doctor and astronaut, dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

422 - Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1636 - The first opera staged in Vilnius and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, "The Abduction of Helen," debuts in the Lower Castle of Vilnius 1805 - The first edition of the Batavian State Courier is published 1906 - New York Highlanders beat Boston Pilgrims 7-0 and 1-0 for their MLB record fifth consecutive doubleheader sweep 1970 - 29.0 cm of rainfall at Workman Creek, Arizona (state record) 1984 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti is sentenced to 2 years on politically motivated charges of currency smuggling 2010 - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am, causing widespread damage and several power outages in the Canterbury region 2022 - Mass stabbing leaves 10 people dead and 19 injured with two suspects on the run in James Smith Cree Nation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1940 - Nazi collaborator Anton Mussert puts the fate of the Netherlands in Hitler's hands 1950 - NASCAR's first paved superspeedway, Darlington Raceway, hosts the Southern 500, the first 500-mile event in NASCAR history; Johnny Mantz wins in a Plymouth 1983 - Californian skier Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record at 119.36 mph (191.51 km/h) 1998 - First "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" hosted by Chris Tarrant debuts on ITV in Britain 2012 - A "magic carpet" that can help prevent falls among the elderly by warning them of unusual footsteps is developed by researchers at the University of Manchester More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1622 - Jacob Hintze, German composer, born in Bernau, Electorate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1702) 1905 - Antanas Račiūnas, Lithuanian composer and pedagogue, born in Užliaušiai, Lithuania (d. 1984) 1915 - Rudolf Schock, German opera tenor, born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1986) 1944 - Gene Parsons, American rock drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Morongo Valley, California 1948 - Samuel Hui, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer-songwriter, born in Xiguan, Guangzhou, Republic of China More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1977 - Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher, dies at 82 1989 - Georges Simenon, Belgian born writer and director (Maigret detective novels), dies at 86 1991 - Dottie West [Dorothy Marsh], American country singer ("Here Comes My Baby"; with Kenny Rogers - "What Are We Doin' in Love"), dies from internal injuries sustained in a car crash at 58 2010 - Paul Conrad, American cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84), dies at 86 2018 - Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie - "Roger"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Howard"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1483 - Utrecht surrenders to the Habsburg army 1906 - Philadelphia Giants win the Negro Championship Cup in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans, Black baseball's largest crowd ever 1925 - The airship USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) crashes in a storm near Caldwell, Ohio, killing 14; 29 survive 1932 - A's first baseman Jimmie Foxx smashes his 50th and 51st home runs to become only the third player to reach 50 in an MLB season, joining Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson 1935 - British racer Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, becoming the first automobile to exceed 300 mph 1966 - 24th World Science Fiction Convention honors "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry 2022 - American band "Foo Fighters" and friends hold a tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins at Wembley Stadium, London, England; performers include Stewart Copeland, Rush, The Pretenders, Paul McCartney, and Queen 2024 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hits three home runs, becoming the first player in franchise history to do so twice in a season, in a 10-8 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - With a proclamation by General Lord Roberts, Britain annexes the Boer Republic of South Africa 1904 - For the first time in Olympic Games history, there is a throw-off in the discus final after Americans Martin Sheridan and Ralph Rose tie with a best throw of 128 ft 10½ in (39.28 m) in St. Louis; Sheridan wins with 127 ft 10¼ in (38.97 m) 1944 - French troops liberate Lyon, France 1966 - 24th World Science Fiction Convention honors "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry 2024 - American pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album “Short n’ Sweet" becomes her first to top the Billboard album chart More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1840 - Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1919) 1889 - Cecil Weston, South African actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), born in Capetown (d. 1976) 1897 - Sally Benson, American writer (Meet Me In St. Louis), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972) 1925 - Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist, born in Berg Municipality, Sweden (d. 2008) 1938 - Caryl Churchill, English playwright, born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1669 - Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet, dies at 80 1820 - Benjamin Henry Latrobe, American architect (completed U.S. Capitol), dies at 56 1857 - John McLoughlin, Canadian Hudson's Bay Co pioneer and fur trader in Oregon Country, dies at 72 2003 - Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive and 3rd postwar chairman of Volkswagen, dies at 88 2010 - Cyril Smith, British Liberal Member of Parliament and alleged serial sex offender, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1894 - -3] Amsterdam Municipal theater opens 1930 - First non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the US (37 hours) 1936 - First transatlantic "ping-pong" round-trip air flight from New York to England and back begins, piloted by Dick Merrill with Harry Richman 1940 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hershey CC: Byron Nelson wins his first PGA C'ship, beating Sam Snead 1 up in the Monday 36-hole final 1949 - "The Third Man", directed by Carol Reed, starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles, is released in the United Kingdom (Academy Awards Best Cinematography 1950) 1990 - Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St Zen Center, San Francisco, California 1996 - Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000 1996 - Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói (MAC) designed by Oscar Niemeyer inaugurated in Niterói, Brazil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent from France (National Day) 1972 - American breaststroker Cathy Carr swims a world record 1:13.58 to win the 100m gold medal at the Munich Olympics 1973 - Netherlands win their first men’s hockey World Cup, 4-2 on penalties over India in Amstelveen, Netherlands 2020 - Australia officially enters recession for the first time in almost 3 decades with GDP falling 7% (April-June) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, Western Australia (d. 1967) 1917 - Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV reviewer (TV Guide), born in Nahant, Massachusetts (d. 1998) 1943 - Rosalind Ashford, American rock vocalist (Martha Reeve and Vandellas - "Heat Wave"; "Dancing In The Street"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1943 - Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), born in Vladimirci, German-occupied Serbia (d. 2007) 1971 - Rich Aurilia, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1645 - Alice Lisle, Last woman to be executed by a judicial sentence of beheading in England, beheaded for harboring fugitives after the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion at around 68 1872 - N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher, dies at 88 1955 - Rudolf Kattnigg, Austrian composer, dies at 60 1994 - Richard M Major, US anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72 2024 - James Darren [Ercolani], American actor (TJ Hooker; Gidget movies -"Moondoggie"; Diamond Head; Venus in Furs), singer ("Goodbye Cruel World"), and director, dies of heart failure at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1482 - Tatars plunder Kyiv, Ukraine 1547 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demands creation of an Imperial League (German state) 1948 - Australian Test batsmen Don Bradman (143), Lindsay Hassett (151) and Neil Harvey (110) score centuries in Australia's 1st innings of drawn cricket tour match v South of England at Hastings 1968 - Pirate Radio Marina (Netherlands) begins transmitting 1975 - 5 Protestant civilians are killed and 7 were wounded in a Provisional Irish Republican Army gun attack on Tullyvallen Orange Hall near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh 1981 - Northern Ireland’s first religiously integrated secondary school opens 2007 - Tyson Gay helps US win the men's 4 x 100m relay at the world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan to join Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene as the only men to win 3 gold medals at one world meet 2021 - Cristiano Ronaldo breaks world record for goals scored in men's international football; hits his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Republic of Ireland in Faro More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1836 - Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Oregon Country (now US state of Washington) 1931 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and 6th homer in consecutive games in NY Yankees' 5-1 win v Boston Red Sox 1954 - Paramount Pictures releases "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly 1972 - Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato wins the parallel bars gold medal at the Munich Olympics, his 3rd gold of the Games including team and individual all-round victories 2019 - Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco islands, northern Bahamas as a category five storm with winds of 180mph (285km/h) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (Misery, Havana, Sylvester), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1926 - Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017) 1965 - Hardy Nickerson, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1993, 96–99; All-Pro 1993, 96-97, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Compton, California 1972 - Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia 1977 - David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1256 - Kujo Yoritsune, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44), dies at 38 1995 - Ernest Marke, Sierra Leonean seaman and club owner, dies at 93 2015 - Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84 2021 - Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), dies from COVID-19 at 76 2023 - William B. Richardson, American Democratic politician and diplomat who was Governor of New Mexico (2003-11), Representative of New Mexico (1983-97) and US Ambassador to the UN (1997-98), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1886 - 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston, South Carolina, 110 die 1891 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Oliver Campbell beats Clarence Hobart 2-6, 7-5, 7-9, 6-1, 6-2; second of 3 straight titles 1920 - Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ, 950AM) is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1954 - WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins 1971 - An inquiry into allegations of brutality by the security forces against those interned without trial in Northern Ireland is announced 1991 - Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1997 - Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis 2023 - Two leaders of right wing group the Proud Boys given lengthy sentences for sedition for their assault on the US Capitol - Joseph Biggs 17 years and Zachary Rehl 15 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1837 - Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous "The American Scholar" speech to Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares American literary independence from Europe 1843 - Liberty Party nominates James Birney as presidential candidate 1900 - Brooklyn pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Philadelphia Phillies in 2nd inning of the Superbas' 9-4 loss at Washington Park; Kennedy still achieves his 4th 20-win season 1935 - Russian miner Aleksey Stachanov digs 102 tons of coal in under 6 hours, using a jackhammer 1945 - The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 1969) 1929 - Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994) 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1956, 64; Art Ross Trophy 1956; Conn Smythe Trophy 1965; record 17 Stanley Cups), born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec (d. 2014) 1970 - Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City 1974 - Jeremy O'Day, American CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts) and manager, born in