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1453 - Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constantinople 1793 - President Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in US 1954 - USSR joins UNESCO 1959 - Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1981 - MLB Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts 1984 - CBS premiere of TV film "Pope John Paul II", starring Albert Finney in title role 2006 - Nepali security forces open fire on Pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters go on to secure the restoration of Parliament and a federal state. 2012 - TV political comedy "Veep" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky premieres on HBO 2014 - David Moyes is sacked as manager of Manchester United 2024 - Britain's Parliament approves a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1164 - Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III 1745 - Austria and Bavaria sign Peace Treaty of Füssen, ending Bavaria's participation (on the French side) in the War of the Austrian Succession 1906 - New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls 1954 - US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin 1978 - Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1858 - Ethel Smyth, English composer, born in Sidcup, Kent (d. 1944) 1927 - (Lorenzo) "Laurel" Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2005) 1962 - Carol Van Dijk, Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Bettie Serveert - "Dust Bunny"), born in Vancouver, British Columbia 1970 - Regine Velasquez, Filipina pop singer and actress, born in Tondo, Philippines 1977 - Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin, 2002-11), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 835 - Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk and poet (founded Shingon school of Buddhism), dies at 60 1890 - Magnus Huss, Swedish physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease, dies at 82 1988 - Irene Rich, American actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96 2005 - Erika Fuchs, German translator, dies at 98 2008 - Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player ("I Go Crazy"; "65 Love Affair"), dies of a heart attack at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1863 - Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, enters the garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days he spends there. 1954 - USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam 1958 - 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalić of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54 1961 - French army revolts in Algeria 1962 - 9th National Film Awards (India): "Bhagini Nivedita" wins the Golden Lotus 1972 - John Young and Charles Duke explore the moon as part of NASA mission Apollo 16 1977 - Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6 1984 - Centers for Disease Cont says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1988 - Barbra Streisand records "You'll Never Know" 1991 - Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1920 - John Galsworthy's "Skin Game" premieres in London 1970 - The Principality of Hutt River (previously Hutt River Province) secedes from Australia - it remains unrecognised by Australia or other nations 1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan 2004 - Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, and Little Jimmy Scott 2012 - Two trains in Sloterdijk, Netherlands, injure 117 people in a head on collision More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1930 - Don Tyson, American businessman, founder of Tyson Foods, born in Olathe, Kansas (d. 2011) 1936 - James Dobson, American evangelist and founder of Focus on the Family, born in Shreveport, Louisiana 1959 - Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey 1975 - Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m freestyle 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand 1978 - Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish heavy metal drummer (Nightwish, 1997-2014), born in Kitee, Finland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Thursday October Christian, son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 40 1836 - Samuel Slater, English-American industrialist who brought the textile industrial revolution to America, dies at 67 1939 - Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), dies at 66 1958 - Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74 2001 - David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone singer (Dutch Radio Chorus), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1290 - Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter of Edward I, and attended by the king 1884 - Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical "On Freemasonry" 1918 - Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day 1920 - Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0 1935 - "Your Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly) 1986 - Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game 1993 - Mercury Nashville Records releases "Shania Twain", the debut studio album by Shania Twain 1997 - Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 2021 - Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, in a case that prompted huge nationwide racial justice protests 2023 - Colombian President Gustavo Petro meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1610 - Only recorded performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth", during the playwright's lifetime, at the Globe theater, by astrologer Simon Foreman 1916 - Chicago Cubs play their 1st game at Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) and beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 1950 - Baltimore, Maryland's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League 1960 - "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances 1997 - Cubs beat NY Mets, ending the NL's worst opening losing streak of 14 straight games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017) 1953 - Sebastian Faulks, British novelist (The Girl at the Lion d'Or), born in Donnington, Berkshire 1965 - Kostas Hatzidakis, Greek politician (New Democracy Party), born in Rethymno, Greece 1971 - Tina Cousins, English singer (Mysterious Times), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England 1983 - Tan France, English fashion designer and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Doncaster, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1935 - Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer, dies at 71 1962 - Jesse G. Vincent, American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine, Packard automobiles) dies at 82 1995 - Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), dies at 83 2018 - Avicii [Tim Bergling], Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer ("Levels"; "Wake Me Up"; "Sunshine"), commits suicide at 28 2021 - Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (President of Chad, 1990–2021), dies of injuries inflicted on a battlefield at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1619 - Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam 1861 - Baltimore riots - 4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed 1943 - 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8; his 2nd of 4 wins in the event 1947 - Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; first all-Canadian final since 1935 1966 - In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic 1970 - "Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 performances 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1985 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1991 - Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990 1997 - NFL Draft: Ohio State offensive tackle Orlando Pace first pick by St. Louis Rams More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1937 - 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 1983 - France performs nuclear test 1989 - Gun turret explodes on USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors 1990 - Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time 2020 - Turkey passes Iran to become the Middle Eastern country with the most COVID-19 cases with 86,306 infections, Iran continues to have the most deaths More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1660 - Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer, born in Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1716) 1861 - Edward Vermeulen, Flemish writer, born in Beselare, Belgium (d. 1934) 1937 - Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor and 13th President of the Philippines (1998-01), born in Tondo, Philippines 1962 - Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), born in Karasburg, Namibia (d. 2022) 1987 - Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Nyagan, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1739 - Nicholas Saunderson, English scientist and mathematician, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics Cambridge University, dies at 57 1992 - Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51 2012 - Levon Helm, American drummer and singer (The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"; "The Weight"), and actor (Coal Miner's Daughter; The Right Stuff), dies from throat cancer at 71 2012 - Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now"), dies under mysterious circumstances at 58 2022 - Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), dies from dementia at 65 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1937 - 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 1983 - France performs nuclear test 1989 - Gun turret explodes on USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors 1990 - Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time 2020 - Turkey passes Iran to become the Middle Eastern country with the most COVID-19 cases with 86,306 infections, Iran continues to have the most deaths More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1660 - Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer, born in Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1716) 1861 - Edward Vermeulen, Flemish writer, born in Beselare, Belgium (d. 1934) 1937 - Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor and 13th President of the Philippines (1998-01), born in Tondo, Philippines 1962 - Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), born in Karasburg, Namibia (d. 2022) 1987 - Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Nyagan, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1739 - Nicholas Saunderson, English scientist and mathematician, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics Cambridge University, dies at 57 1992 - Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51 2012 - Levon Helm, American drummer and singer (The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"; "The Weight"), and actor (Coal Miner's Daughter; The Right Stuff), dies from throat cancer at 71 2012 - Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now"), dies under mysterious circumstances at 58 2022 - Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), dies from dementia at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - John McGraw, at 26, has his managerial debut as Oriole manager 1915 - French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I. 1946 - International Court of Justice opens at The Hague Netherlands 1947 - "New Orleans", an American musical romance film premieres; Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday, in her only feature film, play supporting roles 1950 - 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 1970 - France beats England, 35-13 at Stade Colombes, Paris to earn a share of the Five Nations Rugby Championship with Wales 1993 - Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: American Tom Wargo pars second playoff hole to beat Bruce Crampton of Australia and take his first and only major title 2020 - Canada's worst modern mass shooting as a gunman kills 18 people, including a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, across Nova Scotia 2024 - United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution recognising Palestine as a state with the UK and Switzerland abstaining 2024 - Fossil evidence of the largest known snake 11-15 meters long named Vasuki indicus, 66 million years old, published from a mine in Panandhro, western India More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - John McGraw, at 26, has his managerial debut as Oriole manager 1955 - 1st Bandoeng Conference opens in Indonesia, attended by 29 nations - first international assembly of Asian-African nations 1966 - Bill Russell becomes first African American coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1991 - US Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 2017 - British Prime Minister Teresa May announces she will seek a "snap" election More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1944 - Rudy Shackelford, American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Newport News, Virginia 1947 - Dorothy Lyman, American actress (All My Children. 1981-83 -"Opal"; Mama's Family - "Naomi"), and director, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 1949 - Geoff Bodine, American race car driver, born in Chemung, New York 1956 - Melody Thomas Scott, American actress (The Young and the Restless, 1979-present - "Nikki Newman"), born in Los Angeles, California 1979 - Matthew Upson, English footballer (England national team World Cup 2010), born in Eye, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1674 - John Graunt, English statistician and founder of science of demography, dies at 53 1689 - George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge, dies at 43 2012 - Robert O. Ragland, American film score composer (The Thing With Two Heads), dies at 80 2013 - Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), dies of cancer at 69 2024 - Wally Harris, Canadian ice hockey referee (6 x Stanley Cup series; first NHL Director of Officiating), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1875 - Modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India 1922 - 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in race record 2:18:10; his 2nd race victory; first of 3 consecutive wins 1927 - Japan's Wakarsoeki government falls, Baron Tanaka becomes premier 1935 - Provincial-National elections (Musserts NSB achieves 7.9%, 44 chairs) 1942 - POW French General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Festung Königstein 1981 - Carl Gottlieb's movie "Caveman", starring Ringo Starr, Shelley Long, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid, Jack Gilford, and John Matuszak premieres 1991 - Railroad workers go on strike in US 1999 - NFL Draft: University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch first pick by Cleveland Browns 2001 - A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush is released, stating that the Bush administration has decided to go ahead with plans to auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich seabed in the Gulf of Mexico 2023 - New Research shows the Great Pacific Garbage Patch now has coast creatures living and breeding in it, including jellyfish, sponges and worms raising concerns about the spread of invasive species More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered. 1684 - Dutch East India Company signs treaty with Sultan Hadji of Banten (Java) to aid him in a civil war with his father in exchange for sole right to trade in the Sultanate 1977 - Christian-democrats win Belgium parliamentary election 1983 - Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29) 2017 - 121st Boston Marathon: Kenyan double; Geoffrey Kirui takes men's title in 2:09:37; Edna Kiplagat women's champion in 2:21:52 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1622 - Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans), born in Newton St. Bridget, Brecknockshire, Wales (d. 1695) 1845 - Isabel Barrows, American editor and penologist (Conference on Negro Question), born in Irasburg, Vermont (d. 1913) 1947 - Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1961 - Norman Cowans, Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85), born in St. Mary, Jamaica 1971 - David Oliver, Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 858 - Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies 1713 - David Hollatz, Pomeranian dogmatician (b. 1648) 1948 - Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum, Dutch diplomat (Governor General of the Dutch East Indies 1916-21), dies at 75 1987 - Cecil Harmsworth King, Irish-British owner of Mirror Group Newspapers, dies at 86 2003 - Robert Atkins, American cardiologist, known for the Atkins diet, dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1799 - Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor - Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre 1917 - 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy in 2:28:37.2 1945 - World War II: Dutch town of Arnhem, site of failed Operation Market Garden, is freed by British and Canadian forces 1973 - 77th Boston Marathon: American double; Jon Anderson men's champion in 2:16:03; Jacqueline Hansen wins women's title in 3:05:59 1979 - Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport, Belgium 1987 - Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1992 - "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 13 performances 2006 - Colin Farrell reaches a confidential settlement with ex-girlfriend Nicole Narain to keep their 13-minute sex tape private 2007 - "Spider-Man 3" directed by Sam Raimi and starring Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival 2020 - Nationwide State of Emergency declared in Japan till 6 May due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1912 - Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) 1922 - Annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1981 - "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances 1985 - "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1697 - Johann Gottlieb Gorner, German composer, born in Penig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778) 1935 - Bobby Vinton, American pop singer, known as "The Polish Prince" ("Roses Are Red (My Love)"; "Blue Velvet"; "My Melody Of Love"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1963 - Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer (memorable Pakistani and Essex batsman), born in Kayerpora, Lahore, Pakistan 1968 - Grace Kim, South Korean-American tennis star, born in South Korea 1975 - Joanna Ławrynowicz, Polish classical pianist, born in Warsaw, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1879 - Peter Kosler, German-Slovenian lawyer and cartographer who made the first map of Slovene land (Kosler's Map), dies at 55 1938 - Steve Bloomer, English footballer (b. 1874) 1989 - Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies 2011 - Paul Des Marais, American composer, dies at 90 2011 - Harold Volkmer, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1621 - Hugo Grotius arrives in France after escaping prison in a book chest 1817 - 1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford, Connecticut) 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies nine hours after he is shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington 1896 - I (modern) Summer Olympic Games close at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece; USA wins gold medal count, 11; Greece wins total medal count, 46; IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to 3 best placed athletes in each event 1912 - RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people 1920 - Sacco and Vanzetti Trial: paymaster shot and killed along with his guard 1924 - WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissions 1963 - 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurèle Vandendriessche of Belgium in race record 2:18:58 1997 - Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams 2020 - US's deadliest day during COVID-19 pandemic with 2,752 deaths reported More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - American poet Emily Dickinson first corresponds with author and future literary mentor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a relationship that lasts the rest of her life 1971 - John Kander and Fred Ebbs' musical "70, Girls, 70", starring Hans Conried and Mildred Natwick, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 35 performances 1991 - East-Europe Bank forms in London 1992 - Lincoln Hospital in Bronx. New York loses its accreditation 2023 - Indian Atiq Ahmed, former lawmaker and convicted criminal, assassinated live on TV along with his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, while under police guard More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1874 - Johannes Stark, German physicist (Stark Effect; Nobel Prize in Physics -1919), and Nazi sympathizer, born in Schickenhof, German Empire (d. 1957) 1892 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author (The Hiding Place) and Holocaust survivor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983) 1940 - Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, English novelist, born in Finsbury, London 1947 - Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician, born in Uddevalla, Sweden 1970 - Flex Alexander, American actor and comedian (Mark 'Flex' Washington in "One to One"), born in New York City, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1854 - Arthur Aikin, English scientist and writer (b. 1773) 1943 - Raffaele Casimiri, Italian composer, and musicologist dies at 62 1997 - Sam Moskowitz, American writer and historian of science fiction, dies at 76 1999 - Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and racing car designer, dies at 55 2008 - Krister Stendahl, Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

193 - Lucius Septimius Severus crowned Emperor of Rome 1699 - Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar 1836 - US Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin 1896 - US Patent Office issues Patent No. 558,393 to Dr John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan for "flaked cereal, and process of making same" 1910 - US President William Howard Taft begins tradition of throwing ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day of baseball season 1949 - International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg's last judgment 1961 - Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua 1989 - In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 2007 - At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, Turkey protest against the possible candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2021 - Coinbase becomes the first major cryptocurrency company to trade shares on the New York Stock Exchange More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee 1872 - Dominion Lands Act passed: Canada's Homestead Act 1910 - Pan American Union forms 1991 - 55th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Welshman Ian Woosnam wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of José María Olazábal; 4th straight year the Masters champion is from the UK 2013 - 33 people are killed after a bus tumbled off a cliff in Trujillo, Peru More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Olga Chekhova, Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children), born in Aleksandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1980) 1907 - Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992) 1945 - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa, born in Lepa, Samoa 1949 - John Shea, American actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark), born in North Conway, New Hampshire 1975 - Avner Dorman, Israeli composer (Variations Without A Theme; Dialogues of Love), conductor, and educator, born in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Mikhail Vrubel, Russian Symbolist painter, one of the first modern Russian artists (The Demon Cast Down), dies from the effects of syphilis at 54 1917 - L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 1965 - Perry Edward Smith, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged at 36 1986 - Horst Bastian, German writer and screenwriter, dies at 46 2008 - Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (Seven Days Of Falling), dies in scuba diving accident at 44 More Famous Deaths »

