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1830 - Joseph Smith and 5 others officially organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church ) in Fayette, New York 1966 - Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India 1986 - Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs 1992 - George Harrison performs his final full concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, in a benefit for the transcendental mediation based Natural Law political party 2014 - ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Dhaka: captain Meg Lanning's 44 from 30 balls leads Australia to 106/4; beat England 105/8 to win by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining); 3rd consecutive T20 WC 2014 - 49th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert win 2016 - France passes legislation making it illegal to pay for sex 2019 - First ever "Marsquake" seismic event on planet Mars detected by NASA's InSight lander 2020 - Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo (New York City), tests positive for COVID-19, 1st known case of human-to-cat transmission 2020 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announces state of emergency in seven prefectures and a nearly $1 trillion stimulus package as COVID-19 cases climb More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1886 - Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga 1903 - In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the government passes anti-strike bills, calls out troops, and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April 1945 - World War II: Dutch city of Coevorden freed from German occupation by Canadian forces 1945 - Battle of Okinawa: Giant Japanese battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa with orders to beach herself and be destroyed defending the island 1986 - CBS' fact based "Nobody's Child", story of Marie Balter 2013 - Bayern Munich win their 23rd German Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1935 - James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose, Southern Rhodesia-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland 1943 - Harry Conroy, trade unionist 1944 - John Stax [Fullagar], British rock bassist, and harmonica player (Pretty Things, 1963-67 - "Don't Bring Me Down"; "Cry To Me"), born in Crayford, Kent, England 1959 - Dianne Brill, Tampa, fashion designer/party girl (Queen of the Night) 1961 - Rory Bremner, impressionist 1979 - Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1817 - Bonaventura Furlanetto, Italian composer, dies at 78 1983 - Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered 1990 - Nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dressed woman), dies at 73 2001 - Charles Pettigrew, American soul singer (Charles and Eddie - "Would I Lie To You?"), dies of cancer at 37 2011 - Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani Sindhi scholar (compiled first Sindhi-English dictionary), dies at 93 2018 - Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1895 - Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1927 - Johnny Weissmuller sets world records in both the 100m and 200m free style swimming events 1946 - 100th Grand National: Capt. Robert Petre wins aboard 25/1 shot Lovely Cottage; first true GN since 1940 due to World War II; last on a Friday 1956 - Ceylon's Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP), led by S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike wins the general elections in a landslide 1965 - 37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) and Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win 1990 - NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminary 1994 - Miami Heat beat NY Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak 2012 - A three-run homer by J.P. Arencibia off Jairo Asencio gives the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians; 16 inning game duration a MLB Opening Day record 2012 - International internet group Anonymous hack several Chinese bureaus in opposition to censorship 2021 - India records over 100,000 new daily COVID cases for the first time, more than half in the state of Maharashtra, which begins a new lockdown More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1609 - Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa 1847 - Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, opens in Birkenhead, England, designed by Joseph Paxton 1908 - British Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns 1941 - San Francisco Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses 1976 - Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1991 - Detroit Pistons Joe Dumaars ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, born in Pavia, Italy (d. 1510) 1698 - Georg Gottfried Wagner, German composer, born in Mühlberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1756) 1899 - William Hornby Steer, Conservative Party politician and barrister (d. 1993) 1908 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India (d. 1986) 1937 - Stuart May, senior partner (Theodore Goddard) 1944 - Peter T. King, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, born in Manhattan, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1717 - Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) 1943 - Aleš Hrdlička, Austro-Hungarian anthropologist and curator (US National Museum), dies at 74 1973 - John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. 1928) 1994 - Kurt Cobain, American grunge rocker (Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"), commits suicide at 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun 2005 - Dale Messick [Dalia Messick], American comic strip artist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), dies at 98 2012 - Ferdinand A. Porsche, German car designer (Porsche 911), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1081 - Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne 1905 - Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000 1912 - Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields in Siberia 1949 - WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 - The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London 1960 - Senegal declares independence from France 1973 - World Trade Center, then the world's tallest building, opens in New York (110 stories). Later destroyed in 9/11 terrorist attacks. 1986 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season 1994 - American actor Tony Curtis (68) undergoes heart-bypass surgery 2012 - Somalia's National Theater is struck by a suicide bomber killing ten people including the presidents of the Somali Olympic Committee and Football Federation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder in Amsterdam 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, fought in York County and Newport News, Virginia begins (Yorktown campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1913 - 75th Grand National: Percy Woodland wins aboard 100/9 chance Covertcoat; owner Sir Charles Assheton-Smith's 2nd straight GN victory and 3rd overall 1939 - Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq 1971 - Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 524 performances, then most expensive Broadway musical at the time 2013 - 9 people have been killed on an axe-murdering rampage in Chhattisgarh state, India More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1716 - Johann Evangelist Schreiber, Swiss Baroque composer, born in Arth, Switzerland (d. 1800) 1772 - Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut, born in Międzybóż, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1810) 1870 - George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1951) 1919 - Antony Tudor, English dancer and choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957), born in London (d. 1987) 1957 - Paul Downton, English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80's), born in Farnborough, London 1988 - Frank Fielding, English football goalkeeper, born in Blackburn, Lancashire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Simon Episcopius [Bisschop], Dutch theologist, dies at 60 1661 - Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier (b. circa 1580) 1662 - Davis Mell, British violinist, composer, and clockmaker, dies at 57 1693 - Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, Portuguese-Jewish rabbi, scholar and religious writer prominent in Amsterdam and in Dutch Brazil, dies at 88 1905 - Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter and sculptor, dies at 73 1988 - Ludwig Stiel, German pianist, composer, and conductor, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1559 - Spain and France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1856 - Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes badly damaged by gunpowder explosion, kills 4,000 on island of Rhodes 1868 - A Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever - a 50-foot tidal wave 1925 - Netherlands and Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde 1948 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1969 - Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start a policy of "Vietnamization", reducing American involvement 1986 - Maureen O'Boyle (future host of "A Current Affair") is raped 2016 - ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 1 from Charley Hull and Chun In-gee for her second major title 2019 - Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak goes on trial for the 1MDB corruption scandal in Kuala Lumpur, pleads not guilty 2022 - Return engagement of David Byrne's musical revue "American Utopia" closes at St. James Theatre, NYC, after 134 performances More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1312 - 2nd council of Vienna, Knights Templars suppressed 1969 - Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start a policy of "Vietnamization", reducing American involvement 1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's 1st meeting with US President Jimmy Carter 2006 - 68th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida beats UCLA, 73-57; Gators first title; center Joakim Noah named tournament Most Outstanding Player 2013 - 50 people are killed by flooding across Argentina 2017 - Bomb on St Petersburg metro kills 11, 2nd bomb defused More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances, born in Elkton, Missouri (d. 1979) 1914 - Katherine Stammers Menzies, English doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935), born in St Albans, England (d. 2005) 1930 - Max Frankel, American journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds), born in Gera, Germany 1934 - Jane Goodall, British primatologist, anthropologist, and writer (Through a Window: My Thirty Years With the Chimpanzees of Gombe), born in Hampstead, London, England 1964 - Nigel Farage, British politician and leader of the UKIP who campaigned for Brexit, born in Downe, Kent 1980 - Trevor Moore, American actor and comedian (The Whitest Kids U' Know), born in Montclair, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 628 - Khosrow II, Sāsānian King of Persia (579-628), murdered by his son Kavad at about 57 1822 - Friedrich Justin Bertuch, German publisher and patron, dies at 74 1983 - Danny Rapp, American pop singer (Danny and The Juniors - "At The Hop"), takes his own life at 41 2003 - Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter ("Be What You Are"), dies at 61 2003 - Michael Kelly, American journalist (b. 1957) 2010 - Dusan Radic, Serbian composer, dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1877 - 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn 1917 - Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Montana) begins her term as 1st woman member of US House of Reps 1932 - "Tarzan the Ape Man" released starring Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the first of his 12 Tarzan films 1944 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th Symphony premieres in NY 1960 - Cuba buys oil from USSR 1993 - 1st test flight of Fokker 70 (Amsterdam) 1996 - Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak 2017 - 36th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: South Carolina defeats Mississippi State, 67-55; Gamecocks power forward A'ja Wilson, 23 points 2019 - NASA states it wants to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, and land on the Moon again in 2024 2020 - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro downplays the COVID-19 pandemic saying "its not all its being made out to be" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Cairo-Capetown railway opens 1987 - IBM introduces PS/2 and OS/2 1995 - Longest strike in American major league sports history (232 days) ends as MLB owners accept players’ offer to return to work without a contract; MLB is first major pro sports league to lose an entire postseason due to labor struggles 1996 - Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak 2010 - Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant signs a three-year contract extension with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers worth $87 million 2013 - Uruguay passes legislation to legalize same-sex marriage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1740 - Armand-Gaston Camus, French revolutionary and Chairman of the Council of 500, born in Paris (d. 1804) 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (The Seven Madmen), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1942) 1910 - Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C'ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 1969) 1963 - Dermot Reeve, English cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 29 ODIs), born in Kowloon, Hong Kong 1982 - Jeremy Bloom, American alpine skier (FIS Freestyle World Ski C'ships gold dual moguls 2003) and football wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Loveland, Colorado 1982 - Leyla Milani, Iranian-Canadian actress and model, born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1787 - Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican Jesuit teacher and writer, dies at 55 1956 - Chester Clute, American actor ("Arsenic and Old Lace"; "Too Many Girls"; "Niagara Falls"), dies of a heart attack at 65 1980 - Pascual de Rogatis, Argentine composer (Huemac; Estampas Argentinas), dies at 99 1993 - Eugenie Leontovitch, Russian actress (Homicidal, The Rains of Ranchipur), dies at 93 1995 - Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), dies of degenerative arthritis at 90 2002 - Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, Virginia 1905 - British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya 1931 - Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000 1934 - Clyde Barrow kills two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 near Grapevine, Texas. Bonnie Parker's role in the murders helps turn public perception against the gang for good 1948 - "Big Bang" theory proposed in scientific journal "Physical Review" by American cosmologists Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe, and George Gamow 1957 - Trial begins in Budapest against participants of the Hungarian Uprising of October 1956 1976 - Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the northeastern U.S.. 1983 - Anti-nuclear demonstrators link arms in 14-mile human chain in England 1999 - Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown wins his 900th pro game with an 88-84 win over Miami Heat; Brown record: 671-547 NBA, 229-107 ABA, combined 900-654 2009 - Croatia and Albania join NATO More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1881 - Kingdom post office in Netherlands opens 1891 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois. 1931 - Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000 1937 - Aden becomes a British crown colony 1990 - WrestleMania VI, Skydome, Toronto, ON (67,678): Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for WWF Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles 2020 - All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic; entire grass-court season abandoned More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1933 - Stan Weston, US toy licensing agent, had concept for G.I. Joe, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017) 1945 - John Barbata, American drummer (Turtles - "Happy Together"; "Elenore"), born in Passiac, New Jersey 1975 - Kristine Quance, American swimmer (Olympics gold 4×100m medley relay 1996), born in Northridge, California 1978 - Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey right wing (World C'ship gold 2004; Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators), born in Montreal, Quebec 1982 - Sam Huntington, American actor (Jungle 2 Jungle, Being Human), born in Peterborough, New Hampshire 1985 - Beth Tweddle, English gymnast (World C'ship gold 2006, 09, 10; Olympic bronze 2012), born in Johannesburg, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1975 - Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher and glass painter, dies at 95 1983 - Ken Kersey, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer ("Boogie Woogie Cocktail"), dies at 66 1984 - Marvin Gaye, American soul singer-songwriter ("It Takes Two"; What's Going On"; "Let's Get It On"), shot to death by his father Marvin Gay, Sr., during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles at 44 1993 - Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68 2004 - Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ("Ya la pagarán"; "Caraqueña"), dies at 76 2005 - Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, conductor, educator, and composer (McGill Chamber Orchestra), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1877 - The family with samurai antecedents who responded to the Saigo army in Ōita Nakatsu rebels. 