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1425 - Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail 1814 - British forces destroy the Library of Congress, which contains 3,000 books (War of 1812) 1835 - The New York Sun publishes the Great Moon Hoax story about John Herschel, who claimed he had discovered life, landscapes, and fantastical creatures on the Moon through a powerful telescope 1936 - Three Braves hit twice in an inning, each getting two hits 1950 - "Rashomon," a Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Machiko Kyō, is released (Honorary Academy Award 1952) 1960 - AFL begins placing players' names on the backs of their jerseys 1980 - MLB Texas Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins is arrested for possession of drugs 2003 - Tłı̨chǫ land claims agreement is signed between the Tłı̨chǫ First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchokǫ̀) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - SS begins transporting Jews from Maastricht 1990 - Li Hui Rong of China sets the women's triple jump record of 47 ft 8½ in (14.54 m) 1995 - Gloucestershire cricketer Andrew Symonds scores 254 against Glamorgan, including a then first-class record of 16 sixes 2004 - Gal Fridman becomes Israel's first Olympic gold medalist when he wins the men's Mistral One Design windsurfing event at the Athens Games 2004 - Olga Kuzenkova of Russia throws an Olympic record 75.02 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Athens Games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1846 - Judith Gautier, French poetess, novelist (Le Dragon Impérial) and daughter of Theophile Gautier, born in Paris (d. 1917) 1897 - Jaroslav Řídký, Czech harpist, conductor, and composer, born in Reichenberg, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956) 1903 - Arpad Elo, American chess writer and creator of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess, born in Egyházaskesző, Hungary (d. 1992) 1965 - Kathy Horvath, American tennis player (World #10 1984, 6 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois 1988 - Raymond Quinn, British pop singer, born in Knowsley Village, Merseyside, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1282 - Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) 1868 - Costache Negruzzi, Romanian author/poet, dies at about 60 1945 - Willis Augustus Lee, American World War II admiral (Guadalcanal), and sport shooter (5 Olympic gold medals, 1920), dies of a heart attack while being ferried out to visit his flagship USS Wyoming off the coast of Maine at 57 1996 - Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), dies at 86 2008 - Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), dies at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney Stadium, Australia, to retain the world heavyweight boxing title; Burns' third KO of Squires 1914 - German troops occupy Namur, Belgium 1940 - WWII: German Luftwaffe bombs London 1971 - India beats England by 4 wickets in their first win against the English 1979 - UN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps 2004 - Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia vaults 4.91 m to break her own pole vault world record and wins the gold medal from teammate Svetlana Feofanova at the Athens Olympics 2012 - Yangmingtan Bridge collapses in China, killing three people 2018 - Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister of Australia after defeating Peter Dutton in a leadership spill, replacing Malcolm Turnbull More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1635 - The Great Colonial Hurricane affects the Virginia Colony at Jamestown 1921 - British airship R-38 crashes into the River Humber, killing 44 people 2008 - XXIX Summer Olympic Games close at the Beijing National Stadium 2008 - Samuel Wanjiru becomes the first Kenyan to win the men's Olympic marathon in Beijing, winning in an Olympic record time; silver medalist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco is also faster than the Olympic record, yet finishes 44 seconds behind 2022 - South Korea records the world's lowest fertility rate at 0.81 (advanced economies average 1.6, population replacement needs 2.1) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1561 - Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry), born in Zielona Góra, Poland (d. 1613) 1879 - Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1903) 1903 - Claude Hopkins, American jazz stride pianist, arranger, bandleader, and musical director (Josephine Baker), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1984) 1934 - Roger Donald Dickerson, American pianist, composer (New Orleans Concerto), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1945 - Ronee Blakley, American actress (Nashville), and singer-songwriter, born in Nampa, Idaho More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1647 - Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor and architect, dies at about 61 1712 - Thomas Bullis, Jr. English organist and composer, dies at 54 (burial date) 1870 - Edwin Gray Lee, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 34 2002 - Ted Ashley [Theodore Assofsky], American talent agent and chairman of Warner Brothers (1969-80), dies at 80 2016 - Michel Butor, French novelist and essayist (La Modification), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1708 - Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur 1862 - Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (two Federal regiments) 1940 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands dismisses Dutch Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer 1968 - Ringo temporarily quits The Beatles over a disagreement and rejoins the group after a holiday in Sardinia 1969 - 30th Venice Film Festival opens 1979 - Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds 1982 - Seattle Mariners pitcher Gaylord Perry is ejected for throwing a spitter 1992 - Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the main architect of apartheid, joins the African National Congress More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - Arab mobs attack Jews in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, triggering a series of violent riots 1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree to the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact and secretly divide Poland between themselves, setting the stage for World War II 1948 - Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte of the United Nations asks for aid for fugitives to Palestine 1972 - Republican convention in Miami Beach, Florida, renominates Vice President Spiro Agnew, but not unanimously as one vote goes to NBC newsman David Brinkley 2008 - Australian diver Matthew Mitcham wins the men's 10 m platform gold medal with a final dive at the Beijing Olympics, preventing the Chinese from winning every diving event and achieving the highest score for an individual dive in Olympic history (112.10) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1623 - Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, born in Raków, Kielce County, Poland (d. 1675) 1922 - Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C'ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015) 1968 - Chris DiMarco, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2004 runner-up), born in Huntington, New York 1978 - Julian Casablancas, American musician, born in New York City 1984 - Joe Talbot, Welsh punk-rock singer-songwriter (Ides), born in Newport, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1878 - Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Swedish lieder and classical composer, dies at 77 1992 - Malcolm Atterbury, American actor (Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way), dies at 85 1993 - Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88 1995 - Hedda J. Garza, American writer and political activist, dies at 66 2012 - Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer, dies from prostate cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1851 - Goldfields discovered in Australia 1901 - Cadillac Motor Company is founded 1909 - First international flying event, the French air show Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, is held near Reims in France, sponsored by Moët et Chandon, Mumm, and other makers of champagne 1926 - Greek dictator Theódoros Pángalos is overthrown 1939 - Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion 1950 - First patent for controlling vehicle speed (cruise control) is granted to American inventor Ralph Teetor 1984 - The last Volkswagen Rabbit is produced 2021 - British Open Women's Golf, Carnoustie CC: Anna Nordqvist of Sweden finishes one stroke clear of Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas, and Georgia Hall to win her third major title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1642 - English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliamentarians 1939 - Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion 1958 - Toronto's Boyd Carter (15 yards) and Dave Mann (116 yards) combine for a CFL record for the longest punt return in a 15-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes in Toronto 1988 - US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 2024 - Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for U.S. President on the last day of the party's national conference in Chicago More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1874 - Edward Bairstow, English composer, born in Trinity Street, Huddersfield, England (d. 1946) 1907 - Cyril Astley Clarke, British physician and geneticist, born in Leicester, England (d. 2000) 1926 - Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris (d. 2023) 1974 - Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1974 - Brimstone [William Kucmierowski], American professional wrestler, actor and radio personality (The Grindhouse Radio), born in Mineola, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1701 - John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman, dies at 72 1914 - Léon Amédée François Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WWI), dies during Battle of Rossignol at 58 1977 - Sebastian Cabot, British actor (Kismet; Family Affair - "Mr. French", Time Machine), dies at 59 2009 - Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (b. 1926) 2011 - Nick Ashford, American songwriter, record producer ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough"; "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"), and singer (Ashford and Simpson - "Solid"), dies of throat cancer at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1968 - After five years, the Soviet Union once again jams Voice of America radio 1975 - Three-truck pile-up kills 10 and injures 26 on French highway 1977 - American water skier Donna Patterson Brice sets women's high speed record 111.11 mph at Long Beach, California 1986 - Red Sox Spike Owen scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of the Cleveland Indians 1994 - Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crashes at Agadir, killing 44 2008 - American pair Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh dominate China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie 21-18, 21-18 in the beach volleyball final to repeat their gold medal from Athens; they don't lose a set in the competition 2019 - 74,155 fires caused by land clearing are burning in the Amazon rainforest, the most ever recorded, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research 2023 - Saudi border guards are accused of killing hundreds of migrants, shooting them as they try to cross into the country from Yemen in a report by Human Rights Watch More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1573 - Spain begins the siege of Alkmaar in the Netherlands 1598 - Deed of Transfer proclaims the Netherlands' independence 1942 - Transport #22 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany 1968 - After five years, the Soviet Union once again jams Voice of America radio 2017 - Chile's Constitutional Court approves a bill to ease the country's total abortion ban More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (The Far Pavilions), born in Shimla, India (d. 2004) 1913 - Diana Churchill, English actress (Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster), born in Wembley, England (d. 1994) 1951 - Char Margolis, American psychic medium, television personality and podcast host (CharVision), born in Detroit, Michigan 1975 - Simon Katich, Australian cricketer, born in Middle Swan, Australia 1984 - Alizée Jacotey, French pop singer ("Moi... Lolita"), born in Ajaccio, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1919 - Laurence Doherty, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902-06, US Nationals 1903), dies of toxemia at 43 1952 - Isaac Sadeh, Polish-born leader of Jewish commando force (Palmach), dies at 62 1963 - John Gunn, English cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 18 wickets, BB 5/76; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 87 1971 - George Jackson, American criminal, author, and Black Guerrilla Family gang founder, shot to death during attempted San Quentin, California prison escape at 29 1991 - Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist and philosopher, dies at 101 More Famous Deaths »

1945 - Soviet troops occupy Harbin and Mukden 1964 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act, an anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion 1979 - The East Coast Main Line rail route between England and Scotland is restored with the opening of the Penmanshiel Diversion 1989 - American Janet Evans swims the women's 800 m freestyle world record of 8:16.22 at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan 2006 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Tiger Woods wins his 3rd PGA C'ship by 5 strokes from Shaun Micheel 2008 - Spanair Flight 5022 from Madrid to Gran Canaria skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport, killing 146 people in the crash and 8 more afterward. Only 18 people survive 2016 - Star British runner Mo Farah wins the men's 5000 m in 13:03.30 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and wraps up the 5k/10k double, which he also completed in London 2012 2016 - N. K. Jemisin is the first African American author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel with her work "The Fifth Season" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide four years of mandatory schooling 1915 - Chicago White Sox acquire "Shoeless" Joe Jackson from Cleveland for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500; Jackson becomes involved in the "Black Sox Scandal" in 1919 1958 - Chicago Cubs use first baseman Dale Long as their first major league lefty catcher since 1906 2011 - Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Westchester CC: Fred Couples wins the first of two Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the third playoff hole against John Cook 2023 - Guatemala's presidential election is won by anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo, who defeats former first lady Sandra Torres More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1811 - Gilman Marston, American Brigadier General (Union Army) and politician (R-NH), born in Orford, New Hampshire (d. 1890) 1832 - Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, American aeronaut and inventor, born in Jefferson Mills, Coos County, New Hampshire (d. 1913) 1937 - George Thoma, German cross country ski jumper (Olympic gold 1960), born in Newstadt, Germany 1968 - Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager, born in Ödeshög, Sweden (d. 2014) 1987 - Zakir Khan, Indian comedian (On Air with AIB), born in Indore, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician and naval commander (Raid on the Medway - Chatham Dockyard), lynched at 49 1707 - Nicolas Gigault, French Baroque organist and composer, dies at about 80 1986 - Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 1994 - Kalman Kahana, Polish co-founder of state Israel, dies at 81 2005 - Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish heavy metal drummer, dies of heart failure at 34 More Famous Deaths »

