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Historical Events 1776 - Adam Smith publishes the influential economics book "The Wealth of Nations" 1809 - A group of conspirators break into Gripsholm Castle and imprison King Gustav IV Adolf and appoint Charles XIII in his place as Regent of Sweden 1922 - Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape" premieres in NYC 1984 - The Competitive Enterprise Institute is founded in Washington, D.C. 2020 - National one-day women's strike held in Mexico to protest high rates of femicide (more than 10 women murdered every day) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - José P. Laurel, 3rd President of the Philippines (1942-44), born in Tanauan, Batangas (d. 1959) 1892 - Frank Puglia, Italian actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), born in Sicily, Italy (d. 1975) 1930 - Thomas Schippers, American conductor (Amahl and Night Visitors), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 1977) 1937 - Grahame Chevalier, South African cricketer (one Test for South Africa 1970, 0 and 0*, 5-100), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2017) 1981 - Clay Rapada, American baseball player, born in Chesapeake, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1688 - Claude Mellan, French engraver, cartoonist and painter, dies at 89 1980 - Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82 2010 - Doris Haddock, American political activist (b. 1910) 2011 - Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936), dies at 86 2012 - Peter Bergman, American comedian, dies from leukemia at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1711 - Antoin de Guiscard, a French and English spy, fails in an attempt to murder English Chancellor of the Exchequer Robert Harley; Harley survives stabbing, and Guiscard dies later from injuries sustained in the fracas 1722 - Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia 1924 - Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah 1967 - New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1973 - Paul and Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis 1979 - China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam 1981 - "Shakespeare's Cabaret", Lance Mulcahy's settings of words of William Shakespeare, closes at the Bijou Theater, NYC, after 54 performances 2021 - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says COVID-9 pandemic has had an "extremely unfair" effect on income and economic opportunities for women More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1934 - Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1946 - 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use (NYC) 1949 - WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1996 - "Fargo" directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi released in the US 2022 - President Joe Biden announces the US is banning Russian oil imports with UK phasing out imports by the end of the year More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - Richard Howe, British admiral, born in London (d. 1799) 1902 - Jennings Randolph, American politician, Senator from West Virginia (1958-85), last living member of the Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, born in Salem, West Virginia (d. 1998) 1922 - Carl Furillo, American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953; MLB All-Star 1952, 53; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania (d. 1989) 1936 - Sue Ane Langdon, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie), born in Paterson, New Jersey 1975 - Peggy Zina [Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou], Greek pop and modern laika singer, and piano player, born in Athens, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1819 - Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature, dies at 80 1869 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphonie fantastique), dies at 65 1919 - Auguste Tolbecque, French cellist, instrument maker, and composer, dies at 88 1976 - Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer during WWII and MI6 intelligence officer, dies at 67 1993 - Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1573 - Turkey and Venice sign a peace treaty 1801 - Massachusetts enacts first state voter registration law 1930 - NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro" 1935 - Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 276.71 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car; last record set at Daytona Beach, Florida 1939 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians 1st record "Auld Lang Syne" 1953 - South African cricket opening batsman Jackie McGlew scores an unbeaten 255 in 1st Test win against New Zealand in Wellington 1963 - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman record their self-titled album "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 2021 - Oprah Winfrey interview with Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex broadcast on CBS, alleges Meaghan was made suicidal and subject to racist treatment by the palace More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - Glamour magazine begins publishing 1945 - Yugoslavia government of Josep Broz Tito forms 1959 - "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 performances 1998 - 19th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Connecticut beats Syracuse, 69-64 2024 - Sweden officially joins NATO as the alliance's 32nd member, abandoning its 200-year policy of neutrality More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1556 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621) 1844 - Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader and philatelist, born in New Canaan, Connecticut (d. 1915) 1942 - Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire), born in Albany, Georgia 1960 - Ivan Lendl, Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic 1967 - Randel "Randy" Guss, American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), born in Detroit, Michigan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1810 - Albertus Henricus Wiese, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48 1891 - Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian philologist, dies at 77 1964 - Franz Alexander, Hungarian-American pioneering psychoanalyst (pioneered psychosomatic medicine), dies at 73 1991 - Greta Schoon, German poet, and kindergarten teacher, dies at 81 2002 - Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein], French artist known for his works used on music album covers (Santana's Abraxus; Miles Davis' Bitches Brew; Osibisa's Heads; Jon Hassel's Dream Theory), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, Casimir IV, who agrees to help in their struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights 1665 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication 1946 - France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation 1967 - WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1974 - Australian cricketing brothers Ian (145 and 121) and Greg Chappell (247no and 133) score unique twin centuries in drawn 1st Test vs New Zealand in Wellington 1990 - SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17 2018 - American WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia's Coral Sea, lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea 2021 - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is vaccinated against COVID-19 in Dharamsala, India and urges others to do so More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1882 - Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king 1904 - The Japanese fleet bombards Vladivostok, the major Russian port on the Pacific 1933 - Poland occupies the free city of Danzig (Gdańsk) 1976 - 23rd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Virginia beats North Carolina, 67-62 1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and his lawyer shot by a militant white supremacist sniper in Georgia, leaving Flynt crippled and wheelchair bound More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - (Johanne) "Jo" Vincent, Dutch concert soprano (St. Matthew's Passion; Benjamin Britten's Spring Symphony), and voice teacher, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989) 1916 - Virginia Gregg, American radio and screen actress, singer and double bassist, born in Harrisburg, Illinois (d. 1986) 1966 - Maurice Ashley, American chess player and commentator (1st Black Grandmaster), born in St. Andrews, Jamaica 1970 - Edward Berger, German film director (All Quiet on the Western Front; Conclave), born in Wolfsburg, West Germany 1976 - Ken Anderson, American professional wrestler also known as "Mr. Kennedy" (WWE Smackdown!; TNA iMPACT! Wrestling), born in Wisconsin Rapids More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1490 - Ivan the Young, Russian Prince of Moscow, heir of Ivan III of Russia, and ruler of Tver by marriage to Maria of Tver, dies at 32 1954 - Louis Zimmermann, Dutch violinist (1st concert master of Amsterdam Symphony), composer, and educator, dies at 80 1967 - Nelson Eddy, American baritone (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 1984 - Ian Cromb, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 8 wickets; Canterbury), dies in a car accident at 78 1994 - Max Schubert, Australian pioneering winemaker (Penfolds), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1579 - Betuwe joins the Union of Utrecht 1820 - Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays 1942 - World première of Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony in Kuybyshev, Russia 1966 - 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die 1969 - Price of gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris 1974 - First performance in 3,000 years of world's oldest known song "Hymn to Nikkal" a 3,400 year old Hurrian hymn to moon god Nikkal from Ugarit in Syria, played at Berkeley University by Anne Kilmer and Richard Crocker 1981 - Michael Stewart's musical "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC for 4 performances 1997 - Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1858 - Abolitionists establish "Crispus Attucks Day" in Boston 1959 - Iran and US sign economic and military treaty 1970 - "Airport" based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released 1994 - Jefffesron Airplane/Starship singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop 2019 - Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins architecture's Pritzker Prize More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1817 - Austen Henry Layard, British archaeologist and diplomat (work in Mesopotamia including rediscovery of Nineveh), born in Paris, France (d. 1894) 1921 - Elmer Valo, American baseball outfielder (one of only 4, four-decade MLB players 1939-61; Philadelphia, KC Athletics), born in Rybník Czechoslovakia (d. 1998) 1932 - Earl Woods, American author (father of Tiger Woods; 2 x books about upbringing and coaching), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 2006) 1948 - Eddy Grant, Guyanese–British reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ("Electric Avenue"), born in Plaisance, British Guiana 1973 - Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis star (1995 Futures Australia), born in Mackay, Queensland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1950 - Sid Grauman, American entrepreneur, established the Chinese Theatre and Egyptian Theatre, dies from coronary occlusion at 70 1994 - Abdullah Al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962-67), dies 2006 - Richard Kuklinski, American mafia hit man, dies at 70 2010 - Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer who killed three children, dies in prison at 71 2018 - Hayden White, American "literary criticism" historian (Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands 1824 - The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858. 1918 - Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921) 1925 - Swain's Island, a remote coral atoll, is annexed by the United States and incorporated into American Samoa 1962 - AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation 1973 - 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America 2001 - Hintze Ribeiro disaster, a bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people 2002 - Canada bans human embryo cloning but permits government-funded scientists to use embryos leftover from fertility treatments or abortions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - Dion Boucicault's stage comedy "London Assurance" opens at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London 1845 - James K. Polk inaugurated as 11th US President 1970 - Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game 1995 - Replacement NY Yankees beat NY Mets 2-1 2023 - Andrew Tate's legal team states he has a dark spot on his lung, sparking rumors about lung cancer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Oren E. Long, American politician and 10th Territorial Governor of Hawai'i (1951-3), born in Altoona, Kansas (d. 1965) 1907 - Maria Branyas, 2nd oldest American-Catalan supercentenarian (117 years, 168 days), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2024) 1909 - Harry B. Helmsley, American billionaire real estate developer (purchased Empire State Building, 1961), born in New York City (d. 199) 1938 - Alpha Condé, Guinean politician (President of Guinea, 2010-21), born in Boke, Lower Guinea 1973 - Jasper Somsen, Dutch jazz double bassist, composer and producer, born in was born Bennekom, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1193 - Saladin, 1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, dies of fever at about 55 1868 - Jesse Chisholm, American pioneer of the Chisholm Trail (b. 1805) 1927 - Ira Remsen American chemist, Johns Hopkins first Chemistry professor, dies at 81 1945 - Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872) 2007 - Natalie Bodanya [Bodanskaya], American soprano, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

493 - Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker 1845 - US Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery 1863 - Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired 1883 - Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in US navy 1915 - US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) created, the predecessor of NASA 1959 - The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts opens in Yerevan, Armenia, with a collection of over 23,000 manuscripts 1966 - Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to exile in Conakry, Guinea 1987 - Ray Dandridge, third baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1838 - Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada 1851 - Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece) 1863 - Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired 1939 - Mahatma Gandhi begins a fast in Bombay to protest against autocratic rule in India 2020 - World Bank pledges $12 billion in emergency aid for developing countries dealing with COVID-19 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1838 - George William Hill, American astronomer (calculated Moon's orbit) and considered to be the greatest master of celestial mechanics of his time, born in New York (d. 1914) 1851 - Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (The Murderess), born in Skiathos, Greece (d. 1911) 1911 - Jean Harlow [Harlean Carpentier], American actress and 1930s' sex goddess (Dinner at 8; Bombshell), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1937) 1923 - (Arthel) "Doc" Watson, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, folk, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer, born in Deep Gap, North Carolina (d. 2012) 1929 - Jim Tunney, American football official (Super Bowl VI, XI, XII; record 29 post-season assignments), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1806 - Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and editor, dies at 61 1926 - Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 58 1994 - Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Polish-Israeli composer and music editor, dies at 75 2008 - Norman "Hurricane" Smith, British sound engineer (The Beatles, 1962-65), producer (Pink Floyd; The Pretty Things), and musician ("Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"; "Don't Let It Die"), dies at 85 2014 - William R. Pogue, American astronaut, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - 1st US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated in Connecticut 1893 - 1st US federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features 1895 - US Congress renames the Office of Immigration as the Bureau of Immigration 1942 - 14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper, and Joan Fontaine win 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1968 - Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov of the Soviet Union 2012 - New fiscal compact to prevent excessive debt is signed by 25 out of 27 European Union members 2021 - Governors of Texas and Mississippi both announce they are lifting mask mandates and COVID-19 health measures despite CDC warnings of complacency More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1121 - Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1968 - USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1988 - The flaming basketball is adopted as NBA franchise Miami Heat’s official logo from over 13,000 entries; Mark Henderson submits the winning entry 1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice 2024 - Brit Music Awards: Raye wins a record six Brits, including album and song of the year, with Kylie Minogue awarded Global Icon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1927 - John Romanides, Greek Eastern Orthodox priest and professor, born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 2001) 1929 - Sir Donald Gosling, British entrepreneur (Central Car Parks; National Car Parks), yachtsman, and WWII Royal Navy veteran, born in South London, England (d. 2019) 1941 - John Cornell, Australian screenwriter (Paul Hogan Show; Crocodile Dundee), and director (Crocodile Dundee II), born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (d. 2021) 1956 - Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (WBA featherweight champion 1978-85), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2019) 1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese science fiction writer, born in Kobe, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1074 - Yorimichi Fujiwara, Japanese imperial courtier and regent for three emperors (1016-68), dies at about 82 (b. 992) 1829 - Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence (b. 1768) 1921 - Champ Clark, American politician (b. 1850) 1974 - Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. 