Buffalo, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1590 - Floris Thin, Dutch politician and land advocate of Utrecht, dies 1942 - Georg Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in Battle of Alam el Halfa at 51 1976 - Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, Dutch theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 2009 - Maria de Lourdes Martins, Portuguese pianist and composer, dies at 83 2011 - Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1751 - George Frideric Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha" 1888 - Lord Walsingham kills 1,070 grouse in a single day 1933 - Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar forms the secret police (PIDE) 1945 - Hong Kong is liberated from Japanese control 1966 - American medical drama series "Dr. Kildare," starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, ends a five-season run on NBC-TV 1976 - Tom Brokaw starts as news anchor of NBC's "The Today Show" 1984 - Red Sox's Jim Rice grounds into a record 33rd double play en route to 36 1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada runs the 100 m in a world record time of 9.83 seconds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1904 - American runner Thomas Hicks wins the marathon gold medal with a time of 3:28:53 over a 40 km course at the St. Louis Olympics 1926 - Jack Hobbs scores 316 not out at Lord's (Surrey vs. Middlesex) 1949 - WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 - White mob prevents enrollment of Black students at Mansfield High School, Texas 1991 - Mike Powell of the US sets a long jump record of 29 ft 4½ in (8.95 m) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Arnold Maria Walter, Canadian composer, born in Hanušovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973) 1912 - Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1952 for nuclear magnetic resonance), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 1997) 1922 - Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth), born in New York City (d. 2013) 1927 - Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), born in Haynesville, Louisiana (d. 2004) 1976 - Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1181 - Alexander III [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies 1999 - Raymond Poïvet, French cartoonist, dies at 89 2005 - Andor Kovach, Romanian composer (Médée), dies at 90 2022 - Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold light-flyweight 1972, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1969, 72), dies at 72 2023 - Gennady Sapunov, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold lightweight 1963, 65; silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony 1914 - Arizonian is the first vessel to arrive in San Francisco via the Panama Canal 1916 - Congress creates US Naval Reserve 1950 - International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952 1960 - Italy wins the cycling team pursuit, and Sante Gaiardoni takes the sprint gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Italy wins all four track events and the road team time trial to thoroughly dominate the sport 1992 - Braves' Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error 1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC 2003 - Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1756 - Frederick II of Prussia leads an Anglo-Prussian alliance into Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War 1862 - US Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation 1932 - United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops 2003 - Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software 2013 - Actor Gary Sinise is named an honorary Marine by the Commandant of the Marine Corps More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Michael Chekhov, Russian-American actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Rhapsody), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1955) 1905 - Lan Adomián, Russian-American-Mexican composer, and Spanish Civil War fighter (Lincoln Brigade), born in Moghiler-Podolsk, Russia (d. 1979) 1915 - Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and inventor, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985) 1920 - Charles White, American actor (Airport 95, Serpico), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1928 - Charles Gray, British actor (Clay-Rawhide, Diamonds Are Forever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (d. 2000) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1093 - Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) 1910 - Johan Eilerts de Haan, Dutch naval officer and explorer (Lucie River, Suriname), dies, likely due to malaria, at 44 1960 - Hazza el-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan is assassinated 1975 - Éamon de Valera, Irish republican politician and President of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59), dies at 92 2016 - Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - WEAF in New York City airs the first radio commercial for Queensboro Realty, costing $100 for 10 minutes 1955 - Chicago Black teenager Emmett Till is kidnapped, beaten, and shot dead by white men in Money, Mississippi; his killers are eventually acquitted, but the case helps ignite the US civil rights movement. 1967 - WCBS-AM (880) radio in NYC begins its all-news format; the AM station is knocked off the air just beforehand, moving the debut to the FM sister station (101.1) 1980 - First use of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine to scan the human body at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland 1982 - The USSR performs an underground nuclear test 2017 - Matt Vogel debuts as the voice of Kermit the Frog in the "Muppet Thought of the Week" video 2017 - Investigation into German nurse Niels Högel, serving a life sentence for killing two patients, concludes he probably killed 86 more 2022 - Pakistan appeals for international aid as the death toll from monsoon rains and floods rises to over 1,000 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1859 - A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of the USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan 1884 - MLB pitcher Mickey Welch sets a record for most consecutive batters struck out to begin a game, striking out the first nine men he faces 1942 - Swedish runner Gunder Hägg sets a world record of 8:01.2 in the 3000 m 1950 - Earle and Roy Mack purchase 54% of the Philadelphia A's from Connie Mack Jr. 1986 - Bolivian President Víctor Paz Estenssoro calls a state of siege More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1829 - Albert Dietrich, German composer and conductor, born in Meissen, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1908) 1952 - Guy Nadon, Canadian actor (L'ange gardien), born in Montréal, Québec 1961 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1965 - Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer (Game Freak, creator of the Pokémon franchise), born in Setagaya, Japan 1982 - (Margaret) LeAnn Rimes [Cibrian], American country singer ("Blue"; "How Do I Live"), born in Jackson, Mississippi More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1677 - Wallerant Vaillant, French painter and engraver, dies at 54 1963 - Bernard Silver, American co-inventor of the barcode, dies of leukemia at 38 1978 - Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), dies at 78 1987 - John Huston, US/Irish actor and director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81 2024 - (Herman) "Pete" Wade, American country and pop session guitarist (Nashville A-Team; Lynn Anderson - “Rose Garden”; Crystal Gayle - “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”), dies of complications after hip surgery at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is the first play performed in North America in Accomac, Virginia 1944 - 200 RAF Halifax bombers attack oil installations in Hamburg 1958 - The US performs a nuclear test over the South Atlantic Ocean as part of Operation Argus to study the Christofilos effect, a theoretical defensive shield to cloud Soviet radar 1983 - US performs a nuclear test 2004 - Australia wins its first-ever Olympic men's field hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win after extra time against the Netherlands in Athens 2004 - Osleidys Menéndez of Cuba throws an Olympic record of 71.53 m to easily beat German Steffi Nerius for the women's javelin gold medal at the Athens Games 2014 - 71st Venice Film Festival: "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence," directed by Roy Andersson, wins the Golden Lion 2017 - Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks 1917 - Indians set club record by stealing eight bases in a game 1942 - Soviet woman sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko arrives in Washington D.C., the first Soviet citizen welcomed at the White House by Eleanor Roosevelt 1979 - Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers are killed when the Provisional IRA explodes two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle 2012 - First interplanetary human voice recording broadcast from Mars Rover Curiosity More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1630 - Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter, born in Nootdorp, Netherlands (d. 1693) 1669 - Anne Marie of Orléans, Queen of Italy, born in Château de Saint-Cloud, France (d. 1728) 1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian-Soviet electronic musical instruments inventor, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1993) 1941 - Harrison Page, American character actor (Sledge Hammer!; C.P.O. Sharkey), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1971 - Julian Cheung Chi-Lam, singer (A Modern Love Story) and actor (Return Of The Cuckoo), born in North Point, British Hong Kong More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death 1965 - Le Corbusier [Charles Jeanneret], Swiss French architect, city planner and artist (Urbanisme), dies at 77 2009 - Virgilio Savona, Italian jazz singer and composer (Quartetto Cetra - "Un bacio a mezzanotte"; "Crapa pelada"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 89 2020 - Dick Ritger, American ten-pin bowler (Tournament of Champions 1970, 79 runner-up; 20 career PBA Tour titles), dies at 81 2020 - Lute Olson, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Iowa 1974-83; NCAA Division I Tournament 1997, Uni of Arizona 1983-2008), dies from stroke complications at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1303 - Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji captures Chittorgarh, capital of the Guhila Kingdom 1629 - Cambridge Agreement: Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate 1909 - Australian cricket all-rounder Frank Tarrant scores 145 and takes 13-67 in a county game for Middlesex as they beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 31 runs in a single day 1914 - Battle of Tannenberg begins (WWI): 8th German army defeats Russian Second army 1922 - Japanese cruiser Niitaka is driven onto rocks in a storm at Kamchatka, resulting in 284 deaths 1971 - Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia, the first Dutch royal visit since Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands 1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I 2020 - The Milwaukee Bucks forfeit their NBA playoff game after the shooting of Jacob Blake, leading to the NBA postponing more games More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1987 - Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1991 - Royal Brett Saberhagen no-hits White Sox 7-0 2011 - The 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA 2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire 2021 - Two bomb blasts from suicide bombers at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, kill at least 60 civilians and 13 US soldiers amid international efforts to evacuate citizens from the country More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1596 - Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, born in Deinschwang, Palatinate (d. 1632) 1885 - Gene Gauntier [Liggett], American silent film screenwriter and actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1966) 1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist, educator, and author, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2005) 1946 - Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada 1951 - Robert Torricelli, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983-97, Senator-New Jersey 1997-2003), born in Paterson, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1956 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American Marxist activist who helped establish the American Communist Party, dies at 75 2000 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and professor (electronics and VLSI technology), dies at 61 2003 - Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72 2015 - P J Kavanagh [Patrick Joeseph], British poet, actor and journalist (The Perfect Stranger), dies at 84 2023 - Tony Roberts, American College Football HOF broadcaster (play-by-play announcer Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1980-2006), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »