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1306 - The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Robert the Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1963 - Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman in space returns to Earth 1968 - 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1973 - "The Rocky Horror Show" stage production first opens in London written by Richard O'Brian and directed by Jim Sharman and starring Tim Curry 1977 - US Open Golf, Southern Hills CC: Hubert Green shoots 2-under 278 to beat Lou Graham by 1 stroke 1978 - Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip 1991 - Two of actress Mia Farrow's daughters are arrested for shoplifting lingerie 2009 - "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox is released 2013 - Jerry Sloan returns to the Utah Jazz as an adviser and scouting consultant More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1770 - Swedish theologian and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work True Christian Religion 1943 - NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5) 1944 - Japanese troops conquer Changsha China 1974 - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) suspends constitution 1990 - Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al López's NL mark 2020 - Australian government and companies suffer a months-long state-based cyber attack according to PM Scott Morrison More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1741 - Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver and art collector, born in Amsterdam (d. 1816) 1903 - Hans Litten, German lawyer, workers' rights advocate, anti-Nazi antagonist, and educator, born in 1903 Halle an der Saale, German Empire (d. 1938) 1928 - Barry Took, English comedy writer (d. 2002) 1935 - Tommy Devito, American rock baritone vocalist and guitarist (Four Seasons - "Sherry"), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2020) 1947 - Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist (Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses), born in Mumbai, India 1954 - Jim Cooper, American politician (Rep-D-TN, 1983- ), born in Nashville, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1936 - John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies 1962 - Frank Borzage, American director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69 1986 - Coluche [Michel Colucci], French comedian (My Best Friend's Girl), dies at 41 2012 - Richard Lynch, American actor, dies at 76 (body found on this date) 2013 - Bojidar Dimov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (Die Hochzeit von Susa), dies at 61 2016 - Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (Star Trek), dies in an accident at 27 More Famous Deaths »

1894 - Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate 1898 - Steel Pier, 1st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1943 - SS Police in Amsterdam sentence 12 resistance fighters to death for the fire-bombing at the census records bureau in March 1944 - Farewell concert of conductor Willem Mengelberg in Paris, France 1948 - National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time 1949 - "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances 1955 - "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances 1982 - Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote 2019 - England cricket captain Eoin Morgan smashes a ODI world record 17 sixes against Afghanistan in his side's 150-run World Cup victory at Old Trafford; Morgan, 148 from 71 balls 2022 - Attacks in Oromia, western Ethiopia, targeting the Amhara people leave a reported 250 dead, killed by Oromo rebels amid worsening ethnic conflict in the country More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" ("The Marksman") premieres at Schauspielhaus, Berlin, Germany 1912 - The Chicago national Republican Convention splits between President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt; after Taft is nominated, Roosevelt and progressive elements of the Party form the Progressive Party (also known as the 'Bull Moose Party') 1972 - 3 members of the British Army are killed by an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb in a derelict house near Lurgan, County Down 1983 - Space shuttle Challenger 2 launches the first American woman into space, astronaut Sally Ride 1996 - Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts 2013 - Russia passes a law banning foreign same-sex couples from adopting children More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1934 - Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese manga artist (d. 2004) 1942 - Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (The Hague Philharmonic, 1980-1991; St. Louis Symphony, 1996-2002), born in Amsterdam (d. 2004) 1952 - Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (President of Chad, 1990–2021), born in Berdoba, Chad (d. 2021) 1962 - Jan[ice] Merrill, track star (US record long distance holder 1979) 1969 - Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler 1991 - Willa Holland, American actress (Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1629 - Piet Heyn, Dutch privateer who captured a Spanish silver fleet and admiral who became a folk hero, shot by cannonball during a skirmish with privateers at 51 1937 - Al Boasberg, American vaudeville, radio and film comedy writer (Jack Benny; Bob Hope; The Marx Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 44 1939 - Frans "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish operetta actor (Paljas), dies at 73 1982 - Roberto Calvi, Italian banker and director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself at 62 2016 - Paul Cox, Dutch-born Australian director (Lonely Hearts), dies at 76 2020 - Arturo Chaires, Mexican soccer defender (22 caps; C.D. Guadalajara), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1397 - Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway 1824 - US Bureau of Indian Affairs established 1938 - Japan declares war on China 1939 - French Championships Men's Tennis: American collegiate champion Don McNeill beats countryman Bobby Riggs 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 1943 - Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1953 - Riots in East Germany for reunification 1961 - Billy Barnes' musical revue "Billy Barnes People", starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances 2010 - NBA Finals: Depending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 83-79 in Game 7 for franchise's 16th NBA title; MVP: Kobe Bryant 2015 - 9 people are shot and killed inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a 21-year-old gunman 2021 - US President Joe Biden signs into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act making June 19th a federal holiday commemorating emancipation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1579 - English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New Albion" 1850 - Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die 1954 - Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends 1990 - "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances 1991 - South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws 1991 - Country entertainer Minnie Pearl suffers a stroke at 78 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - François Jacob, French biologist and bacteriologist (Nobel 1965), born in Nancy, France (d. 2013) 1926 - Manuel Enríquez, Mexican composer, born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico (d. 1994) 1930 - Romuald Twardowski, Polish composer, born in Wilno/ Vilnius, Poland 1947 - Paul Young, British rock singer and percussionist (Mike + The Mechanics - "All I Need Is A Miracle"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2000) 1970 - Stéphane Fiset, Canadian NHL goalie, 1998-2002 (Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec 1987 - Kendrick Lamar, American hip hop singer-songwriter (Damn), born in Compton, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1871 - Clement Vallandigham, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio, convicted of opposing civil war, exiled to Confederate States), dies after accidentally shooting himself at 50 1994 - Joeri Nagibin, Russian screenwriter (Babje Karstvo), dies at 74 1995 - Claire Sterling, American journalist and writer (The Terror Network), dies at 75 1996 - Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher of science (paradigm shift), dies at 73 2004 - Sara Lidman, Swedish author (Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi), dies at 80 2015 - Suleyman Demirel, Turkish leader, President (1993-2000) and Prime Minister, dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1755 - British capture strategic Fort Beauséjour, eastern Canada, expelling the Acadians and renaming it Fort Cumberland 1858 - Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the Senate 1903 - Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates 1961 - Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France 1962 - 2 US army officers killed in Saigon 1974 - US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Hale Irwin's score of 287 (+7) is good enough for the first of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Forrest Fezler 1985 - Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis 1996 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills GC: Steve Jones wins his lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Tom Lehman and Davis Love III 2016 - Philadelphia is the first US city to pass a tax on sweetened drinks 2022 - NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics, 103-90 for a 4-2 series win; Warriors' 4th title in 8 years; MVP: Stephen Curry More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1953 - Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, NY Yankees lose ending an 18 game winning streak and also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1954 - Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months 1969 - US Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr from House of Representatives violated Article I of the Constitution by citing reasons beyond the exclusive list of qualifications in the article 1989 - Only 17 holes-in-one recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1989 - Funeral for Imre Nagy, leader of Hungarian uprising in 1956 2013 - 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1941 - Dino Ciani, Italian pianist, born in Fiume, Italy (d. 1974) 1942 - Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, British politician and leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP), born in Mytchett, Surrey 1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr), born in Reykjavík, Iceland 1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Irving, Texas 1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian soccer defender (28 caps; Sporting Cristal CS 233 games, CS Cienciano), born in Cusco, Peru 1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (34 ODIs, 1 x 50, 22 wickets; Dhaka Warriors), born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1925 - Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer, politician and activist (founded Swaraj Party), dies at 55 1944 - Marc Bloch, French historian and member of the French resistance, executed by firing squad by the Gestapo at 57 1947 - Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian Egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 2003 - Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish-Swedish philosopher (b. 1916) 2004 - Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai politician and general (1971 coup Prime Minister of Thailand 1958-73), dies at 92 2010 - Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Resurrection Symphony), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1598 - Battle of San Juan: British forces led by Sir George Clifford attack Spanish-held San Juan, capturing the citadel El Moro and holding for 65 days 1864 - Battle of Petersburg begins as General Ulysses S. Grant assaults the Confederate line at the important Southern rail center of Petersburg 1869 - Mike McCoole (US) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout 1917 - In order to calm troubled relations with Ireland, the British grant amnesty to the Prisoners taken during the Easter Rising of 1916 1929 - 1st time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch 1943 - Race riot in Beaumont, Texas erupts killing 2 1955 - The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack 1978 - Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days 1988 - Turkish premier Özal meets Greek premier Papandreou in Athens 1994 - New York Giants cut Super Bowl XXI MVP quarterback Phil Simms after 15 years service with the NFL club More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1667 - 1st fully documented human blood transfusion is performed by French physician, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, when a small amount of sheep blood is transfused into a 15-year old boy, who survives the procedure 1903 - The Serbian Assembly meets and elects Prince Peter Karageorgevich king 1964 - Last French troops leave Algeria 1998 - 32nd Music City News Country Awards: Neal McCoy, Lorrie Morgan and Billy Ray Cyrus win 2012 - Five Dutch banks, including ING, receive credit rating downgrades of one or two notches 2015 - 800 year anniversary of "the birthplace of modern democracy", the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runymede, England More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1809 - François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866) 1915 - Patrick Piggott, British pianist, composer, and musicologist (The Life and Music of John Field; The Innocent Diversion - Music in the Life and Writings of Jane Austen), born in Dover, England (d. 1990) 1929 - Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, Australian piano player, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995) 1949 - Michael Lutz, American bassist, singer, guitarist (Brownsville Station - "Smokin' In The Boys Room"), and producer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan 1972 - Ramiro Mendoza, Panamanian MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Los Santos, Panama 1999 - Peso Pluma [Hassan Laija], Mexican corridos singer, rapper, and guitarist ("Ella Baila Sola"), born in Zapopan, Mexico More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1814 - Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French playwright (Les Tuteurs) satirist and politician, dies at 84 1858 - Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French Romantic painter, etcher and sculptor, dies at 63 1991 - A. B. "Happy" Chandler, American Baseball HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1945-51) and politician (44th and 49th Governor Kentucky), dies at 92 1996 - Piet Bambergen, Dutch comic and actor (The Mounties; The Mad Adventures of Sherlock Jones), dies of a heart attack at 65 2007 - Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band), dies of multiple myeloma at 61 2013 - Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist (Nobel 1982), dies from lymphoma at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1597 - At 4:30 AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya on his third Arctic expedition to return to the Netherlands (dies on the return voyage) 1906 - Pogrom against Jews in Bialystok, Polish Russia 1919 - 1st nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock and Brown) leaves Newfoundland 1952 - US Open Men's Golf, Northwood GC: Julius Boros wins 1st of 3 majors by 4 shots from Ed Oliver 1955 - Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty 1972 - Tropical storm (later hurricane) Agnes forms over Yucatán Peninsula 1985 - Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles 1985 - Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists hijacked TWA Flight 847 2018 - 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing 2019 - Swiss women hold a national strike over the country's slow pace towards equality More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1847 - Robert Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner 1968 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" second studio album by Iron Butterfly is released 1988 - "Guy" debut album by Guy is released 1990 - NBA Finals: Defending champion Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers, 92-90 in Game 5 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Isiah Thomas 2013 - The US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property 2018 - Rashid Khan makes his Test debut for Afghanistan against India More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1903 - Alonzo Church, American Mathematician whose work provided foundation for computer science, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1995) 1929 - Alan Davidson, Australian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 1,328 runs @ 24.59, 186 wickets, best 7/93, 42 catches; NSW), born in Lisarow, Australia (d. 2021) 1965 - Trina Shoemaker, American mixer, record producer, and sound engineer (Queens of the Stone Age; Sheryl Crow), born in Joliet, Illinois 1968 - Tony Smith, American NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 1979 - Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City 1989 - Courtney Halverson, American actress (Unfriended), born in Orange County, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1674 - Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French writer and poet (Polexandre), dies at about 74 1952 - Felix Calonder, Swiss politician (Free Democratic Party), dies at 88 1989 - Pete de Freitas, British drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies in a motorcycle accident at 27 2005 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, dies at 91 2006 - Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905) 2009 - Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940) More Famous Deaths »

1792 - British explorer Captain George Vancouver lands on the site of what is now Vancouver, British Columbia 1899 - New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 peoples and injures around 200 1901 - In Cuba, the constitutional convention - knowing that the USA will not withdraw its troops until does so - adopts the Platt Amendment as part of its constitution 1910 - Dutch soccer club PEC forms in Zwolle; renamed FC Zwolle in 1990 and back to PEC Zwolle in 2012 1947 - British Amateur Women's Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England's Jacqueline Gordon 5 and 4 1972 - Apple Records releases John Lennon and Yoko Ono's political album "Sometime in NYC" in US; includes studio recordings of songs "Woman is the Nigger of the World", "Attica State" and "Luck of the Irish"; and some live tracks from 1971 concert with Frank Zappa 1977 - Groundbreaking ceremony for John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts; architect I. M. Pei's design would take over 2 years to build 1996 - Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations because of her numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women and Asians 2016 - Stanley Cup Final, SAP Center, San Jose, CA: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat San Jose Sharks, 3-1 for a 4-2 series victory; Penguins 4th title 2018 - Battle for key Yemen port of Hudaydah begins with assault by Saudi backed pro-government forces against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1772 - Marion du Fresne is killed at Tacoury's Cove, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, by local Māori 1933 - Financial and Economy World conference opens (66 countries) 1950 - 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die 1963 - "Cleopatra" directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton premieres in NYC, then most expensive film ever made 2002 - 1st CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney win 2020 - African American Rayshard Brooks shot dead in drive-through carpark in Atlanta leading to further protests at police violence and the resignation of city's police chief More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - George Atzerodt, American conspirator who failed to attempt an assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson on the night Abraham Lincoln was murdered, born in Dorna, German Confederation (d. 1865) 1878 - James Oliver Curwood, American journalist and writer (Kazan the wolfdog), born in Owosso, Michigan (d. 1927) 1942 - Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany 1945 - Alfred Gell, British social anthropologist (d. 1997) 1963 - Philippa Baker, New Zealand rower (World C'ship gold LW1x 1991; W2x 1993, 94), born in Wanganui, New Zealand 1973 - Jason Caffey, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Mobile, Alabama More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1687 - Jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried 1761 - Meinrad Spiess, German composer, dies at 77 1888 - Carel Vosmaer, Dutch poet and art critic (Netherlands Spectator), dies at 62 1994 - Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of O.J. Simpson at 27 1995 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian classical pianist, dies at 75 2022 - Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union fly-half (29 Tests Wales, 8 British and Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; Llanelli RFC 414 games and 2,535 points), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - Emperor De Zong proclaims reforms in Peking 1927 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits 19th and 20th homers of MLB season record 60 HRs in New York's 6-4 win over Cleveland Indians at Yankees Stadium 1938 - French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-French final Simonne Mathieu wins first of consecutive titles; beats Nelly Adamson 6-0, 6-3 1941 - 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam 1980 - K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service (San Francisco) 1981 - Cannibal Issei Sagawa kills Dutch student 1984 - US Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally 2006 - 60th Tony Awards: "Jersey Boys" (musical) and "The History Boys" (play) win 2009 - Texas mother hit by lightning while standing in her kitchen in her Texas home. Witnesses say lightning came through a light fixture, struck her chest and exited her foot. Survived after three days in hospital. 2012 - US territory Puerto Rico votes to become a US State More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1594 - Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, creating a ruling class of native nobility known as the Principalía 1987 - Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term 1988 - Freedom Fest: Anti-apartheid benefit and Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert addresses his continued imprisonment; performers include Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba, Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Al Green, Joan Armatrading; Jessye Norman, and The Eurythmics at Wembley Stadium, London; broadcast to 67 countries with estimated audience of 600 million 1992 - US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0 1994 - 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8 2020 - Bodies of 46 migrants recovered off the coast of Tunisia after a boat capsized a few days before More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - George Paine, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 17 wickets; Warwickshire CCC), born in London, England (d. 1978) 1914 - Jack Mann, British fighter pilot and hostage, kidnapped by Islamists in Lebanon in May 1989, born in Northampton, England (d. 1995) 1920 - Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955-72), born in Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal (d. 1972) 1931 - Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), born in Santiago, Cuba (d. 2020) 1949 - Frank Beard, American blues-rock drummer (ZZ Top - "Legs"), born in Frankton, Texas 1964 - Kim Gallagher, American athlete (Olympic silver 800m 1984; bronze 1988), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2002) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1879 - William, Prince of Orange, Dutch crown prince of the Netherlands, dies of typhus at 39 1975 - Floro Ugarte, Argentine composer (From My Land; Saika), and educator, dies at 90 1976 - Folke Eriksberg [Eriksberger], Swedish jazz and session guitarist and composer, dies at 65 2005 - Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64 2008 - Võ Văn Kiệt, former prime minister of Vietnam (b. 1922) 2015 - Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer-songwriter ("Here Today and Gone Tomorrow"; "Pop a Top"), and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road), dies of lung cancer at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1942 - Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) which had been implicated in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi controller of Bohemia and Moravia, to “teach the Czechs a final lesson of subservience and humility”; over 170 adult men were executed by firing squad on site, women and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under 1954 - KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 - John Diefenbaker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada 1966 - The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" in UK; "Rain" featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out 1967 - 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California 1967 - American pole vaulter Bob Seagren sets a world record mark of 17'7" in San Diego, California 1974 - "Feel Like Makin' Love" single released by Roberta Flack (Billboard Song of the Year 1974) 1991 - David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" final episode airs on ABC-TV 2013 - Superman film "Man of Steel" directed by Zack Snyder, starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams premieres in New York City 2019 - New DNA research on grapes shows one French wine Savagnin Blanc has been grown for 900 years in Jura published in "Nature Plants" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1865 - Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" premieres in Munich, Germany 1916 - Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks 1990 - French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 1995 - French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 with pivotal 32-point game in 3rd set; Graf's 4th French title 1996 - 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson wins 2018 - Actor Vince Vaughn arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest near Los Angeles More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Pierre Duhem, French naturalist, philosopher and historian, born in Paris (d. 1916) 1861 - Joseph Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem), born in Roermond, the Netherlands (d. 1949) 1863 - Louis Couperus, Dutch poet and writer (Eline Vere), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1923) 1929 - Edward O. Wilson, American sociobiologist, world’s leading authority on ants, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021) 1934 - Nicolas Roussakis, American composer, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1994) 1979 - Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1247 - Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Spanish Archbishop of Toledo and advisor to Alfonso VIII, dies (b. c. 1170) 1967 - Frank Butler, American actor and screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76 1986 - Merle Miller, American biographer (b. 1919) 2008 - Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch politician (State Secretary for the Interior 1986-94), dies at 78 2009 - Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship gold 1981; Indoor C'ship gold 1997), dies at 72 2021 - Neno, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica), dies from a heart attack at 59 More Famous Deaths »

1772 - 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island 1803 - British explorer Matthew Flinders arrives in Sydney becoming the first person to circumnavigate Australia, proving it is one continent 1902 - 1st Automat restaurant opens at 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia 1931 - First rocket-powered aircraft design patented by Robert Goddard 1942 - Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy government 1988 - "Bloodsport (1987)" premieres in Germany 2010 - 9th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban win 2016 - Elizabeth Warren formally endorses Hillary Clinton for president 2019 - 95 people killed in attack on Dogon village Sobame Da in central Mali by suspected Fulani group 2021 - US President Joe Biden begins his first foreign trip, arriving in the UK to attend a G7 summit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1908 - King Edward VII of Great Britain visits Tsar Nicholas II at Reval, Russia, where the two discuss the growing power of Germany and British plans for reform in Macedonia 1960 - Roy Orbison releases single "Only the Lonely"; it becomes his 1st major hit - peaking at #2 in the US and topping the UK charts 1975 - Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" 1984 - Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts 1984 - NASA suffers a launch vehicle failure launching Intelsat 509 2013 - The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek GandCC: David Frost of South Africa wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Couples More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - Luigi Fagioli, Italian auto racer (oldest to win F1 race at 53), born in Osimo, Ancona, Italy (d. 1952) 1901 - George Price, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), born in Fort Lee, New Jersey (d. 1995) 1938 - Gary Starkweather, American engineer and inventor of the laser printer, born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2019) 1942 - Ossie Clark, British fashion designer of the Swinging Sixties, born in Oswaldtwistle, England (d. 1996) 1973 - Orlondo Steinauer, American CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats) and coach, born in Seattle, Washington 1973 - Tedy Bruschi, American linebacker (New England Patriots), born in San Francisco, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1825 - Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma and Guastalla, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 44 1892 - William Grant Stairs, Canadian-British explorer and adventurer with leading role controversial African expeditions, dies of malaria at 28 1960 - René Maran, French writer (Batouala, 1st black writer to win Prix Goncourt), dies at 72 1976 - Sybil Thorndike, English actress (Melba, Major Barbara), dies at 93 1996 - Edward Morris Bernstein, American economist (US negotiator at Bretton Woods conference and establishment of IMF), dies at 91 2019 - Gerlind Reinshagen, German novelist, children's book author, and playwright (Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth)), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1929 - 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8 1963 - American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1965 - USSR launches Luna 6; it missed the Moon by 99,000 miles 1974 - US and Saudi Arabia sign military-economic contract 1979 - "The Source," 1st computer public information service, goes on-line 1982 - Falklands War: Royal Fleet Auxiliary Sir Gahalad attacked in San Carlos Water ("Bomb Alley") by Argentine aircraft: 48 soldiers and crewman were killed. 1982 - Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time 1985 - French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 for her 17th Grand Slam title and 6th French singles crown 1996 - PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper 2018 - World's most powerful supercomputer, Summit, can process 200,000 trillion calculations per second, launched at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, by IBM and NVidia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1647 - England parliament bans Christmas, Easter and Whitsun festivities, services and celebrations, including in the home, with fines for non-compliance - proves unpopular 1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately 1935 - 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6 1953 - Cluster of 6 tornadoes touches down in Flint, Michigan killing 113 1963 - American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1983 - East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.81) in Berlin, Germany More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish-Norwegian mathematician, born in Vestby, Norway (d. 1818) 1903 - Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996) 1923 - Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest, author and civil rights activist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2015) 1952 - Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank) 1970 - "Seu" Jorge [da Silva], Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, singer, and actor (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1982 - Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1948 - Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), dies at 70 1956 - Marie Laurencin, French painter, dies at 72 2010 - Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71 2013 - Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65 2018 - Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), dies at 68 2022 - Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 and Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - Boston's First Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in America, is founded [NS March 1] 1866 - 1,800 Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after they loot and plunder around Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg, Quebec 1875 - California Rifle and Pistol Association founded 1906 - Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches 1936 - Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout 1941 - Chemists Archer John Porter Martin and Richard L. M. Synge give the first demonstration of partition chromatography (separation of mixtures) at a meeting of the Biochemical Society held at the National Institute for Medical Research, Hampstead 1959 - KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) 1967 - 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors 1973 - Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 1987 - Andy Van Slyke HRs off R McDowell in both ends of double header More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1340 - Rotterdam Netherlands founded 1654 - Louis XIV crowned King of France 1958 - Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out 1965 - Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits 1969 - Supergroup Blind Faith's debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech 1980 - Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1502 - John III, King of Portugal and the Algarves (1521-57), born in the Palace of Alcáçova, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1557) 1899 - John Hawkes, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship singles, doubles, mixed doubles 1926), born in Geelong, Victoria (d. 1990) 1910 - Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer during the Great Depression, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 1990) 1940 - Tom Jones [Woodward], Welsh pop singer ("What's New, Pussycat?"; "Delilah"), and TV personality (The Voice UK), born in Pontypridd, Wales 1964 - Judie Aronson, American actress 1974 - David Filoni, American director, producer, and screenwriter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-20 TV series); The Mandalorian), born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1358 - Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese shogun (b. 1305) 1800 - Willem Arnold Alting, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies, 1780-97), dies at 75 1893 - Johann Schrammel, Austrian composer, dies at 43 1942 - Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer, dies at 38 2009 - Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter ("Peaceful"), dies of lung cancer at 69 2021 - John McDonnell, American track, cross country coach (University of Arkansas 1972–2008; 40 x NCAA C'ships; 8 x NCAA Triple Crown; 30 x NCAA coach of the year), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1896 - Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo leave NY harbor to row across Atlantic; their 55 day record for rowing was not broken for 114 years 1933 - US Employment Service created 1936 - Aviation gasoline 1st produced commercially Paulsboro, New Jersey 1958 - French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear for an unannounced performance, joining Frank Zappa on stage at Fillmore East in NYC 1982 - Bernard Glassman installed as abbot of Zen Center of NY 1992 - French Open Women's Tennis: Yugoslavian star Monica Seles retains title; outlasts Steffi Graf of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 2002 - "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles, California 2007 - Stanley Cup Final, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Ducks defeat Ottawa Senators, 6-2 for a 4-1 series win; Ducks' first Championship 2019 - Amir Ohana becomes the first openly gay minister in Israel as acting justice minister More Historical Events »