1768 - Empress Catherine II commissions a new version of Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia 1911 - MLB New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson loses against the Cincinnati Reds after 22 consecutive wins against the team 1939 - 37.6 cm of rainfall in Tuckerton, NJ (state record) 1969 - Film adaptation of Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant," directed by Arthur Penn and starring Guthrie, premieres 1979 - Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakhov and Valery Ryumin return to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 2001 - German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher wins the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring to clinch his fourth F1 World Drivers' Championship and equal Alain Prost's record of 51 Grand Prix victories 2013 - 37 pilgrims are killed in a train accident in India 2020 - Golfing dinner termed #GolfGate, appearing to flout COVID-19 restrictions and attended by Irish political figures, prompts two politicians to later resign More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1745 - Jacobite Rising 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie raises his standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, igniting the second Jacobite rebellion 1897 - First electric taxis drive in London 1931 - Lefty Grove wins an AL record-tying 16th consecutive game 1962 - Homer Blancos plays his finest round in golf, shooting a 55 2018 - Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia, killing 14 people two weeks after previous earthquakes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1824 - Georg Goltermann, German cellist and composer, born in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation (d. 1898) 1963 - John Stamos, American actor (General Hospital; Full House; ER) and musician, born in Cypress, California 1972 - Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah 1977 - Callum Blue, English actor (Dead Like Me, The Tudors), born in London, England 1982 - Melissa Fumero [Gallo], American actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1900 - Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, dies at 67 1967 - Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), dies at 60 1987 - Hayden Rorke, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, When Worlds Collide), dies from multiple myeloma at 76 1992 - Norvel Lee, American boxer (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67 2016 - Jack Riley, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show - "Mr. Carlin"; Rugrats -"Stu Pickles"), dies of pneumonia at 80 More Famous Deaths »

440 - St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1612 - Pendle Witch Trial begins with 10 people accused of witchcraft in Lancaster, England; the key witness is a nine-year-old boy 1958 - Verne Gagne defeats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha to become NWA champion 1960 - The first photograph bounces off a satellite between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Richardson, Texas 1976 - Korean axe murder incident: two US soldiers tasked with cutting down a poplar tree blocking the view of UN observers are killed by North Koreans, claiming it was planted by Kim Il-Sung in the Korean Demilitarized Zone 1986 - WYSP 94.1 FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begins simulcasting the Howard Stern Radio Show from New York City's WXRK 1996 - Record 6,654 tap dancers in a single routine at Macy's Tap-O-mania in New York City 1996 - British Open Women's Golf, Woburn, Duke's Course: Emilee Klein wins by 7 strokes ahead of fellow Americans Amy Alcott and Penny Hammel More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1926 - England regains Ashes with fifth Test cricket win to take series 1-0 1954 - James E. Wilkins is the first Black person to attend a US cabinet meeting 1958 - Fidel Castro delivers a speech on Radio Rebelde, the clandestine station founded by Che Guevara to broadcast news and revolutionary messages from the Sierra Maestra mountains 2013 - Six people are killed by a bomb blast on a bus in West Bengal, India 2025 - Leaders from across Europe join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a hastily arranged summit meeting with US President Trump at the White House More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Orestes Quércia, Brazilian politician (Governor of São Paulo, 1987-91), born in Pedregulho, Brazil (d. 2010) 1939 - Molly Bee, American actress (Pinky Lee Show), born in Oklahoma City (d. 2009) 1966 - Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1968 - Mark Robinson, American politician, 2024 North Carolina nominee for Governor, born in Greensboro, North Carolina 1973 - Clarence Benford, American football tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Windsor Forest, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1797 - Josiah Spode, English potter and founder of Spode pottery works, dies at 64 1901 - Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54 1943 - Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general, dies at 78 1952 - Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), dies from a heart attack at 43 2014 - Don Pardo, American television announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live), dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - Projection in Paris of the first animated cartoon, "Fantasmagorie," created by Émile Cohl 1918 - Turkish troops overthrow Caucasus 1933 - MLB player Lou Gehrig plays his record 1,308th consecutive game 1944 - German field marshal Walter Model replaces Günther von Kluge in Normandy 1951 - Hurricane winds drive six ships ashore in Kingston, Jamaica 1959 - Columbia Records releases "Kind of Blue," a studio album by American jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, leading a sextet featuring saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist Bill Evans; the work is widely considered a masterpiece and is one of the most influential and best-selling albums of Davis' long career 1978 - First successful crossing of the Atlantic by balloon is completed by Americans Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman aboard Double