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Historical Events 1568 - Second Altenburg sermon: Philippists/Gnesio-Lutherans 1897 - Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago is dedicated 1959 - Players Association approves two All-Star Games in 1960 to be held in Kansas City and New York 1975 - Mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives 1982 - Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1757 - Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione during the Napoleonic Wars, born in Paris, France (d. 1816) 1827 - Peter Paul Maria Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian and writer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1904) 1926 - Bob Rosburg, American golfer, analyst (PGA Championship 1959), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009) 1943 - Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 - "Liz"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020) 1995 - Doja Cat [Amala Dlamini], American rapper and singer-songwriter ("Get Into It (Yuh)"; "Paint the Town Red"), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1422 - Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) known as "the Beloved", dies at 54 1992 - Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes 1995 - Shannon Hoon, American vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of a drug overdose at 28 1995 - Linda Goodman, American astrologer and poet, dies from complications of diabetes at 70 2011 - Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician and arranger, dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1839 - Margaret Fuller is appointed editor of new US Transcendental Magazine "The Dial" 1862 - Amnesty is proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname 1911 - Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St, New York City 1939 - "All the Things You Are" is recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1963 - South Africa begins the trial of Nelson Mandela and eight others on conspiracy charges 1964 - Ann Packer of Great Britain runs a world record 2:01.1 to win the women's 800 m gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics 1984 - Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails is completed 2023 - Claim that the world's oldest pyramid constructed by humans is under the Indonesian prehistoric site of Gunung Padang, West Java, and is 27,000 years old causes controversy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Great General Strike in Russia begins and lasts 11 days 1935 - Communist forces end their Long March at Yan'an in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence 1973 - Mariette Hartley appears on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the episode "Have You Met Miss Dietz?" 2018 - President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia violated its terms 2018 - All-England Lawn Tennis Club announces tie break to be used when scores reach 12-12 in deciding set at Wimbledon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1882 - Bela Lugosi [Blaskó], Austrian actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space), born in Lugos, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1956) 1927 - Joyce Brothers, American pop psychologist ($64,000 Question, Naked Gun), born in New York City (d. 2013) 1931 - Jules Eskin, American cellist (Boston Symphony, 1964-2016), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016) 1969 - Herman Moore, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Danville, Virginia 1977 - Sam Witwer, American actor (Battlestar Galactica, Riverdale), born in Glenview, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1676 - Christopher Gibbons, British composer, dies at 61 1955 - Eino Roiha, Finnish pianist, composer, and musicologist dies at 51 2003 - Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), dies at 82 2007 - Max McGee, American football wide receiver, punter (NFL C'ship 1961, 62, 65, 66, 67; Super Bowl I, II; Pro Bowl 1961; Green Bay Packers), dies at 75 2013 - Lawrence Klein, American economist who created computer models to forecast economic trends (1980 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

615 - Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV as Catholic Pope 1901 - Alberto Santos-Dumont proves airships are maneuverable by circling the Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, winning the Deutsch Prize and 100,000 francs 1915 - Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria 1932 - Jimmie Foxx wins the AL MVP, and Chuck Klein wins the NL MVP 1943 - Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey 2004 - Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq 2005 - MLB National League Championship: Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 2019 - Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declares a 15-day state of emergency following widespread and violent protests over an increase in public transport costs More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1781 - Edict of Toleration issued by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, providing limited freedom of worship for non-Roman Catholic Christians 1888 - Moshav Gedera is attacked by Arabs 1983 - Grenadian Army General Hudson Austin forms a "revolutionary council" 1988 - Three Americans win the Nobel Prize in Physics, and three West Germans win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 - MLB New York Yankees win ALCS over Cleveland Guardians on the strength of Juan Soto's 10th-inning 3-run homer at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio; a 4-1 series win sends Yankees to World Series for the first time since 2009 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1784 - Leigh Hunt, English poet, critic and journalist (Romantic Movement, "Jenny Kissed Me”), born in Southgate, England (d. 1859) 1918 - Charles Evans, British mountaineer and surgeon (deputy leader 1953 British Everest expedition, led 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995) 1931 - John le Carré [pen name for David Cornwell], English novelist (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), born in Poole, England (d. 2020) 1956 - Sunny Deol [Ajay Singh Deol], Indian actor (Ghayal), born in Sahnewal, Punjab, India 1999 - Abigail Morris, British musician and lead singer of The Last Dinner Party (2020-present), born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 727 - Saint Frideswide, patron saint of Oxford, England 1954 - Hugh Duffy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown and MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), dies from heart failure at 87 1972 - Dr. Fredrick Arthur Willius, American cardiologist and medical historian, dies from bladder cancer at 83 1993 - Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered 2013 - Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), dies of leukemia at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1016 - Danes led by Cnut defeat the Saxon forces of Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon), completing their conquest of England 1767 - Boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason–Dixon line, is agreed upon 1918 - NHL's Quebec Bulldogs are sold to Toronto businessman P. J. Quinn 1946 - First performance of Aaron Copland's Third Symphony by the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Serge Koussevitzky, often called the "Great American Symphony" 1953 - WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 - Hurricane Hazel becomes the most severe to ever hit the US, killing 195 in the US and Canada 1979 - Stage musical "Beatlemania" opens in London 2023 - Climate activist Greta Thunberg is arrested at a demonstration outside an oil conference in London More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1240 - Ukrainian city of Chernihiv surrenders, but despite this, it is still sacked and pillaged by the Mongolian army of Batu 1912 - The Treaty of Lausanne ends the Italo-Turkish War; Italy annexes Libya 1921 - Charles Strite is granted US patent #1,394,450 for his invention, the automatic pop-up toaster 1931 - Gangster Al Capone is convicted on five of the 23 counts of tax evasion against him, later fined $50,000 and sentenced to 11 years in prison 1979 - USSR performs a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeastern Kazakhstan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Harvey W. Wiley, American chemist known for leadership in the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, born in Kent, Indiana (d. 1930) 1870 - D. T. Suzuki, Japanese-American Zen Buddhist scholar, born in Kanazawa, Japan (d. 1966) 1947 - (John) "JJ" Johnson, American NBA basketball player, 1970-82 (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, and 2 other teams), born in Carthage, Mississippi (d. 2016) 1948 - Isabel Elaine Allen, American biostatistician known for her work on distance education, born in the United States 1960 - Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor (Double Impact, Kickboxer, No Retreat), born in Brussels, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1570 - Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese missionary, founder of the Jesuit mission in Brazil, dies at 53 1788 - Jean-Guillain Cardon, French harpist, composer, and teacher, dies at 56 1845 - Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini, French astronomer, dies at 97 1997 - Bill Rotsler, cartoonist/writer, dies of cancer at 62 2000 - Julie London, American singer ("Cry Me A River") and actress (Emergency - "Nurse McCall"), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

415 - Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office 1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in the US as a refugee from Nazi Germany 1960 - "Tenderloin" opens at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City and runs for 216 performances 1964 - Australian athlete Betty Cuthbert wins her fourth career Olympic gold medal as she triumphs in the women's 400 m at the Tokyo Games with an Olympic record of 52.0 1983 - STS-9 vehicle moves to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida due to an SRB nozzle problem 1988 - Lyndon LaRouche pleads not guilty to fraud and conspiracy indictment 1990 - Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music 2010 - Brother André is the first Canadian to be canonized post-Federation by Pope Benedict XVI More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - Thomas Edison writes a letter to the US Patent Office describing his idea for "a device that would do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear" 1968 - Soviet athlete Viktor Saneev sets a world record of 17.39m to win the triple jump at the Mexico City Olympics; the world record is improved five times by three different athletes during the competition 1970 - Anwar Sadat is sworn in as the third President of Egypt 2008 - Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-scorer ever in Test cricket, surpassing Brian Lara's record and passing 12,000 runs against Australia in Mohali 2015 - Amy Schumer's comedy special "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo" premieres on HBO More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Henri Mulet, French organist, cellist, and composer (Carillon-Sortie; Esquisses Byzantines), born in Paris, France (d. 1967) 1886 - Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs (d. 1971) 1926 - Julie Adams [Betty May Adams], American actress (Creature from the Black Lagoon; Code Red), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2019) 1957 - Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025) 1957 - (Giuseppe) "Pino" Palladino, Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young; The Who; John Mayer Trio), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1985 - Joseph Rosenstock, American conductor (NY City Opera), dies at 90 1999 - Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, Governor of Northern Ireland (1968-73), dies at 89 2001 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete (Olympic gold shot put, discus; bronze high jump 1948), dies at 78 2009 - Vic Mizzy, American composer ("Green Acres" and "The Addams Family" themes), and bandleader, dies at 93 2017 - Ingvar Lidholm, Swedish composer (Toccata e Canto), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1848 - First US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania 1875 - Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah 1982 - Mt. Palomar Observatory is the first to detect Halley's Comet on its 13th return 1985 - Intel introduces the 32-bit 80386 microprocessor chip 1988 - Orel Hirsheiser becomes the first player to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series 1991 - Jharkhand Chhatra Yuva Morcha is founded at a conference in Ranchi, India 1993 - General Omar al-Bashir is appointed President of Sudan 1993 - IRA bomb attack on fish and chips restaurant in Belfast kills 10 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1710 - British troops occupy Port Royal, Nova Scotia 1964 - New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra, one day after losing the World Series 1973 - The Gulf Six (Iran, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) unilaterally raise the posted price of Saudi Light marker crude oil by 17 percent 1994 - "Addams Family" actor Raul Julia suffers a stroke 2017 - Storm formed from Hurricane Ophelia lashes Ireland, killing three people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1714 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist who established 1st system of stratigraphic chronology, born in Caprino Veronese, Republic of Venice (d. 1795) 1906 - Dino Buzzati, Italian writer (The Tartar Steppe), born in San Pellegrino, Belluno, (d. 1972) 1944 - Paul Durcan, Irish poet (The Beckett at the Gate, Six Nuns Die in Convent Inferno), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2025) 1945 - Paul Monette, American writer and LBT activist, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1995) 1980 - Sue Bird, American basketball guard (record 508 WNBA games, Seattle Storm; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Syosset, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1883 - Samuel Jameson Gholson, American jurist and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, dies at 75 1946 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister and war criminal, hanged at 53 1958 - Michalis Souyioul [Michail Sougioultzoglou], Greek composer and songwriter, chiefly for theater and film, dies of a stroke at 52 1981 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli military leader and politician (Minister of Defense 1967-74), dies of a heart attack at 66 1990 - Jorge Bolet, Cuban-born American pianist known for his performances of the work of Franz Liszt, dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1783 - Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier makes the first tethered balloon ascent 1877 - First session of the US 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes in Washington, D.C. 1919 - Fourteen horses begin a 300-mile race from Vermont to Massachusetts for a $1,000 prize 1940 - Heavy German air raid on London kills 400 people 1967 - The Motherland Calls, a monumental statue commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad, is completed in Volgograd, Russia, and is then the world's tallest statue, designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich 1968 - Al Oerter of the US wins the men's discus with an Olympic record of 64.78 m at the Mexico City Games, achieving his unprecedented fourth consecutive Olympic discus title 1970 - Anwar Sadat is elected as the third President of Egypt, succeeding the late Gamal Abdel Nasser 1987 - Lanford Wilson's play "Burn This" premieres in New York City More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1660 - Asser Levy is granted a butcher's license for kosher meat in New Amsterdam 1968 - American sprinter Wyomia Tyus wins her second consecutive Olympic 100 m title with a world record of 11.08 seconds, beating teammate Barbara Ferrell by 0.08 seconds for the gold medal at the Mexico City Games 1979 - The NY Knicks retire Walt Frazier's number 10, the second number retired by the Knicks 1987 - The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England 2000 - Larry David's comedy show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" debuts on HBO More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1934 - N. Ramani, Indian flutist, born in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, British India (d. 2015) 1935 - Bobby Morrow, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1956), born in Brownsville, Texas (d. 2020) 1953 - Larry Miller, American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness), born in New York City 1968 - Didier Deschamps, French footballer and manager who won the World Cup for France both as captain (1988) and as manager (2018), born in Bayonne, France 1980 - Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist (2005 World Road Race Champion), born in Mol, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1891 - William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 54 1910 - Larkin Goldsmith Mead, American sculptor who worked in Florence, dies at 75 1991 - Hotze de Roos, Dutch children's book writer (Chameleon series), dies at 81 1993 - Ken E. Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra), dies of AIDS at 34 2003 - Ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (helped found Greenpeace), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1863 - Battle at Bristoe Station, Virginia (about 2000 casualties) 1954 - Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53 1958 - District of Columbia Bar Association votes to accept black Americans as members 1978 - NY outfielder Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy; interferes with a throw to 1st, deflects ball away during Yankees, 4-3 Game 4 win over LA Dodgers at Yankee Stadium 1979 - TV adaptation of Helen Keller's life story "The Miracle Worker" premieres on NBC, starring Melissa Gilbert in title role and Patty Duke, who played Keller in earlier stage and film productions, as teacher Anne Sullivan 1984 - Barbara Damashek's musical "Quilters" closes at Jack Lawrence Theater, NYC, after 24 performances 2012 - 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria 2014 - Utah State University receives terrorist threats pertaining to Anita Sarkeesian's planned lecture the following day More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1865 - Cheyennes and Arapahos sign "peace treaty" then chased out Colorado 1911 - Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) 1947 - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1975 - US President Gerald Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside 2017 - Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992) 1918 - Thelma Long, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship singles 1952, 54; 12 x doubles; 4 x mixed doubles; French C'ship mixed doubles 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015) 1927 - Roger Moore, British actor (The Saint, James Bond), born in London (d. 2017) 1944 - Udo Kier, German actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein), born in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany 1991 - Shona McGarty, British singer and actress (Whitney Dean in "EastEnders"), born in Hertfordshire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1256 - Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-52), dies at 16 1669 - Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46 1919 - Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies 2006 - Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator known for the 'Enfield Haunting' case, dies at 87 2023 - Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), dies from complications of double lung transplant surgery at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1483 - Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible 1960 - Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba 1968 - Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated 1971 - First ever Baseball World Series night game; Pittsburgh Pirates edge Baltimore Orioles, 4-3 in Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh 1975 - 9th Country Music Association Awards: John Denver wins 1988 - Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary festival 1989 - Dow Jones Industrial Average down 190.58 points 2007 - 17th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 27-14 in South Bend More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1812 - Battle of Queenstown Heights: British forces defeat United States forces attempting to invade Canada 1903 - Victor Herbert and by Glen MacDonough's operetta "Babes in Toyland" premieres at Majestic Theater, New York City 1993 - MLB National League Championship: Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2 2005 - English playwright Harold Pinter is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2012 - 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1794 - Anselm Hüttenbrenner, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1868) 1881 - George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet and composer (Plumb), born in Bacău, Romania (d. 1957) 1903 - Jens Bjerre Jacobsen, Danish organist, and composer (Mosaïque musicale), born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1986) 1958 - Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian progressive journalist, author, and editor-in-chief of Al-Arab News Channel who was brutally murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, born in Medina, Saudi Arabia (d. 2018) 1960 - Peter Keisler, American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007), born in Hempstead, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1959 - Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer and musicologist (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67 1990 - Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese revolutionary general, politician and negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78 2005 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942) 2008 - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (Damien in "Versailles", Fred in "The Apprentices"), dies of pneumonia at 37 2011 - Barbara Kent, Canadian born - U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907) More Famous Deaths »

1773 - America's first asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia 1931 - Christ the Redeemer statue opens, standing 30 meters high (98 ft) on top of Mount Corcovado, overlooking Rio de Janeiro, built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa 1958 - CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium 1970 - Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1975 - American Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon 2:38:19 in the Nike OTC Marathon, Eugene, Oregon 1992 - 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die) 2003 - FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Home Depot Center, Carson, CA: Nia Künzer scores winner in sudden death extra time as Germany beats Sweden, 2-1 2023 - Roman scrolls burned in Mt. Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum are read for the first time after a computer science student develops a machine-learning algorithm; the first word deciphered is "purple" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt renames the "Executive Mansion" as "The White House" 1970 - Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1994 - Iranian Fokker F28 explodes between Isfahan and Tehran, killing 66 1999 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Inez Courtney, American stage and screen actress (The 13th Man; Crime Ring; The Raven), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 1975) 1928 - Al Held, American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005) 1950 - Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician (31st Governor of Wyoming), born in Thermopolis, Wyoming 1969 - Dave Chaytors, CFL defensive tackle (British Columbia Lions), born in Calgary, Alberta 1975 - Lex Lang, American actor (Power Rangers), born in Hollywood, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1924 - Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault], French writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921), dies at 80 1996 - Trevor Illtyd williams, scientific writer, dies at 75 2001 - Quintin Hogg, British politician, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, dies at 94 (b. 1907) 2015 - Eugene Louw, South African minister of Internal affairs and Defense, dies at 84 2015 - Joan Leslie, American actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1634 - Burchardi flood, known as the second "Grote Mandrenke," kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark, and Germany 1902 - Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia 1954 - Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 64 performances 1962 - 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show 1982 - Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire 2007 - Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to British novelist Doris Lessing 2013 - 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan 2019 - NBA YoungBoy releases the album mixtape "AI YoungBoy 2" which debuts at #1 on the US Billboard 200 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1873 - Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto 1943 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees become first team to win 10 Championships; beat St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Sportsman's Park for 4 games to 1 series triumph 1958 - "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances 1969 - American blues musician Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 1972 - MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 2 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader, born in Sitab Diyara, British India (d. 1979) 1926 - Jean Alexander, British actress (Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2016) 1940 - Bruce McTavish, New Zealand boxing referee (World Boxing Council Referee of the Year 2013, 15, 17), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2025) 1950 - Patty Murray, American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington), born in Bothell, Washington 1968 - Claude Lapointe, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1960 - Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50 1994 - Maja Bulgakova, Ukrainian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62 2013 - Erich Priebke, German Nazi SS commander and war criminal responsible for the Ardeatine massacre of 335 Italians in Rome, dies in prison of natural causes at 100 2015 - Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964, 67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967; LA / California Angels, Minnesota Twins), dies at 74 2024 - Kevin Bowring, Welsh rugby union coach (Wales 1995-98), dies from a heart attack at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1888 - Teetotalers' excursion train crashes, killing 64 at Mud Run, Pennsylvania 1911 - Chinese revolutionaries begin an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty in Wuchang, causing the Viceroy of Huguang to flee the city (Taiwan National Day) 1913 - British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in the Atlantic, killing 136 1968 - George Harrison forms the music publishing company Singsong Ltd, though it only ever publishes one song, "Old Brown Shoe" 1985 - US fighter jets force an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, and the gunmen are placed in custody 1987 - Giants' Jeffrey Leonard hits a playoff record home run in his fourth consecutive game 1990 - Mexican singer and actress Thalía releases her debut album "Thalía" 2015 - Bombing at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey kills at least 95 and injures 200 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1902 - American outlaw Tom Horn's murder trial begins, and he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to death 1911 - The KCR East Rail commences service between Kowloon and Canton 1938 - Germany completes its annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland 1977 - Amnesty International wins the Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing its significant role in human rights activism 1981 - Anwar Sadat's funeral service held in Cairo More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1738 - Benjamin West, Anglo-American painter (Death of General Wolfe), born in Springfield, Province of Pennsylvania (d. 1820) 1854 - Gerónimo Giménez, Spanish composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1923) 1905 - Jane Winton, American actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959) 1913 - Johnny Downs, American stage and screen actor, dancer, singer, and TV host, (Our Gang; Swing, Sister, Swing!; The Mad Monster), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994) 1973 - Zach Thornton, American soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; MLS GK of the Year: 1998, 2009), born in Baltimore, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665) 1930 - Adolf Engler, German botanist who worked on plant taxonomy and phytogeography (The Natural Plant Families), dies at 86 1991 - Stephen J Falat, dies after long illness at 34 2016 - Donn Fendler, American author and public speaker, who survived a week in the wilderness aged 12, dies at 90 2023 - Terry Dischinger, American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue; 3 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets; Detroit Pistons; Olympic gold 1960), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1876 - First two-way telephone conversation over outdoor wires 1910 - Nap Lajoie challenges Ty Cobb's batting average with eight hits, six of which are bunts, as Browns' third baseman Red Corriden plays deep, but Cobb still wins 1921 - Babe Ruth hits 1st World Series home run; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays 1968 - 2,000 students from Queen's University Belfast try to march to Belfast City Hall in protest against "police brutality" but are blocked by loyalists led by Ian Paisley, leading to the formation of the student civil rights group People's Democracy 1983 - Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) bombing: North Korean agents attempt to assassinate the South Korean President, resulting in 21 deaths, including 9 South Korean government officials, presidential advisors, security team members, and 3 reporters 1986 - Stage musical "The Phantom of the Opera," written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, premieres in London and runs for 13,629 performances 1992 - An estimated 13-kilogram meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu 2012 - Women's rights and education activist Malala Yousafzai is shot by a Taliban gunman as she tries to board her school bus in the Swat district of northwest Pakistan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1986 - US Senate convicts US District Judge Harry E. Claiborne, making him the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment after he is criminally convicted of tax evasion 1991 - San Jose Sharks beat Calgary 4-3 for their first NHL win 1992 - Action thriller film "Under Siege," directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his most famous role, is released 2014 - Patrick Modiano wins the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 - American economist Richard Thaler is awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1823 - Mary Ann Shadd Cary, American-Canadian anti-slavery campaigner, suffragist and 1st African American newspaper publisher ("The Provincial Freeman"), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1893) 1884 - Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach], Polish-American psychoanalyst, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1982) 1904 - Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1966 - David Cameron, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2010-16), born in London, England 1972 - Roman Oben, American football tackle (NY Giants), born in Cameroon More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1047 - Clemens II [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) 1962 - Lulu McConnell, American vaudeville, radio, and television comedienne (It Pays To Be Ignorant), dies at 80 1983 - Suh Seok-jun, South Korea Deputy Prime Minister, killed (one of 21 victims) in Rangoon bombing at about 45 2011 - Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989) 2014 - Carolyn Ashley Kizer, American writer, dies from complications of dementia 89 More Famous Deaths »