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Historical Events 1758 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld - British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany 1760 - Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia 1944 - German writer Thomas Mann becomes a US citizen 1967 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, New Jersey (about halfway between NYC and Washington, DC) 1988 - Yanks manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1960) 1925 - Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1989) 1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, and diplomat, President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize 2008 for helping resolve international conflicts, born in Viipuri, Finland (d. 2023) 1944 - Clive Barker, South African soccer coach (South Africa 1994-97; AmaZulu FC), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2023) 1978 - Memphis Bleek [Malik Cox], American rapper ("Is That Yo Chick"), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1615 - Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545) 1891 - George Parr, English cricket batsman (captain first England touring team [North America 1859], second tour [Australia and NZ 1864]), dies at 65 1991 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 2013 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), dies at 83 2016 - Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1812 - Upon learning of plans by the Americans to execute a surprise attack, Laura Secord walks 32 km to warn British troops, results in a British surprise victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams 1868 - Arkansas re-joins the US 1921 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2) 1933 - German social-democratic party (SPD) forbidden 1961 - Tony Sheridan and the Beatles, billed as The Beat Brothers, record "My Bonnie" and "The Saints", produced by Bert Kaempfert, in Hamburg, Germany 1980 - UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1 1990 - Adam Sandler joins "Saturday Night Live" 1996 - Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title 2014 - US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title 2015 - South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in wake of killings in a Charleston church More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1596 - Cornelis de Houtman's Dutch fleet reaches Bantam (Banten), Java 1981 - Iranian president Abolhassan Banisadr is impeached and removed from office, several of his associates are executed and he goes into hiding 1984 - Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins 1992 - Supreme Court rules "hate crime" laws violated free-speech rights 2023 - US President Joe Biden meets with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1900 - Jennie Tourel [Davidovich], Russian-American mezzo-soprano (Paris Opera, 1931-38; Metropolitan Opera,1937-47), born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (d. 1973) 1910 - Peter Pears, British operatic tenor (Death in Venice), born in Farnham, England (d. 1986) 1958 - Bruce Campbell, American actor/producer/director (Army of Darkness, Evil Dead II), born in Birmingham, Michigan 1973 - Carson Daly, American television personality (The Voice), born in Santa Monica, California 1994 - Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1521 - Leonardo Loredan, Venetian nobleman, statesman and Doge of Venice (1501-21), dies at 84 1989 - Henri Sauguet [Poupard], French organist and composer (Symphonie Expiatoire), dies at 88 1996 - Terrel Bell, American politician (2nd United States Secretary of Education 1981-84), dies at 74 2008 - Dody Goodman, American comedienne (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Martha Shumway"; Max Duggan), dies at 93 2009 - Steve Race, British composer, jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBC's "My Music", 1967-94), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1749 - Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded by the British - sparks Father Le Loutre's War 1946 - Federal judge in Seattle rules that club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1948 - Rhodes conference on Israeli-Arab war opens 1948 - Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy) 1948 - 1st stored computer program runs on Manchester Mark I at a laboratory in Manchester University, England 1948 - HMT Empire Windrush with the first 800 emigrants from the West Indies to the UK arrives at Port of Tilbury near London 1970 - Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892 1994 - German tennis superstar Steffi Graf becomes first defending champion to lose in the 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to American Lorrie McNeal) 2003 - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" the 5th book of the series by J. K. Rowling is published worldwide in English 2024 - Landmark case in Namibia rules colonial laws banning same-sex between men are unconstitutional More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg" premieres in Munich 1974 - 24th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" wins the Golden Bear 1978 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Elaine Page, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre, London 1982 - John Hinckley, Jr is found not guilty by reason of insanity of 1981 attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan 1988 - 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1528 - Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603) 1817 - James Brewerton Ricketts, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1887) 1862 - Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953) 1865 - Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928) 1950 - Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1865 - Frances Adeline Seward, American First Lady of New York (1839-42) and wife of US Secretary of State William H. Seward, dies of a heart attack at 59 1874 - Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (Spectroscopy), dies at 59 2015 - Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and proponent of jazz-classical "third stream" (Visitation; Of Reminiscences and Reflections - Pulitzer Prize, 1994), dies at 89 2015 - Veijo Meri, Finnish writer, dies at 86 2018 - Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), dies small intestine cancer of at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1819 - The SS Savannah reaches Cork in Ireland after a 29 day and 11 hour voyage from Savannah, Georgia to become the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic or any other ocean 1862 - Prime Minister of Romania Barbu Catargiu is assassinated 1894 - French bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin discovers bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague in Hong Kong (Yersinia pestis named in his honor) 1969 - 200,000 attend Newport '69, then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear 1977 - Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez 1977 - Menachem Begin forms Israeli government 1978 - 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton 1997 - Negotiators announce agreement in principle with tobacco industry 2006 - NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks, 95-92 in Game 6 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Dwyane Wade 2024 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals defeat San Francisco Giants, 6-5 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest existing professional baseball park in US; the special game served as a tribute to the Negro Leagues of 1920s thru 1950s More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1981 - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection 1992 - NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning 2013 - NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP: LeBron James for second straight year 2015 - Heat wave peaks in southern Pakistan, goes on to kill about 2,000 people from dehydration and heat stroke 2018 - TV drama "Yellowstone" premieres starring Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1733 - Betty Washington, younger sister of George Washington, born in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia (d. 1797) 1858 - Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1928) 1915 - Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), born in Shanghai, China (d. 1994) 1958 - (Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007) 1976 - Juliano Belletti, Brazilian soccer right back (23 caps; Villarreal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea), born in Cascavel, Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1751 - Adriaen Valckenier, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 1888 - Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, dies at 66 1890 - Theodore Lajarte, French writer on music and composer, dies at 63 1972 - Horst Salomon, writer, dies 1999 - Clifton Fadiman, American editor, radio and TV host (Information, Please!; Quiz Kids), dies of pancreatic cancer at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1825 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Il viaggio a Reims" (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X 1868 - Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina 1917 - The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act - increases the size of US Navy by 70% 1960 - 1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo 1969 - State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances 1974 - KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1981 - India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched 1997 - "Forever Tango!" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC 2011 - US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins by 8 strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day; sets 11 tournament records, including lowest total 72-hole score (268) and lowest total under par (−16) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 936 - Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King of France 1816 - Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba 1917 - The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor 1994 - Joan Rivers and Erin Sander's stage comedy "Sally Marr...and Her Escorts", starring Joan Rivers, closes at the Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC, after 50 performances 2012 - A man is beheaded for witchcraft and sorcery in Saudi Arabia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1507 - Annibale Caro, Italian writer and poet (Lettere familiare), born in Civitanova Marche, Italy (d. 1566) 1792 - Gustav Schwab, German writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1850) 1916 - Pat Buttram, American actor (Mr Haney-Green Acres), born in Addison, Alabama (d. 1994) 1941 - Václav Klaus, Czech politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic 2003-2013, born in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1960 - Luke Morley, British rock guitarist (Thunder), born in Chamberwell, London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1113 - Odo of Tournai, French Benedictine monk and scholar and bishop of Cambrai, dies 1837 - Aleksander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, Russian author, dies in battle at 39 1867 - Maximilian I of Mexico, Austrian archduke and the 1st and only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire (1864-67), executed by firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro at 34 1939 - Grace Abbott, American social worker (US Children's Bureau), dies at 60 2021 - Champ, Biden family pet and First Dog, dies at The White House at 13 More Famous Deaths »

1574 - Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland 1915 - US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara 1941 - In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC 1947 - Gene Roddenberry survives plane crash in the Syrian Desert while working for Pan American World Airways 1961 - CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke 1983 - Space shuttle Challenger 2 launches the first American woman into space, astronaut Sally Ride 1991 - Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80 2015 - Pope Francis blames human selfishness for global warming in his encyclical, named "Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home" 2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city 2020 - Canadian coronavirus COVID-19 known cases pass 100,000 with 8,361 deaths More Historical Events »

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 »