1940 - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956) 1945 - 3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine 1955 - Merger of Chase National Bank (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) forms Chase Manhattan 1969 - George Harrison and Pattie Boyd are fined £250 each for illegal drugs 1988 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for her novel "Beloved" 1994 - Actor James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra 1995 - Second time in tennis history, world #1 and #2 ranked players play in the same Davis Cup team; Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi score victories in US quarter-final win against Italy in Palermo 1995 - Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike 2012 - Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1146 - Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade. 1917 - The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands 1958 - USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges US and Britain to do same 1970 - Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit 1984 - Mike Bossy becomes first player in NHL history to record 7 straight 50 goal seasons; scores 50th and 51st of the year in a 3-1 New York Islanders' win at Washington 1988 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for her novel "Beloved" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1360 - Philippa of Lancaster, Queen of Portugal as wife of King John I (1387-1415), born in Leicester Castle, Leicester, England (d. 1415) 1536 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1546-65), born in Nanzen-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan (d. 1565) 1651 - Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685) 1960 - Anne Howard, American actress (Nicole Love-Another World), born in San Diego, California 1964 - Erik Turner, American rock guitarist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1975 - Adam Green, American film director More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69 2003 - Tommy Seebach, Danish rock keyboardist, singer (Sir Henry and His Butlers), and songwriter (Eurovision), dies at 53 2005 - Terri Schiavo, American figure in right to die case (b. 1963) 2008 - William L. Dickinson, American politician (Rep-R-AL, 1965-93), dies at 82 2014 - Charles Keating, American district attorney (Los Angeles California), dies at 90 2016 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP), worked to re-unify Germany, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1822 - Congress combines East and West Florida into Florida Territory 1865 - -4] Battle at 5 Forks, Virginia 1910 - Mississippi Legislature founded The University of Southern Mississippi 1923 - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority formed at Howard U in 1920 incorporates 1939 - Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph 1963 - 117th Grand National: 19-year old jockey Pat Buckley aboard 66/1 outsider Ayala wins by 3/4 of a length from Carrickbeg 1972 - North Vietnam launches a major conventional offensive against South Vietnam 1972 - Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical-comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards 2008 - WrestleMania XXIV, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL: Kane defeats Chavo Guerrero; Randy Orton beats Triple H and John Cena in a title Triple Threat match; The Undertaker downs Edge 2022 - State memorial service held for Australian cricketing great Shane Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 50,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris after defeating Napoleon 1911 - Lötschberg tunnel in Switzerland (13,735 m) completed 1930 - Babberich-H soccer team forms 1966 - "Color Me Barbra", Barbra Streisand's second TV special and the first in color, premieres on CBS 1984 - US ends participation in multinational Lebanon peace force 2001 - At 15 years, 9 months American swimmer Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly world record at the US World Championship trials at Austin, Texas; becomes youngest male to set a world mark More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007) 1908 - Camille Schmit, Belgian organist, composer, and educator, born in Aubangez, Belgium (d. 1976) 1935 - John Charles Eaton, American composer, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (d. 2015) 1942 - Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues - "The Dream"; "Morning Glory"), born in Rocester, Staffordshire England (d. 2021) 1943 - Ken Forssi, American bassist (Love), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998) 1947 - Marilyn Crispell, American jazz pianist and composer (Anthony Braxton Quartet), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1903 - William Hicks "Red" Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 67 1935 - Romanos Melik'yan, Armenian composer, dies at 51 1943 - Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish activist (b. 1920) 1949 - Friedrich Bergius, German chemist (benzine from brown coal, Nobel Prize 1931), dies at 64 1978 - Larry Young [aka Khalid Yasin], American hard-bop and jazz-fusion Hammond B-3 organist (Unity), dies from several untreated illnesses, including pneumonia, at 37 1978 - Harold Gimblett, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; 265 career FC sixes; Somerset CCC), dies from an overdose at 63 More Famous Deaths »

1806 - Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway 1852 - Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1867 - US Congress first approves building of Lincoln Memorial 1912 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, storm-bound in a tent near the South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1960 - Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres 1982 - 54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win 1992 - Ice Dance Championship in Oakland, California won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS) 1993 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her AIDS/HIV activism at 65th Academy Awards 1996 - NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game 2015 - WrestleMania XXXI, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - Meat (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's), butter and cheese rationed in US during WW II 1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason in Pretoria 1971 - 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre 1975 - Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers 1992 - Ice Pairs Championship in Oakland, California won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS) 1996 - 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Aleš Hrdlička, Austro-Hungarian anthropologist and curator (US National Museum), born in Humpolec, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943) 1927 - Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina), born in Charleston, South Carolina 1927 - John R. Vane, English pharmacologist (Nobel 1982), born in Tardebigg, Worcestershire (d. 2004) 1938 - Bert de Vries, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (CDA), born in Groningen, Netherlands 1946 - Billy Thorpe, British-Australian musician (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - "I Told The Brook", "Mashed Potato"; solo - "Children of the Sun"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2007) 1974 - Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1058 - Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belgium Pope (1057-58), dies 1578 - Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) 1953 - Arthur Fields [Abraham Finkelstein], American singer-songwriter (Aba Daba Honeymoon), dies in a fire at his nursing home residence at 68 1970 - Lev Kuleshov, Russian filmmaker and film theorist (Po Zakonu, founder of Moscow film school), dies at 71 1980 - Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 2001 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (b. 1899) More Famous Deaths »

1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins in New Zealand 1957 - 1st National Curling Championship held 1979 - British government of Prime Minister Jim Callaghan (Labour Party) falls 1982 - JN Duartes' Christian Democrats win elections in El Salvador 1990 - Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 pts in a game 1997 - "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV 2009 - The first cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United States occur in two people in California 2014 - Russia increases the price of gas to Ukraine by 80% 2019 - European parliament bans single-use plastics, including cutlery and straws by 2021 2022 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs so called "Don't Say Gay" bill limiting LGBTQ classroom instruction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 364 - Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor 1834 - Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US 1953 - "Stock exchanges open, dikes closed" raises 5,200,000 guilders 1953 - US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1962 - Devastating 8 for 6 spell by West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs gives home side innings and 30 run 3rd Test win over India in Bridgetown 1972 - Elvis Presley records his final Top Ten hit, a cover of "Burning Love", written by Dennis Linde, and first recorded by Arthur Alexander More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1905 - Marlin Perkins, American TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), born in Carthage, Missouri (d. 1986) 1911 - Myfanwy Piper, British librettist and art critic, born in London (d. 1997) 1930 - Robert Ashley, American composer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2014) 1931 - Anatoly Lein, Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968; World Chess Hall of Fame), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018) 1945 - Johnny Famechon, Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion 1969-70), born in Paris, France (d. 2022) 1988 - Lacey Turner, British soap actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Edmund Kirby Smith, American military officer (Confederate Army General), dies at 68 1943 - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian-American piano virtuoso, conductor, and composer (Aleko; Piano Concerto No. 3), dies at 69 1974 - Francoise Rosay, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison), dies at 82 1982 - William Giauque, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1895) 1994 - Albert Goldman, American rock biographer (Lives of John Lennon; Elvis), dies at 66 2003 - (Farrell) "Rusty" Draper, American country and pop singer ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands"; "Are You Satisfied?"), dies of pneumonia at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - English King Charles II grants Royal Charter giving control of Bombay, India to the English East India Company 1936 - 95th Grand National: Fulke Walwyn scores back-to-back GN victories aboard Reynoldstown at 10/1 1953 - 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut, Ohio 1964 - The Great Alaska Earthquake (9.2 magnitude) and resulting tsunami kill 139 people in the largest US earthquake and second largest ever recorded 1972 - Ulster Vanguard organise industrial strike against the imposition of direct rule on Northern Ireland by Westminster 1972 - Venera 8 launches to explore Venus 1991 - New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky 1994 - Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Donna Andrews wins her only major title by 1 over British runner-up Laura Davies; Andrews birdies final hole while Davies makes bogey. 2019 - US Special Council Robert S. Mueller writes a letter to US Attorney William Barr regarding Barr's summary of the Mueller Report stating Barr's letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the findings. "There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations." 2023 - At least 40 people are killed and 28 injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez on the Mexican US border, amid large numbers of migrants gathering on the Mexican border More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - 1st US steam fire engine tested, NYC 1930 - 1st US radio broadcast from a ship at sea 1941 - Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to US for 99 years 1957 - 29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win 1982 - Randy Holt sets Wash Cap record of 34 penalty minutes 2021 - 114 people including children killed in one day by armed forces in Myanmar, with more than 420 killed since protests began against the military coup More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1845 - Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist who discovered X-rays (Nobel 1901), born in Lennep, Rhine Province (d. 1923) 1921 - Harold Nicholas, American dancer known as one of the world's greatest dancers (Nicholas Brothers), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2000) 1939 - Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports and NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Level Cross, North Carolina (d. 2020) 1970 - Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress (Lost), born in Los Angeles, California 1972 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname 1984 - Bonnie Milligan, American theater actress and singer (Kimberley Akimbo), born in Decatur, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1714 - Anton Ulrich, German Duke of Brunswick and poet, dies at 80 1916 - Susan Blow, American educator who pioneered kindergarten education and was known as the "Mother of the Kindergarten", dies at 72 1982 - Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect (Sears Tower, Chicago; John Hancock Center, Chicago; Metrodome, Minneapolis), dies of a heart attack at 52 1993 - Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), dies of cancer at 62 2003 - Paul Zindel, American writer (b. 1936) 2023 - Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, dies at 53 More Famous Deaths »

1808 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII 1845 - Joseph Francis from NYC, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1845 - Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid 1903 - American Hotel opens in Amsterdam 1910 - William H. Lewis appointed US Assistant Attorney General 1951 - United States Air Force flag officially adopted by President Harry S. Truman 1956 - Red Buttons stars as an angel on TV anthology series "Studio One" episode "Tale of St. Emergency" 1970 - Folk singer Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old girl and serves 3 months in prison; granted a presidential pardon in 1981 1970 - The Police (Northern Ireland) Act becomes law; the act provides for the disarmament of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the establishment of an RUC reserve force 2018 - US, European Union and Ukraine expel more than 100 Russian diplomats in response to Russian use of nerve gas in UK More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1958 - The African Regroupment Party (PRA) is launched at a meeting in Paris 1973 - 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; Bruins' 7th straight title; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP for 2nd consecutive year 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1995 - "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 56 performances 2014 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Sportsman: Sebastian Vettel; Sportswoman: Genzebe Dibaba; Team: Germany Men's National Football team 2017 - Mass protests in Chile over country's privatised pension system More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, astronomer and author (Marine Sextant), born in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1838) 1931 - Charles Stepney, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (Chess Records; Minnie Riperton; Ramsey Lewis; Earth, Wind and Fire), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976) 1941 - Barclay Plager, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All-Star 1970, 71, 73, 74 St. Louis Blues) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1977-83), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 1988) 1959 - Chris Hansen, American reporter and correspondent (Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator, 2004-07), born in Chicago, Illinois 1970 - Martin McDonagh, Irish playwright and filmmaker (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), born in London, England 1985 - Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket spin bowler and captain who played 4 Tests and 161 ODIs; Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland, born in Harare, Zimbabwe More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1517 - Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer, dies at about 67 [birth date uncertain, c. 1450] 1772 - Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer and historian, dies at 68 1923 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth), dies of uremia at 78 1973 - Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, dies at 67 2004 - Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean), dies after a stroke at 62 2015 - John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), dies of a heart attack at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1305 - Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) in Padua, Italy, with fresco masterpiece by Florentine painter Giotto 1581 - Portuguese Cortes (King's Court) calls Philip II King of Portugal, further legitimatizing his rule 1865 - SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400 1900 - US Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis 1972 - "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances 1979 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 win over American teenager Tracey Austin in NYC 1986 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1988 - "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas is released 2003 - Capitol/Nashville Records releases "Rules of Travel", the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; produced by husband John Leventhal, it includes a duet with her father Johnny Cash 2020 - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 overtakes China's at 3,434 to become then second worldwide behind Italy with 7,503 deaths with a worldwide toll of 20,836 More Historical Events »