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Historical Events 1892 - US shoemaker Homer A. Plessy refuses to go to in a segregated RR car (US Supreme Court Plessy v Ferguson) 1944 - Deportation of 70,000 Jews from Łódź, Poland, to Auschwitz and other extermination camp begins 1949 - Siam changes name to Thailand 1991 - 123rd Belmont Stakes: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28 2020 - Lockdowns for COVID-19 in Europe saved 3 million lives according to study by Imperial College London More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1926 - Cranley Onslow, British politician (C), born in Bexhill (d. 2001) 1928 - Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018) 1929 - Earl Ferrers, 13th Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Department of Environment), born in England (d. 2012) 1952 - Lindka Cierach, British couturier and fashion designer for European royals, born in British Crown colony of Basutoland 1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red - "Hodling Back the Years", "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1768 - Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), dies at 50 1803 - Jean Noel Paquot, Belgian theologian and historian, dies at 80 1998 - Maria Reiche, German-Peruvian mathematician and archaeologist specializing in Nazca lines, dies of cancer at 95 2021 - John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), dies at 82 2023 - Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chicago 1924 - George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit 1942 - Germany Army marches into Sebastopol, Russia 1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m 1980 - 112th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 1987 - Andy Van Slyke HRs off R McDowell in both ends of double header 1989 - For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 2018 - Mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal "Science" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1633 - 14-year-old Mughal prince Aurangzeb, the future Emperor Alamgir I, survives an elephant attack 1958 - Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out 1993 - 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill win 2016 - Iris Apfel is awarded the Women Together Special Award of the Year at the 12th Annual Women Together Gala in New York City 2018 - Mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal "Science" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Georges Marchais, French political leader (French Communist Party), born in La Hoguette, France (d. 1997) 1955 - William Forsythe, American actor (Raising Arizona; Once Upon a Time in America; Boardwalk Empire), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn 1960 - Jim Hartung, American gymnast (Olympic gold Team 1984), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2026) 1976 - Cassidy Rae, American actress (Sarah-Models Inc, Clarissa), born in Clermont, Florida 1981 - Larisa Oleynik, American actress (10 Things I Hate About You, The Secret World of Alex Mack), born in Santa Clara County, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1697 - John Aubrey, English antiquary, natural philosopher, and writer, dies from apoplexy at 71 1711 - Henry Dodwell, Irish theologian (b. 1641) 1936 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer, dies at 60 1945 - Nishida Kitaro, Japanese philosopher (Kyoto School), dies at 74 1965 - Judy Holliday, American comedienne and actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies of cancer at 43 More Famous Deaths »

1875 - Netherlands joins the gold standard 1903 - President Emile Loubet of France and Minister of Foreign Affairs Theophile Declasse visit London, furthering the cause of Entente Cordiale between Britain and France 1942 - First nylon parachute jump is made by American parachute tester Adeline Gray at Brainard Field, an airport near Hartford, Connecticut; DuPont teams with the Pioneer Parachute Company to develop an alternative to silk 1978 - Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% 1983 - Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher #1 in the 1983 MLB Draft 1985 - Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1993 - 47th Tony Awards: "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" (play) and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (musical) win 2021 - US Open Women's Golf, Olympic GC Lake Course: Yuka Saso of the Philippines sinks 10-foot birdie putt on 3rd playoff hole to edge Japan's Nasa Hataoka; becomes 2nd teenager to win the event More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1875 - Netherlands joins the gold standard 1960 - South African police kill 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill 1983 - Emmy 10th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 4th time 1983 - Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher #1 in the 1983 MLB Draft 2018 - Iraqi parliament orders manual recount of legislative elections in May after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims evidence of irregularities More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1606 - Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist (El Cid, Horace), born in Rouen, France (d. 1684) 1878 - Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, born in Paris (d. 1956) 1896 - Italo Balbo, Italian pilot and governor of Libya, born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1940) 1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (Fury, Suspicion, Dream Girl), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987) 1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American stand-up comic and actress (The King of Comedy; Roseanne - "Nancy"), born in Flint, Michigan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1964 - Robert Warwick, American actor (Konga; Zorro; Lady Godiva), dies at 85 1968 - Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (World Rad of Church), dies at 67 2002 - Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round and Round"), dies at 42 2005 - Anne Bancroft [Anna Italiano], American stage and screen Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning actress (The Graduate; The Miracle Worker), director, and screenwriter, dies from uterine cancer at 73 2010 - Marvin Isley, American rock bassist, and songwriter (The Isley Brothers, 1969-84 and 1991-97 - "Fight The Power"), dies from complications of diabetes at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1848 - Statue of prince William the Silent, Prince of Orange by Lodewyk Royer unveiled in The Hague's Het Plein 1976 - 108th Belmont Stakes: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., riding Bold Forbes wins his only Belmont classic 1988 - Longest champagne cork flight is 177 feet 9 inches in New York 1993 - Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah murders 23 UN peacekeepers from Pakistan 2000 - Armed conflict between Rwanda and Uganda erupts in Kinsangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2001 - Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston, causing $5.5 billion in damages, the then costliest tropical storm in US history 2003 - A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region 2024 - World's only surviving wild horse, the Przewalski's Horse, is returned to the Golden Steppe of Kazakhstan for the first time in over 200 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1991 - Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched 1995 - 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba killedwin 2013 - The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK 2018 - Film producer Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges in court in New York City 2019 - On average, people ingest 50,000 pieces of microplastic a year and breathe in similar amount, according to first-ever such study published in journal "Environmental Science and Technology" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - Claude Jennings, Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests, HS 32; South Australia, Queensland), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1950) 1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author and illustrator (What Do People Do All Day?), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1994) 1942 - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979- ), born in Acoacán, Spanish Guinea 1970 - Martin Gelinas, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Shawinigan, Quebec 1974 - Russ Ortiz, American baseball player, born in Van Nuys, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1855 - Rosine Lebrun, German opera singer, and actress, dies at 72 1885 - Julius Benedict, German opera composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 1894 - Immanuel Faisst, German composer, dies at 70 1913 - Chris von der Ahe, German entrepreneur and owner of St. Louis Brown Stockings, dies at 61 1998 - Sam Yorty, American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles (1961-73), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1647 - English Parliamentary army under Cornet George Joyce takes King Charles I as a prisoner during Second Civil War 1824 - First free press (without government approval) founded in Australia - the Hobart Town Gazette by ex-convict Andrew Bent 1942 - "Mrs Miniver" based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943) 1962 - Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam aboard the SS Maasdam for the US 1979 - South African President John Vorster resigns due to a scandal 2012 - US drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi 2014 - 10 Nigerian generals and five other senior military officers are court-martialed for providing arms and information to jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram 2020 - Memorial for George Floyd led by Rev. Al Sharpton, killed in police custody, in Minneapolis, as 10th night of protests at his death held around the country More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1629 - Dutch East India ship Batavia wrecks on Morning Reef off the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with 200 survivors (only 70 survive after three months due to mutiny and murders) 1832 - 3rd national black convention meets (Philadelphia) 1972 - Angela Davis, African American activist, acquitted of killing a white guard 1985 - Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 2023 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1701 - Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle), born in Egtved, Denmark (d. 1754) 1821 - Apollon Maykov, Russian poet, born in Moscow, Imperial Russia (d. 1897) 1930 - Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 - "Arthur Fowler"), born in London, England (d. 2022) 1971 - James Callis, British actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in London, England 1975 - Russell Brand, British comedian, television personality and actor (Arthur, Rock of Ages), born in Grays, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1801 - Frederick Muhlenberg, American politician and first speaker of the US House of Representatives (1789-91, 1793-95), dies at 51 1929 - Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of kidney failure at 48 1969 - Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), dies in an airline crash at 30 2014 - Richard Mellon Scaife, American billionaire, principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and owner of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, dies of cancer at 82 2021 - Clarence Williams III, American actor (The Mod Squad - "Linc"; 52 Pick Up; Purple Rain), dies of colon cancer at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1935 - French liner SS Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of four days, three hours and 14 minutes on her maiden voyage 1937 - Josh Gibson hits a home run just 2 feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium (580' drive) 1939 - "Beer Barrel Polka" by Will Glahe hits #1 on the pop singles chart 1944 - 76th Belmont: G. L. Smith riding Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 1964 - Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis, just before the Beatles embark on a World Tour 1987 - "Little Shop of Horrors" released in France 2019 - US federal government departments and Congress begin anti-trust investigations into large tech companies including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon 2025 - IPL Cricket Final, Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs for their first title; Player of the Match: Krunal Pandya (RCB) 2/17 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1748 - Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service 1962 - Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands 1973 - At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner ("Concorde-ski"), crashes, 15 killed 2001 - US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge and GC: Defending champion Karrie Webb of Australia repeats by 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak; largest margin in 21 years 2014 - US President Barack Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1913 - Pedro Mir, Dominican poet laureate (There Is a Country in the World, To Julia with No Tears), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2000) 1914 - (Ronald George) "Tim" Woodman, British WWII RAF pilot and squadron leader, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (d. 1996) 1962 - Susannah Constantine, British fashion guru (What Not to Wear), born in London, England 1965 - Jeff Blumenkrantz, American theatrical composer, actor, and podcaster, born in Long Branch, New Jersey 1986 - Tomas Verner, Czech ice skater, born in Písek, Czech Republic More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1858 - Julius Reubke, German organist, pianist, and composer (Sonata on the 94th Psalm in c), dies of tuberculosis at 24 1995 - Dilys Powell, English film critic and travel writer (Descent from Parnassus), dies at 93 2003 - Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor (Marine Corps War Memorial), dies at 96 2019 - Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer (A Sibila), dies at 96 2023 - Jim Hines, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1968), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated 66 days into his reign 1619 - England and the Netherlands sign treaty about trading in the Indies 1858 - Donati Comet 1st seen named after its discoverer 1913 - 1st strike settlement mediated by US Department of Labor - railroad clerks 1946 - Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) 1950 - St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1971 - European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Ajax beats Panathinaikos, 2-0; Dutch champions begin 3-year period of domination 2002 - 56th Tony Awards: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (musical) and "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" (play) win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5 1943 - 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission (over Italy) 1978 - Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen fourth studio album "Darkness on the Edge of Town" 1985 - RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco 2024 - Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-6 successfully lands on the far side of the Moon on a mission to analyse and collect rock samples More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Herman-François Delange, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Dutch Republic (d. 1781) 1903 - Mario Pilati, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1938) 1906 - (Abraham) "Albert" Sandler, British violinist and 'light music' orchestra leader, born in Mile End Old Town, London (d. 1948) 1955 - Gary Grimes, American actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in San Francisco, California 1970 - B-Real [Louis Freese], American rapper (Cypress Hill), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1802 - Pemulwuy [Bembilwuyam] Indigenous Australian (Bidjigal) who resisted colonization, shot to death, his head later sent to Joseph Banks (b. c. 1750) 1962 - Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet (The Land) and gardener (Sissinghurst), dies at 70 1962 - Fran Saleški Finžgar, Slovene folk writer (Our Blood, Service Girls), dies at 91 1972 - Franz Philipp, German composer, dies at 81 2012 - Kathryn Joosten, American actress (Desperate Housewives), dies of lung cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - General Robert E. Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at Seven Pines 1913 - The Serbian government concludes a ten-year treaty with Greece against Bulgaria; Serbia wishes to pursue Macedonian aspirations with Greece's help 1955 - Tunisian nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba returns to Tunisia after imprisonment and exile in France 1970 - MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reprimands Houston Astros pitcher Jim Bouton for writing the memoir *Ball Four*, a candid season-long diary that Kuhn deems "detrimental to baseball" 1975 - John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Chicago" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 947 performances 1987 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Phil Niekro beats Detroit Tigers, 9-6 for his 314th MLB victory; combines with Joe Niekro (216) for most combined wins by brothers in baseball history (530) 2007 - Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for the 1998 second-degree murder of Thomas Youk 2018 - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament, filed by Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1831 - British explorer James Clark Ross discovers the magnetic North Pole on the west coast of Boothia peninsula 1888 - California gets its 1st seismograph 1941 - Germany occupies Crete after Allied evacuation 1975 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Kathy Whitworth wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie 1979 - Los Angeles passes its first homosexual rights bill More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1804 - Mikhail Glinka, Novosspaskoye Russian composer (Kamarinskaya; Ruslan and Ludmilla), born in Novospasskoye, Smolensk, Russian Empire (d. 1857) [birth OS=May 20] 1952 - Şenol Güneş, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Trabzonspor) and manager (Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Turkey), born in Trabzon, Turkey 1968 - Larry Centers, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995, 96, 2001; All-Pro 1996; Super Bowl 2003; Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, NE Patriots), born in Tyler, Texas 1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musician (Jagged Little Pill, "Ironic"; "You Oughta Know"), born in Ottawa, Ontario 1975 - James Storm, American pro wrestler (TNA World Heavyweight Champion 2011; record 7 x TNA World Tag Team Champion), born in Franklin, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1710 - David Mitchell, Scottish admiral in the British Royal navy (b. 1642) 1740 - Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (reasonable orthodoxy), dies at 83 1769 - Edward Holyoke, American academic and 9th President of Harvard University, dies at 79 1841 - David Wilkie, British painter, dies at 55 1992 - Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies More Famous Deaths »

1913 - US 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified 1937 - Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw and riding mechanic 'Jigger' Johnson win race from Ralph Hepburn by 2.16 seconds, closest finish to that point; Johnson last winning riding mechanic 1949 - 31st PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hermitage CC: Sam Snead beats fellow American Johnny Palmer, 3 and 2; first time reigning Masters champion wins PGA Championship in the same calendar year. 1961 - Arthur Michael Ramsey appointed the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury 1970 - Cathedral of Brasília, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer is dedicated in the Brazilian capital Brasília 1970 - 7.75 Ancash earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 66,000-70,000 people and triggers the world's deadliest avalanche 2005 - Mark Felt, former FBI high ranking official revealed as "Deep Throat" source during Watergate investigations in "Vanity Fair" article 2015 - 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards: Silicon Valley wins Best Comedy Series, The Americans win Best Drama Series More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1879 - Madison Square Garden opens in New York, named after 4th President James Madison 1902 - Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever 1931 - 36th French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 1942 - 25th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Seaview CC: Sam Snead beats Jim Turnesa, 2 and 1 for his first PGA Tour major title 1983 - 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Otto "Toby" Hardwicke, American jazz alto saxophone player (The Washingtonians, 1923-28; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1932-46 - "Sophisticated Lady"; "In A Sentimental Mood"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970) 1916 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker and director (Fanfare; Glass), born in Holten, Netherlands (d. 1997) 1950 - Edward Barker, English cartoonist, born in Birmingham, England 1989 - Justine Lupe, American actress (Nobody Wants This), born in New York City 1989 - Marco Reus, German football player (Borussia Dortmund, German national team), born in Dortmund, West Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1665 - Pieter Janz Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 1983 - Jack Dempsey, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1919-26), dies of heart failure at 87 1993 - John Granger, American actor (Advise and Consent), dies at 69 1994 - Sidney Gilliat, English screenwriter (Night Train to Munich) and director, dies at 86 2020 - Brother Ah [Robert Northern], American