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Historical Events 1773 - A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound results in the deaths of two Māori and nine members of James Cook's expedition, New Zealand 1774 - Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia 1980 - Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts minister Van Agts abortion laws 1997 - HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium 1998 - Romantic comedy film "You've Got Mail", starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, directed by Nora Ephron, and written by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, is released 2020 - International body Covax, established to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle income countries, announces deals with vaccine manufacturers and method for countries to share excess vaccines More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - Lyman Abbott, American theologian and author, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1922) 1860 - Edward Alexander MacDowell, American composer (Indian Suite), born in New York (d. 1908) 1898 - Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist (d. 1975) 1960 - Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean prosecutor and President of South Korea (2022-), born in Seoul, South Korea 1971 - Joe Dziedzic, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 1987 - Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1894 - Erastus Flaval Beadle, American publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels), dies at 73 1930 - Clarence Kummer, American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), dies from pneumonia at 31 1931 - Jack "Legs" Diamond, American gangster and bootlegger, murdered at 34 1971 - Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61 1992 - Charles Leatherland, Baron Leatherland, British journalist and Labour Party politician, dies at 94 2008 - Mark Felt, the infamous "Deep Throat", American FBI official and whistle blower during the Watergate Scandal dies aged 95 More Famous Deaths »

1526 - Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia 1895 - George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) 1920 - British Empire receives League of Nations mandate over Nauru 1944 - San Francisco M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St 1965 - British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1970 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1971 - "Diamonds are Forever", 7th James Bond film, last starring Sean Conner, also starring Jill St. John is 1st released in West Germany 1971 - Cease fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir 1988 - NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2 2017 - Sebastián Piñera wins Chile's presidential election run-off, returning to office after 4 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1807 - France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. 1928 - John McGraw backs NL President John Heydler's designated hitter idea 1941 - World War II: Beginning of the Siege of Sebastopol. 1978 - Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda 1983 - The Provisional IRA bombs Harrods department store in London, killing six people and injuring 90 2020 - King Carl XVI Gustaf says Swedish authorities have failed in their response to COVID-19, criticizing the country's controversial anti-lockdown strategy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (d. 1916) 1914 - Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (prolific batsman of 30's and 40's), born in Indore, British India (d. 2005) 1953 - Mark Gane, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario 1961 - Sara Dallin, British musician (Bananarama), born in Bristol, England 1973 - Rian Johnson, American filmmaker (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Knives Out), born in Silver Springs, Maryland 1976 - Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1981 - Edwin Erich Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov), dies at 83 1983 - Erik Christensen, NHL player 1991 - John Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80 2009 - Dan O'Bannon, Screenwriter, after a short illness (b.1943) 2010 - Mary Tregear, British museum curator (Ashmolean) and Chinese art historian, dies at 86 2022 - Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket 1924 - Hiram Bingham is elected as a Republican to serve in the US Senate forcing him to resign as Governor of Connecticut after serving only one day in office, the shortest term of any Connecticut Governor 1928 - National Football League Championship: Providence Steam Roller (8-1-2) win first past the post title 1944 - German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1948 - "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances 1972 - Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1995 - The official adoption of the name "Euro" 2012 - A gang rape of a woman on a bus in India that resulted in her death leads to national and international outrage 2012 - Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup 2020 - China blocks imports of coal, from Australia, the world's second biggest market for the world's biggest coal exporter More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - Virginia becomes 1st state to ratify Articles of Confederation (US 1st constitution) 1883 - Tonkin Campaign: The French capture the citadel in Hanoi 1960 - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances 1979 - Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular season game with the Cowboys, a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium 1979 - Libya raises crude oil prices, joining four other OPEC nations, which has a dramatic effect on the United States 1987 - Roh Tae Woo elected president of South Korea More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Lall Singh, Indian cricketer (scored 15 and 29 in India's 1st Test match) (d. 1985) 1916 - Theo Bitter, Dutch painter and set designer (d. 1994) 1931 - Shelby Singleton, American record label owner and producer (Smash Records, Mercury Records), born in Waskom, Texas (d. 2009) 1937 - Joyce Bulifant, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Marie Slaughter"), born in Newport News, Virginia 1950 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006) 1963 - James Mangold, American filmmaker (Girl, Interrupted; Kate and Leopold; Walk the Line; Logan), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1783 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), dies at 68 1852 - Henri-Jean Rigel, French composer, music director, and "pianiste de la musique particulière de l’Empereur et Roi" to Napoleon, dies at 80 1920 - Ma Yuanzhang, Chinese Muslim rebel and Sufi master, crushed to death during the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake at an unknown age 1944 - Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State, Lipscomb, and Hamline 2001 - Stuart Adamson, Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country), dies at 43 2006 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940) More Famous Deaths »

1894 - Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130 1929 - National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title 1936 - KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1946 - Giants Filchock and Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt 1952 - KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 1986 - 150 killed during race riot in Karachi 1994 - Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard stage drama "A Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theate,r NYC; runs for 20 performances 1995 - The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling", giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another. 2021 - COVID-19 Omicron variant called "probably the most significant threat" of the pandemic by head of UK Health Security Agency, warning of "staggering" growth in next few days More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - NY Wall Street vendor Italo Marchiony [Marcioni] granted patent for a mound for making ice cream cones 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, play their only European gig - appearing in UNICEF charity concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom, band is augmented by Bonnie and Delaney and guitarist George Harrison 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 2011 - Barry Bonds is sentenced to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service, for an obstruction of justice conviction stemming from a grand jury appearance in 2003 2018 - Egyptian Archaeologists announce discovery of 4,400 year old tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo 2020 - MacKenzie Scott announces she has given away more than $4 billion to 384 nonprofit organizations across the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Tribe), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1966) 1907 - Gordon Douglas [Brickner], American film director (Our Gang; Laurel and Hardy; Young At Heart; Way...Way Out; Tony Rome; They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), born in NYC (d. 1993) 1922 - (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, born in Windber, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1930 - Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer (Girl with Green Eyes, Casualties of Peace), born in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland 1939 - Nicolaus A. Huber, German composer, born in Passau, Germany 1986 - Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian supermodel, born in Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1715 - George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 1990 - Betty Warren, British actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies at 83 1990 - Jean Paige, American silent film actress (Capt Blood; Black Beauty), dies at 95 1999 - George Elrick, Scottish-British singer ("I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones"), and broadcaster known as 'The Smiling Voice of Radio' (BBC's "Housewives' Choice"), dies at 95 2010 - Bob Feller, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All Star; AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x no-hit games; Cleveland Indians), dies from leukemia at 92 2021 - Bridget Hanley, American actress (Here Come the Brides - "Candy Pruitt"), dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 80 More Famous Deaths »

872 - John VIII elected as Catholic Pope 1793 - 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cincinnati 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1945 - Elmer Rice's play "Dream Girl" premieres in NYC 1957 - Frank Loesser's musical "The Most Happy Fella", based on Sidney Howard's 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances 1964 - Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Renee" 1967 - DNA created in a test tube 1991 - 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR) 1996 - 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins 2020 - Russia revealed to have been behind massive cyberattack on US government agencies and private companies since the Spring More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1960 - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie 1977 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore 1978 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1994 - Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam, China 1998 - 64th Heisman Trophy Award: Ricky Williams, Texas (RB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1681 - Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, poet, and composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1753) 1853 - Henry Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134no; Kent CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 1919) 1870 - Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960) 1915 - Ruth Railton, British musical director (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1948-65), born in Kent, England (d. 2001) 1952 - Germain Houde, French Canadian actor, born in Petit-Saguenay, Quebec 1966 - Carl Herrera, Trinidadian-born Venezuelan NBA forward, 1991-99 (San Antonio Spurs, and 2 other teams), born in Trinidad and Tobago More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1417 - John Oldcastle, English nobleman and pro-protestant Lollard leader, whom Shakespeare based his Falstaff character on, hanged for heresy at 39 1799 - George Washington, American Founding Father, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during War for Independence and 1st President of the United States (1789-97), dies at 67 1806 - John Breckinridge, American lawyer (5th United States Attorney General) and politician (U.S. Senator from Kentucky), dies at 46 1860 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-46), dies at 76 1918 - Sidónio Pais, Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal, 66th Prime Minister of Portugal), murdered at 46 2000 - George Sholty, American harness driver (2,934 career wins; $20 million+ purse money), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - Jean Racine's tragic play "Britannicus" premieres in Paris 1889 - Belgium rules on women and child labor law 1920 - Netherland breaks contact with Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1967 - United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1975 - West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls 1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet, is published in Sweden 1990 - Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die 1993 - Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1994 - "The Hits" 2nd compilation album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1995) 2021 - 70th Miss Universe Contest won by Miss India's Harnaaz Sandhu in Eilat, Israel More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1545 - Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III 1961 - "The Young Ones" directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London 1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT 1985 - Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide 2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released 2022 - First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting, replicating the same energy that powers the sun - announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells), born in Selevyntsi, Podolia, Russian Empire (d. 1921) 1918 - Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1953-4), born in Fresno, California (d. 1955) 1936 - J. C. Martin, American baseball player, born in Axton, Virginia 1943 - Arturo Ripstein, Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites, Foxtrot), born in Mexico City 1953 - Thomas E. Sanders, American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights), born in San Pedro, California (d. 2017) 1974 - Chris Lewis, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1908 - Augustus Le Plongeon, French-American photographer and antiquitarian, dies at 83 1929 - Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, dies at 42 1931 - Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) 1975 - Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73 2008 - Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), dies of diabetes at 85 2019 - Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1769 - Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee 1871 - Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum 1878 - Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" 1915 - Aristide Briand forms French war government 1965 - Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 1965 - Chicago halfback Gale Sayers ties NFL record for most touchdowns in a game with 6 in 61–20 victory over San Francisco 49ers at Wrigley Field 1979 - Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce 1992 - 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB) 2017 - Democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore 2019 - British General Election won by Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1958 - Indian leg spin bowler Subhash "Fergie" Gupte takes 9-102 v W Indies at Kanpur 1970 - Polish government proclaims price rise 1980 - Apple makes its initial public offering on the US stock market - 38 years later it would become the first US company valued at over $1 trillion 1997 - Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary", goes on trial in Paris 1997 - Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin 2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1966) 1920 - Dick James [Leon Vapnick], British dance band vocalist and Beatles' music publisher (Northern Songs), born in London, England (d. 1986) 1926 - Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021) 1964 - Sabu [Terry Michael Brunk], American professional wrestler, born in Staten Island, New York 1966 - Jim Sandlak, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Kitchener, Ontario 1967 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1882 - Robert Morris, 1st successful African American lawyer and abolitionist, dies at 59 1920 - Paul Lacôme, French composer, dies at 82 1971 - Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated 1998 - Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), dies at 76 2003 - Heydar Aliyev [Heydər Əliyev], Soviet-Azerbaijani politician (President of Azerbaijan, 1983-2003), dies at 80 2022 - Mike Leach, American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09, Washington State University 2012-19, Mississippi State 2020-22), dies from complications due to a heart condition at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1909 - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1926 - Leo O'Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1947 - Bob Hilliard and Sigman's musical "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances 1981 - Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2 1990 - 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75, due to fog 2016 - Kyrgyzstan votes in a referendum to change the constitution to give the government more power 2019 - Militants attack army base in Ates, Niger, killing at least 71. Islamic State claim responsibility. 2022 - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's musical "Some Like It Hot", based on the 1959 feature film comedy, opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; garners 13 Tony Award nominations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1572 - Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1913 - "Mona Lisa" recovered two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum 1937 - Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1975 - MLB New York Yankees make great trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pittsburgh Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 2004 - 70th Heisman Trophy Award: Matt Leinart, USC (QB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Joe Coral [Joseph Kagarlitski], British bookmaker (Gala Coral Group), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1996) 1926 - Richard Devon, American character actor (Magnum Force, Battle of Blood Island), born in Glendale, California (d. 2010) 1948 - Chester Thompson, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; Genesis; Chester Thompson Trio), born in Baltimore, Maryland 1957 - Mike Mesaros, American bassist (The Smithereens, 1980-2005 and 2016-present - "Only A Memory"), born in New Jersey 1973 - Ralph Intranuovo, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in East York, Toronto, Ontario 1978 - Celine Sciamma, French film director (Tomboy), born in Paris, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Castil-Blaze [Francois Henri Joseph Blaze], French composer and music critic, dies at 73 1941 - Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician, died at 85 1971 - Maurice "Mac" McDonald, American fast-food pioneer (b. 1902) 1983 - Szymon Laks, Polish composer (head of prisoners orchestra at Auschwitz), dies at 82 2009 - Richard O'Brien, British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission), dies at 89 2013 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer, dies from a lung infection at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - -15] British "Black Week" due to defeats in South Africa 1911 - Belgium poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck is presented in absentia with the Nobel Prize for Literature 1926 - 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS) 1941 - Japanese troops overrun Guam 1942 - An early report of the Holocaust prepared by the Polish government-in-exile, using information obtained by Witold Pilecki, is addressed to UN member states 1956 - Establishment of The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA (from Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola), left-wing party that has ruled since independence from Portugal 1980 - Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth 1983 - Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's 1st civilian president 1988 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine presented to Gertrude B. Elion, George H. Hitchings and James W. Black for development of new drugs 2016 - Terrorist bomb attacks outside a stadium in Istanbul kill 38 and injure 166 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century 1899 - Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York, to spread "the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men, without respect to race or creed." 1960 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar for work on tissue grafting 1986 - France performs nuclear test 1993 - Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1995 - 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1794 - James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Windham County, Connecticut (d. 1870) 1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970) 1952 - Susan Dey, American actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law), born in Pekin, Illinois 1961 - Mark McKoy, Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor, Olympic gold 1992), born in Georgetown, British Guiana 1964 - Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction), born in NYC, New York 1977 - Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1826 - Benedikt Schack, Bohemian-born composer and singer and friend of Mozart, dies at 68 1896 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 2003 - Sean McClory, Irish actor (The Californians, My Chauffeur), dies at 79 2019 - Jim Smith, English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City, QPR, Portsmouth, Derby County), dies at 79 2019 - Jean Pagé, Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%'), dies from prostate cancer at 73 2021 - Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), dies of heart failure at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" is published in "The Examiner" 1899 - Boer War: During Siege of Ladysmith, Boers storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp - driven back 1907 - Gustav Mahler departs Vienna for America 1951 - West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg 1968 - The Derry Citizen's Action Committee (DCAC) calls for a halt to all marches and protests for a period of one month 1974 - Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1985 - SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park 1990 - Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 2006 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan abdicates the throne 2018 - Winter storm hits US south east killing three, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, cancelling over 1,000 flights More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1856 - The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. 1907 - First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office) 1958 - Robert W. Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form the conservative and anti-Communist John Birch Society 1961 - "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances 1970 - OPEC meeting in Caracas establishes 55 percent as minimum tax rate and demands that posted prices be changed to reflect changes in foreign exchange rates 1973 - Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1717 - Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), born in Stendal, Prussia (d. 1768) 1901 - Carol Dempster, American actress, born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1991) 1933 - Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012) 1954 - Jack Sonni, American guitarist (Dire Straits, 1985-88), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) 1957 - Donny Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie), born in Ogden, Utah 1958 - Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1437 - Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1410-37), dies at 70 1971 - Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, UN delegate and 1st person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1950), dies at 67 1975 - William A. Wellman, American director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 1982 - Joey Forman, American actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53 1996 - Anne Bolt, photo-journalist and trade unionist, dies at 84 2007 - Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1941 - US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II 1955 - Black Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers", directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness is released in the UK 1961 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec) 1970 - Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland Cardinal William Conway publishes a pamphlet on the topic of segregation in education in Northern Ireland 1973 - Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 3rd consecutive season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win over Dutchman Tom Okker in Boston, Massachusetts 1978 - Commencement of the 1st day/night World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne 1982 - "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances 1987 - US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1992 - Spacecraft Galileo makes its second and closest flyby of Earth at a minimum distance of 305 km for a gravity assist on its way to Jupiter 2019 - Vienna State Opera stages its first show by a female composer in 150 years - Olga Neuwirth’s opera, “Orlando” More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1710 - Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French and Spanish forces 1921 - Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty 1974 - Irish Republican Socialist Party forms 1991 - Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances 1993 - 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria 2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Jan Althuysen, Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1763) 1888 - Paul Cavanagh, British actor (The Woman in Green, Tarzan and his Mate), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 1964) 1894 - E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938) 1941 - Geoff Hurst, English soccer striker (49 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; West Ham United 411 games, Stoke City), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England 1947 - Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017) 1982 - Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter ("Be OK"; "Epiphany"), born in Central Islip, New York, More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, dies in a crash of an F-104 Starfighter while training at 32 1982 - Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist and pro-democracy advocate murdered by the military 1990 - Martin Ritt, American actor and director (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Slugger's Wife, End of the Game), dies at 76 1994 - Israel Aaron Maisels, South African lawyer and communal leader, dies at 89 2019 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), dies at 85 2021 - Lars Høgh, Danish soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; OB 603 games) and GK coach (Denmark, Brøndby IF), dies from pancreatic cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1876 - NY Mutuals and Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked 1889 - W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Gondoliers" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues "Nacht und Nebel Erlass" (Night and Fog Directive), against anti-Nazi resistance fighters in occupied territories; targets sent to concentration camps and/or murdered 1968 - Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1972 - Apollo 17 launched, the final manned lunar landing mission where the crew takes the famous "blue marble" photo of the entire Earth 1988 - 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia kills 25,000-50,000 people and leaves up to 500,000 homeless 1991 - A J Kitt, US, wins World Skiing Cup 1992 - Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 2018 - Comedian Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host after his history of homophobic statements is revealed 2020 - Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1724 - Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities. 1902 - Britain and Germany issue an ultimatum to Venezuela demanding that President Cipriano Castro pay claims for damages caused during his takeover of the government in 1899 1931 - After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1932 - 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY 1971 - An off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 2017 - Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Frank Laver, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (15 Tests, 37 wickets, BB 8/31) and baseball player (first Australian national team), born in Castlemaine, Australia (d. 1919) 1909 - Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001) 1924 - Bent Fabric [Fabricius-Bjerre], Danish pianist and composer (Alley Cat), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2020) 1971 - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, American actress, puppeteer (Avenue Q; Sesame Street), and cabaret singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1979 - Jennifer Carpenter, American actress (Debra Morgan-Dexter), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1987 - Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1870 - Mykhailo Verbytsky, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer (Prostachka; The State Anthem of Ukraine), dies at 55 1917 - [Aloysius] Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist, and ballet composer (St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, 1871-86; La Bayadère), dies at 91 1990 - Peter Mieg, Swiss composer, dies at 84 1990 - Horst Bienek, German writer and director (The First Polka), dies at 60 2018 - Belisario Betancur, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (1982-86), dies at 95 2019 - Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist ('Le grand combat du XV de France'; 'Rugbymania: French flair attitude'), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1424 - Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India 1866 - Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed 1875 - 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes 1903 - Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders 1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat NY Giants 19-7 1956 - Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin follows his parallel bars gold medal with the individual all-round title and teams gold at the Melbourne Olympics 1957 - Gardnar Mulloy becomes oldest American to win a Davis Cup tennis match at age 44 years, 14 days; teams with Vic Seixas to give US a match-clinching, 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Inter Zone 1st round in Adelaide, Australia 1973 - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn't happen) 2017 - Britain's top Brexit negotiator David Davis admits there has been "no systematic impact assessment" on effects of Brexit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1160 - Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras 1732 - 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players in New York 1964 - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV 1969 - Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances 1988 - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets v WI at the WACA but Australia lose 2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Juan Prim, Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister, 1869-70), born in Reus, Catalonia (d. 1870) 1890 - Dion Fortune, British occultist and author (Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1946) 1948 - Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German rocker (Stinker), born in Düsseldorf, Germany 1951 - Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London 1976 - Colleen Haskell, American television personality (Survivor: Borneo 2000 contestant), born in Bethesda, Maryland 1979 - Luke Letlow, American businessman and politician, elected to US House of Representatives for Louisiana, but died before taking office, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter, dies at 80 1855 - William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, dies at 66 1991 - Jack Hunter {John Averona], American big band vocalist (Elliot Lawrence Orchestra - "Apple Blossom Time"), dies at 72 1992 - (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, dies at 93 2019 - Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1975 3rd; 3 LPGA Tour titles), dies at 69 2022 - Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »