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Historical Events 1943 - Meat (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's), butter and cheese rationed in US during WW II 1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason in Pretoria 1971 - 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre 1975 - Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers 1992 - Ice Pairs Championship in Oakland, California won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS) 1996 - 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Aleš Hrdlička, Austro-Hungarian anthropologist and curator (US National Museum), born in Humpolec, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943) 1927 - Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina), born in Charleston, South Carolina 1927 - John R. Vane, English pharmacologist (Nobel 1982), born in Tardebigg, Worcestershire (d. 2004) 1938 - Bert de Vries, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (CDA), born in Groningen, Netherlands 1946 - Billy Thorpe, British-Australian musician (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - "I Told The Brook", "Mashed Potato"; solo - "Children of the Sun"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2007) 1974 - Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1058 - Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belgium Pope (1057-58), dies 1578 - Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) 1953 - Arthur Fields [Abraham Finkelstein], American singer-songwriter (Aba Daba Honeymoon), dies in a fire at his nursing home residence at 68 1970 - Lev Kuleshov, Russian filmmaker and film theorist (Po Zakonu, founder of Moscow film school), dies at 71 1980 - Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 2001 - Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (b. 1899) More Famous Deaths »

1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins in New Zealand 1957 - 1st National Curling Championship held 1979 - British government of Prime Minister Jim Callaghan (Labour Party) falls 1982 - JN Duartes' Christian Democrats win elections in El Salvador 1990 - Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 pts in a game 1997 - "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV 2009 - The first cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United States occur in two people in California 2014 - Russia increases the price of gas to Ukraine by 80% 2019 - European parliament bans single-use plastics, including cutlery and straws by 2021 2022 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs so called "Don't Say Gay" bill limiting LGBTQ classroom instruction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 364 - Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor 1834 - Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US 1953 - "Stock exchanges open, dikes closed" raises 5,200,000 guilders 1953 - US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1962 - Devastating 8 for 6 spell by West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs gives home side innings and 30 run 3rd Test win over India in Bridgetown 1972 - Elvis Presley records his final Top Ten hit, a cover of "Burning Love", written by Dennis Linde, and first recorded by Arthur Alexander More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1905 - Marlin Perkins, American TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), born in Carthage, Missouri (d. 1986) 1911 - Myfanwy Piper, British librettist and art critic, born in London (d. 1997) 1930 - Robert Ashley, American composer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2014) 1931 - Anatoly Lein, Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968; World Chess Hall of Fame), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018) 1945 - Johnny Famechon, Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion 1969-70), born in Paris, France (d. 2022) 1988 - Lacey Turner, British soap actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Edmund Kirby Smith, American military officer (Confederate Army General), dies at 68 1943 - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian-American piano virtuoso, conductor, and composer (Aleko; Piano Concerto No. 3), dies at 69 1974 - Francoise Rosay, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison), dies at 82 1982 - William Giauque, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1895) 1994 - Albert Goldman, American rock biographer (Lives of John Lennon; Elvis), dies at 66 2003 - (Farrell) "Rusty" Draper, American country and pop singer ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands"; "Are You Satisfied?"), dies of pneumonia at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - English King Charles II grants Royal Charter giving control of Bombay, India to the English East India Company 1936 - 95th Grand National: Fulke Walwyn scores back-to-back GN victories aboard Reynoldstown at 10/1 1953 - 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut, Ohio 1964 - The Great Alaska Earthquake (9.2 magnitude) and resulting tsunami kill 139 people in the largest US earthquake and second largest ever recorded 1972 - Ulster Vanguard organise industrial strike against the imposition of direct rule on Northern Ireland by Westminster 1972 - Venera 8 launches to explore Venus 1991 - New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky 1994 - Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Donna Andrews wins her only major title by 1 over British runner-up Laura Davies; Andrews birdies final hole while Davies makes bogey. 2019 - US Special Council Robert S. Mueller writes a letter to US Attorney William Barr regarding Barr's summary of the Mueller Report stating Barr's letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the findings. "There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations." 2023 - At least 40 people are killed and 28 injured in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez on the Mexican US border, amid large numbers of migrants gathering on the Mexican border More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - 1st US steam fire engine tested, NYC 1930 - 1st US radio broadcast from a ship at sea 1941 - Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to US for 99 years 1957 - 29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win 1982 - Randy Holt sets Wash Cap record of 34 penalty minutes 2021 - 114 people including children killed in one day by armed forces in Myanmar, with more than 420 killed since protests began against the military coup More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1845 - Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist who discovered X-rays (Nobel 1901), born in Lennep, Rhine Province (d. 1923) 1921 - Harold Nicholas, American dancer known as one of the world's greatest dancers (Nicholas Brothers), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2000) 1939 - Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports and NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Level Cross, North Carolina (d. 2020) 1970 - Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress (Lost), born in Los Angeles, California 1972 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname 1984 - Bonnie Milligan, American theater actress and singer (Kimberley Akimbo), born in Decatur, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1714 - Anton Ulrich, German Duke of Brunswick and poet, dies at 80 1916 - Susan Blow, American educator who pioneered kindergarten education and was known as the "Mother of the Kindergarten", dies at 72 1982 - Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect (Sears Tower, Chicago; John Hancock Center, Chicago; Metrodome, Minneapolis), dies of a heart attack at 52 1993 - Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), dies of cancer at 62 2003 - Paul Zindel, American writer (b. 1936) 2023 - Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, dies at 53 More Famous Deaths »

1808 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII 1845 - Joseph Francis from NYC, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1845 - Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid 1903 - American Hotel opens in Amsterdam 1910 - William H. Lewis appointed US Assistant Attorney General 1951 - United States Air Force flag officially adopted by President Harry S. Truman 1956 - Red Buttons stars as an angel on TV anthology series "Studio One" episode "Tale of St. Emergency" 1970 - Folk singer Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old girl and serves 3 months in prison; granted a presidential pardon in 1981 1970 - The Police (Northern Ireland) Act becomes law; the act provides for the disarmament of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the establishment of an RUC reserve force 2018 - US, European Union and Ukraine expel more than 100 Russian diplomats in response to Russian use of nerve gas in UK More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1958 - The African Regroupment Party (PRA) is launched at a meeting in Paris 1973 - 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; Bruins' 7th straight title; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP for 2nd consecutive year 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1995 - "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 56 performances 2014 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Sportsman: Sebastian Vettel; Sportswoman: Genzebe Dibaba; Team: Germany Men's National Football team 2017 - Mass protests in Chile over country's privatised pension system More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, astronomer and author (Marine Sextant), born in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1838) 1931 - Charles Stepney, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (Chess Records; Minnie Riperton; Ramsey Lewis; Earth, Wind and Fire), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976) 1941 - Barclay Plager, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All-Star 1970, 71, 73, 74 St. Louis Blues) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1977-83), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 1988) 1959 - Chris Hansen, American reporter and correspondent (Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator, 2004-07), born in Chicago, Illinois 1970 - Martin McDonagh, Irish playwright and filmmaker (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), born in London, England 1985 - Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket spin bowler and captain who played 4 Tests and 161 ODIs; Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland, born in Harare, Zimbabwe More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1517 - Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer, dies at about 67 [birth date uncertain, c. 1450] 1772 - Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer and historian, dies at 68 1923 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (Camille, Queen Elizabeth), dies of uremia at 78 1973 - Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, dies at 67 2004 - Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean), dies after a stroke at 62 2015 - John Renbourn, British jazz and folk guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle), dies of a heart attack at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1305 - Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) in Padua, Italy, with fresco masterpiece by Florentine painter Giotto 1581 - Portuguese Cortes (King's Court) calls Philip II King of Portugal, further legitimatizing his rule 1865 - SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400 1900 - US Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis 1972 - "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances 1979 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 win over American teenager Tracey Austin in NYC 1986 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1988 - "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas is released 2003 - Capitol/Nashville Records releases "Rules of Travel", the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; produced by husband John Leventhal, it includes a duet with her father Johnny Cash 2020 - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 overtakes China's at 3,434 to become then second worldwide behind Italy with 7,503 deaths with a worldwide toll of 20,836 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 421 - Friday at 12 PM - city of Venice founded 1961 - 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St Joseph's defeats Utah, 127-120 in quadruple overtime 1968 - Members of the Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) disrupt a meeting of Londonderry Corporation to protest at the lack of housing provision in the city, Northern Ireland 1979 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 win over American teenager Tracey Austin in NYC 1985 - Edwin Meese III takes office as US Attorney General 2019 - Further power blackouts in Caracas, Venezuela, prompt government to tell workers and students to stay at home More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1532 - Pietro Pontio, Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (d. 1596) 1762 - Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer, singer, and pupil of Mozart, born in Ljubljana , Habsburg Empire (d. 1846) 1903 - Gertrude "Binnie" Barnes, actress (Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers), born in London, England (d. 1998) 1930 - David Burge, American pianist, composer and conductor, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2013) 1960 - Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress 1982 - Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1223 - Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), dies at 36 1692 - Gerardus Blasius, Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66 1712 - Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) 1983 - Martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at 72 1991 - Marcel Lefebvre, French Catholic prelate (b. 1905) 2020 - Mark Blum, American actor (Desperately Seeking Susan, Blind Date, Presidio), dies of COVID-19 complications at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1877 - University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ends in a dead heat 1972 - Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland 1980 - Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks on the LP "Rarites" 1981 - Bombay beat Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy 1982 - US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia 1987 - 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross win 1990 - Tom Hunter swims world record 50m freestyle (21.81 sec) 1996 - MTA raises NYC bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1997 - 69th Academy Awards: "The English Patient", Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win 2015 - Germanwings flight on route between Barcelona and Düsseldorf crashes in the French Alps killing all 150 on board More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1883 - 1st telephone call between NY and Chicago 1905 - A group of Cretans dedicated to Crete's union with Greece led by Eleutherios Venizelos, meet at the village of Therisso and proclaim a union in defiance of the Great Powers 1979 - 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Penn Mich State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts 1990 - Indian troops leave Sri Lanka 1999 - "The Matrix" film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeve, Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres 2013 - Scotland defeats Sweden to win the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1919 - John J. Duncan Sr., American politician (Rep-R-TN, 1965-1988), born in Huntsville, Tennessee (d. 1988) 1938 - David Irving, British historian 1951 - Dougie Thompson, Scottich bassist (Supertramp - "Bloody Well Right"), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1957 - Scott J Horowitz, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 75, 82), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1960 - Kelly LeBrock, American actress (Weird Science, Woman in Red), born in New York City 1977 - Natalie Hemby (Wrucke), American Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter (Miranda Lambert - "Only Prettier"; "Automatic"; Toby Keith - "Drinks After Work"), and singer (The Highwomen), born in Bloomington, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1396 - Walter Hilton, English mystic 1563 - Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese military leader (b. 1514) 1823 - Cornelis van Foreest, Dutch politician, Mayor of Alkmaar, dies at 66 1993 - John Hersey, American author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall), dies at 78 2010 - Robert Culp, American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director (I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice), dies at 79 2020 - Albert Uderzo, French cartoonist and script writer (Asterix comic books), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1752 - Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, dies 2 days later 1861 - London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr Train of NY, begins operating 1931 - Indian independence fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged after conducting an assassination and a bombing. Their request to be shot by a firing squad is refused. 1933 - Kroll Opera in Berlin opens 1950 - "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 52 performances 1980 - PGA Tournament Players Championship, Sawgrass Country Club (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida): Lee Trevino wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw 1981 - US Supreme Court upholds law making statutory rape a crime only for men 1988 - Geffen Records releases "Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 13th studio album 2019 - More than 130 Fulani people killed in Ogossagou, Mali, in attack by Dogon hunters, prompting government ban on the hunters 2023 - Canada records record population growth (+2.7%), adding 1 million people in 2022, mostly through immigration More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1630 - French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont 1933 - Kroll Opera in Berlin opens 1973 - After a 5½ year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends 1980 - 18-year old American