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1750 - First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia 1924 - Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated in San Francisco 1925 - City of Chicago, Illinois renames Municipal Grant Park Stadium, as Soldier Field, in honor of US soldiers killed in combat during World War I 1928 - KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions 1942 - -12] last German offensive in Stalingrad 1959 - Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished 1985 - First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC 2003 - Josh Groban releases his second album "Closer"; it goes to #1 on US charts and becomes his biggest seller More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1647 - Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies 1924 - Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC 2013 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London 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 2021 - Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1737) 1909 - Robert Ryan, American actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973) 1964 - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barakaldo, Spain 1964 - Philip McKeon, American actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High), born in Westbury, New York 1981 - Natalie Glebova, Russian Canadian TV host and Miss Universe 2005, born in Tuapse, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1984 - Jan Novák, Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet, dies at 63 1986 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Star Trek - "Harry Mudd"; The Mothers-in-Law - "Roger"), dies at 54 1992 - Giulio Carlo Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies at 83 1994 - Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87 2006 - Harry Lehotsky, American Canadian pastor and activist, dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1567 - Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots 1942 - US-British troops occupies Oran, Algeria 1965 - Manneke Pis statue stolen in Brussels 1990 - Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag and Marcel Coudari) 1993 - Slovakian government of Vladimír Mečiar forms 1996 - 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins 2019 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat Ash Barty and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a 3-2 victory 2023 - The Beatles' single "Now and Then" hits #1 on the British singles chart, a record 54 years after their last #1 single More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1955 - James Mundy and John La Touche's musical comedy "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 60 performances 1968 - Portuguese socialist Mário Soares released from banishment in Sao Tomé under new regieme of Marcello Caetano 1971 - US table tennis team arrived in China 1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankruptcy 1989 - Bulgarian Communist party president Todor Zhikov (78) resigns More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Hugh Wakefield, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Blithe Spirit), born in Wanstead, England (d. 1971) 1929 - W. E. B. Griffin [William Edmund Butterworth], American best-selling author (Clandestine Operations, The Lieutenants), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2019) 1930 - Gene Conley, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1959–1961; Boston Celtics), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2017) 1959 - Frank Maudsley, English rock bassist and vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls), born in Liverpool, England 1987 - Jessica Tovey, Australian actress (Belle Taylor in "Home and Away"), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Joseph Hewes, American merchant/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1964 - Jimmie Dodd, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; Thundering Trails; Riders of the Rio Grande), and singer-songwriter, dies of cancer at 54 1966 - Steven Nagy, American bowler (first televised perfect game [300], 1954; ABC Hall of Fame 1963), dies at 53 1998 - Mary Millar, British stage and screen actress (Keeping Up Appearances, The Phantom of the Opera on the West End), dies at 62 2006 - Jack Palance [Vladimir Palahniuk], American actor (City Slickers, Contempt, Batman), dies of natural causes at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1904 - First airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes, when Wilbur Wright flies the Wright Flyer II for 5 minutes and 4 seconds, covering 2.75 miles (4.4 km) 1953 - Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws 1969 - "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte ", music special with arrangements by Michel Legrand, premieres on NBC-TV 1984 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed 1999 - TAESA Flight 725 crashes a few minutes after leaving Uruapan Airport en route to Mexico City, killing 18 people 2009 - TV comedy "Miranda," written by and starring Miranda Hart and Tom Ellis, premieres on BBC Two in the UK 2015 - "Love Yourself" single released by Justin Bieber (Billboard Song of the Year 2016, Grammy Song of the Year) 2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1965 - Several US states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout 1965 - San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays named NL MVP 1991 - Joint European Torus (JET) scientists in Culham England successfully harness nuclear fusion to produce the first large amount of controlled fusion power 2007 - Alicia Keys releases her 3rd studio album "As I Am" (Grammy Award Best Female RandB Vocal Performance 2008, 2008 Billboard Album of the Year) 2014 - Asia-Pacific countries, including China and the United States, announce plans to co-operate more closely in the fight against corruption More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915) 1921 - Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, born in Berlin (d. 1996) 1921 - Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR 4 x 1952, 3 x 1956), born in Krasnoarmeyskoye, Ukraine (d. 1984) 1944 - Bill Hendon, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1981-83, 85-87), born in Asheville, North Carolina 1959 - Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1208 - Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon (b. 1155) 1641 - Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church and military commander during the Thirty Years' War, dies at 32 1932 - Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Russian woman who was the 2nd wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, commits suicide at 31 1993 - Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), dies of cancer at 63 2024 - Lou Donaldson, American bebop jazz saxophonist ("Blues Walk"), and bandleader, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1838 - Victor Hugo's tragic play "Ruy Blas" premieres in Paris 1920 - Rupert Bear by illustrator Mary Tourtel first appears in the Daily Express newspaper in the UK 1953 - Salazar's party wins all parliamentary seats in Portugal 1972 - Stock Exchange Tower, the new 26-story home of the London Stock Exchange opened by Queen Elizabeth II 1974 - British peer the Earl of Lucan disappears and is never seen again after his nanny is found murdered in London 1981 - Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election 2008 - John Key leads the National Party to victory in New Zealand's general election, defeating Prime Minister Helen Clark and her Labour-led coalition after nine years government 2018 - Qatar delivers $15 million in cash to pay civil servants in Gaza after earlier sending fuel to increase electricity from 4 to 8 hours a day More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1837 - Mount Holyoke Seminary in Massachusetts, the first US college for women, is founded 1873 - Ciro Pinsuti's opera "Il mercante di Venezia", based on William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is first performed, at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy 1937 - The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich. 1962 - Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape 2017 - Louvre Abu Dhabi is inaugurated, largest art museum on Arabian peninsula More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Thomas Bullis Jr., English organist and composer, baptized in Ely, England (d. 1712) 1934 - Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), born in New York City (d. 1989) 1951 - Alfredo Astiz, Argentine general, intelligence officer and war criminal, known as "the Blond Angel of Death", born in Mar del Plata, Argentina 1965 - Mike Peluso, American NHL left wing (NJ Devils), born in Pengilly, Minnesota 1974 - Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor (The Americans, Brothers and Sisters), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1805 - Francois-Thomas de Baculard d'Arnaud, French writer, dies at 87 1952 - Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/50; Natal, Transvaal), dies at 71 1994 - Michael O'Donoghue, American comedy writer (SNL), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 54 1998 - Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician, dies at 43 2000 - Brian Boydell, Irish composer, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1742 - Empress Elizabeth of Russia proclaims her nephew Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Peter III) her heir 1909 - Knights of St Peter Claver founded in Mobile, Alabama; Ladies Auxiliary formed in 1922 1914 - German Chinese concession of Kiaochow Bay and its center at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces 1916 - Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns Tsar of uprising 1921 - Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC 1997 - "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US 2012 - 48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala 2018 - He world's oldest figurative painting of a beast at least 40,000 years old is discovered in Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in Indonesian Borneo More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1637 - Puritan reformist preacher Anne Hutchinson is tried in Massachusetts Bay Colony as a heretic, found guilty and banished 1914 - First issue of The New Republic magazine is published 1943 - Last scoreless tie in the NFL, Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0 1978 - Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP 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 1866 - Paul Lincke, German composer and theater conductor considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta (Frau Luna, Lysistrata), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1946) 1903 - Albert Helman [Lou Lichtveld], Suriname politician and novelist, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1996) 1907 - Maurits Mok, Dutch author and poet (Cheese and Bread Game; The Railroad Strike), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1989) 1972 - Jimmy Gary Jr., American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Stuart, Florida 1986 - Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Manchester Orchestra - "The Gold"), born in Atlanta, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Charles Zeuner, German-American composer and organist, dies at 62 1957 - Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), dies at 57 1975 - John Carmel Heenan, British clergyman, Catholic Cardinal (Archbishop of Westminster, 1963-75), dies of a heart attack at 70 2006 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981) 2017 - Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), died when piloting a plane under influence of painkillers, sleeping pills at 40 More Famous Deaths »

1429 - Boy king Henry VI, aged seven, is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey 1918 - Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns 1936 - RCA displays TV for press 1938 - The three DiMaggio brothers, Joe, Vince, and Dom, play together for the first time in a charity all-star game in California 1943 - Soviet forces reconquer Kiev 1967 - Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curacao, kills 15 1985 - M-19 guerrillas occupy Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia 1995 - Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by Jewish extremist Yigal Amir who opposed peace with Palestinians More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1928 - 59% of Cleveland voters authorize building a stadium with city bonds in the amount of US$2.5 million 1964 - WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1976 - Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1986 - President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 2009 - President Barack Obama signs congressional resolution conferring honorary U.S. citizenship to Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1391 - Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English nobleman, counsellor to King Henry V and King Henry VI, born in New Forest, Westmeath, Ireland (d. 1425) 1854 - John Philip Sousa, American composer and march king (Stars and Stripes Forever), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1932) 1923 - Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996) 1947 - Jack Arnold, Fictional father on "The Wonder Years", born in America (d. 1975) 1972 - Anthony Brown, American NFL tackle (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Okinawa, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1939 - Adolphe Max, Belgian politician (Mayor of Brussels - escaped German captivity WWI), dies at 69 1978 - Harry Bertoia, Italian-born American artist and modern furniture designer, dies at 63 1978 - Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67 2000 - L. Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei), dies at 92 2024 - John Nott, British Conservative politician (Member of Parliament, 1966-83) who served as Secretary of State for Defence during Falkland War (1981-83), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1862 - Battle at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia: 51 casualties 1881 - French government-Ferry resigns 1886 - British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: David Brown beats fellow Scot Willie Campbell by 2 strokes 1895 - US state Utah accepts female suffrage 1919 - Ir à Steringa Idzerda begins hosting "soirée-musical" on Dutch radio 1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States for an unprecedented third term, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie 1983 - NY Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period 1988 - Cornell confirms a graduate student is the source of a major computer sabotage known as the Morris Worm, initially created as an experiment but spreading rapidly due to a programming error More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent 1967 - ATS-3 launched by US to take first pictures of full Earth disc 1988 - Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7) 1988 - France performs nuclear test 2018 - BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, Czech composer, born in Polepy, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1893) 1891 - Mary Dorna [Mary Jeanette Tenkink-Stoppelman], Dutch author, born in Amsterdam (d. 1971) 1900 - Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 1972) 1948 - Charles Bradley, American RandB and funk singer, known as 'The Screaming Eagle of Soul', born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2017) 1983 - (Anne) Leilehua Lanzilotti, Kānaka Maoli-American violinist and contemporary classical composer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1772 - Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 66 1914 - August Weismann, German biologist, one of the founders of the science of genetics, dies at 80 2001 - Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist. 2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957) 2024 - Elwood Edwards, American broadcast technician, and the voice of AOL's catchphrase "You've got mail", dies of complications from a stroke at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1631 - Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1645 - Prince Frederick Henry conquers Hulst, the last major siege of the Eighty Years' War 1957 - 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched 1958 - Belgian minority government of Gaston Eyskens resigns 1978 - Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran University 1980 - Libyan invasion in Chad 1995 - KeyArena opens in Seattle, Supersonics beat the LA Lakers 103-89 2014 - Tim Scott becomes the first African-American Senator in the south since the Reconstruction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1783 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria 1931 - Jean Genet's play "Judith" premieres in Paris 1964 - American pianist and composer Terry Riley and musicians premiere his work "In C" at Tape Music Center, San Francisco; the piece is often cited as the first minimalist masterpiece 1984 - Nicaragua holds first free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63% 2018 - Camila Cabello wins four awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Bilbao, Janet Jackson accepts the Global Icon award More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Walter Bauer, German Canadian writer, born in Merseburg (d. 1976) 1956 - James Honeyman-Scott, British rock guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"), born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (d. 1982) 1960 - Kathy Griffin, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois 1974 - Kaws [Brian Donnelly], American artist and designer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey 1985 - Marcell Jansen, German soccer left-back (45 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV), born in Mönchengladbach, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1411 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384) 1698 - Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, dies at 73 1986 - Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906) 2008 - Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican politician (Secretary of the Interior, January-November, 2008), dies in a Mexico City plane crash at 37 2015 - Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1783 - John Austin, a footpad turned murderer, is the last to be publicly hanged at London's Tyburn gallows 1942 - 12th day of battle at El Alamein: Scottish assault 1948 - 2nd NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: All-Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1; Gordie Howe's first of 23 All-Star appearances 1954 - Max Born and Walter Bothe win Nobel Prize for Physics 1970 - Marxist Salvador Allende inaugurated as President of Chile 1993 - Greg Maddux becomes first pitcher since Sandy Koufax to win the National League's Cy Young Award in successive MLB seasons and the first in successive seasons with different teams; Cubs 1992, Braves 1993 1997 - Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra becomes 6th player to be unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year; leads AL in hits (209), triples (11), multi-hit games (68); also sets AL rookie-record with 30-game hitting streak 2019 - Delhi reaches worst pollution levels of the year, over 900 AQI, with authorities declaring public health emergency More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1991 - Ayrton Senna wins Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) because of wet conditions; Senna retains his 3rd World Drivers Championship by 24 points from Nigel Mansell 1996 - San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice grabs 3 passes for 45 yards and a TD to become 1st player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions in 24-17 win over New Orleans Saints; finishes career with 1,549 1997 - British TV comedy "I'm Alan Partridge" starring Steve Coogan premieres on BBC Two 2014 - New York's 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks 2020 - Australia's Melbourne Cup won by Twilight Payment More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1801 - Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1835) 1948 - Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer-songwriter ("Just in Case"), and opera composer (King of the Clouds), born in Fort Worth, Texas 1984 - Ryo Nishikido, Japanese Idol (member of the band NEWS ad Kanjani8), born in Kadoma, Japan 1988 - Angus McLaren, Australian actor known for "Packed to the Rafters", born in Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia 1994 - Kandy Muse [Kevin Candelario], American drag artist (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Totentag), dies of a cocaine overdose at 27 1949 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and art collector (Guggenheim Museum New York), dies at 88 1993 - William Lanteau, actor (On Golden Pond), dies at 70 2002 - Jonathan Harris [Charasuchin], American stage and screen character actor (The Bill Dana Show - "Mr. Phillips"; Lost In Space - "Dr Zachary Smith"), dies at 87 2019 - Louis Eppolito, American police officer, hitman for the Mafia and actor (Goodfellas, Lost Highway), dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1868 - Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally 1898 - French government of Dupuy forms 1920 - Warren G. Harding is elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate James M. Cox 1960 - New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris beats teammate Mickey Mantle for American League MVP Award, 225-222; second-closest vote ever 1977 - Microbiologist Carl R. Woese and scientists from the University of Illinois announce the identification of methanogens, a form of microbial life dating back some 3.5 billion years, which they name Archaea 1992 - First test flight of Airbus A330 1995 - "Sacrilege" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 21 performances 2023 - Apple Records release the last Beatles song "Now and Then" as a double A-sided single, backed with their first "From Me To You"; the new song was built from an unfinished 1978 John Lennon demo and 1995 attempt to complete it that had been abandoned due to technical issues, resolved by new technology More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - Austro-Hungarian Jewish activist Theodor Herzl arrives in Jerusalem 1949 - The Netherlands recognizes its former colony Indonesia as a sovereign state at conclusion of the Round Table Conference at the Hague, Netherlands 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1995 - Spanish Broadcasting System buys NY radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M 2017 - Jerome Powell nominated by US President Donald Trump to be next Chair of the Federal Reserve More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1734 - Daniel Boone, American frontiersman and explorer (US Hall of Fame 1915), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1820) 1919 - Warren Stevens, American actor (Richard Boone Show), born in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania (d. 2012) 1932 - Romano Mazzoli, American politician (Rep-D-KY, 1971-95), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2022) 1932 - Melvin Schwartz, American Physicist and Nobel Laureate (neutrinos - subatomic particles with no electric charge and virtually no mass), born in New York City (d. 2006) 1942 - (Roberta) "Bobbi" Gibb, American runner (unsanctioned era female winner of Boston Marathon, 1966-68), lawyer, writer, and sculptor, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1981 - Kenneth Oakley, English Anthropologist, paleontologist and geologist whose method for the relative dating of fossils using fluorine content was instrumental in exposing the Piltdown Man hoax, dies at 70 2000 - Robert Cormier, American author known for "The Chocolate War" and "I Am the Cheese", dies at 75 2000 - Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw and Cavendish, British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, dies at 76 2002 - Charles Sheffield, American author and physicist (b. 1935) 2004 - Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch road cyclist (World Road Race Champion 1978; Amstel Gold Race 1974, 85), dies from a heart attack at 53 More Famous Deaths »

1870 - US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) 1956 - Delhi becomes a union territory of India 1968 - MLB Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain is named unanimous AL Cy Young Award winner after finishing MLB season, 31-6 for World Series winning Tigers 1970 - Fire at Club Cinq-Sept Discotheque in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, kills 146, as all emergency exits were padlocked 1972 - 1st gay themed TV movie - "That Certain Summer" 1987 - New York City Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya wins men's race, 2:11:01; English runner Priscilla Welch women's champion, 2:30:17 2012 - Acid is poured over a 15-year-old girl by her parents after being seen talking to a young man in an "honour killing" in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan 2018 - Google employees stage mass walkout to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - Pope Benedictus Xv's encyclical Ad beatissimi, against integrity 1914 - German-British naval battle at Coronel, Chile 1937 - Stalinists execute by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women). 1959 - WOV-AM in NYC changes call letters to WADO 2012 - Scientists detect evidence of light from the universe's first stars, estimated to have formed 500 million years after the Big Bang More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1871 - Stephen Crane, American novelist (Red Badge of Courage), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1900) 1945 - Rick Grech, British rock musician (Blind Faith; Traffic), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1990) 1967 - Tina Arena, Australian pop singer and songwriter ("Don't Ask"), born in Melbourne, Australia 1971 - Harutyun Arzumanyan, Armenian orchestral and opera conductor, born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR 1975 - Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician (Code of Ethics), born in Memphis, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1817 - Giovanni Zanotti, Italian composer, dies at 79 1835 - William Motherwell, Scottish poet and civil servant, dies at 38 1978 - Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red), dies at 63 2001 - Warren Amling, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (Ohio State), dies at 76 2003 - Joji "George" Kawaguchi Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - World Savings Day is established during the first International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milan, Italy, to promote the importance of saving 1959 - USSR and Egypt sign contracts to build the Aswan High Dam 1967 - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu takes oath of office to become the first President of the Second Republic of South Vietnam 1988 - Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia 1991 - Palestinians attend the US Middle East peace talks in Madrid, Spain 2016 - MIT Engineers announce they have engineered spinach plants to detect explosive materials in groundwater and send an email alert via a connected system 2017 - John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff's comments in a TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War" draws criticism 2020 - England beats Italy 34-5 in Rome to clinch 29th Six Nations Rugby Championship; halfback Ben Youngs becomes the second England player to earn his 100th test cap More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1587 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575 1867 - Australia's first royal tour begins as Prince Albert, son of Queen Victoria, arrives in Adelaide, South Australia 1950 - "The Big Cat" Earl Lloyd becomes the first African-American to play a game in the NBA, scoring 6 points on debut for the Washington Capitols 1967 - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu takes oath of office to become the first President of the Second Republic of South Vietnam 1982 - Musical revue "Rock 'n Roll!: The First 5,000 Years" closes at St James Theatre in New York City after 9 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1945 - Brian Doyle-Murray, American comedian and actor (Groundhog Day), born in Chicago, Illinois 1950 - Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis, Indiana 1961 - Alonzo Babers, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama 1966 - Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler (NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan 1981 - Selina (Jiaxuan) Ren, member of Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E, born in Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1733 - Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg, dies at 57 1941 - Herwarth Walden, German art writer and critic, dies in a Soviet prison at 63 1986 - Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist and physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90 2007 - Edgar Ngoyi, South African anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader who spent 17 years in Robben Island Prison, dies at 81 2018 - Lord Skelmersdale [Roger Bootle-Wilbraham], British politician and horticulturalist who created Britain's first toad tunnel, dies of a stroke at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - Jesse James' gang robs bank in Lexington, Missouri ($2000) 1888 - John J. Loud patents the ballpoint pen 1894 - Daniel Cooper patents the time clock 1956 - Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group; they agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1970 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark meets with British Home Secretary Reginald Maulling to discuss matters related to reforms and security 1975 - King Juan Carlos I assumes power in Spain 1983 - The first democratic elections are held in Argentina after seven years of military rule 2011 - Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová beats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the WTA Championship decider in Istanbul, Turkey More Historical Events »