Eagle II 1986 - Rioting occurs at a DMC concert at the Long Beach Convention Center in California; 40 people are injured More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1891 - People's Bath, the first public bathhouse with showers, opens in New York City 1948 - Alger Hiss denies ever being a Communist agent 1964 - Boycott scores his first Test cricket century: 113 against Australia at The Oval 1989 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken plays in his 1,208th consecutive game and moves to 3rd place all-time behind NY Yankees' Lou Gehrig and Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees' Everett Scott 2008 - China wins its 33rd gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by defeating Singapore in the table tennis women's team event, achieving its most successful Olympiad ever by winning all 10 singles and all 5 doubles matches More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (International Bruckner Society; Mozart's Requiem), and educator (Vienna University, 1932-73), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1991) 1929 - Francis Gary Powers, American spy captured by the USSR after his U-2 spy was shot plane in 1959, born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 1977) 1955 - Kevin Welch, American country songwriter ("True Love Never Dies"), born in Long Beach, California 1960 - Johnny Bumphus, American boxer (WBA super lightweight title 1984), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2020) 1993 - Ederson [de Moraes], Brazilian football goalkeeper (Manchester City, Brazil), born in Osasco, Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1785 - Jonathan Trumbull, American politician and statesman during the American Revolutionary wars, Governor of Connecticut (1769-84), dies at 74 1887 - Franz Commer, German composer, dies at 74 1914 - James Grierson, British general, dies of an aneurism at 55 1987 - Rudolf Hess, German Nazi official (Deputy Fuhrer who dramatically escaped to Britain in 1941, sentenced to life in Spandau Prison), commits suicide at 93 2014 - Caterina De Nave, New Zealand television producer (Shortland Street), dies of leukaemia at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1905 - Mbunga Rebellion occupies German post Ifakara, East Africa 1915 - Kansas City Packers' Alex Main no-hits Buffalo Blues (Federal League), 5-0 1920 - Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head by NY Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and dies the next day in the only MLB game-related fatality 1928 - Belgian cyclist Georges Ronsse wins men's road race at UCI Road World Championships in Budapest, Hungary 1971 - Over 8,000 workers go on strike in Derry, Northern Ireland, in protest against the introduction of internment, which allows suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial 1987 - Astrological Harmonic Convergence - Dawn of a New Age 1997 - The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana wins against the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at First National Bank stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2008 - British sailor Ben Ainslie convincingly wins the Finn class at the Beijing Olympics, earning his third gold medal in as many Games More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1915 - Kansas City Packers' Alex Main no-hits Buffalo Blues (Federal League), 5-0 1966 - The Beatles perform in concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for their second and final show in the city 1972 - USSR performs a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeastern Kazakhstan 1997 - The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana wins against the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at First National Bank stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2021 - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet resign after losing their majority amid political turmoil More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - Bernarr McFadden, American physical culture advocate, credited with beginning the culture of health and fitness in the United States, born in Mill Spring, Missouri (d. 1955) 1935 - Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek soccer forward (8 caps; AEK Athens 316 games), born in Athens, Greece (d. 2025) 1954 - George Galloway, British politician, broadcaster, and writer, born in Dundee, Scotland 1958 - Anne L'Huillier, French-Swedish physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Paris, France 1985 - Taylor Goldsmith, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Dawes), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1419 - Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, King of Bohemia (1378-1419) and Germany (1376-1400), dies at 58 1929 - Frank Valentine der Stucken, American-Belgian composer, dies at 70 1956 - Bela Lugosi [Blaskó], Austrian actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space), dies of a heart attack at 73 1986 - Jaime Saenz, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1921) 2024 - Countess of Airlie [Virginia Ogilvy], British-American Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1658 - France, Sweden, Bavaria, Brunswick, Münster, and Hesse-Kassel form the Confederation of the Rhine 1748 - United Lutheran Church in the American colonies is organized 1914 - Japan joins the Allies 1936 - Annibale Frossi scores twice as Italy beats Austria 2-1 in extra time in the football final at the Berlin Olympics 1944 - Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence 1950 - Rotterdam dock strike begins 1965 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes 2016 - Anita Włodarczyk of Poland sets a world record of 82.29 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) wins silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) wins bronze More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1906 - First freight delivery tunnel system begins operation underneath Chicago 1944 - Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence 1945 - A riot ensues in San Francisco as the city celebrates the end of WWII 1993 - 75th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Inverness GC: Paul Azinger wins his first major title in a playoff with Greg Norman of Australia 2016 - Anita Włodarczyk of Poland sets a world record of 82.29 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) wins silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) wins bronze More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1910 - Leslie Coffelt, American White House Police officer, killed in the line of duty during an assassination attempt on Harry Truman, born in Oranda, Virginia (d. 1950) 1946 - Jimmy Webb, American singer and songwriter ("MacArthur Park"; "Up Up and Away"), born in Elk City, Oklahoma 1952 - Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group), born in Sevenum, Netherlands 1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian American ice hockey goaltender, born in Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec 1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress (Running Man), born in Pohang, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1196 - Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) 1615 - Cornelis C. Vrancx, Flemish poet and writer (Comfort of Soles), dies 1988 - Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician (President of Pakistan 1978-88), killed in plane crash at 64 2014 - Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), dies of a heart attack at 53 2022 - Pete Carril, American basketball coach (13 × Ivy League champion, Princeton University), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth, who succeeds him as king (not murdered in his sleep as in Shakespeare's play) 1758 - Battle of Zorndorf: Prussia defeats Russia, with thousands killed 1825 - Dutch King William I expels foreign students 1915 - British transport Royal Edward is sunk by a German U-boat, killing 1,000 1932 - Brooklyn Dodgers reliever Johnny Quinn, 49, becomes the oldest pitcher to win an MLB game in a 2-1, 10th-inning victory over the NY Giants at the Polo Grounds 1937 - China declares war on Japan 1981 - George Foster hits his 8th home run into the red seats at Riverfront 2024 - Tropical Storm Ernesto becomes a hurricane, bringing strong winds and rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, taking out power supplies More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1824 - General Lafayette returns to the US 1984 - West Indies complete 5-0 series annihilation of England 1993 - Nigerian presidential election 1995 - Shannon Faulkner becomes the first woman to attend The Citadel 2023 - Former US President Donald Trump and 18 others, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, are indicted by a grand jury in Atlanta on felony charges for attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1738 - Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and kapellmeister (Cathedral of St. Stephan, 1772-93), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1793) 1910 - Pierre Schaeffer, French electronics engineer and composer, born in Nancy, France (d. 1995) 1926 - (Armando) "Buddy" Greco, American jazz and pop singer ("Ooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty"; "The Lady Is A Tramp"), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017) 1947 - Danielle Steel, American author (Rememberance, Zoya, Star, Daddy), born in New York City 1983 - Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress (Friends with Benefits; That '70s Show - "Jacki'"), born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1975 - Joris Baers, Belgian priest and librarian (founded magazine Boekengids), dies at 87 1988 - Robert Calvert, South African-British writer and musician (Hawkwind), dies of a heart attack at 43 2000 - Cuan McCarthy, South African cricketer (36 Test wkts for South Africa, 1 career no-ball), dies at 71 2009 - Lawrence Lucie, American jazz guitarist (Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong), and educator (Manhattan College, 1974-2004), dies at 101 2020 - Angela Buxton, English tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon women's doubles 1956 [with Althea Gibson]), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1933 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Blue Mound CC: Gene Sarazen defeats Willie Goggin, 5 and 4 for 3rd of his 3 PGA C'ship titles; 6th of his 7 majors 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces start the Battle of Shanghai, a three-month conflict involving over one million troops 1951 - Great Britain and Iraq sign a new oil contract 1962 - Bert Campaneris of Daytona Beach (FSL) pitches with both arms and plays all nine positions 1989 - Two hot-air balloons crash at Alice Springs, Australia, killing 13 people 1999 - 32nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center 2008 - Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice wraps up the medley double at the Beijing Olympics as she swims a world record of 2:08.45 to win the 200 m individual medley gold medal 2016 - American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4 x 100 m medley relay, his record 23rd gold medal More Historical Events »