tennis star Tracy Austin wins her only WTA Tour Championship; upsets Martina Navratilova in the final 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 in NYC 2015 - British entertainer James Corden becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2023 2021 - First ever tweet by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey "just setting up my twttr" sells for $2.9 million in digitally autographed version More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1937 - Craig Breedlove, American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023) 1971 - Alexander Selivanov, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Moscow, Russia 1975 - Rita Grande, Napoli Italy, tennis star (3rd round 1996 Aust Open) 1976 - Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider (7 x world outdoor champion; 4 x indoor world champion), born in Silsden, England 1981 - Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player 1990 - Eugenie, Princess of York and daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1962 - Josef van Schaik, Dutch lawyer and politician (Vice-Premier of Netherands), dies at 80 1995 - Alan Barton, English singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash at 41 1995 - Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author, dies at 74 2001 - Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak), dies at 79 2021 - Julié Pomagalski, French snowboarder (World C'ship gold snowboard cross 1999), dies in an avalanche at 40 2022 - Madeleine Albright (née Korbell), American diplomat (UN Delegate, 1993-97), and 1st female US Secretary of State (1997-2001), dies of cancer at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1917 - The USA is the first nation to recognize the new government of Russia 1927 - Federico Garcia Lorca's first play "El Maleficio" (The Butterfly's Evil Spell) premieres in Madrid 1944 - American movie star James Stewart flies his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin 1957 - "All Shook Up" single released by Elvis Presley 1958 - 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle, 84-72; Seattle's future Hall of Fame small forward Elgin Baylor is named tournament MOP 1968 - Student riot in Nanterre near Paris 1986 - Ice Pairs World Championship at Geneva won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (USSR) 1991 - Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginaa, seizing drugs 2021 - World's largest painting "The Journey of Humanity" by British artist Sacha Jafri sells in Dubai for $62m to raise funds for children's charities 2023 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates says development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance since the graphical user interface (GUI) in 1980 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1936 - "The Great Ziegfeld" directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring William Powell and Luise Rainer premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1937 1971 - 6th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Lynn Anderson win 1986 - HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament 1994 - South African government and ANC take power in Ciskei homeland 2021 - Sanctions imposed on Chinese officials over rights abuses against Uighurs in China by EU, UK, US and Canada 2022 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party reaches a deal with opposition New Democratic Party to stay in power till 2025 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1609 - John II Casimir Vasa [Jan Kazimierz], King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1648-68), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1672) 1720 - Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect who introduced Neoclassical architecture to Denmark, born in St. Germain des Noyers (d. 1799) 1925 - Colin Spedding, British biologist and animal welfare advocate (d. 2012) 1934 - Orrin Hatch, American politician (US Senator from Utah (R), 1977-2019) longest-serving Utah US Senator, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) 1941 - Jeremy Clyde, English pop singer and guitarist (Chad and Jeremy - "A Summer Song") and actor (The Iron Lady), born in Dorney, Buckinghamshire 1946 - Laraine Ashton, fashion models' agent (London) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1758 - Jonathan Edwards, American Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), dies at 54 1771 - Gottlieb Rabener, German author (Vom Misbrauch of the Satire), dies at 56 1959 - Olga Knipper. Russian-Soviet stage actress, and wife of Anton Chekhov, dies at 1996 - Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles), dies from post-operative complications at 50 1996 - Robert Franklin Overmyer, astronaut (STS 5, STS 51-B), dies at 59 2017 - Francine Hughes Wilson, American domestic abuse victim "The Burning Bed" who changed pubic perceptions, dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana 1961 - The Beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool 1962 - Philadelphia Phillies retire pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36 1973 - Montreal Canadiens' left wing Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHL player to score 500 goals 1982 - Movie "Annie" directed by John Huston, starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney and Carol Burnett premieres 1997 - Ice Dance Championship in Lausanne, Switzerland won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus) 2018 - English TV presenter Ant McPartlin charged with drink driving following an accident in London 2019 - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, 6 days after the Christchurch terrorist attack 2019 - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer is arrested in São Paulo as part of a large corruption investigation 2022 - Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador inaugurates Felipe Angeles International Airport to serve Mexico City More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1702 - Queen Anne addresses English parliament 1860 - English novelist George Eliot finishes her novel "The Mill on the Floss" in Wandsworth, London 1871 - 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell 1963 - Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is closed 1985 - Canadian Rick Hansen sets off on his 'Man in Motion' world tour in his wheelchair raising money for spinal research, from Oakridge Mall, Vancouver (successfully completes May 1987) 2019 - Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses safely gives birth to twins 26 days after giving birth to another child More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (Search for the Real), born in Weißenburg, Germany (d. 1966) 1911 - John Paxton, American screenwriter and producer (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985) 1913 - Ghita Ionescu, Romanian politician scientist (Communism in Romania), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1996) 1939 - Kathleen Widdoes, actress (Without a Trace), born in Wilmington, Delaware 1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault, actress (Stardust Memories), born in Paris, France 1969 - Ali Daei, Iranian footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1768 - Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 1844 - Leopold van Sasse van Ysselt, Dutch nobleman and politician, dies at 65 1920 - Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer and journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies from pneumonia at 37 1945 - Arthur Nebe, German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator who took part in assassination plot against of Adolf Hitler, executed by hanging at 50 1970 - Marlen Haushofer, Austrian writer (The Wall), dies at 49 2001 - Chung Ju-yung, Korean industrialist (b. 1915) More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1702 - Queen Anne addresses English parliament 1860 - English novelist George Eliot finishes her novel "The Mill on the Floss" in Wandsworth, London 1871 - 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell 1963 - Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is closed 1985 - Canadian Rick Hansen sets off on his 'Man in Motion' world tour in his wheelchair raising money for spinal research, from Oakridge Mall, Vancouver (successfully completes May 1987) 2019 - Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses safely gives birth to twins 26 days after giving birth to another child More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (Search for the Real), born in Weißenburg, Germany (d. 1966) 1911 - John Paxton, American screenwriter and producer (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985) 1913 - Ghita Ionescu, Romanian politician scientist (Communism in Romania), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1996) 1939 - Kathleen Widdoes, actress (Without a Trace), born in Wilmington, Delaware 1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault, actress (Stardust Memories), born in Paris, France 1969 - Ali Daei, Iranian footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1768 - Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 1844 - Leopold van Sasse van Ysselt, Dutch nobleman and politician, dies at 65 1920 - Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer and journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies from pneumonia at 37 1945 - Arthur Nebe, German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator who took part in assassination plot against of Adolf Hitler, executed by hanging at 50 1970 - Marlen Haushofer, Austrian writer (The Wall), dies at 49 2001 - Chung Ju-yung, Korean industrialist (b. 1915) More Famous Deaths »

1648 - King Charles I of England first tries to escape captivity at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight by climbing out a window - but gets stuck 1819 - London’s famous Burlington Arcade opens, the world’s 1st shopping arcade 1911 - Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway NYC 1934 - American all-round female super athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias pitches a hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in their exhibition pre-season baseball game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 - Paul Reynoud becomes French premier 1947 - 180 tonne blue whale (record) caught in South Atlantic 1957 - Britain accepts NATO offer to mediate in Cyprus, but Greece rejects it 1996 - UK admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease) 2019 - Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts calls the state's flooding "the most widespread destruction we have ever seen in our state's history" 2022 - Intense fighting in Ukrainian city of Mariupol continues as Russian forces encircle the city, trapping 300,000 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens 1942 - Major German assault on Malta 1948 - First live televised symphony performances: Eugene Ormandy leads Philadelphia Orchestra on CBS, followed 90 minutes later by Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Orchestra on NBC 1973 - Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash 1986 - New York City passes its first lesbian and gay rights legislation 2021 - Severe one-in-a-hundred-year flooding in Sydney and the surrounding state of New South Wales prompts evacuation orders More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1973) 1896 - Hal Walker, director (I Married Joan), born in Ottumwa, Iowa (d. 1972) 1903 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (Petticoat Junction), born in Humansville, Missouri (d. 1979) 1911 - Mieke Verstraete [Maria Augustina De Graef], Belgian-Dutch actress (Pleasantly Settled), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1990) 1928 - Anthony Blond, British publisher (The Publishing Game, Book Book), born in Sale, Cheshire (d. 2008) 1984 - Winta [Efrem], Eritrean-Norwegian RandB singer (Hot Romance (Rok With You); Nails on Chalkboard), born in Oslo, Norway More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1874 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish waltz composer, and musical director (Tivoli Gardens, 1843-72), dies at 63 1918 - Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828) 1934 - Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen consort of William and Regent of the Netherlands, dies at 76 1974 - [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, African American advocate in Virginia, dies at 83 1979 - Mino Pecorelli, Italian journalist, shot dead in Rome at 50 1999 - Roy L. Johnson, American admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean, commanded Seventh Fleet 1960s), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1571 - Spanish troops occupy Manila 1799 - Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" ("Die Schöpfung") fisrt public performance premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria 1917 - US Supreme Court uphoelds 8-hr work day for railroad employees 1938 - Scotland beats England, 21-16 at Twickenham, London to win the Home Nations Rugby Championship, Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup 1942 - Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago 1945 - Adolf Hitler issues "Nero Decree" to destroy all German factories 1965 - Rembrandt's "Titus" sells for then record 7,770,000 guilders 1978 - 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb 1989 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1997 - Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1917 - Victor Herbert and Harry Blossom's operetta "Eileen", loosely based on a novel by Herbert's grandfather, premieres at Shubert Theater, New York City 1946 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1953 - 25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1965 - Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania 1981 - Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 2016 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, first premieres in Mexico City More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1593 - Georges de la Tour, French painter of candlelit scenes, born in Vic-sur-Seille, Duchy of Lorraine (d. 1652) 1917 - Constantin "Dinu" Lipatti, Romanian classical pianist and composer, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1950) 1930 - Bill Henderson, American jazz singer ("Señor Blues"), and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016) 1975 - Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1982 - Brad Jones, Australian footballer 1999 - Tatum McCann, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1797 - Philip Hayes, English composer, dies at 58 1897 - Antoine T. d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), dies at 87 1945 - Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed 1995 - Gerard Tebroke, 5/10 km-dasher, dies at 45 1999 - Bob Cato, American photographer, graphic artist and Grammy Award-winning album cover designer (Columbia Records; United Artists), of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 75 2009 - Ion Dolănescu, Romanian singer and politician (b. 1944) More Famous Deaths »

1766 - Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America and helped lead to the American Revolution 1877 - US President Rutherford B. Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington, D.C. 1909 - Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast 1933 - US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1939 - England beats Scotland, 9-6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to force a share of the Home Nations Rugby Championship with Wales and Ireland 1950 - "Touch and Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances 1959 - Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws 1968 - WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1977 - The Clash release their first recording "White Riot" 1996 - 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 978 - Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Corfe Castle 1532 - English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome 1850 - Henry Wells and William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo 1909 - Russia and Bulgaria reach an agreement in which late 19th century Russian financial claims are cancelled to meet compensation due to Turkey from Bulgaria 1963 - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker, Algeria 2019 - Italian charity ship Mare Jonio rescues 50 migrants off the coast of Libya More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist, born in Novi Ligure, Italy (d. 1978) 1905 - Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. 1985) 1937 - Mark Donohue, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1972), born in Haddon Township, New Jersey (d. 1975) 1940 - Mark Medoff, American playwright, director, actor and professor (Children of a Lesser God), born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2019) 1949 - Starr Danias, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in New York City 1960 - Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center (Dallas Stars) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1583 - King Magnus of Livonia (b. 1540) 1972 - Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), dies at 58 1984 - Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50 1990 - Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies of a heart attack at 36 2011 - Jet Harris [Terence Harris], English rock bassist (Drifters), dies of cancer at 71 2022 - John Clayton, American sports journalist/reporter (The Pittsburgh Press, The News Tribune; ESPN), dies at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1778 - Britain declares war on France, due to French alliance with US 1845 - Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London 1868 - Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued 1894 - US and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US 1921 - Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1924 - Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition 1960 - US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA 1989 - "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 44 performances 1995 - Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams visits the White House in Washington, D.C. 2016 - Brazilian federal judge blocks swearing-in of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Chief of Staff to President Dilma Rousseff, as part of "Car Wash" controversy More Historical Events »