1256 - The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae 1863 - Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled is incorporated in the State of New York 1870 - Metropolitan Museum of Art forms in NYC, opening in the Dodworth Building at 681 Fifth Avenue 1925 - Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St NYC 1934 - US Congress passes Johnson Debt Default Act 1941 - Heavy German assault on Tobruk 1969 - Closure of the Brisbane tramway network. 1979 - Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours 1980 - 44th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 23-year-old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros wins his first Masters, 4 strokes ahead of Jack Newton and Gibby Gilbert 1992 - American Airlines reduce its 1st-class fares 20%-50% More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1865 - Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces 1904 - Battle of Oviumbo (in modern Namibia): Herero tribesmen rise up against German colonists 1920 - 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed 1989 - "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 12 performances 2000 - "When Louis Met..." documentary by Louis Theroux premieres on BBC2 in the UK featuring Jimmy Saville More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen [Nellie Walker], African-American Harlem Renaissance novelist (Quicksand, Passing), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1964) 1927 - Maurice Ronet, French film actor, director, and writer (Frantic, Sphinx, Circle of Love), born in Nice, France (d. 1983) 1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer and songwriter (The Olsen Brothers; Eurovision Song Contest, 2000), born in Odense, Denmark 1960 - Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician (Senator-D-Pennsylvania 2007-), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1963 - Mark Leiter, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Joliet, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1970 - William H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (Flowers; Training for War), dies of pancreatic hemorrhage at 67 1984 - Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician, musicologist and harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti), dies at 72 1994 - Taleb Ali al-Suheil, Iran sheik, murdered in Lebanon at 64 1995 - Edward Henderson, British diplomat, dies at 77 2005 - Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia 1900 - The US Congress passes the Foraker Act, establishing Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory (effective 1 May) 1905 - French Dufaux brothers test helicopter 1927 - Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins a counter-revolution by violently suppressing Communist groups 1938 - First US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses in New York 1954 - Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" 1983 - Harold Washington elected Chicago's 1st black mayor 1992 - Lynn Gunther of California threatens to blow herself up in front of UN 1992 - Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France 2009 - President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, restarting the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War 1877 - Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game 1986 - 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines 1989 - Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through 2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780) 1942 - Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 2022) 1945 - Doug Riley, Canadian jazz keyboard player (Dr. Music), and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007) 1949 - Scott Turow, American lawyer and author (Presumed Innocent), born in Chicago, Illinois 1979 - Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast (Olympic 1996), born in Yaroslavl, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 238 - Gordian II, Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I, killed in battle at Carthage 1550 - Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 2007 - Kevin Crease, Australian TV anchor (b. 1936) 2019 - Forrest Gregg, American Pro Football HOF tackle (9 x Pro Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers) and coach (Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts, Cincinnati Bengals, GB Packers), dies of Parkinson's disease at 85 2020 - Stirling Moss, British auto racer (16 x F1 Grand Prix; World F1 Drivers C'ship runner-up 1955-58; 12 Hours of Sebring 1954) and broadcaster (ABC F1, NASCAR), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1876 - Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1907 - New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards 1939 - Hungary leaves League of Nations 1991 - UN Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 2019 - Ex-Pope Benedict XVI claims Catholic sexual abuse caused in part by 1960s sexual revolution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Arthur Ernest Mourant, British hematologist, born in La Hougue Bie, Jersey (d. 1994) 1906 - Dalia "Dale" Messick, American cartoonist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2005) 1918 - Richard Wainwright, English politician, Liberal MP for Colne Valley (1966–70), born in Leeds (d. 2003) 1925 - Viola Liuzzo (née Gregg), American civil rights activist, murdered by Ku Klux Klan, born in California, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1932 - Max Schubel, American composer (Opus One Records), born in New York (d. 2010) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1648 - Matthäus Appelt, German composer, dies at 53 1842 - John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies 1981 - Marie Ney, British character actress (The Lavender Hill Mob), dies at 85 1990 - Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece, dies at 86 1998 - Rodney Harvey, American actor and model (Salsa), dies of a drug overdose at 30 More Famous Deaths »

491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, as Anastasius I - often called the first Byzantine Emperor 1828 - Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina 1898 - President McKinley asks for Spanish–American War declaration 1921 - Iowa imposes 1st state cigarette tax 1921 - The Emirate of Transjordan created 1942 - US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal established 1962 - New York Mets make a losing debut 1991 - UN Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 2021 - 20-year-old Daunte Wright shot and killed at a traffic stop by police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, who says they mistook their gun for a taser 2023 - Largest cosmic explosion ever recorded (AT2021lwx)- fireball 100 x size of the solar system with a brightness 2trillion x the sun’s, thought to be large gas cloud entering a supermassive black hole eight million lights years away More Historical Events »