1948) 1981 - Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1927 3rd), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1815 - Sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law 1913 - David Beatty becomes Rear-Admiral Commanding the Royal Navy's 1st Battlecruiser Squadron 1941 - German troops invade Bulgaria 1976 - 11th Academy of Country Music Awards: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn win 1990 - Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 1993 - New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is reinstated as general partner of the team; banned because of his relationship with convicted gambler Howie Spira 1997 - "Mandy Patinkin in Concert" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for limited run of 16 performances 2016 - MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred sends a strong message on the issue of domestic violence; issues a 30-game suspension to NY Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1859 - Present seal of San Francisco adopted (its 2nd) 1903 - Major League Baseball Rules Committee rule that pitcher's mound must not be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate 1970 - Kreisky's Social Democrats win Austrian parliamentary election 1995 - 37th Grammy Awards: "All I Want to Do" by Sheryl Crow; "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen win 1999 - Daryll Cullinan scores South African cricket record 275no in the drawn 1st Test against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland; Gary Kirsten 128 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - Matthias Joseph Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), born in Meckenheim (d. 1888) 1923 - Péter Kuczka, Hungarian writer, poet, and editor of science fiction, born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary (d. 1999) 1944 - Mike D'Abo, British rock vocalist (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"; Jesus Christ Superstar - "Herod"), and songwriter ("Handbags and Gladrags"), born in Betchworth, Surrey, England 1970 - Yolanda Griffith, American Women's Basketball Hall of Fame center (Olympic gold 2000, 04; WNBA Finals MVP 2005, Sacramento Monarchs; 8 × WNBA All-Star), born in Chicago, Illinois 1977 - Esther Cañadas, Spanish supermodel who has worked with Donna Karen and Balenciaga, born in Alicante, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1898 - George Bruce Malleson, English officer in India and author, dies at 72 1950 - Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American scientist and philosopher, dies at 70 1952 - Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (The Flies, The Bosses), dies at 79 1972 - Violet Trefusis, English writer and socialite who had a famous affair with writer Vita Sackville-West, dies at 77 2019 - Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (WBA featherweight champion 1978-85), dies of pancreatic cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1749 - 1st edition of Henry Fielding's novel "Tom Jones" is published 1882 - 1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University 1900 - General Buller's troops relieve Ladysmith in Natal 1904 - Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres 1914 - Rida Johnson Young, James Royce Shannon, and Chanucy Ollcot's musical "Shameen Dhu" closes at the Opera House, NYC, after a limited engagement of 32 performances 1981 - Columbia Records releases "Seven Year Ache," the third studio album by Rosanne Cash; it is her commercial breakthrough and goes to #1 on the country music chart 1998 - "View From the Bridge" closes at Criterion Theater NYC 2016 - Explosion at Severnaya coal mine in Vorkuta, Russia kills 36, including 5 rescuers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1870 - The Bulgarian Exarchate (Orthodox Church) is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire 1974 - US and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years 1981 - Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws 1998 - First flight of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in US civilian airspace 2024 - Ghana passes new legislation making it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+ More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1704 - Louis Godin, French astronomer and seismologist who travelled to Peru, born in Paris (d. 1760) 1854 - Juliusz Zarębski, Polish pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Zhytomyr, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1885) 1930 - Frank Malzone, American baseball third baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Boston Red Sox), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015) 1957 - John Turturro, American actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York 1957 - Ainsley Harriott, English celebrity chef (Read Steady Cook), born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1737 - Hercule Brehy, Flemish composer and organist, dies at 63 1796 - Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, German violinist and composer, dies at 56 1979 - Jane Hylton [Audrey Gwendolene Clark], British actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak), dies of a heart attack at 52 1994 - Buster Holmes, American chef and New Orleans restaurateur, dies at 88 1999 - Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1900 - Battle of Paardeberg: Boer General Piet Cronjé surrenders to the British after a prolonged siege 1901 - National League Rules Committee for baseball decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1997 - British singer Sade arrested in Jamaica for disobeying a police officer 1998 - FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati 1998 - 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins 2007 - Mark Messier's #11 jersey is retired by the Edmonton Oilers 2014 - Chaos erupts after the Swedish Public Employment Service mistakenly invites 61,000 people to a job interview in Stockholm 2014 - Unmarked Russia special forces invade neighboring Crimea, Ukraine to assist pro-Russian nationalists, occupying government buildings in preparation for annexation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1816 - Dutch regain Suriname from the French after the defeat of Napoleon 1973 - American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota 1996 - First appearance of Pokémon in the role-playing video game "Pocket Monsters Red and Green" for Game Boy in Japan 1998 - 12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win 2003 - Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Irving Fisher ' America's greatest economist' (Fisher’s Theory of Interest, Monetarism), born in Saugerties, New York (d. 1947) 1901 - Horatio Luro, American horse trainer (43 x stakes winners; Decidedly, Northern Dancer), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1991) 1950 - Julia Neuberger, British rabbi, born in Hampstead, United Kingdom 1957 - Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, screenwriter and creator of "Ed, Edd n Eddy", born in Toronto, Ontario 1970 - David White, American NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1942 - Karel Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52 1977 - Allison Hayes, American model and actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), dies of leukemia or lead poisoning at 47 1995 - Philip Sherrington, opus Dei Priest, dies at 51 1998 - J. T. Walsh, American actor (Good Morning, Vietnam, Pleasantville), dies of a heart attack at 54 2025 - Boris Spassky, Russian chess player (world champion 1969-72), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1917 - First jazz records are recorded: "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" and "Livery Stable Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company in NYC 1917 - Russian February Revolution: Tsar Nicolas II orders army to quell civil unrest in Petrograd - army mutinies [NS Mar 11] 1955 - Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 152 performances 1983 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks 1991 - Signs of Iran crude now an option for US refiners, but no imports from Iran likely in near future 2004 - US lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending restrictions that had lasted for 23 years 2017 - 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500 2023 - Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams faces widespread condemnation for his comments about African Americans in a YouTube show, prompting his strip and up-coming book to be cancelled More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - US President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park 1941 - Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized (California) 1954 - First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used in Quincy, Massachusetts 2013 - A rocket launched from the Gaza strip into Israel ends the ceasefire since November 2012 2025 - First death from measles in the US occurs in Texas in a decade, and the first child to die in 22 years amid an outbreak affecting 124 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1939 - Josephine Tewson, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances; Last Of The Summer Wine, 2003-10), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2022) 1945 - Peter Brock, Australian auto racer (3 x Australian Touring Car C'ship; 9 x Bathurst 500/1000; 9 x Sandown Endurance), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2006) 1950 - Billy Steinberg, American lyricist and songwriter (with Tom Kelly - "Like A Virgin"; "True Colors"; "I Touch Myself"), born in Palm Springs, California (d. 2026) 1957 - David Muldrow Beasley, American politician, born in Darlington, South Carolina 1959 - Rolando Blackman, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1985, 86, 87, 90; Dallas Mavs, NY Knicks; Italian Cup MVP 1996 Olimpia Milano), born in Panama City, Panama More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1802 - Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral and Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy, dies at 83 1933 - Princess Thyra, Danish princess, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, dies at 79 1960 - Aleksandar Belic, Serbian linguist, dies at 83 2008 - Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician 2023 - Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1746 - The Duke of Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen 1892 - J. M. Barrie's stage play "Walker London" premieres in London 1960 - John Cage's musical composition "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos" premieres in Middletown, Connecticut 1980 - Coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname 1981 - Rita Jenrette, wife of US "Abscam" congressman, appears on "Donahue" TV talk show 1981 - Exec Board of Baseball Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved 1991 - Businessman Bruce McNall, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts 2013 - Italy Common Good, a centre left alliance, wins the Italian general election More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1925 - US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1961 - Paul Bikle in glider climbs from 1,208 m at release to record altitude of 1,410m 1961 - Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home college basketball win streak 1968 - 10th Daytona 500: Cale Yarborough driving for Wood Brothers Racing wins by less than a second from LeeRoy Yarbrough; grid set exclusively by qualifying times 1995 - PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1735 - Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, German composer, born in Grossen Behringen, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1792) 1902 - Max Kommerell, German literary critic (Die Gefangenen), born in Münsingen, Germany (d. 1944) 1966 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sumter, South Carolina 1980 - Christy Knowings, American actress and member of the "All That" sketch comedy show (1997-2000), born in the Bronx, New York 1985 - Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league halfback-five eighth (31 Tests; Wests Tigers, St. George, South Sydney) and coach (Wests Tigers), born in Whakatane, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1655 - Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar and poet (Poetics), dies at 74 1860 - Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator and lexicographer (edited Webster's Dictionary), dies at 69 1953 - Jesus Garcia Leoz, Spanish orchestral and film composer (The Sun Comes Out Every Day), dies at 49 1996 - Marion Farouk Political scientist-Sluglett, dies at 59 2009 - Ian Carr, Scottish jazz musician (Nucleus), dies after suffering Alzheimer's disease at 75 More Famous Deaths »