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Historical Events 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion begins, frontiersmen vs Virginia government 1905 - 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 1915 - Canadian physician Cluny Macpherson first presents his gas mask invention to the British War Office 1993 - Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1994 - Barbra Streisand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years, at the Capitol Centre in Landover, Maryland (after "warm-up" shows in Las Vegas and London) 2003 - The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence takes place. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - Gallus Zeiler, German composer, born in Kempten (d. 1755) 1760 - Johann Peter Hebel, German writer (Allemannische Gedichte), born in Basel (d. 1826) 1951 - Steve Gunderson, American politician (Rep-R-WI, 1981-97), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1969 - Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player (Ajax; Netherlands), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland 1981 - Katori Hall, American playwright and actress (The Hot Wing King), born in Memphis, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) 1891 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss botanist (famous for his work on plant cells), dies at 74 1995 - Jimmy Raney, American jazz guitarist, dies at 67 2010 - Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta], American fantasy illustrator of comic book, paperback, album cover art, dies of a stroke at 82 2020 - John Teerlinck, American NFL defensive end (SD Chargers) and coach (annual award for NFL best defensive line coach named after him), dies at 69 2021 - Néstor Montelongo, Uruguayan soccer utility (36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Racing), dies at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 1914 - J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3000 first-class wickets. 1916 - Disastrous wind-blown fire in Ellendale, North Dakota destroys three blocks of businesses, a church, and 21 homes 1945 - Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1958 - "Vertigo", American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released 1974 - US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1980 - 35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida) 1992 - America Cup finals begin in San Diego 1992 - Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial dedicated in Danvers (formally Salem Village) to mark 300 year anniversary of trials 2018 - Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for 16 billion More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1967 - 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1980 - 35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida) 1988 - Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms 1993 - Paraguay holds its first presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years 1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones 2016 - Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippine presidential election, promising war on drug trade and killing of criminals More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1796 - August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), born in Benningen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1845) 1850 - Edward Weston, English-born American electrical engineer who invented the portable voltmeter, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1936) 1888 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director, born in Stockholm (d. 1964) 1922 - Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), born in Blackheath, London (d. 2011) 1975 - Tamia [Washington], Canadian RandB, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario 1980 - Tony Schmidt, German racing driver More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1791 - Francis Hopkinson, American judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, author, flag designer (first American flag), and composer (The Battle of the Kegs), dies from an apoplectic seizure at 53 1958 - Bill Goodwin, American television announcer (Jolson Story, Burns and Allen), dies at 47 1968 - Harold Gray, American comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1970 - Percy Brier, Australian composer, dies at 84 1986 - Dirk de Vroome, Dutch campaigner and Limbourg activist, dies at 60 2011 - Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist, dies at 26 More Famous Deaths »

1885 - Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge in Bristol, England 1942 - German summer offensive opens in Crimea 1946 - Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn 1954 - 1st shot-put throw over 60' (18.29 m) by American Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, California 1957 - South Vietnamese President, Ngô Đình Diệm, arrives in the United States on a state visit 1967 - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental 1970 - Beatles release 12th, and final, studio album, "Let It Be", in conjunction with the film of the same name 1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 5 performances 1994 - Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica 2022 - US first lady Jill Biden visits Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska at a school in Uzhhorod, Ukraine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens 1902 - Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors 1926 - A. Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1949 - West German constitution approved 1996 - Paris Saint-Germain of France win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 1-0 in Brussels 1996 - South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1460 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1486-1536), born in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1536) 1919 - Mordecai Anielewicz, Jewish commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, born in Wyszków, Second Polish Republic (d. 1943) 1930 - Doug Atkins, American College/Pro Football HOF defensive end (Uni of Tennessee; NFL C'ship 1954, 63; First-team All-Pro 1963; 8×Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, NO Saints), born in Humbolt Tennessee (d. 2015) 1934 - Leonard Hoffmann, South African-British high court judge, born in Cape Town, South Africa 1937 - Dennis DeConcini, American politician (Sen-D-AZ, 1977-95), born in Tucson, Arizona 1967 - James Hurt, American jazz pianist, and composer (Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms), born in Memphis, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598) 1976 - Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (US Open 1908), dies at 94 1979 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, dies at 76 1988 - Robert A. Heinlein, American sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 2000 - Karl-Rudi Griesbach, German composer, dies at 83 2018 - James Scott, American boxer and felon, dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1660 - Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni 1756 - Burmese King Alaungphaya sends his Golden Letter on rolled gold to King George II of Great Britain detailing trade proposals 1862 - Much of Enschede, Netherlands, destroyed by fire 1969 - 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 1995 - Revival of Budd Schulberg's stage drama "On the Waterfront", adapted from his screenplay for the 1954 film, closes at the Atkinson Theater, NYC, after 8 performances 2002 - A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. 2012 - Paeleoclimatological research claims dinosaur flatulence may have warmed the earth 2015 - British General Elections: Conservative Party win outright majority and David Cameron returns as Prime Minister 2021 - Former police officer and suspected serial killer Hugo Ernesto Osorio Chávez arrested in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, after a mass grave of 15-40 bodies found at his house 2023 - Syria is readmitted into the influential Arab League, more than ten year after being thrown out for repressing pro-democracy protesters More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1867 - Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material 1907 - Central American Court of Justice inaugurated in San Jose, Costa Rica - first standing tribunal for International Law in the world 1913 - Plot by English suffragettes to blow up part of St Paul's cathedral thwarted when the bomb is discovered 1954 - French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu 1955 - USSR signs peace treaty with France and Great Britain 1995 - Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1855 - Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1924) 1890 - Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam: The Egg and I), born in Mankato, Minnesota (d. 1961) 1909 - Edwin Land, American inventor of instant photography and co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1991) 1931 - Gene Wolfe, American sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete), born in New York City 1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer ‘the Nightingale of Kosovo’ and actress, born near Malishevë, Kosovo (d. 2020) 1971 - Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 973 - Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 1667 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist, singer, and composer, dies at 50 1998 - Allan McLeod Cormack, South African physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1924) 2018 - Mikhail German, Russian writer, dies at 85 2020 - John Macurdy, American operatic bass (Met Opera), dies at 91 2021 - Yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician (ally then challenger to Gorbachev), dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, fought in Virginia begins (Battle of Port Walthall Junction), Union victory (US Civil War) 1913 - King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, northern Albania 1916 - Belgian troops march into Kigali, German East Africa 1933 - 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 1966 - Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 1974 - Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis, Ore 1974 - Oakland A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore, ending his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1974 - Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149) 1986 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1991 - Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees More Historical Events »

Historical Events 878 - Battle of Edington: Alfred the Great and his West Saxon army defeat Viking army of Guthrum the Old [earliest possible date] 1541 - King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England 1907 - 33rd Kentucky Derby: In muddy conditions and against a reduced field Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in a slow 2:12.6 1935 - British King George V and Queen Mary celebrate silver jubilee 1967 - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College, Pennsylvania 1975 - Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English politician and First Lord of the British Admiralty, born in Hadham Parva, Hertfordshire (d. 1696) 1926 - Johnny Bragg, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (The Prisonaires - "Just Walkin' in the Rain"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2004) 1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990) 1956 - Tim Simpson, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles, born in Atlanta, Georgia 1970 - Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers) 1977 - Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1836 - Christian Ignatius Latrobe, English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music), dies at 78 1840 - Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) 1890 - Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), dies at 71 1995 - Hilda Toledano [Maria Pia de Braganca], Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal, dies at 88 2004 - Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher and founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven), dies at 91 2013 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian Prime Minister, dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1640 - English Short Parliament rises 1854 - British Commodore James Plumridge attacks Finnish settlements in Gulf of Bothnia, killing civilans and destroying British-owned goods. 1900 - "The Billboard" began weekly publication 1925 - Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1940 - Norwegian government-in-exile forms in London 1966 - Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles; beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory 1987 - Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1994 - North-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen 2015 - "Traveller" debut album by Chris Stapleton is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album, 2016; Billboard Album of the Year, 2016) 2021 - A week of mass protests and demonstrations against government tax reform and poverty in Colombia leaves 24 dead More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1854 - British Commodore James Plumridge attacks Finnish settlements in Gulf of Bothnia, killing civilans and destroying British-owned goods. 1864 - Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern) 1955 - West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers 1979 - Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting 2002 - Jacques Chirac wins the French Presidential election for a second term defeating Jean-Marie Le Pen leader of the far-right National Front 2015 - "Traveller" debut album by Chris Stapleton is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album, 2016; Billboard Album of the Year, 2016) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1749 - Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1794) 1854 - Antonio Smareglia, Italian composer, born in Pola, Austrian Empire (now Pula, Croatia) (d. 1929) 1911 - Norman Oldfield, English cricketer (Engl batsman one Test v WI 1939, 80 and 19), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 1996) 1938 - Michael Murphy, American actor (McCabe and Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman), born in Los Angeles, California 1972 - Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia 1977 - Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress (Sweet Buns), born in Seoul, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1582 - Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies 1947 - Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player, dies at 30 1957 - Mikhail Gnesin, Russian composer (Vrubel; The Youth Of Abraham), dies at 74 1992 - Dick Yarmy, American character actor (Get Smart; Kentucky Fried Movie; Mork and Mindy), dies of lung cancer at 58 2011 - Arthur Laurents, American playwright (West Side Story: Gypsy), and screenwriter (Rope; Anastasia), dies at 93 2023 - Terry Lewis, Australian disgraced police officer (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, 1976-87), and convict (corruption, forgery), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1783 - William Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus 1858 - War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz 1866 - Woodward's Gardens opens to the public in San Francisco 1931 - Mustafa Kemal Pasja becomes Turkish president 1964 - Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Richard Hofstadter for "Anti-intellectualism" 1970 - Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Erik H. Erikson for "Gandhi's Truth" 1972 - "The Don't Make A Wave Committee," a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to the "Greenpeace Foundation" 1973 - Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK 1990 - Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 2013 - Harper Lee files a lawsuit against a literary agent over the copyright of "To Kill a Mockingbird" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1471 - Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV returns to his throne, restoring political stability to England until his death in 1483 1776 - Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain 1859 - The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. 1866 - Woodward's Gardens opens to the public in San Francisco 1917 - A flotilla of US destroyer ships arrive in Queenstown, Ireland, to aid in convoying ships to England 1970 - National Guard kills 4 student anti-war protesters at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915) 1923 - Eric Sykes, British radio, stage and television comedy writer, actor and director (Goon Show; Sykes and A...), born in Oldham, Lancahsire, England (d. 2012) 1926 - Gerlind Reinshagen, German writer, born in Konigsberg, Germany 1949 - John Force, American drag racer (16 NHRA Championships), born in Bell Gardens, California 1954 - Julie Budd, American singer ("Child of Plenty"), born in Brooklyn, New York 1992 - Courtney Jines, American actress (Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over), born in Fairfax, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1937 - Noel Rosa, Brazilian guitrist, mandolin player, and songwriter, dies of tuberculosis at 26 1961 - Anita Stewart, American silent film actress (South of Hell Mountain), producer, and mystery novelist, dies of a heart attack at 66 1980 - Kay Hammond, British actress (Blithe Spirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies at 71 2009 - Jane Randolph, American actress (Cat People, Railroaded!), dies of complications after hip surgery at 93 2018 - Edwin G. Burrows, American historian and professor, dies at 74 2022 - Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1822 - Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon, France 1921 - Northern Ireland is created under the UK Government of Ireland Act partitioning off six north eastern counties with a Protestant majority 1943 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair for his novel "Dragon's Teeth" about the Nazi rise to power 1946 - International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1959 - Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive HRs in a doubleheader 1965 - KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1973 - Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 m), tops out 1980 - 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02 1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 738 - Maya ruler 18 Rabbit of Copán is captured and beheaded by ruler Cauac Sky from the rival city of Quiriguá 1910 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1921 - West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax 1926 - US Marines land in Nicaragua (9 months after leaving), stay until 1933 1928 - Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China 1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1662 - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736) 1924 - Tom O'Horgan, American musical theater director (Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009) 1944 - Pete Staples, British rock bassist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Andover, Hampshire, England 1970 - Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Concord, Massachusetts 1977 - Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangaka of Rave Master and Fairy Tail, born in Nagano, Japan 1977 - Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1841 - Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance the Navy and Colonies, dies at 74 1955 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer, dies at 64 1976 - Ernie Nevers, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, coach (Stanford, Chicago Cardinals), dies of heart and kidney ailments at 72 1991 - Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (b. 1907) 2018 - Alfonso Dhlakama, Mozambican politician and opposition leader (RENAMO), dies of a heart attack at 65 2023 - Linda Lewis [Fredericks], British pop-rock-soul singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo"), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1345 - "Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers and weavers 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, is arrested and taken to the Tower of London 1703 - Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant 1783 - Architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant is promoted by brevet to Major of Engineers in recognition of his service to American liberty 1917 - Cin Fred Tooney and Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0 1926 - US military intervenes in Nicaragua 1967 - Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-1 in Game 6 to take title, 4-2 1968 - Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony premiers in New York City with William Steinberg conducting the New York Philharmonic 1972 - 126 killed in an electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine, Kellogg, Idaho 2018 - E. coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, reports the first fatality with 121 cases across 25 US states More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1936 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia 1960 - Harry Belafonte's 2nd Carnegie Hall performance (New York City) 1984 - New York Yankees Don Mattingly's single breaks up Chicago White Sox pitcher Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid, at Comiskey Park 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1992 - Allen Toussaint's musical revue "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 13 performances 1995 - Serbian missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Willi Bredel, German writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1964) 1902 - Erin O'Brien-Moore, American actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1979) 1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer, born in Paris (d. 2005) 1929 - Edward Levy, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1945 - Bianca Jagger [Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías], Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger, born in Managua, Nicaragua 1950 - Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), born in Alexander City, Alabama (d. 2019) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1250 - Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1985 - Milton S Eisenhower, US diplomat, dies at 85 1991 - Leib Lensky, dies at 82 2009 - Marilyn French, American author (The Women's Room), dies at 79 2018 - Bill Torrey, Canadian ice hockey executive (New York Islanders, Florida Panthers), dies at 83 2018 - Wang Danfeng, Chinese actress, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1776 - Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati 1864 - -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1912 - The Beverly Hills Hotel opens on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California 1940 - Summer Olympics (scheduled for Helsinki) are cancelled by the Finnish OC because of WWII 1945 - About 1,000 citizens of Demmin in Germany, commit suicide provoked by occupation by Soviet Red Army 1950 - Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade 1979 - Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) 1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Gato Del Sol, the first of consecutive Derby victories (1983 Sunny's Halo) 1984 - Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy 1992 - Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - "L'Ordine Nuovo" Italian socialist weekly newspaper established in Turin by Antonio Gramsci, Angelo Tasca and Palmiro Togliatti 1928 - Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form the American Motors Corporation 1963 - Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from the Netherlands 1996 - "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances 2000 - Barry Bonds is first MLB player to hit a homer into San Francisco Bay as Giants beat Mets, 10-3; hits 35 there during his SF career More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Terry Southern, American writer and screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider), born in Alvarado, Texas (d. 1995) 1954 - Ray Parker Jr, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Ghostbusters), born in Detroit, Michigan 1966 - Johnny Colt [Charles Brandt], American rock bassist (Black Crowes), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina 1966 - Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1967 - Yael Arad, Israeli middleweight judoka (first Israeli to win an Olympic medal - silver 1996), born in Tel Aviv, Israel 1984 - David Backes, American ice hockey center (NHL All Star 2011; Olympic silver 2010; St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66 1982 - Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72 1986 - Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, dies at 69 1989 - Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist (Zagreb Soloists), dies at 71 1996 - Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, dies at 74 2017 - Janet Pilgrim, American early playmate model for Playboy (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1695 - William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London 1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri 1897 - English physicist and head of the Cavendish laboratory J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution 1911 - Portugal approves female suffrage 1978 - British film "The Stud" starring Joan Collins, based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins premieres in UK 1980 - Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London 1986 - Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds) 1989 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar 2013 - Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix 2020 - South Korea reports no new domestic cases of COVID-19 for 1st time, their virus cases peaked Feb 29 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1506 - Philip of Burgundy and England sign trade agreement 1900 - The "Hawaiian Organic Act" is enacted by US Congress making Hawaii a US territory 1944 - NY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs 1971 - 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games 1984 - Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game 1985 - "Shoah", French documentary about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann, starring Richard Glazar and Raul Hilberg, premieres in Paris More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest and saint of the Catholic Church, born in Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France (d. 1719) 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), born in Fontenay-le-Comte (d. 1806) 1857 - Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (introduced the term schizophrenia to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox), born in Zollikon, Switzerland (d. 1940) 1858 - Mary Dimmick Harrison, US First lady (1889-93) as second wife of the 23rd President Benjamin Harrison, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (d. 1948) 1941 - Johnny Farina, American rocker (Santo and Johnny), born in Brooklyn, New York 1997 - Ayaan Chawla, Indian entrepreneur More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - Ercole Porta, Italian composer, dies at 44 1792 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, British statesman who claimed to have invented the sandwich, dies at 73 1792 - Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer and lawyer, dies at 36 1926 - Bessie Coleman, American aviator and 1st African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license, dies in a plane crash at 34 1983 - Muddy Waters [McKinley Morganfield], American blues singer and guitarist ("Mannish Boy"; "Got My Mojo Working"), dies of heart failure, while fighting cancer, at 70 2006 - Lawrence Patrick, Biomechanics Professor, crash test subject More Famous Deaths »

1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended 1670 - Clemens X [Emilio Bonaventura Altieri] elected Pope 1864 - -30] Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas 1903 - Limestone slide at Turtle Mountain drops 30 million cubic metres (82 million tons) on to town of Frank, Alberta, Canada, kills 70-90 residents 1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV 1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Merle Haggard, and Barbara Mandrell win 1985 - 17th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-B): Challenger 7 launches 1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 28.77 miles, made in Kitchener, Ontario 2015 - German Measles is declared eradicated from North and South America - 1st world region to do so 2016 - Iranian run-off elections give moderates and reforms a majority in parliament More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1982 - Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador 1986 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1991 - Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 2006 - NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans 2007 - 2nd Republic protest in support of state secularism held in Istanbul, Turkey More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver), born in Loosdorf, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire (d. 1922) 1899 - (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, born in Vallby, Södermanland County, Sweden (d. 1992) 1935 - Otto Zykan, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2006) 1940 - Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia (d. 2023) 1957 - Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003) 1960 - Joseph Guzaldo, American actor (Stir Crazy), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1380 - Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence), dies at 33 1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, dies at 74 1990 - Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - "Grazin' in the Grass"), dies of a heart attack at 52 2007 - Ivica Račan, former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944) 2021 - Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75 2023 - Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 1919 - American stuntman and parachute developer Leslie Irvin (23) makes first premeditated free-fall parachute jump from a plane above US the Army Air Service's McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio 1955 - WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, Alabama (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 - WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 - Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA 1991 - Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched 1993 - Carlo Ciampi forms Italian government with ex-communists 1997 - Ringo Starr's fourth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Mark Rivera 2007 - ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia 3-peat with 53 run win over Sri Lanka; Player of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 149 (104) and 2 catches 2018 - Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL; selected by Seattle Seahawks More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1829 - Dutch parliament accepts new press laws 1848 - Slavery abolished in French colonies 1922 - WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station 1940 - Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" 1952 - Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Commander of NATO 1969 - Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - James Winning McMillan, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1903) 1897 - Ye Jianying, Chinese communist general and politician (Head of State of the People's Republic of China 1978-83), born in Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing Empire (d. 1986) 1900 - Maurice Thorez, French politician and secretary-general (French Communist Party), born in Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 1964) 1906 - Bart [Bartholomeus Jan] Bok, Dutch-American astronomer (Milky Way), born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1983) 1930 - James Baker, American Secretary of the Treasury (1985-88), Secretary of State (1989-92), born in Houston, Texas 1961 - Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer, born in Kitakyūshū, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian-Serb assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, dies of tuberculosis at 23 1945 - Benito Mussolini [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43), shot by communist partisans at 61 1982 - Nobby Clark, English cricketer (32 wickets in 8 Tests 1929-34), dies at 81 1996 - William Colby, American intelligence officer (CIA Director, 1973-76), dies at 76 1997 - Susan Seddon Boulet, American artist, dies of cancer at 45 2021 - Michael Collins, American Major General USAF and astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11), dies of cancer at 90 More Famous Deaths »