jazz and world music French hornist, band leader (Gil Evans, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, World Music Ensemble), educator, and radio deejay, dies of respiratory failure at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1832 - Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31) 1923 - Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres 1963 - Indianapolis 500: Parnelli Jones takes his only Indy 500 win despite his car spewing oil from a cracked overflow tank for many laps 1967 - King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo 1997 - Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs 2005 - Gordon Ramsay first appears on US television in cooking competition show "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox 2009 - Super Rugby Final, Pretoria: Morné Steyn kicks 5 conversions and 2 penalties as the Bulls thump the Chiefs (Waikato, NZ), 61-17 2015 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,283): Arsenal beats Aston Villa, 4-0; Gunners' 12th title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1904 - The Japanese Army capture the City of Dairen after landing troops along the south coast of Manchuria 1946 - United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die 1959 - Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward earns first of 2 career Indy 500 victories as a record 16 cars complete full 500 miles; for the first time all cars required to have roll bars 1972 - 3 Japanese PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod Intl airport 2010 - Indianapolis 500: Scotsman Dario Franchitti driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing wins his 2nd Indy title ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1812 - John Alexander McClernand, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky (d. 1900) 1938 - Lone Koppel, Danish operatic soprano (Danish Royal Theatre, 1962-93) and avant garde rock singer (Savage Garden), born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1949 - P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball coach (Seton Hall University; Portland TBs, GS Warriors, OKC), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1950 - Paresh Rawal, Indian Bollywood actor (Woh Chokri, Woh Chokri), born in Bombay, India 1984 - Matt Maguire, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, Brisbane Lions), born in Victoria, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1770 - François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703) 1923 - Camille Chevillard, French composer, dies at 63 1978 - Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violin prodigy, conductor (CBC, 1935-78), and composer, dies at 68 1989 - Claude Pepper, American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1963-89), dies at 88 2006 - David Lloyd, New Zealand botanist, dies from apparent poisoning by acrylamide, a common laboratory chemical, at 68 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1940 - Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich commissar of The Hague, Netherlands 1971 - "Court Room" by Clarence Carter hits #61 2001 - U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments 2010 - 55th Eurovision Song Contest: Lena for Germany wins singing "Satellite" in Oslo 2018 - ABC TV network cancels TV comedy "Roseanne" after its star Roseanne Barr posts a racist tweet More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Ignace Lilien, Austrian-Dutch composer, poet, and chemical engineer, born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964) 1926 - Charles Denner, French actor (The Bride Wore Black, The Man Who Loved Women), born in Tarnów, Poland (d. 1995) 1928 - Freddie Redd, American hard-bop jazz pianist, organist, and composer, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2021) 1979 - Brian Kendrick, American pro wrestler (WWE cruiserweight tag team champion), born in Fairfax, Virginia 1988 - Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold female team 2008), born in Huangshi, Hubei More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1833 - William Marshall, Scottish fiddle composer (strathspeys The Marchioness of Huntly), dies at 84 1919 - Robert Bacon, American politician (39th United States Secretary of State), dies at 58 1951 - Robert Kahn, German composer, dies at 85 2015 - Henry Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m 1964) and football safety (NY Giants), dies at 72 2020 - Curtis Cokes, American boxer (WBA/WBC world welterweight champion 1966-69), dies of heart failure at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1328 - French King Philip VI of Valois crowned at the Cathedral in Reims, France 1592 - The Korean navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, repels a Japanese fleet in the Battle of Sacheon, the first use of a Korean Turtle Ship 1943 - Algiers Allied Planning Conference between Winston Churchill, George C. Marshall and General Dwight D. Eisenhower finalizes the plan for the Italian Campaign 1954 - British runner Diane Leather becomes first woman to run the mile in under 5 minutes; 4:59.6 at Alexander Sports Ground in Birmingham, England 1954 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly retains her title; beats Ginette Bucaille of France 6-4, 6-1 1982 - Pentagon plans first strategy to fight a nuclear war 2004 - World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. 2012 - Thousands march in protest in Johannesburg against Brett Murray's controversial painting "The Spear", part of the artist's Hail to the Thief II exhibition that criticizes South Africa's ruling party More Historical Events »

1731 - All Hebrew books in the Vatican Papal States are confiscated 1892 - Sierra Club formed by John Muir and others in San Francisco, for conservation of nature 1906 - Julian Edwards, Alfred E. Aarons, Ren Shields, and Will D. Cobb's musical "His Honor, the Mayor" opens at New York Theatre and runs for 104 performances 1926 - Military coup by General Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal 1964 - Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Delhi 1995 - White Sox (5) and Tigers (7) combine for record 12 HRs at Tiger Stadium 2019 - Johnson and Johnson go on trial in Oklahoma accused of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying risks of addiction helping create "opioid epidemic"; first of 2,000 cases against US pharmaceutical firms 2023 - Surgeons complete the world's first whole eyeball transplant with a partial facial transplant for a US veteran lineman injured in an accident at NYU Langone Health More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1946 - First night game at Yankee Stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1968 - MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise 1975 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is established by the Treaty of Lagos 1990 - David Robilliard achieves the longest bicycle wheelie at with 5 hours, 12 minutes, and 33 seconds 2002 - NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1760 - Alexandre de Beauharnais, French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, born in Fort-Royal, Martinique, France (d. 1794) 1883 - Luigi Perrachio, Italian pianist, composer (Nove Poemetti; 25 Preludi), and pedagogue (Liceo Musicale Torino), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1966) 1925 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone (Doktor Faust), born in Zehlendorf, Germany (d. 2012) 1946 - K. Satchidanandan, Indian bilingual poet, writer, editor, and translator (While I Write, Words Matter), born in Pulloot, India 1967 - Glen Rice, American basketball guard and forward (3-time NBA All Star; NBA C'ship 2000; Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks), born in Jacksonville, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1891 - Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet", American politician and Army Brigadier General (Confederate), dies at 70 1983 - Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, longest serving mayor of a major American city as Mayor of Albany (1941-83), dies at 73 2007 - Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician (b. 1945) 2008 - Robert Justman, American television producer (b. 1926) 2014 - Maya Angelou [Marguerite Johnson], American author ("I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1896 - Tornado hit St Louis, killing 255, leaving thousands homeless 1950 - Morton Gould and Dorothy Field's colonial-era musical "Arms and the Girl", starring Nanette Fabray and Pearl Bailey, closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 134 performances 1984 - Indianapolis 500: 1979 champion Rick Mears wins second Indy 500 two laps ahead of the field after contenders Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti drop out in second half of the race 1984 - Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria wins three singles tennis matches in one day at the Italian Open, defeating Virginia Ruzici, Carling Bassett, and Chris Evert in the final, 6-3, 6-3; she becomes only the seventh player to defeat Evert on clay 1985 - Bands from across the US parade for President Reagan during his inauguration, filling the route with music, precision, and patriotic pageantry 1985 - Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1997 - Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yankees pay out most $28M 2006 - Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders retain the title with a 19-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes; Dan Carter kicks four penalties and a conversion for the winners More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1930 - Richard Drew invents masking tape 1949 - MLB Cleveland Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1956 - US performs nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll (atmospheric tests) 1984 - Beth Henley's "Miss Firecracker contest" premieres in NYC 2001 - Indianapolis 500: race rookie Hélio Castroneves of Brazil leads for the final 52 laps to win first of 4 Indy 500s; Penske Racing sweeps 1st-2nd with Gil de Ferran the runner-up More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921) 1867 - Arnold Bennett, English novelist (Anna of the Five Towns), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1931) 1909 - Isador Goodman, South African-Australian pianist and composer (New Guinea Fantasy), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1982) 1926 - Kees Rijvers, Dutch soccer midfielder (33 caps; NAC Breda, Saint-Étienne, Feyenoord) and manager (FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2024) 1962 - Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 366 - Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) 1770 - Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1730-46), dies at 69 1975 - Ezzard Charles, American world heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies of ALS at 53 2017 - Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), dies of cancer at 69 2018 - Connie Kurtz, American Gay Rights advocate, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »