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1215 - 4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome 1400 - Battle of Aleppo: Timur and his army defeat the forces of Sultan Faraj, Mameluke ruler of Egypt, 20,000 people reportedly massacred and a pyramid of their skulls built 1865 - Mary Edward Walker, the first US Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor 1920 - Great Britain's monument to her war dead, the Cenotaph in Whitehall, designed by Edwin Lutyens, unveiled 1966 - Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA) 1971 - Neil Simon's black comedy film "Prisoner of Second Avenue" premieres in NYC starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft 1987 - Boston Red Sox starter Roger Clemens wins back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards; Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Bedrosian takes NL Award 1997 - NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War 2014 - The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison 2020 - UK becomes the first European country to record over 50,000 COVID-19 related 50,000; 5fth country, after the US, Brazil, India, and Mexico More Historical Events »

1215 - 4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome 1400 - Battle of Aleppo: Timur and his army defeat the forces of Sultan Faraj, Mameluke ruler of Egypt, 20,000 people reportedly massacred and a pyramid of their skulls built 1865 - Mary Edward Walker, the first US Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor 1920 - Great Britain's monument to her war dead, the Cenotaph in Whitehall, designed by Edwin Lutyens, unveiled 1966 - Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA) 1971 - Neil Simon's black comedy film "Prisoner of Second Avenue" premieres in NYC starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft 1987 - Boston Red Sox starter Roger Clemens wins back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards; Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Bedrosian takes NL Award 1997 - NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War 2014 - The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison 2020 - UK becomes the first European country to record over 50,000 COVID-19 related 50,000; 5fth country, after the US, Brazil, India, and Mexico More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - "Great Black Blizzard" 1st of the great dust storms that created the dust bowl rips through South Dakota 1934 - WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC and becomes KICK-AM 1961 - Stalinists Anti-Party Group Molotov, Malenkov and Kaganovitsj expelled from USSR's communist party for opposing liberalization 1997 - WNBA announces franchises in Detroit (Shock) and Washington D.C. (Mystics) would join the League as expansion teams for the 1998 season 2000 - 12th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College, 28-16 in South Bend 2014 - Samsung Lions beat Nexen Heroes, 11-1 in Game 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul to win the Korean Series More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1852 - Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal, born in Penzing, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1925) 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer, born in Kaufbeuren, Germany 1939 - Denise Alexander, American actress (Mary McKinnon-Another World, Lesley Webber-General Hospital), born in NYC, New York 1959 - Lee Haney, American bodybuilder (8x Mr. Olympia), born in Fairburn, Georgia 1982 - Brittny Gastineau, American socialite (Brüno), born in New York City 1983 - Philipp Lahm, German footballer (Bayern Munich,), born in Munich, West Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Gerrit Grijns, Dutch researcher and co-discoverer of vitamin B1 (thiamine), dies at 79 1955 - John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87 1973 - Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish Chemist and Nobel laureate, dies at 78 1979 - Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-American film score composer and conductor (Academy Award 1954-High and Mighty), dies at 85 1994 - Ernest Clark, British actor (Ghandi, The Dam Busters, Doctor in the House), dies at 82 2004 - Dayton Allen, American comedian (Steve Allen Show, The Cotton Club), dies from a stroke at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - 1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room 1938 - Nobel for literature awarded to Pearl Buck (Good Earth) 1950 - Clifford Odet's "Country Girl" premieres in NYC 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon 1978 - Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks 1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankruptcy 2012 - 17 people are killed in a helicopter crash as a result of bad weather in Turkey 2015 - Portugal's minority government is toppled by left-wing opposition 2 weeks after coming to power 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2020 - Ceasefire announced signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia ending military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh region after over a month of fighting More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1911 - Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corporation for scholarly and charitable works 1978 - Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 - Australia all out for 76 v West Indies at cricket WACA, Holding 6-21 1988 - China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938 1989 - Bulgarian Communist party president Todor Zhikov (78) resigns 1997 - "Jackie - An American Life" opens at Belasco Theater NYC More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1668 - François Couperin, French composer and organist (Les Concerts Royaux), born in Paris, France (d. 1733) 1916 - Guido Turchi, Italian composer (Invettiva), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2010) 1943 - George Sauer, Jr., American football wide receiver (AFL All Star 1996-99; Super Bowl 1969; New York Jets), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 2013) 1972 - Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis star (1993 Futures-Freeport), born in Siófok, Hungary 1985 - Ricki-Lee Coulter, Australian singer (Hell No!), born in Auckland, New Zealand 1999 - (Armand) "Mondo" Duplantis, American-Swedish athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 2020; World C'ship gold 2019; WR 6.18m), born in Lafayette, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 627 - Justus, Archbishop of Canterbury 1617 - Barnabe Rich, English soldier and writer 1843 - John Trumbull, American painter (Declaration of Independence), dies at 87 1909 - Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator, dies at 61 1917 - Harry Trott, Australian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 143, 29 wickets; Victoria CA), dies for cancer at 51 2006 - Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1962) More Famous Deaths »

1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed 1907 - Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds 1950 - White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930 1966 - "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 107 performances 1983 - Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center 2003 - A suicide-terrorist attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, kills 17 people. 2015 - San Diego's SeaWorld announces it will overhaul its killer whale show after controversy over the whales treatment 2018 - Three car bombs explode in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing 52 people and injuring 100 2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision 2020 - 2020 becomes busiest Atlantic hurricane season ever as tropical storm Theta named record 29th storm More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1313 - Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf 1905 - Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages 1936 - American fashion designer Ruth Harkness captures a panda cub (Su Lin) in China - becomes 1st live panda cub to enter the US 1971 - David Storey's "Changing Room" premieres in London 2005 - The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 2015 - "Reclining Nude" by Italian artist Modigliani fetches 2nd highest auction price at $170.4m More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1802 - Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American newspaper publisher and abolitionist, born in Albion, Maine (d. 1837) 1880 - Rudolf Karel, Czech composer (Three Hairs of the Wise Old Man), born in Pilseň, Czech Republic (d. 1945) 1922 - Raymond Devos, Belgian-French humorist, born in Mouscron, Belgium (d. 2006) 1941 - Tom Fogerty, American rocker (Creedence Clearwater Revival), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1990) 1955 - Don Schiff, American guitarist, born in Wilmington, Delaware 1956 - Eve de Castro-Robinson, New Zealand classical composer (Other Echoes; A Chaos Of Delight), music director (Karlheinz Company), and educator (University of Auckland), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1208 - Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon (b. 1155) 1924 - Henry Cabot Lodge, American Senator (b. 1850) 1976 - Billy Halop [William Halop Cohen], American actor (Angels with Dirty Faces, All in the Family), dies of a heart attack at 56 2003 - Binod Bihari Verma, Indian Maithili literateur (b.1937) 2006 - Ed Bradley, American journalist and CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), dies of complications from lymphocytic leukemia at 65 2018 - Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 57 More Famous Deaths »

392 - Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion 1861 - Battle of Mount Ivy, Kentucky: Union Commander General William "Bull" Nelson breaks up Confederate recruiting camp 1904 - Inventor and manufacturer Harvey Hubbell receives the first U.S. patent for a separable electric attachment plug 1917 - Telephone Co runs 1st advertisement for Army operators, receives 7,000 applicants 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936) 1956 - NYT critic Brooks Atkinson writes of Eugene O'Neill's latest play 'With the production of 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' at the Helen Hayes last evening, the American theater acquires size and stature." 1961 - Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8, a Lockheed Constellation aircraft, crashes near Richmond, Virginia, 77 die 1981 - Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election 2009 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Reggio Calabria, Italy: Flavia Pennetta beats American Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2 to give the home team an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and their 2nd title 2014 - US President Obama authorises deployment of 1,500 additional troops to help train and advise Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1701 - William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania 1923 - Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party stage "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich, Germany 1932 - Amidst the Great Depression, Democrat candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover 1964 - KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1978 - Tom Stoppard's play "Night and Day" premieres in London 2022 - Kathy Hochul becomes the first elected female Governor of New York, continuing in the role she held since replacing Andrew Cuomo mid-term More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 30 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (96-98), born in Narni, Italy (d. 98) 1927 - Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017) 1941 - Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse), born in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales 1958 - Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam and The Ants), born in London, England 1978 - Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands 1982 - Sam Sparro [Falson], Australian producer, singer, songwriter (Boombox Eternal), and former child actor, born in Sydney More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1111 - Otto II, Count of Habsburg, one of the founders of the Habsburg family, murdered 1600 - Natsuka Masaie, Japanese warlord (b. 1562) 1638 - Johann H. Alsted, German theologist and philosopher, dies at 50 1920 - Salomon Anski, Russian-Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57 1933 - Mohammed Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1929-33), assassinated at 50 by Abdul Khaliq during a graduation ceremony at a high school in Kabul 1969 - Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), dies at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1775 - Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army 1900 - In Canada, the Liberal Government led by Wilfrid Laurier retains its majority 1967 - LBJ signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1972 - Attorney Joe Biden is elected to the US Senate, representing the state of Delaware after defeating longtime incumbent J. Caleb Boggs by just over 3,000 votes; Biden would win re-election 6 times 1983 - Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries 1990 - New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" closes at New York State, NYC, after 11 performances 2000 - Margaret Atwood wins the Booker Prize for her novel "The Blind Assassin" 2001 - 35th Country Music Association Award: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack and Toby Keith win 2018 - Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London 2019 - Queen Elizabeth II confirms she is no longer buying clothes made with real fur More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1722 - Richard Steele's sentimental comedy play "The Conscious Lovers" premieres in London 1946 - Katherine Dunham's song and dance revue "Bal Nègre" opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 54 performances 1955 - Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas 1960 - KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting 1963 - Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days. 2020 - Rudy Giuliani holds infamous Trump Campaign press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia to contest the US election results More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1810 - Fritz Reuter, German novelist, born in Stavenhagen, Germany (d. 1874) 1879 - Leon Trotsky, Ukrainian-Russian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and founder of the Red Army [OS 26-10-1879], born in Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1940) 1898 - Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician, born in Saloniki, Ottoman Empire (d. 1963) 1900 - Efrem Kurtz, Russian conductor (Houston Symphony, 1948-54), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1995) 1943 - Stephen Greenblatt, American literary historian and author (The Swerve: How the World Became Modern), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1968 - Russ Springer, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1708 - Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter and cartoonist, dies at 76 1880 - Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, German composer, conductor, and music theorist, dies at 72 1945 - Alfred Dipper, cricketer (England batsman scored in only Test), dies 1974 - Eric Linklater, British novelist and poet (Blue Swallows), dies at 75 1996 - Carmell Jones, American bebop jazz and session trumpet player (Bud Shank; Horace Silver), dies of heart failure at 60 2018 - Oskar Rabin, Russian painter and dissident during Soviet era, dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1528 - Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas 1906 - Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected NY Governor beating William Randolph Hearst 1908 - Leonid Andreyev's "Dui Nashey Zhizni" premieres in St Petersburg 1915 - Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government 1918 - Republic of Poland proclaimed 1935 - 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft 1962 - UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1962 - Edward W. Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts 2009 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Man of Iron, Tapitsfly, She Be Wild, Midday, Informed Decision, Life Is Sweet 2020 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Keeneland Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Golden Pal, Fire at Will, Vequist, Aunt Pearl, Essential Quality More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1918 - Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns 1928 - Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds 1962 - BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote 1974 - Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1977 - 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga 1994 - 25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996) 1948 - Rushton Moreve [Morey], American bass player (Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981) 1949 - Joseph C. Wilson, Vice Chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1949 - Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba 1957 - Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist, born in Bremen, Germany 1982 - Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1632 - Gustavus II Adolphus, King who made Sweden a major power (1611-32), dies at battle of Lützen at 37 1944 - Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest 1958 - Francis George Scott, Scottish composer, dies at 78 2004 - Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player, dies at 61 2007 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer, dies at 87 2016 - Zoltan Kocsis, Hungarian pianist and conductor, dies of cancer at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1630 - Spain and England sign peace treaty 1781 - John Hanson elected first "President of US in Congress assembled" 1873 - Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada 1889 - Louisa Woosley first women to be ordained as a minister in any Presbyterian denomination (US Cumberland Presbyterian Church). 1967 - US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam 1989 - French McLaren driver Alain Prost withdraws early in wet Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 16 points from teammate Ayrton Senna 1992 - Revival of George Kelly's 1924 play "The Show Off", starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, opens at Criterion Center Stage Right, NYC; runs for 45 performances 1996 - Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of the Year 2015 - Collins Dictionary name "binge-watch" the word of the year, followed by "transgender" 2022 - Alex Ovechkin scores 787th career goal for the Washington Capitals surpassing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, for all-time NHL record for most goals scored for a single team, in 3-2 loss to Arizona Coyotes More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1935 - Parker Brothers launches the board game Monopoly 1959 - AFL announced with 8 teams 1972 - Vice-President of Sinn Féin Maire Drumm is arrested in the Republic of Ireland 1976 - New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters 2012 - Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million 2018 - BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1615 - Ibrahim I, 18th Ottoman Sultan (1640-48), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1648) 1742 - Richard Cosway, English portrait painter, born in Tiverton, England (d. 1821) 1911 - Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer ("Happy Trails"; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998) 1929 - Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019) 1957 - David Moyse, Australian rock vocalist (Air Supply - "All Out Of Love"), born in Adelaide, Australia 1983 - Alexa Chung, English TV presenter, model and designer, born in Privett, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1660 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) 1943 - Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, dies at 62 1969 - Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies 1989 - Barry Sadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), dies from complications of being shot 14 months earlier at 49 2020 - Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Madness of King George, Butterflies), dies at 93 2020 - Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), dies of bone marrow cancer at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1874 - Samuel J. Tilden elected governor of New York 1939 - US allows "cash and carry" arms sales during WW II 1951 - Ryder Cup Golf, Pinehurst Resort: US wins 9½-2½; Sam Snead playing captain for US; Arthur Lacey non-playing GB skipper 1968 - Battles between Jordanian army and Al Fatah-arm forces 1970 - Genie, a 13 year old feral child found in Los Angeles, California, having been locked in her bedroom by her father for most of her life 1983 - Bomb attack on Israeli headquarter in Tyrus Lebanon, 60 killed 1989 - Rene Muawad elected president of Lebanon 1994 - San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web. 2002 - Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress 2015 - Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announces his resignation after protests over a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed 32 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling patents the hand cranked Gatling machine gun in Indianapolis 1921 - The Sturmabteilung or SA (the "Brown Shirts") is formally established by Adolf Hitler 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1989 - Rene Muawad elected president of Lebanon 2014 - Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities to combat potential rebel offensive 2016 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Oscar Performance, Tamarkuz, New Money Honey, Beholder More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1974) 1917 - Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2012) 1943 - Clark Graebner, American tennis player (US Davis Cup 1968; French Open doubles 1966; US Open runner-up 1967), born in Cleveland, Ohio 1957 - Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan) 1967 - Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman), born in Karachi, Pakistan 1987 - T.O.P. [Choi Seung-hyun], Korean singer-songwriter (Big Bang) and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1921 - Takasji Hara, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1918-21), assassinated by right wing fanatic at 65 1935 - Miklos Radnai, Hungarian composer, dies at 43 1993 - Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen, Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62 1994 - Alexander Hardie Williamson, British designer (Kilner jar), dies at 87 2005 - Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethno-musicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88 2022 - Michael Doyle, Irish-American priest (Pastor of Sacred Heart - Camden, 1974-2020), poet. and anti-war activist (Camden 28), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1248 - Earl William II of Holland crowned as King of Germany 1938 - NL batting champion Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds is named National League MVP; first catcher to win award; Boston Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmie Foxx takes AL award 1945 - First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson 1954 - KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1985 - Netherlands decides definitive sites for cruise missiles 1990 - Rhetoric escalates as George Bush likens Saddam Hussein to Adolf Hitler 1993 - The Maastricht Treaty, the Treaty on European Union comes into effect 1997 - Louisiana State University running back Kevin Faulk rushes for 212 yards and a school record 5 touchdowns in a 63-28 win at Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington 2004 - "That's What I Love About Sunday" single released by American country singer Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005) 2015 - New York City Marathon: Stanley Biwott of Kenya takes men's division in 2:10:34; compatriot and defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins easily in 2:24:25 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1665 - Robert Hooke's landmark work "Micrographia" with drawings using a microscope and coining the word "cell" is published by the Royal Society 1914 - German-British naval battle at Coronel, Chile 1951 - Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella wins first of his 3 National League MVP awards 1956 - Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is formed 1956 - Karnataka (then known as Mysore State) is formed from the merge of Kannada-speaking regions in India 1971 - Eisenhower dollar put into circulation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), born in Glendale, California 1972 - Glen Murray, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,009 NHL games; All Star 2003-04; Boston Bruins), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1972 - Toni Collette, Australian actress (The Sixth Sense), born in Sydney, New South Wales 1972 - Paul Dickov, Scottish soccer striker and manager (10 caps; Manchester City, Leicester City), born in Livingston, West Lothian 1974 - V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricket batsman (134 Tests; 8,781 runs @ 45.5; best 281, 2001), born in Hyderabad, Telangana 1992 - Joe Donovan, British pop-indie-rock drummer (Blossoms), born in Stockport, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1986 - Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (Anerca), dies at 57 1996 - J. R. [Junius Richard] Jayawardene, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (1978-89) and 7th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90 2000 - George Armstrong, English soccer winger and manager (Arsenal 500 games; Kuwait 1988-89), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 56 2008 - Jacques Piccard, Swiss deep sea explorer (one of the first to explore the Mariana Trench), dies at 86 2020 - Billy Tubbs, American college basketball coach (Southwestern Uni, Lamar Uni, Uni of Oklahoma, Texas Christian Uni), dies from leukemia at 85 2022 - Takeoff [Kirsnick Ball], American rapper (Migos), shot and killed at 28 More Famous Deaths »

1552 - Emperor Karel and Markgraaf Albecht strike siege of Metz 1941 - Clothing factory fire in Huddersfield, England kills 49 1943 - World War II: F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception. 1957 - Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen's musical "Jamaica", starring Lena Horne, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 558 performances 1959 - Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to USA 1968 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) 1978 - Iranian oil workers go on strike 1984 - Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th Prime Minister succeeding his mother Indira Gandhi who was assassinated 1987 - American jockey Chris Antley becomes first rider to win 9 races in a day (4 at Aqueduct / 5 at The Meadowlands) 2017 - Judge on Maui, Hawaii orders man to write ex-girlfriend 144 compliments after violating protection order to send 144 nasty text messages More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1968 - Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently 1976 - Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad scores 206 v NZ, aged 19 yrs 141 days (29 fours 1 six) 1984 - Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man" premieres in London 1993 - German unemployment hits national record of 3.5 million 2016 - Lebanon parliament elects Michel Aoun President after 2 1/2 years without a leader 2017 - John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff comments in TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War", draws criticism More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), born in Berlin (d. 1917) 1922 - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941-55 and 1993-2004), Chief of State (1960-70), independence campaigner and film producer, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (d. 2012) 1929 - Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016) 1960 - Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico 1970 - Rogers Stevens, American rock guitarist (Blind Melon), born in West Point, Mississippi 1970 - Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1659 - John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) 1945 - Wincenty Witoz, Polish politician (Prime Minister of Poland 1920-21, 1923, 1926), dies at 71 1971 - Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert (Deuteronomium), dies at 70 1990 - Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies 2001 - Art Wall Jr, American golfer (Masters 1959), dies of respiratory failure at 77 2020 - Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian soccer centre back (25 caps; Hearts, Leeds, Rangers), dies from motor neurone disease at 36 More Famous Deaths »

