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Historical Events 1509 - Storm surge causes the second Cosmas and Damian flood in East Friesland and the Netherlands, destroying dykes and devastating coastal towns 1963 - First edition of the New York Review of Books 1974 - Apple Records releases John Lennon's fifth studio album, "Walls and Bridges," in the US, featuring the No. 1 single "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" (with Elton John) and "#9 Dream" 2019 - WHO announces 800,000 children in DR Congo will be vaccinated in nine days in the world's largest measles epidemic that has taken over 3,500 lives 2024 - Poverty in Argentina rises to more than half (52.9%), up from 41.7% in six months, for its population of 46 million, with inflation at 230%, according to new figures More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (d. 1810) 1823 - Ivan Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh), born in Nadezhdino, Belebey Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate (d. 1889) 1925 - Shirley Wilson, American football coach (Elon University 1967-76; Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3), born in Madison, North Carolina (d. 2021) 1967 - Craig Janney, American NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Hartford, Connecticut 1968 - Anthony Shadid, New York Times foreign correspondent and two time Pulitzer winner, born in Oklahoma City (d. 2012) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Ernst Isler, Swiss organist and critic, dies at 64 1945 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist, composer (Concerto for Orchestra), and ethnomusicologist, dies of leukemia at 64 1961 - Juanita Hansen, actress (Fast Company), dies of heart ailment at 67 1989 - Pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome 2019 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate, theologian, and educator (Archbishop of San Francisco, 1995-2005; Archbishop of Portland, 1985-95), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1780 - American army officer Benedict Arnold defects to the British 1955 - The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first female US Supreme Court Justice 1988 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Friar Junípero Serra, founder of the first Californian missions 1997 - Britain's Andy Green sets a jet-powered car record of 714 mph 2005 - Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk, and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as US beat International team 18½–15½ 2022 - Cuba legalizes same-sex marriage as part of a new family code in a national referendum 2023 - Ukraine's military claims a missile strike three days ago kills the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1780 - American army officer Benedict Arnold defects to the British 1911 - French battleship Liberté explodes at Toulon Harbor, killing 285 1955 - Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is the youngest batting champion 1988 - Romanian gymnast Daniela Silivaș wins three gold medals in one day at the Seoul Olympics in the balance beam, floor exercise, and uneven bars events, recording a record-equalling seven perfect scores of 10 2003 - Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes just offshore of Hokkaidō, Japan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Phyllis Pearsall, British painter and writer (A to Z Map Company), born in London (d. 1996) 1939 - Feroz Khan, Indian actor, producer and director (known as Clint Eastwood of Bollywood), born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (d. 2009) 1942 - Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention, Rhinoceros), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2014) 1943 - (Jules) Gary Alexander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Association - "Cherish"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1975 - Mariusz Duda, Polish rock bassist and singer (Riverside), born in Wegorzewo, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61 1924 - (Charlotte) "Lotta" Crabtree, American stage actress, comedian (Little Nell and the Marchioness), and philanthropist, dies at 76 1976 - Red Faber, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1917; AL ERA leader 1921, 22; Chicago White Sox 1914-33), dies from heart disease at 88 1991 - Viviane Romance [Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns], French actress (Panic, Queen's Necklace), dies at 79 2016 - Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1776 - First St Leger horse race held at Doncaster 1862 - Confederate Congress adopts Confederacy seal 1948 - MLB's New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians are tied for first place in the AL (91-56) 1968 - "That's Life," a Broadway musical-type TV show, premieres 1988 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics but is disqualified 3 days later for the use of the drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis is awarded gold and the world record with a time of 9.92 1995 - Volcano Mount Ruapehu (North Island, New Zealand) erupts 2007 - ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Johannesburg: India wins the inaugural tournament with a 5-run victory over Pakistan; Player of the Series: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi (91 runs, 12 wickets) 2022 - Post-tropical storm remnant of Hurricane Fiona makes landfall near Whitehead, Nova Scotia, with sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h (103 mph); the strongest low-pressure system in Canadian history affects the four provinces of Atlantic Canada, as well as Quebec, causing major flooding and knocking out power to 80% of Nova Scotia and 95% of Prince Edward Island More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - James Doolittle completes the first completely "blind" flight, taking off, flying a set course, and landing solely by instruments aboard a Consolidated NY-2 biplane at Mitchel Field in New York 1954 - Yankees tie a record as three of their pinch hitters strike out in one inning 1994 - Parliamentary elections in Ukraine 2015 - Stampede of people during the Hajj kills 717 during the symbolic stoning of the devil at Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2021 - Notorious Indian gangster Jitender Maan Gogi is shot dead in a court in Delhi by men posing as lawyers More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - Leopold Joseph Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1766) 1884 - İsmet İnönü, Turkish politician (2nd President of Turkey 1938-50), born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (d. 1973) 1899 - Eduardo Hernández Moncada, Mexican composer and pianist, born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1995) 1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian trade unionist and politician, born in Gerald, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2016) 1929 - Erik Lotichius, Dutch composer (Anaitalrax), born in Helden, Netherlands (d. 2015) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1120 - Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) 1997 - Larry Hall, American rocker (Sandy), dies at 57 2002 - Mike Webster, American NFL football center, 1974-90, 9X Pro Bowl, 4X Super Bowl champ (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies of a heart attack at 50; 1st former NFL-er diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)player noted to suffer from 2017 - Joseph M. McDade, American politician (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1963-1999), dies at 85 2020 - Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), dies of brain cancer at 46 More Famous Deaths »

1492 - John I Albert (32) becomes King of Poland, succeeding his father, Casimir IV 1868 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Tom Morris Jr. beats his father Tom Morris Sr. by 3 strokes; at 17, young Morris remains the youngest Open champion 1913 - French aviator Roland Garros (24) is the first to fly over the Mediterranean Sea from Fréjus, France, to Bizerte, Tunisia, completing the non-stop flight in 7 hours and 53 minutes 1930 - German inventor Johann Ostermeyer receives a US patent for the flashbulb, initially marketed under the brand name Vacublitz 1952 - Undefeated Rocky Marciano knocks out defending champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round at Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, for the world heavyweight boxing title 1977 - Third test of Space Shuttle Enterprise 1978 - 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Anwar Sadat home from Camp David peace summit 2018 - Tour Championship Men's Golf, East Lake GC: Tiger Woods wins by 2 strokes over Billy Horschel; Woods' 80th PGA Tour win and first in 5 years; Justin Rose wins FedEx Cup crown and $10 million bonus More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1962 - Martin Walser's play "Esche und Angora" premieres in Berlin 1968 - WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting 1990 - PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on the Civil War 2017 - Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th National Day celebrations 2022 - Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, with some Ukrainian citizens forced to vote at gunpoint More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947) 1867 - Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia and wife of King Alexander I, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia (d. 1903) 1871 - Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opočno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957) 1925 - Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996) 1946 - Franz Fischler, Austrian politician and EU's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004), born in Absam, Austria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1764 - Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703) 1797 - Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57 1994 - John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 2004 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86 2023 - Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

530 - St Felix IV reign as Catholic Pope ends 1947 - Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader 1955 - Commercial television begins in the UK with the launch of ITV, which soon airs the first advert on UK TV for Gibbs SR toothpaste 1977 - West German Red Army Faction terrorist kills a policeman in Utrecht 1987 - Dow Jones Industrial Average rises a record 75.23 points 1999 - 33rd Country Music Association Awards: Shania Twain, Martina McBride, and Tim McGraw win 2002 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 and 2 victory over Karine Icher 2013 - 65th Prime time Emmy Awards: "Breaking Bad" and "Modern Family" win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history 1959 - Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant 1989 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Leon Durham is suspended for 60 days due to drugs 2002 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 and 2 victory over Karine Icher 2015 - Pope Francis is greeted by President Obama and Vice President Biden as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for his six-day tour of the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1523 - Charles de Bourbon, French cardinal, born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France (d. 1590) 1741 - Peter Simon Pallas, German geologist and zoologist (scientific expeditions through Russia and Siberia), born in Berlin (d. 1811) 1892 - Hans Albers, German silent and sound screen actor (Blue Angel; Bombs on Monte Carlo), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1960) 1965 - Andy Cairns, Irish rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Therapy?), born in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland 1988 - Bethany Dillon, American Christian musician, born in Bellefontaine, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1703 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (Viviani's theorem), dies at 81 1996 - Ludmilla Chiraeff, Latvian-Canadian ballet dancer, choeographer, and troupe director, dies at 72 2007 - Bodinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1928) 2008 - Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme], American pop and big-band singer (Harry James; Abbott and Costello Show; Tommy Dorsey), dies of myasthenia gravis at 87 2010 - Eddie Fisher, American pop singer ("Oh My Papa": I'm Walking Behind You"), dies from complications from hip surgery at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1677 - Jan and Nicolaas van der Heyden patent the fire hose 1746 - French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais and Dupleix Madras 1913 - Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople 1952 - MLB Boston Braves play what turns out to be their last home game at Braves Field in Boston, losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2 before crowd of 8,822; team relocates to Milwaukee before start of next season 1965 - Singapore admitted as part of the United Nations 1986 - NY Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards 2008 - Last two remaining independent investment banks on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, become bank holding companies as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis 2016 - Genomic study finds Australian Aboriginals as the oldest known civilization on Earth published in "Nature" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1538 - Shrine of Saint Swithun in Winchester smashed up in the middle of the night as part of the English Reformation 1589 - Battle at Arques: French King Henry IV beats Catholic League 1911 - Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier loses the election to Robert Borden of the Conservative Party 2003 - 55th Emmy Awards: The West Wing, Everybody Loves Raymond, James Gandolfini and Edie Falco wins 2023 - Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch at 92 announces he is retiring from the boards of Fox and News Corporation, leaving his son Lachlan in charge More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Lloyd Gough, American actor (Sunset Boulevard, The Front, The Green Hornet), born in New York City (d. 1984) 1967 - Faith Hill (McGraw) [neé Audrey Faith Perry], American country pop singer ("Breathe"; "Cry"), and actress (1883), born in Ridgeland, Mississippi 1973 - Virginia Ruano-Pascual, tennis star, born in Madrid, Spain 1974 - Taral Hicks, American actress (A Bronx Tale) and RandB singer ("Silly"), born in The Bronx, New York City 1989 - Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, American skateboarder (Summer X Games gold Vert 2004, 07, 09), born in San Diego, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1796 - François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769) 1937 - Henri Capitant, French lawyer (Loi Falcidie), dies at 72 1964 - Otto Grotewohl, German politician (Prime Minister of East Germany, 1949-64), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 70 1988 - Henry Koster, German-born Hollywood director, discovered Abbott and Costello, dies at 83 1994 - "Ossie" O. S. Nock, English railway writer, dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1793 - British troops under Major-General Williamson land on French Haiti 1830 - First Negro Convention of Free Men agrees to boycott goods produced by slaves 1930 - Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios 1951 - Swiss men vote against female suffrage 1969 - Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: US, Great Britain tie, 16-16; great sporting gesture, America's Jack Nicklaus concedes missable 3-foot putt to Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole for the draw 1988 - "Loving Proof," the second studio album by Ricky Van Shelton, is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1989) 2001 - In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, US President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror" 2011 - "Call Me Maybe," a single by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, is released More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1833 - Charles Darwin arrives in Buenos Aires after traveling through the Argentine interior with guachos 1964 - Günter Grass's play "Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand (The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising)" premieres in Berlin 1978 - Yamada Mumon Roshi visits the Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach, Germany 1979 - Lee Iacocca is elected president of the Chrysler Corporation 2019 - Rare Egyptian political protests take place against corruption in President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and elsewhere More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Kermit Maynard, American cowboy actor (Valley of Terror, Saturday Roundup), born in Vevay, Indiana (d. 1971) 1922 - Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 2012) 1938 - Jane Manning, British concert and operatic soprano, eductor, and promoter of contemporary classical music, born in Norwich, England (d. 2021) 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish translator and novelist (Corazón Tan Blanco - A Heart So White), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022) 1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur, CEO of alldayPA, born in Poynton, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1625 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet, dies at 69 1863 - Benjamin Hardin Helm, American attorney and Confederate brigadier general and Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, dies at the Battle of Chickamauga at 33 2001 - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1953-58), dies at 87 2006 - Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor, dies at 74 2007 - Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1559 - Five Spanish ships sink in storm off Tampa, about 600 die 1914 - Brooklyn Tip-Tops' Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City Packers (Federal League), 6-2 1947 - Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of the Year" 1949 - "Late Spring", Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura, is released in Japan 1970 - 1st Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Tyrannosaurus Rex headlines; other performs include: Wayne Fontana, Steamhammer, Duster Bennett, Al Stewart, Amazing Blondel, Keith Christmas, Quintessence, and Stackridge 1980 - "Ordinary People" film directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch premieres (Academy Award - Best Picture, 1981) 1988 - Israel launches first satellite for secret military reconnaissance 2017 - President Hassan Rouhani of Iran in his UN speech criticizes US President Donald Trump for his comments about Iran in his own UN speech More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - German army conquers Kiev 1953 - "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 performances 1957 - First underground nuclear explosion in Las Vegas, Nevada 1973 - Frank Robinson, Angels OF, homers in record 32nd major league ballpark - Arlington Stadium (Arlington, Texas), against the Rangers 1994 - Swedish government of Bildt resigns More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1377 - Albert IV, Duke of Austria, born in Vienna (d. 1404) 1769 - Joseph Kam, Dutch Christian missionary in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1833) 1824 - Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, Austrian zither player and composer, born in Baden, Austria (d. 1902) 1910 - Margaret Lindsay, American actress (Take a Guess), born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 1981) 1931 - Brook Benton [Benjamin Franklin Peay], American soul vocalist ("It's Just a Matter of Time"; "Rainy Night in Georgia"), born in Lugoff, South Carolina (d. 1988) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1836 - Carl Friedrich Ebers, German composer and conductor, dies at 66 1954 - Tibor Harsányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor who settled in Paris, France, dies at 56 1997 - Malcolm Hughes, English constructive artist, dies at 77 2017 - Brian Barder, British diplomat, British Ambassador to Ethiopia who assisted during 1984-85 famine, dies at 83 2021 - Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1881 - Chicago Tribune reports on a televideo experiment 1922 - Second government of Ruys de Beerenbrouck installed in Netherlands 1931 - Mukden Incident: To create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, the Japanese detonate a small quantity of dynamite close to a railway line owned by Japan's South Manchuria Railway 1962 - Bob Aspromonte sets a National League third baseman record of 57 consecutive errorless games 1976 - Rev Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention at Yankee Stadium in New York City 1980 - Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts, including one Cuban, to the Salyut 6 space station 1990 - Atlanta is chosen to host the 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics 1994 - Ken Burns' documentary miniseries "Baseball" premieres on PBS (wins an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1882 - Pacific Stock Exchange opens as Local Security Board 1905 - Electric tramline opens in Rotterdam 1971 - Ryder Cup Golf, Old Warson CC: US beats Europe, 18½-13½; after leading by 1 match, GB loses all Friday morning 4-ball matches to lose momentum 2004 - Farm Aid 17 held in Auburn, Washington; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Marc Broussard 2006 - Right-wing protesters riot at the building of Hungarian Television in Budapest, Hungary, one day after an audio tape is made public in which Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány admits he and his party lied during the 2006 general election More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1916 - Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (Final Justice, South Pacific, The Barefoot Contessa), born in Bolognia, Italy (d. 1994) 1931 - Anthony Bowles, British music director (Jesus Christ Superstar; Evita), born in England (d. 1993) 1933 - Scotty Bowman, Canadian NHL player and coach (Montreal Canadians/Detroit Red Wings), born in Montreal, Quebec 1956 - Tim McInnerny, British stage, screen, and radio actor (Blackadder; Notting Hill), born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England 1977 - Li Tie, Chinese footballer and coach (Everton), born in Shenyang, China More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1137 - Erik II Eimune [Onvergetelijke], King of Denmark (1134-37), murdered 1611 - Membertou [Mabretou], Micmac chief (1st chief of a First Nations community to be converted by Catholic missionaries), dies 1945 - "Blind" Willie Johnson, American gospel blues singer and guitarist ("Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"), dies of malarial fever, syphilis at 48 2002 - Ernest Sidey, British air marshal (General of RAF Medical Services, Honorary Surgeon to the Queen), dies at 89 2013 - Ken Norton, American boxer (WBC heavyweight champion 1978; famous Muhammad Ali trilogy; International Boxing HOF), dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1849 - Harriet Tubman is the first to escape slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers 1926 - Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach, Florida, killing approximately 450 1934 - RCA Victor releases the first 33 1/3 rpm recording: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Leopold Stokowski at the Philadelphia Academy of Music 1966 - "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV 1984 - USSR performs an underground nuclear test 1986 - US Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th Chief Justice 2010 - Documentary film "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?" is released theatrically 2023 - British comedian Russell Brand is accused of rape, sexual assaults, and emotional abuse by four women in investigation by "The Sunday Times" and Channel 4 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1176 - At the Battle of Myriokephalon, the Byzantines fail to recover Anatolia from Turkish rule 1737 - Georg-August University opens in Göttingen 1943 - Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station 1991 - The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet 2018 - Flooding in Nigeria kills over 100 people as Benue and Niger Rivers overflow More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1859 - Richard Henry Warren, American organist and composer, born in Albany, New York (d. 1933) 1883 - William Carlos Williams, American physician and poet, born in Rutherford, New Jersey (d. 1963) 1944 - Reinhold Messner, Italian mountain climber (Mount Everest), born in Brixen (Bressanone), Italy 1959 - Will Gregory, British keyboardist, sax player, producer (Goldfrapp), and composer (Piccard in Space), born in Bristol, England 1963 - Rami Saari, Israeli poet and translator, born in Petah Tikva, Israel More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1422 - Constantine II, last Tsar of Bulgaria (1397-1422), dies in exile at 52 or 53 1961 - Adnan Menderes, Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-60), executed by the junta at 62 1991 - John Thomas, American co-inventor of fiberglass, dies at 83 2017 - Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist (Sérgio Mendes; Chicago, 1973-81), dies on stage in Rio de Janeiro, of a heart attack at 77 2022 - Joseph P. Hoar, American US Marine Corps general (Commander in Chief of US Central Command, 1991-94), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1869 - Golf's first recorded hole-in-one is scored by Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole in Scotland 1893 - Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma, opens white settlement homesteaders 1908 - Carriage maker William C. Durant founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan 1926 - Italian-Romanian peace treaty is signed 1945 - Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) 1979 - Ryder Cup Golf, The Greenbrier: US wins, 17-11; new Team Europe replaces Great Britain and Ireland as official opposition to the United States 1992 - FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service 1999 - First-ever season of "Big Brother" reality show begins on the Veronica channel in the Netherlands More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1858 - First overland mail to California 1915 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia adjourns 4th Duma 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo, and the Tone River area, killing at least 1,930 1951 - US National League umpire Frank Dascoli clears the Dodgers bench, ejecting 15 players 1993 - Minnesota Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th player to achieve 3,000 hits More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Ursula Franklin, German-born Canadian physicist, educator and activist (developed archaeometry), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016) 1946 - Mike Reynolds, Australian politician (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 2006-09), born in Manly, New South Wales 1966 - Kevin Curtis Young, American 400m hurdler, born in Los Angeles, California 1969 - Andrew Borodow, Canadian freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec 1995 - Aaron Gordon, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in San Jose, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1542 - Diego de Almagro II, Spanish conquistador known as "El Mozo," the son of Diego de Almagro, is executed for his role in fatal a coup d'état attempt at about 21 (birthday uncertain, b. 1520) 1672 - Anne Bradstreet, New England's first published poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1701 - James II of England and James VII of Scotland [Stuart], King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), dies at 68 2006 - Rob Levin, creator of Freenode (b. 1955) 2019 - Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group, largest fund-management in the UK), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1830 - First National Negro Convention begins in Philadelphia 1931 - Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hit Tone River, Saitama and Tokyo area, killing at least 1,930 and injuring 1,750 1957 - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1966 - Dutch political party (D'66) forms 1966 - First British nuclear ballistic missile submarine HMS Resolution launched 1966 - Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth 2001 - 26th Toronto International Film Festival: "Amelie" directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the People's Choice Award More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1962 - "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances 1973 - Carl XVI Gustaf ascends the throne, becoming King of Sweden (1973-present) 1975 - 1st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 17-3 in Foxborough 1996 - Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final 2013 - 27 people are killed after a coal mine collapses in Afghanistan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1685 - Gottfried Kirchhoff, German organist and composer, chiefly of sacred music, born in Mühlbeck, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1746) 1816 - Edward Wolff, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1880) 1889 - Robert Benchley, American humorist (My 10 Years in a Quandary), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1945) 1907 - Jack Bailey, American TV host (Queen for a Day), born in Hampton, Iowa (d. 1980) 1914 - Creighton Abrams, American general (commander of American forces in the Vietnam War, 1968-72), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1974) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Charles H. Gabriel, American gospel composer, dies at 76 1972 - Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish pianist, composer - one of "The Turkish Five" (Köçekçe - Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra), and pedagogue, dies from a stroke at 66 2006 - Raymond Baxter, British television presenter (b. 1922) 2023 - Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), dies at 94 2024 - Gheorghe Mulțescu, Romanian soccer midfielder (16 caps; Jiul Petroșani 239 games) and manager (Dinamo București, Samsunspor), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1852 - Samuel D Hubbard of Conn takes office as 18th US Postmaster General 1862 - Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops win a tactical victory over Confederate forces 1876 - Belgian King Leopold II closes the Brussels Geographic Conference, establishes the International African Association, forerunner of Leopold's privately controlled Congo Free State 1894 - Hottentotten uprising in Southwest Africa fails 1930 - Nazis gain 107 seats in German election 1943 - Yanks clinch pennant #14 1958 - Two rockets designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, the first German post-war rockets, reach the upper atmosphere 1985 - 10th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Official Story" directed by Luis Puenzo wins the People's Choice Award More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1867 - Karl Marx publishes "Das Kapital" Volume 1, his theory of the Capitalist system and how it is doomed to destroy itself 1939 - British fleet attacks German U-39 boat 1940 - WWII: German Blitz in England continues, bomb drops in London, Clacton, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Southampton, Bournemouth, Hastings, Brighton, Warrington, Chelsea, Fulham, and Lewisham, among other places, result in 94 civilian deaths and 426 injured 1986 - Bo Jackson hits his first home run, a 475-foot blast, the longest at Royals Stadium 1989 - Jeff Reardon is 1st to record 30 saves in 5 consecutive seasons More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 × NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 1899–1906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1904–05), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1953) 1898 - Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and archaeologist, born in Nowawes, Germany (d. 1974) 1939 - Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas and the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019) 1971 - Andre Matos, Brazilian singer and musician (Symfonia), born in São Paulo, Brazil 1981 - Miyavi [Takamasa Ishihara], Japanese guitarist, singer ("Snakes") and actor (Unbroken), born in Osaka, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1435 - John Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, English prince, general (Hundred Years' War) and statesman, dies at 46 1782 - Nicholas Cooke, American mariner, slave trader, and politician (1st Governor of Rhode Island, 1776-78), dies at 65 1979 - Raymond Loucheur, French composer, dies at 80 1999 - André Kostolany, Hungarian stock market expert and speculator, dies at 93 2005 - Vladimir Volkoff, French writer (b. 1932) More Famous Deaths »