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Historical Events 1776 - American Revolutionary War: George Washington crosses the Delaware River into New Jersey, surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1900 - Arthur Schnitzler's novel "Leutnant Gustl" ("None But The Brave") banned in Germany due to its unflattering portrait of military protocol 1931 - Albert Lonergan scores 137 SA v Qld at Adelaide before 5,697 1959 - Bishop Karol Wojtyla (future Pope John Paul II) celebrates outdoor Mass at midnight of Christmas morning to demonstrate the need for a Catholic church in the community of Nowa Huta 1983 - 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade at the EPCOT Centre, Disney World Florida 1987 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who escaped 2 days earlier, recaptured More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1856 - James "Pud" Galvin, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB's first 300-game winner; no-hitters 1880, 84; Buffalo Bisons), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1902) 1893 - Bert Bertram, Australian actor (How to Steal a Million, Shamus), born in Peterborough, Australia (d. 1991) 1928 - Harry Klein, English jazz saxophonist, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2010) 1928 - Irish McCalla, American actress and artist (Sheena Queen of Jungle), born in Pawnee City, Nebraska (d. 2002) 1941 - Ronald Perera, American contemporary classical composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts 1965 - Dmitri Mironov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 1992; NHL All Star 1997-98; Stanley Cup 1998 Detroit RWs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Moscow, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1249 - Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies 1406 - Henry III, King of Castile and León (1390-1406), dies at 27 1765 - Antonio Tonelli, Italian cellist and composer, dies at 79 1954 - Johnny Ace, American rhythm and blues singer, accidentally shoots himself in the head at 25 1992 - Garrison H Davidson, US lt-gen commandant (West Point), dies 2021 - Tifini Hale, American pop singer (Party - "Rodeo"; "That's Why"), dies of cardiac arrest at 46 More Famous Deaths »

1777 - James Cook is first European to visit Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island 1798 - Russia and Britain sign Second anti-French Coalition 1921 - Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13 game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record 1943 - US President FDR appoints General Eisenhower Supreme Commander of the Allied forces 1948 - First US completely solar heated house is occupied (Dover, Mass) 1954 - Laos gains its independence 1960 - Dutch bishops question papacy values 1966 - USAF C144 military charter aircraft crashes near Binh Thai, Vietnam, killing 129 1977 - "Ghost to the Post", Raiders tight end Dave Casper ("The Ghost") catches a 42-yard reception to set up the Raiders' tying field goal near the end of regulation (Raiders win in OT) 2000 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1515 - Thomas Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor of England 1914 - German plane drops bombs on Dover, England 1941 - First ships of admiral Nagumo's Pearl Harbor fleet return to Japan 1953 - Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 1997 - The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty 1999 - Opening of St Peter's Holy Door by Pope John Paul II in approach of 3rd millennium More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann, born in Arcola, Illinois (d. 1939) 1910 - William "Bill" Pickering, NASA scientist (JPL), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004) 1931 - Jill Bennett, British actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle), born in Penang, Straits Settlements (d. 1990) 1946 - Brenda Howard, American bisexual activist, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2005) 1967 - Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia 1968 - Joe Scuderi, Australian cricketer (South Australian all-rounder), born in Ingham, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1707 - Noel Coypel, French painter, dies at 78 1926 - Johan Castberg, Norwegian politician (Castbergian Child Laws protecting extra-martial children), dies at 64 1941 - Siegfried Alkan, German composer, dies at 83 1955 - Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster's Millions), dies at 67 1994 - Buddy Ace, [Jimmie Lee Land] American Texas blues singer, dies of a heart attack while performing at 57 2006 - Braguinha [Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga], Brazilian songwriter, dies at 99 More Famous Deaths »

619 - Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1724 - Emperor Charles VI names Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria land guardian of the Austrian Netherlands 1834 - Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs 1912 - 1st "Keystone Kops" film, entitled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" 1921 - Gangster Carlo Gambino enters the United States as an illegal immigrant on the SS Vincenzo Florio 1946 - University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne University after they suggested they may use a black player in their basketball game 1952 - Alain Bombard arrives in Barbados after 65 days at sea proving his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive with almost no provisions, despite having lost 25 kg (65 lbs) in weight 1960 - Jan De Quay's Dutch government falls 1960 - King Saud of Saudi Arabia takes power 1975 - US Congress passes Metric Conversion Act More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1690 - English astronomer John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered 1907 - 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pennsylvania 1921 - Gangster Carlo Gambino enters the United States as an illegal immigrant on the SS Vincenzo Florio 1933 - Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe sentenced to death for setting the German Reichstag on fire 1946 - Highest ridership in NYC subway history (8.8 million passengers) 1970 - NYC World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Julien Carette, French actor (Sylvia and the Phantom), born in Paris, France (d. 1966) 1935 - Paul Hornung, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1956, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, Green Bay Packers), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1936 - Claude Albert Coppens, Belgian pianist, born in Schaerbeek, Belgium 1951 - Anthony Phillips, English guitarist (Genesis, 1967-70), born in London, England 1962 - Jerry Reynolds, NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks), born in French Lick, Indiana 1979 - Kenny Miller, Scottish football player, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1652 - John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Massachusetts Bay colony, dies at 68 1962 - George Saiko, Austrian writer, dies at 70 1997 - Keith Bentley, English international racing cyclist, dies at 72 2010 - Fred Hargesheimer, American World War II pilot (b. 1916) 2015 - Alfred G. Gilman, American scientist (1994 Nobel Prize for G-protein discoveries), dies at 74 2022 - Txetxu Rojo, Spanish soccer forward (18 caps; Athletic Bilbao 413 games) and manager (Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Osasuna, Real Zaragoza), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1135 - Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king 1907 - Saint-Saëns'/Fokine's ballet "Le Cygne" premieres in St Petersburg 1962 - Kinderman Place in the Bronx named 1962 - 1,000,000th NBA point scored 1963 - Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) 1970 - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment 1971 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1976 - 35 Unification church couples wed in NYC 1978 - Thailand adopts constitution 2022 - "American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades" - 76.4 years, according to new report by CDC, biggest factors in the fall among many, COVID-19 and drug overdoses More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated) 1905 - Arrest of St Petersburg Soviet members leads to an uprising of Moscow workers and fighting in the street 1956 - Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus, Ohio 1984 - Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, v WI at the MCG 1994 - Italian government of Silvio Berlusconi resigns 1996 - St Louis Blues’ right wing Brett Hull scores his 26th NHL career hat trick to reach 500 career goals in a 7-4 win over the LA Kings; with father Bobby Hull, first father/son combo to each record 500 goals More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1546 - Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604) 1887 - Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory), born in Erode, British India (d. 1920) 1903 - Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1967) 1930 - Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012) 1944 - Steve Carlton, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1972, 77, 80, 82; Triple Crown 1972; 10 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Miami, Florida 1957 - Susan Powter, Australian-born American motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, and author (The Susan Powter Show), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Johann Czerski, German chaplain, dies at 80 1951 - Powell Weaver, American composer, dies at 61 1966 - Lucy Burns, American suffragist (National Woman's Party) and women's rights advocate, dies at 87 1985 - D. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958) 2003 - Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), dies at 75 2007 - Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (b. 1932) More Famous Deaths »

1872 - Phileas Fogg completes his round the world trip in 80 days, in Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" 1919 - J. Edgar Hoover persuades US to deport 250 alien radicals, including anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman and her husband to Russia 1929 - Coco the Clown first appears for Bertram Mills Circus in Manchester, England 1942 - US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal 1980 - Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1991 - 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) 1996 - Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning 2012 - Rapper Flavor Flav opens Flavor Flav's Chicken and Ribs causal restaurant in Sterling Heights, Michigan - closes July 2013 2020 - Governor of California Gavin Newson says there are now no intensive care beds left in Southern California or the San Joaquin Valley 2022 - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington, DC, meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House, and addresses Congress More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - J. Edgar Hoover persuades US to deport 250 alien radicals, including anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman and her husband to Russia 1936 - Master batsman Don Bradman has a rare embarrassment - a 2nd consecutive Test duck (0), as England dismisses Australia for 80 in the 2nd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1939 - Adolf Hitler names Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B", responsible for evictions and Jewish immigration 1976 - Patricia R Harris named secretary of HUD 1988 - Lockerbie disaster: A terrorist bomb destroys Pan Am Flight 103 mid-air, over Scotland; killing all 259 passengers and crew on board, and 11 people on the ground 1989 - New Zealand is the first country to set a formal inflation target (0-2%) for how much prices should rise each year. Similar targets are subsequently adopted by most developed countries. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Wataru Misaka, American basketball point guard (first non-white player, first player of Asian descent in BAA [later known NBA]; NY Knicks), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 2019) 1943 - André Arthur, Canadian radio host and politician, born in Quebec City, Canada 1957 - John Geddert, American gymnastics coach (US head coach London Olympic Team 2012), born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan (d. 2021) 1964 - Joey Kocur, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Calgary, Alberta 1971 - Matthieu Chedid, French musician, born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France 1989 - Mark Ingram Jr., American football running back (Heisman Trophy 2009, U of Alabama; NFL Pro Bowl 2014, 17, 19; New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens), born in Hackensack, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1900 - Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) 1998 - Ernst Gunther Schenck, German doctor who joined the Sturmabteilung in 1933 {b. 1904) 2010 - David Hennessy [Lord Windlesham], British politician (C) (Leader of the House of Lords 1973-4) and TV executive, dies at 78 2010 - Enzo Bearzot, Italian football player and manager (b. 1927) 2016 - Weston Noble, American music educator and conductor (Luther College, 1948-2005), dies at 94 2021 - (Wilbert) Billy Davis, American tennis player (11 x American Tennis Association Titles), dies of congestive heart failure at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1192 - Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194) 1780 - Britain declares war on Holland 1894 - England beat Australia by 10 runs in the 1st six-day Test Cricket, Australia needed 177 to win, all out at 166 on 6th day 1920 - Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG 1922 - Polish parliament selects Stanislaw Wojcieckowski as president 1962 - Pop singing group the Osmond Brothers debut on "The Andy Williams Show" 1975 - Pope Paul VI names Johannes Willebrands Archbishop of Utrecht 1985 - Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points) 1987 - 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) 2022 - The ruling Taliban suspend university education for female students in Afghanistan, part of a wider crackdown on women's rights in the country More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1780 - Britain declares war on Holland 1850 - Hawaiian post office established 1862 - Confederate raid on Union supplies at Holly Springs, Mississippi 1946 - Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres with the Boston Symphony conducted by the composer; the work was commissioned as a memorial to the wife of group's music director Serge Koussevitzky 1955 - Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales 1985 - Position of American Poet Laureate established (Robert Warren is 1st) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - John Geary, American lawyer and politician (1st SF postmaster; 1st mayor), born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (d. 1873) 1909 - Vakkom Majeed, Indian freedom fighter and politician, born in the Kingdom of Travancore (d. 2000) 1946 - Lesley Judd, British child actress, dancer, television presenter (Blue Peter, 1972-79), and radio host (BBC's Woman's Hour, 1982-88), born in London, England 1956 - Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|) 1976 - Adam Powell, Welsh computer programmer and game designer (Neopets), born in Newport, Wales 1996 - Hannah Green, Australian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2019), born in Perth, Western Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1679 - Johan Maurits, Dutch nobleman, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1964-79), Governor of Dutch Brazil (1637-43), and military leader (Eighty Years War; Dutch-Portuguese War), dies at 75 1986 - Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) 1991 - Helene Heigh, American actress (Undercover Woman; Teen Age Thunder; 9 to 5), dies at 86 1995 - Adone Zecchi, Italian composer and conductor (Corale Euridice; Orchestra Bolognese de Camera), dies at 91 1996 - Carl Sagan, American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, dies of pneumonia after suffering from myelodysplasia at 62 2015 - Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1780 - Britain declares war on Holland 1850 - Hawaiian post office established 1862 - Confederate raid on Union supplies at Holly Springs, Mississippi 1946 - Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres with the Boston Symphony conducted by the composer; the work was commissioned as a memorial to the wife of group's music director Serge Koussevitzky 1955 - Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales 1985 - Position of American Poet Laureate established (Robert Warren is 1st) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - John Geary, American lawyer and politician (1st SF postmaster; 1st mayor), born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (d. 1873) 1909 - Vakkom Majeed, Indian freedom fighter and politician, born in the Kingdom of Travancore (d. 2000) 1946 - Lesley Judd, British child actress, dancer, television presenter (Blue Peter, 1972-79), and radio host (BBC's Woman's Hour, 1982-88), born in London, England 1956 - Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|) 1976 - Adam Powell, Welsh computer programmer and game designer (Neopets), born in Newport, Wales 1996 - Hannah Green, Australian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2019), born in Perth, Western Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1679 - Johan Maurits, Dutch nobleman, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1964-79), Governor of Dutch Brazil (1637-43), and military leader (Eighty Years War; Dutch-Portuguese War), dies at 75 1986 - Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) 1991 - Helene Heigh, American actress (Undercover Woman; Teen Age Thunder; 9 to 5), dies at 86 1995 - Adone Zecchi, Italian composer and conductor (Corale Euridice; Orchestra Bolognese de Camera), dies at 91 1996 - Carl Sagan, American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, dies of pneumonia after suffering from myelodysplasia at 62 2015 - Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1487 - Opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) 4,000 prisoners of war are sacrificed to Aztec gods over four days 1642 - 4 of Abel Tasman's crew killed at Wharewharangi (Murderers) Bay by Māori; Tasman's ships depart without landing 1675 - King Philip's War: Combined colonial millitias stake massive attack against the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts, totally destroying the settlement and killing or displacing hundreds of non-combatant women and children 1870 - After 31 days at sea in a small boat, William Halford and 3 others reach the island of Kauai, Hawaii to seek help for the shipwrecked USS Saginaw. A capsize in the breakers meant only Halford survived. 1974 - "The Man with the Golden Gun", 9th James Bond film, starring Roger Moore, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee, premieres in London 1975 - British guitarist Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones 1980 - Comedy film "9 to 5" starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is released 2001 - Argentine economic crisis: December 2001 riots - Riots erupt in Buenos Aires after Domingo Cavallo's corralito measures restrict the withdrawal of cash from bank deposits. 2004 - World's largest indoor water park Tropical Islands Resort, opens in the Aerium, an old airship hanger, in the world's largest free-standing hall, south of Berlin, Germany 2007 - The Lakotah people, a Native American tribe, proclaim independence and withdraw all their treaties with the United States. Establish the Republic of Lakotah, as a separate country. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - Report by US Vice President John C. Calhoun defending the rights of states to nullify federal laws is presented to the South Carolina legislature but it takes no action 1942 - Robert Stroud, convicted murdered, transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, where he becomes known as "Birdman of Alcatraz" 1986 - Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1988 - Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated 2000 - Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko 2023 - "Science" names anti-obesity medications that mimic the hormone GLP-1, containing semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), their breakthrough of the year More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1817 - James Jay Archer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864) 1894 - Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979) 1929 - Herman T M Lauxtermann, Dutch 2nd chamber member (VVD) 1970 - Zac Foley, English rock bassist (EMF "Unbelievable"), born in Gloucester (d. 2002) 1975 - Jon Smith, British writer 1988 - Peter Winn, English footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1807 - Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (b. 1723) 1819 - Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, dies at 54 1938 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), dies at 65 1939 - Eric Fogg, English composer, dies under a train at 36 1993 - Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47 2005 - Vincent Gigante, Italian-American mafioso, dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the US constitution 1865 - 1st US cattle importation law passed 1900 - The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic. 1916 - Battle of Verdun, longest of World War I, officially ends in German defeat after nine months of fighting and almost 1 million total casualties 1963 - Ron Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) 1971 - Three members of the Irish Republican Army die when the bomb they were transporting explodes prematurely in King Street, Magherafelt, County Derry. 1979 - Stuntman Stanley Barrett unofficially breaks the land speed record and the sound barrier in his three-wheeled vehicle the Budweiser Rocket (739.666 mph or Mach 1.01). The speed was never officially recorded and the attempt remains controversial. 1989 - "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years 1989 - Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa" premieres in NYC 2012 - Canadian police begin arresting 17 people for 'the Great Maple Syrup Heist', for stealing 3,000 tonnes from a storage facility in Quebec More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1773 - A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound results in the deaths of two Māori and nine members of James Cook's expedition, New Zealand 1774 - Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia 1980 - Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts minister Van Agts abortion laws 1997 - HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium 1998 - Romantic comedy film "You've Got Mail", starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, directed by Nora Ephron, and written by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, is released 2020 - International body Covax, established to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle income countries, announces deals with vaccine manufacturers and method for countries to share excess vaccines More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - Lyman Abbott, American theologian and author, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1922) 1860 - Edward Alexander MacDowell, American composer (Indian Suite), born in New York (d. 1908) 1898 - Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist (d. 1975) 1960 - Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean prosecutor and President of South Korea (2022-), born in Seoul, South Korea 1971 - Joe Dziedzic, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 1987 - Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1894 - Erastus Flaval Beadle, American publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels), dies at 73 1930 - Clarence Kummer, American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), dies from pneumonia at 31 1931 - Jack "Legs" Diamond, American gangster and bootlegger, murdered at 34 1971 - Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 1992 - Charles Leatherland, Baron Leatherland, British journalist and Labour Party politician, dies at 94 2008 - Mark Felt, the infamous "Deep Throat", American FBI official and whistle blower during the Watergate Scandal dies aged 95 More Famous Deaths »

1526 - Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia 1895 - George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) 1920 - British Empire receives League of Nations mandate over Nauru 1944 - San Francisco M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St 1965 - British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1970 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1971 - "Diamonds are Forever", 7th James Bond film, last starring Sean Conner, also starring Jill St. John is 1st released in West Germany 1971 - Cease fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir 1988 - NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2 2017 - Sebastián Piñera wins Chile's presidential election run-off, returning to office after 4 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1807 - France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. 1928 - John McGraw backs NL President John Heydler's designated hitter idea 1941 - World War II: Beginning of the Siege of Sebastopol. 1978 - Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda 1983 - The Provisional IRA bombs Harrods department store in London, killing six people and injuring 90 2020 - King Carl XVI Gustaf says Swedish authorities have failed in their response to COVID-19, criticizing the country's controversial anti-lockdown strategy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) 1914 - Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (prolific batsman of 30's and 40's), born in Indore, British India (d. 2005) 1953 - Mark Gane, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario 1961 - Sara Dallin, British musician (Bananarama), born in Bristol, England 1973 - Rian Johnson, American filmmaker (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Knives Out), born in Silver Springs, Maryland 1976 - Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1981 - Edwin Erich Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov), dies at 83 1983 - Erik Christensen, NHL player 1991 - John Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80 2009 - Dan O'Bannon, Screenwriter, after a short illness (b.1943) 2010 - Mary Tregear, British museum curator (Ashmolean) and Chinese art historian, dies at 86 2022 - Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket 1924 - Hiram Bingham is elected as a Republican to serve in the US Senate forcing him to resign as Governor of Connecticut after serving only one day in office, the shortest term of any Connecticut Governor 1928 - National Football League Championship: Providence Steam Roller (8-1-2) win first past the post title 1944 - German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1948 - "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances 1972 - Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1995 - The official adoption of the name "Euro" 2012 - A gang rape of a woman on a bus in India that resulted in her death leads to national and international outrage 2012 - Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup 2020 - China blocks imports of coal, from Australia, the world's second biggest market for the world's biggest coal exporter More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - Virginia becomes 1st state to ratify Articles of Confederation (US 1st constitution) 1883 - Tonkin Campaign: The French capture the citadel in Hanoi 1960 - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances 1979 - Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular season game with the Cowboys, a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium 1979 - Libya raises crude oil prices, joining four other OPEC nations, which has a dramatic effect on the United States 1987 - Roh Tae Woo elected president of South Korea More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Lall Singh, Indian cricketer (scored 15 and 29 in India's 1st Test match) (d. 1985) 1916 - Theo Bitter, Dutch painter and set designer (d. 1994) 1931 - Shelby Singleton, American record label owner and producer (Smash Records, Mercury Records), born in Waskom, Texas (d. 2009) 1937 - Joyce Bulifant, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Marie Slaughter"), born in Newport News, Virginia 1950 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006) 1963 - James Mangold, American filmmaker (Girl, Interrupted; Kate and Leopold; Walk the Line; Logan), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1783 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), dies at 68 1852 - Henri-Jean Rigel, French composer, music director, and "pianiste de la musique particulière de l’Empereur et Roi" to Napoleon, dies at 80 1920 - Ma Yuanzhang, Chinese Muslim rebel and Sufi master, crushed to death during the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake at an unknown age 1944 - Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State, Lipscomb, and Hamline 2001 - Stuart Adamson, Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country), dies at 43 2006 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940) More Famous Deaths »

1894 - Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130 1929 - National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title 1936 - KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1946 - Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt 1952 - KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 1986 - 150 killed during race riot in Karachi 1994 - Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard stage drama "A Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theate,r NYC; runs for 20 performances 1995 - The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling", giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another. 2021 - COVID-19 Omicron variant called "probably the most significant threat" of the pandemic by head of UK Health Security Agency, warning of "staggering" growth in next few days More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - NY Wall Street vendor Italo Marchiony [Marcioni] granted patent for a mound for making ice cream cones 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, play their only European gig - appearing in UNICEF charity concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom, band is augmented by Bonnie and Delaney and guitarist George Harrison 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 2011 - Barry Bonds is sentenced to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service, for an obstruction of justice conviction stemming from a grand jury appearance in 2003 2018 - Egyptian Archaeologists announce discovery of 4,400 year old tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo 2020 - MacKenzie Scott announces she has given away more than $4 billion to 384 nonprofit organizations across the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Tribe), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1966) 1907 - Gordon Douglas [Brickner], American film director (Our Gang; Laurel and Hardy; Young At Heart; Way...Way Out; Tony Rome; They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), born in NYC (d. 1993) 1922 - (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, born in Windber, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1930 - Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer (Girl with Green Eyes, Casualties of Peace), born in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland 1939 - Nicolaus A. Huber, German composer, born in Passau, Germany 1986 - Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel, born in Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1715 - George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 1990 - Betty Warren, British actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies at 83 1990 - Jean Paige, American silent film actress (Capt Blood; Black Beauty), dies at 95 1999 - George Elrick, Scottish-British singer ("I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones"), and broadcaster known as 'The Smiling Voice of Radio' (BBC's "Housewives' Choice"), dies at 95 2010 - Bob Feller, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All Star; AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x no-hit games; Cleveland Indians), dies from leukemia at 92 2021 - Bridget Hanley, American actress (Here Come the Brides - "Candy Pruitt"), dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 80 More Famous Deaths »

872 - John VIII elected as Catholic Pope 1793 - 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cincinnati 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1945 - Elmer Rice's play "Dream Girl" premieres in NYC 1957 - Frank Loesser's musical "The Most Happy Fella", based on Sidney Howard's 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances 1964 - Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Renee" 1967 - DNA created in a test tube 1991 - 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR) 1996 - 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins 2020 - Russia revealed to have been behind massive cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies since the Spring More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1960 - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie 1977 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore 1978 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1994 - Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam, China 1998 - 64th Heisman Trophy Award: Ricky Williams, Texas (RB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1681 - Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, poet, and composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1753) 1853 - Henry Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134no; Kent CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 1919) 1870 - Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960) 1915 - Ruth Railton, British musical director (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1948-65), born in Kent, England (d. 2001) 1952 - Germain Houde, French Canadian actor, born in Petit-Saguenay, Quebec 1966 - Carl Herrera, Trinidadian-born Venezuelan NBA forward, 1991-99 (San Antonio Spurs, and 2 other teams), born in Trinidad and Tobago More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1417 - John Oldcastle, English nobleman and pro-protestant Lollard leader, whom Shakespeare based his Falstaff character on, hanged for heresy at 39 1799 - George Washington, American Founding Father, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during War for Independence and 1st President of the United States (1789-97), dies at 67 1806 - John Breckinridge, American lawyer (5th United States Attorney General) and politician (U.S. Senator from Kentucky), dies at 46 1860 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-46), dies at 76 1918 - Sidónio Pais, Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal, 66th Prime Minister of Portugal), murdered at 46 2000 - George Sholty, American harness driver (2,934 career wins; $20 million+ purse money), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - Jean Racine's tragic play "Britannicus" premieres in Paris 1889 - Belgium rules on women and child labor law 1920 - Netherland breaks contact with Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1967 - United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1975 - West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls 1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet, is published in Sweden 1990 - Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die 1993 - Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1994 - "The Hits" 2nd compilation album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1995) 2021 - 70th Miss Universe Contest won by Miss India's Harnaaz Sandhu in Eilat, Israel More Historical Events »