1270 - The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis. 1502 - Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut, India for the second time. 1886 - Great Britain and Germany agree boundaries in East Africa 1894 - Daniel Cooper patents time clock 1930 - Turkey and Greece sign a treaty of friendship 1972 - The Northern Ireland Office issues a discussion document 'The Future of Northern Ireland'; the paper states Britain's commitment to the union as long as the majority of people wish to remain part of the United Kingdom 1993 - Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0 2015 - Polish tennis star Agnieszka Radwańska wins the WTA Finals title at Kallang. Singapore; beats Czech Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 2016 - Canada and the EU sign free trade deal after opposition by Belgium 2016 - 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy - strongest in Italy for 36 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1270 - The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis. 1864 - Treaty of Vienna signed to end the Second Schleswig War - Denmark loses control of Schleswig to Prussia, and of Holstein to Austria 1943 - Soviet forces under Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin commenced offensive on the 4th Ukrainian Front 1967 - USSR Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch 1975 - NY Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 1978 - Laura Nickel and Curt Noll find 25th Mersenne prime, 2 ^ 21701-1 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - Charles Atlas [Angelo Siciliano], Italian-American bodybuilder, born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy (d. 1972) 1912 - Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), born in West Ham, Essex (d. 1996) 1928 - Michael Andrews, British painter, born in Norwich, England (d. 1995) 1953 - Kathleen Cody, American actress (Charley and the Angel), born in The Bronx, New York 1954 - Mario Testino, Peruvian-born English fashion photographer, born in Lima, Peru 1969 - Masanori Hikichi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Saitama, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1986 - Andrzej Markowski, Polish composer, dies at 62 1991 - Johan Mekkink, painter, dies 1992 - Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker dies of cancer aged 67 1993 - Paul Grégoire, French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal, dies at 82 1998 - Bulldog Turner, American Pro/College Football HOF center (Hardin–Simmons Uni; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 4 x Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), dies at 79 2020 - Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), dies from COVID-19 at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1863 - International Committee of Red Cross forms as result Geneva held conference (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) 1864 - Greek parliament accepts new Constitution 1929 - "Black Tuesday" Wall Street Stock Market crashes triggering the "Great Depression" 1939 - Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure) 1945 - Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, resigns 1955 - Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 2005 - 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60. 2006 - Lula da Silva is elected President of Brazil defeating Geraldo Alckmin in the second round 2012 - Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey resulting in 110 deaths and $50 billion in damage and forces the New York stock exchange to close 2022 - Twin car bombs by a jihadist group in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill 120 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1910 - Hamilton running back / kicker Ben Simpson lands CFL record 11 singles in Tigers 14-7 win over Montreal at Montreal AAA Grounds 1950 - British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Minister of Finance) Stafford Cripps resigns 1958 - Dr F Mason Sones is first doctor to perform a coronary angiogram 1967 - Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" opens off-Broadway at the Public Theatre, NYC, for a limited 6-week run 1974 - Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application 1997 - Iraq's Revolution Command Council announces that it will no longer allow US citizens and US aircraft to serve with UN arms inspection teams More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Henry Carlsson, Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948), born in Falköping, Västra Götalands län, Sweden (d. 1999) 1923 - Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013) 1951 - Guy Gelso, American rock drummer (Zebra), born in Oakland, California 1973 - Adam Bacher, South African cricket batsman (19 Tests; 13 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1980 - B.J. Sams, American NFL player, born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1990 - Kritidi Kharbanda, Indian actress (Googly), born in New Delhi, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1856 - Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director, dies at 68 1968 - Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, dies at 78 1981 - William O. Walker, American publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85 1994 - Andrew Miller-Jones, British TV pioneer (Picture Page; Dressing Up), dies at 84 2010 - George Hickenlooper, American documentary filmmaker, dies at 47 2020 - Slaven Zambata, Croatian soccer forward (31 caps Yugoslavia; Dinamo Zagreb), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »