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1590 - Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV 1741 - -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers 1896 - Henrik Ibsen's play "Kejsor og Galileer" (Emperor and Galilean) premieres in Leipzig 1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1957 - William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" premieres in NYC 1960 - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1965 - Brunswick Records releases "My Generation", the debut album of British rock group The Who, in the UK and Australia 1979 - Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns 1983 - 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut 2008 - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus is the first European to sight Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti) 1941 - Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street" premieres in NYC 1941 - US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor 1955 - Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists 1957 - NYC is first US city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (The Lieutenant Must Be Mad), born in Osterode, Germany (d. 1989) 1932 - James Cleveland, American gospel singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991) 1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer, born in Hamburg, Germany 1947 - Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England 1951 - Tom Purtzer, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Des Moines, Iowa 1965 - Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls), born in Buffalo, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1745 - Christoph Förster, German composer, dies at 52 1965 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies of heart disease at 91 1995 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), dies of a heart attack at 70 2001 - Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90; America's Cup 1995, 2000) and Special Envoy UN Environment Program, killed by pirates on the Amazon River at 53 2008 - Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments, Spartacus, An American in Paris), dies from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome at 84 2008 - Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1691 - Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II as Viceroy of Southern Netherlands 1914 - Walter Johnson accepts an advance from the Chicago Whales of the Federal League; Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1963 - Boston Bruins' right wing Andy Hebenton sets a new NHL record by playing in his 581st consecutive game in 2-2 tie with Chicago Black Hawks; reaches 630 straight games 1964 - Baseball approves a free-agent draft 1965 - San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1974 - Jean-Paul Sartre visits Red Army Faction (Baader–Meinhof Gang) leader Andreas Baader in prison 1977 - Neil Simon's play "Chapter Two" opens in NYC 1981 - Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) that allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence 1987 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) 2018 - First successful birth resulting from uterus transplant from a deceased donor in São Paulo, Brazil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1489 - Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors 1920 - 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds, NYC 1958 - Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1985 - President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1988 - Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash 1988 - Edmonton center Jimmy Carson becomes just the third player to score 6 NHL hat tricks before the age of 21 in the Oilers 10-6 win over the New York Rangers More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus, born in Rottweil, Württemberg (d. 1914) 1868 - Jesse Burkett, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15 years; Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1953) 1912 - Ian Wallace [John Wallace Pritchard], American sci-fi author (Megalomania), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998) 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, British comedian (The Two Ronnies), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2016) 1933 - Dick Ricketts Jr., American basketball center (# 1 overall pick 1955 NBA draft St. Louis Hawks) and baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1988) 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian-British soprano, born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1131 - Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician (cubic equations), astronomer (Jalali calendar, basis of the Persian calendar), poet (quatrains), and philosopher, dies at 83 1182 - Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies 1935 - Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 69 1983 - Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77 2007 - Chip Reese, American poker player (3 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from pneumonia at 56 2007 - Pimp C. [Chad Butler], American rapper (Underground Kingz), dies of overuse of prescription cough syrup and sleep apnea at 33 More Famous Deaths »

1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia 1929 - Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak 1932 - Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany 1946 - 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB) 1964 - Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley 1967 - Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train 1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area. 1983 - Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances 1995 - England cricket wicket keeper Jack Russell dismisses Clive Eksteen with his record 11th catch in 2nd Test v South Africa in Johannesburg 2014 - Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - The Sultanate of Aceh's Panglima Polim surrenders to Dutch Army Captain Hendrikus Colijn at Atjeh 1944 - Britain's Home Guard ('Dad's Army') is officially stood down at a special farewell parade in Hyde Park, London. 1960 - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards 1982 - 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record) 1995 - Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Pete Sampras beats Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 to give US a winning 3-1 lead (ends 3-2); record 31st US title 2020 - ATandT Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1764 - Mary Lamb, British author (Tales from Shakespeare), born in London, England (d. 1847) 1909 - Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures), born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (d. 1987) 1951 - Mike Stock, British songwriter and producer (Stock, Aitken and Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue), born in Margate, Kent, England 1970 - Amy Helm, American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle), born in Woodstock, New York 1973 - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey 1976 - Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders, Chiefs, Toulouse), born in Dunedin, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1265 - Odofredus, Italian jurist 1892 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet, dies at 71 1989 - Jimmy Shirley, American jazz and RandB electric guitarist, and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar"), dies at 76 1994 - Elizabeth Glaser, American AIDS activist, wife of director Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 2002 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970) 2016 - Antonio Membrado, Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1802 - Britain sells Suriname to the Netherlands 1913 - Vladimir Mayakovsky's self titled tragedy "Vladimir Mayakovsky" premieres at Saint Petersburg's Luna Park theatre 1929 - First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian, 50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old. 1939 - British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC 1954 - Taiwan (ROC) and US sign the Mutual Defense Treaty, preventing Mainland China (PRC) from taking Taiwan between 1955-1979 1975 - Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1990 - First time 12 people in space at the same time 2014 - The World Food Programme suspends critical food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt because of a lack of funds 2018 - Trade war truce agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in Argentina 2020 - The UK becomes the first western country to authorize a vaccine for COVID-19, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1812 - James Madison re-elected President of the US, Elbridge Gerry Vice-President 1944 - US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar, GErmany 1971 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is appointed President of the United Arab Emirates 1972 - USC tailback Anthony Davis becomes first to score 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame; in a 45-23 victory over the Fighting Irish Davis at the LA Coliseum he scores on runs of 1, 4, 5 and 8 yards and 2 kickoff returns 1988 - ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of 'Sports Center', making it the most televised cable program in history 1991 - Muslim Shi'ites release American hostage Joseph Cicippio held in Lebanon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Harvey Phillips, American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra), born in Aurora, Missouri (d. 2010) 1933 - K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist, born in Cuddalore, Madras Presidency, British India 1960 - Deb Haaland, American politician (1st Native American to head a cabinet agency as Secretary of the Interior 2021-), born in Winslow, Arizona 1983 - Chris Burke, Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C., Kilmarnock), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1986 - Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes, Steaua București), born in Oradea, Romania 1993 - Kostas Stafylidis, Greek soccer left back (30 caps; 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Jane Appleton Pierce, American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce, dies of tuberculosis at 57 1890 - Cadmus M. Wilcox, American Major General (Confederate Army - American Civil War), dies at 66 1931 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer (Symphony on a French Mountain Air), and teacher, dies at 80 1973 - Watson Washburn, American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924, US Nationals 1921, 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame), dies at 79 2007 - Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, dies at 94 2015 - Anthony Valentine, British actor (Colditz), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1913 - Flag of Greece officially raised at Firka Fortress, Chania Crete symbolising the union of Crete and Greece 1928 - CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders 1973 - Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland, Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead, (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia 1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB) 1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands 1999 - Rapper Jay-Z stabs record executive Lance "Un" Rivera at a night club in New York 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2012 - Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly with a second MLS Cup winner's medal after a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo in Carson, CA; final game of a 6-year stint in US 2016 - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is declared King of Thailand, succeeding his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2016 - UN admits its peacekeepers were responsible for the cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010 that killed 30,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, Virginia 1887 - Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle 1936 - Ernest Brundin and Frank Lyon obtain US patent for hydroponic (soil-less) culture of plants 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2018 - Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" starring Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Award Best Animated Film 2019) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Geraldine McCullough, American painter and sculptor (Phoenix), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2008) 1946 - (Raymond) "Gilbert" O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter ("Alone Again Naturally"), born in Waterford, Ireland 1948 - Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England 1971 - Rob Waldrop, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Outland Trophy 1993 Arizona; CFL, Toronto Argonauts), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian 1981 - Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Colombian human rights activist, environmentalist and politician (Vice-President of Colombia), born in Yolombó, Colombia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Susanna Centlivre, English actress known as "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century", dies at 66 (approximately) 1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73 1884 - William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) 1971 - Arthur B. Spingarn, American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP chairman, 1940-65), dies at 93 1998 - Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81 2001 - Ellis R. Dungan, American born Indian film director, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1909 - British House of Lords rejects David Lloyd George's 'People's Budget', which tried to shift tax burden to the wealthy. Leads to the Parliament Act; intent to stop unelected house overruling will of the elected house. 1924 - 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC) 1931 - His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI 1939 - Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7" premieres in NYC 1967 - Julie Nixon (daughter of former Vice-President Richard Nixon) and David Eisenhower (grandson of former President Dwight D, Eisenhower), announce their engagement 1969 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1972 - BBC bans Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi" 1997 - "Eugene Onegin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC 2019 - On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126) 2021 - 15 year old student shoots four death and injures seven at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" 1885 - Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) 1907 - Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle 1949 - New Zealand general election won by Sidney Holland's National party, ousting Peter Fraser's Labour government 2020 - Alphafold's DeepMind AI program announces it has achieved scientific breakthrough by being able to predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes 2022 - Artificial intelligence Chatbot ChatGPT prototype released by A.I. lab OpenAI, able to answer complex questions, write poetry and mimic some human emotions More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - August Klughardt, German composer, born in Köthen, Germany (d. 1902) 1880 - Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), born in Epsom, England (d. 1951) 1907 - Jacques Barzun, French author (The House of Intellect), born in Créteil, France (d. 2012) 1943 - Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993) 1958 - Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder 1964 - David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Andries de Graeff, Dutch leader during Dutch Golden Age (Mayor of Amsterdam 1657-71), dies at 67 1933 - Arthur Currie, Canadian army officer (1st Canadian commander of Canadian Corps, WWI), dies from pneumonia complications at 57 1990 - Norman Cousins, American editor (Saturday Review) and peace activist, dies at 75 2008 - Naomi Datta, British geneticist and bacteriologist (pioneer in investigating the development of resistance to antibiotics by bacteria), dies at 86 2010 - Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), dies at 82 2010 - Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937) More Famous Deaths »

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army moves into Manchester and occupies Carlisle 1791 - Chatham Islands sighted by HMS Chatham commanded by William Broughton 1803 - Dessalines and Christophe declare St Domingue (Haiti) independent 1850 - The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, taking over the leadership of German Confederation 1943 - US aircraft carrier Hornet launched 1981 - Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 119 performances 1986 - 51st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-17 in Birmingham 1987 - Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal. 2017 - Bosnian war criminal Slobodan Praljak commits suicide by poison in court at The Hague after 20 year prison term read out 2022 - For the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales call themselves Christian according to the 2021 Census More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1825 - Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) become 1st opera performed in Italian in US, staged at New York City's Park Theater 1950 - National Council of Church of Christ in US forms 1963 - US President LBJ sets up the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy 1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1975 - New Zealand general election won by the National Party headed by Robert Muldoon 2008 - 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1627 - John Ray, English naturalist (advances in taxonomy), born in Black Notley, England (d. 1705) 1899 - Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1929) 1961 - Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan 1969 - Ben Iroha, Nigerian football player (Vitesse), born in Aba, Nigeria 1977 - Andy Beshear, American politician, Governor of Kentucky (2019-), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1990 - Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actor (Full House), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1530 - Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, adviser and Lord Chancellor, (1515-29) to England's King Henry VIII, dies just before facing treason trial at about 55 1957 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60 1989 - Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies of throat cancer at 56 2003 - Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51 2006 - Allen Carr, English anti-smoking campaigner (b. 1934) 2018 - Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1754 - Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences 1813 - Cossacks occupy Utrecht 1909 - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genres most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City, with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch 1955 - 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado AandM first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 - "Look Homeward, Angel" play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC 1960 - Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day) 1966 - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1967 - 1st radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University 1975 - Wings release single "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1879 - Battle at Lydenburg South Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu 1899 - Second Boer War: Battle of Modder River (Cape Colony), British Lord Methuen defeats Boer forces of Piet Cronjé and Koos de la Rey 1938 - Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 premieres in Moscow, USSR 1950 - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1981 - 46th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Birmingham 2019 - European parliament declares a climate emergency More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1640 - Willem de Vlamingh, Dutch sea captain who explored the then "New Holland", the central west coast of Australia, born in Oost-Vlieland, Dutch Republic (d. c. 1698) 1907 - Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian author (Indifferent Ones), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1990) 1936 - Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas 1962 - Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993), born in Perth, Australia 1971 - William Simas Jr, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Hanford, California 1984 - Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1641 - Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 1698 - Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76 1801 - Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750) 1994 - Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87 1996 - Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70 2020 - Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1912 - Albanian National Flag adopted 1914 - 1st British woman elected political agent (Grantham, Lincolnshire) 1962 - 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place 1973 - Neil Simon's play "Good Doctor" premieres in NYC 1980 - Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched 1982 - Yasuhiro Nakasone elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki 1985 - Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year 1997 - Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher 2005 - First partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France. 2013 - "Frozen", the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 1963 - The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg 1965 - 1966 NFL Draft: University of Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis #1 pick by Atlanta Falcons 2006 - The Canadian House of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper's motion to declare Québécois a nation within a unified Canada. 2011 - Roger Federer claims a record 6th ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final in London, England 2019 - US President Donald Trump signs two bills backing Hong Kong protesters, which check the territories autonomy and ban the sale of munitions to Hong Kong police, angering China More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Billy Nair, South African union/SACP leader (20 yrs in Robbeneiland Prison) 1939 - Dave Giusti, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Seneca Falls, New York 1945 - Barbara Anderson, American actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible), born in Brooklyn, New York 1955 - Bill Nye, American TV host and science presenter (Bill Nye the Science Guy) and engineer, born in Washington D.C. 1960 - Martin van Geel, Dutch soccer player (Willem II), born in Goirle, Netherlands 1966 - Edward Hall, British theatre director of Hampstead Theatre (Rose Rage), born in England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - (Héctor) Ettore Panizza, Argentinian composer (Aurora; Bizancio). and opera conductor, dies at 92 1986 - Steve Tracy, actor (Percival-Little House on Praire), dies at 61 1995 - Giancarlo Baghetti, Italian auto racer (French GP 1961) and journalist/photographer, dies from cancer at 60 2007 - Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, dies at 80 2017 - Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), dies at 75 2021 - Eddie Mekka [Mekjian], American stage and screen singer and actor (Laverne and Shirley - "Carmine - The Big Ragu"), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - SS Portland “The Titanic of New England” leaves for Cape Cod, shipwrecked off Cape Ann, all 192 on board killed 1914 - Battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbour, England, 788 die 1922 - English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt 1942 - Anti-fascist Council for National Liberation (AVNOJ) forms 1954 - Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba 1963 - 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB) 1967 - Browns' Carl Ward sets club record with a 104-yd kickoff return 1978 - 1st lesbian themed TV movie - "A Question of Love" 1979 - Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year 1984 - US and Iraq re-establish diplomatic relations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border 1956 - TV game show "The Price Is Right", hosted by Bill Cullen, debuts on NBC 1966 - CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa, 29-14 1969 - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB) 1978 - CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13 1989 - Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes President of Uruguay More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1816 - William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1864) 1939 - Tina Turner [Anna Mae Bullock], American singer (Ike and Tina - "Proud Mary"; solo -"What's Love Got To Do With It"), born in Nutbush, Tennessee (d. 2023) 1939 - Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) 1948 - Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995) 1953 - Shelley Moore Capito, American politician (Senator-R-West Virginia, Rep-R-WV 2001-15), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia 1955 - Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Friedrich Heine, German composer, dies at 57 1941 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (Trold, der vejrer kristenblod), dies at 80 1957 - Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies at 80 1972 - R. P. Keigwin, English academic, dies at 89 1978 - Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), kills himself after shooting his sons at 52 2022 - Brian Hogan, English rugby league forward (5 Tests; St. Helens, Wigan, Bradford Northern, Widnes), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1357 - Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace 1920 - WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play 1951 - Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden 1955 - Walter Piston's 6th Symphony, composed to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony, premieres, led by Charles Munch 1959 - Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical "Once Upon A Mattress", starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC, after starting off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre, later moves to St. James 1972 - "Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 9 performances 1981 - Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles 1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 - Lech Wałęsa wins Poland's first popular election 1995 - "Patti LuPone on Broadway" closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 46 performances More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1034 - Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne. 1165 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht 1817 - First sword swallower in US performs (NYC) 1948 - KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 - Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states 2000 - 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1971) 1924 - Lorraine "Tui" St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2004) 1925 - Jose Napoleon Duarte, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (1984-89), born in Santa Ana, El Salvador (d. 1990) 1947 - Linda LaFlamme, American rock keyboardist and songwriter (It's A Beautiful Day - "White Bird"), born in Brooklyn, New York 1965 - Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96) 1980 - Kushan Liyanarachchi, Sri Lankan, prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1640 - Giles Farnaby, composer, dies 1913 - Robert Stawell Ball, Irish mathematician and astronomer (Ball Screw), dies at 73 1997 - Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer ("L'Aigle noir"), dies at 67 1998 - Nelson Goodman, American philosopher (b. 1906) 2006 - Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot (b. 1919) 2006 - Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist, dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1434 - River Thames in London freezes over 1954 - Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened 1958 - Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community 1966 - The Beatles began recording sessions for their album "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1971 - A woman is killed after members of the Irish Republican Army carry out an attack on British soldiers in Strabane, County Tyrone 1972 - Taoiseach Jack Lynch meets with British PM Edward Heath in London to give Irish approval to Attlee's paper saying new arrangements should be 'acceptable to and accepted by the Republic of Ireland' 1979 - "Salem's Lot", American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States 2014 - "Take Your Time" single is released by Sam Hunt (Billboard Song of the Year 2015) 2020 - COVID-19 surge in the US gathers further pace with death toll of 2,200 highest since May and new cases averaging 175,000 a day 2021 - Sweden's first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigns after 12 hours in the job after her coalition government falls apart More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1434 - River Thames in London freezes over 1639 - 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System 1951 - CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders 1953 - Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976 1969 - Apollo 12 returns to Earth 1970 - 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Willy Claes, Belgian politician 1938 - David Newell, American (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - "Mr. McFeely"), born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania 1938 - Oscar Robertson [The Big O], American NBA guard (Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Olympic gold 1960), born in Charlotte, Tennessee 1942 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland 1951 - Graham Price, British rugby player 1970 - Doug Brien, kicker (New Orleans Saints) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1468 - Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. 1402) 1770 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685) 1957 - Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (En el Arsenal) and husband of Frida Kahlo, dies at 70 1959 - Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL 'Immortal'; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), dies from heart failure at 76 2006 - (Juhani) "Juice" Leskinen, Finnish rock singer-songwrirter ("Musta aurinko nousee - Black Sun Rises"; "Marilyn"), and poet, dies from multiple medical issues at 56 2021 - Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1834 - "Harold in Italy", symphonic work for orchestra and viola by Hector Berlioz, premieres and at the Paris Conservatoire; Chrétien Urhan soloist, with Narcisse Girard conducting 1890 - General elections in Italy won by the Left group headed by Francesco Crispi 1913 - Jim Larkin and James Connolly establish the Irish Citizens Army in order to protect strikers 1914 - The US Army withdraws from Mexico 1923 - Germany's Gustav Stresemann's government falls to the SPD 1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1977 - European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral 1991 - Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career 2003 - Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections 2014 - Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand More Historical Events »