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Historical Events 1940 - Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircraft damaged 1944 - Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1960 - CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium 1990 - Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) 2008 - German swimmer Britta Steffen beats Australian Libby Trickett by 0.04 to win the blue ribband 100m freestyle gold medal at the Beijing Olympics 2021 - Petrol tanker explosion kills 27 and injures 79 in al-Tleil, Lebanon, amid the country's continuing economic crisis More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Paul Vincze, Jewish-Hungarian designer of coins and medal, born in Galgagyörk, Hungary (d. 1994) 1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest who was murdered, born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador (d. 1980) 1926 - Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), born in Decorah, Iowa (d. 2018) 1927 - Wesley Mouzon, American boxer / trainer (Roy Jones Jr), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2003) 1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer, screenwriter and director (Veronica Mars), born in Sunnyside, Washington 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Heinrich Köselitz [Peter Gast], German composer, dies at 64 1975 - Clay Shaw, American businessman and alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist, dies of lung cancer at 61 2007 - Richard Bradshaw, British opera conductor (Canadian Opera Company, 1989-2007), dies of a heart attack at 63 2010 - James J. Kilpatrick, American newspaper journalist and columnist (60 Minutes), dies at 89 2017 - Vernon "Vern" Ehlers, American politician (Michigan House of Representatives), dies of complications from Alzheimers disease at 83 2020 - Henk Wullems, Dutch soccer manager (NAC Breda, SBV Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ; Indonesia 1996-98), dies from a Cerebral infarction at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth (not murdered in his sleep as in Shakespeare's play). The latter does succeed him as King. 1820 - 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC 1848 - Oregon Territory created 1885 - British Criminal Law Amendment Act raises age of consent from 13 to 16, protects against child prostitution 1971 - British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland 1971 - Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0 1975 - Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow 1995 - Shannon Faulkner becomes 1st woman to attend the Citadel 2020 - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda breaks Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000m world record with a run of 12:35.36 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco 2021 - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his MLB debut, defeating San Diego Padres, 7-0 in Phoenix; record equalling 8th no-hitter of the season More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1960 - Australian driver Jack Brabham clinches his second consecutive F1 World Drivers Championship by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix at Boavista 1967 - Radio Scotland and Radio Swinging Holland go off the air 1990 - Denver vote for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise 2008 - A popular Chinese 1-2 in the 200m butterfly at the Beijing Olympics with Liu Zige swimming world record 2:04.18 to beat teammate Jiao Liuyang 2018 - Italy's Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, taking 30 vehicles with it and killing 43 2021 - Calder Fire, near Lake Tahoe, begins in California, goes on to destroy 1000 structures and over 218,000 acres More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1552 - Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian and statesman, born in Venice (d. 1623) 1882 - Gisela Richter, English art historian, born in London (d. 1972) 1937 - Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer and British welterweight champion (1960-1964), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2012) 1946 - Marga van Praag, Dutch radio hostess, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1960 - Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Italy 1983 - Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-British tennis player, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Klabund [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk, Rasputin), dies at 37 1961 - Guido Alberto Fano, Italian composer and pianist, dies at 86 1972 - Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Eyes Without a Face, Children of Paradise), dies from a heart attack at 66 1996 - Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic, 1945-57; Munich Philharmonic, 1979-96), and educator, dies at 84 2008 - Lita Roza, British singer ("How Much is That Doggie in the Window"), dies at 82 2021 - R. Murray Schafer, Canadian composer (Patria), music educator, and environmentalist, dies of complications Alzheimer's disease at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1704 - Battle of Blenheim (Second Battle of Höchstädt): A combined British, German and Dutch army led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, decisively beats the French and Bavarians 1918 - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany 1920 - Flag designed by Marcus Garvey consisting of three horizontal stripes of red, black and green is adopted as the pan-African flag 1931 - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 in 17-3 rout of Boston at Braves Field 1952 - Blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton records "Hound Dog" song, written a day earlier especially for her by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, at Radio Recorders Studio in Los Angeles, California 1967 - WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 - Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th and last episode of American western series "Bonanza" 2008 - Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice wraps up the medley double at the Beijing Olympics when she swims world record 2:08.45 to win the 200m I/M gold medal 2011 - Farm Aid (25th Anniversary) held in Kansas City, Kansas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Jakob Dylan, and Billy Joe Shaver 2016 - American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4x100 medley relay, his record 23rd gold medal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1415 - King Henry V of England lands his army at the mouth of Seine River in France 1942 - The 'Manhattan Project' commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves: its aim - to deliver an atomic bomb 1988 - Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit opens 2004 - 28th Olympic Games opens at Athens, Greece 2006 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, London Hunt CC: Christie Kerr wins by 1 shot from Angela Stanford 2017 - Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1655 - Johann Christoph Denner, German musician and inventor (clarinet), baptized in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1707) 1662 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1748) 1934 - Gary Davidson, American sports league founder (ABA, WHA, WFL) 1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez [Clowney], American pop keyboardist ("The Happy Organ"; "Rinky Dink"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1943 - Gary Ilman, American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), born in Glendale, California 1954 - Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2001) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 662 - Maximus Confessor, Greek theologian and court secretary to the Emperor, dies soon after his conviction for heresy when his hand and tongue were cut off (b. c. 580) 1278 - Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 1744 - John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678) 1826 - René Laënnec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, dies of tuberculosis at 46 1965 - Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1960-64), dies at 65 1971 - W. O. Bentley, English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1121 - Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi 1499 - First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets 1876 - Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup 1884 - Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval 1966 - Last Beatle concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois 1973 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Jack Nicklaus wins 3rd of 5 PGA C'ships by 4 from Bruce Crampton of Australia 1978 - China and Japan sign peace treaty 2016 - Joseph Schooling of Singapore sets Olympic record 50.39 to win men's 100m butterfly gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; rare 3-way tie for silver at 51.14, Michael Phelps (USA), Chad le Clos (South Africa) and László Cseh (Hungary) 2018 - More than 200 Afghan soldiers reported killed after 3 days of attacks by taliban insurgents over multiple fronts including Ghazni city 2019 - Hong Kong International Airport cancels all departures as thousands of anti-government protesters occupy the terminals More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1831 - Dutch troops conquer Leuven 1952 - Hussein ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan 1984 - Carlos Lopes of Portugal wins the men's marathon at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2:09:21, an Olympic record that stands for 24 years 1995 - Lara completes 6th Test Cricket century, 152 at Trent Bridge 2008 - Russo-Georgian War: Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, negotiates ceasefire agreement between Russia and Georgia, ending a brief war hostilities after 5 days 2020 - Yemen authorities say at least 172 people died in floods caused by torrential rains, which have also destroyed historic buildings in Sanaa, a Unesco World Heritage Site More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1720 - Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1778) 1852 - Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Irish-American Catholic priest, and founder the Knights of Columbus fraternal organization, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1890) 1881 - Václav Vačkář, Czech composer, known for his marches, conductor, and musicologist, born in Dobřejovice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1954) 1904 - Alexei Nikolaevich, son of Tsar Nicholas II, and last Tsarevich of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1918) 1924 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani military officer and politician (President of Pakistan 1978-88) (d. 1988) 1957 - Amanda Redman, British stage and screen actress (At Home with the Braithwaithes; New Tricks; The Good Karma Hospital (2017–present), borne in Brighton, Sussex, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1158 - Anselm of Havelberg, Brandenburg bishop of Havelberg (1129-55), dies at about 58 1809 - Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal, dies at 71 1812 - Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, dies at 81 1900 - James Edward Keeler, American astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 1934 - Hendrik P. Berlage, Dutch architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 1982 - Henry Fonda, American stage and screen actor (Mr. Roberts; 12 Angry Men; On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1909 - SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC 1950 - In a 4 for 38 slump, New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio is benched for first time; replacement Cliff Mapes hits a HR in 7-6 win over Philadelphia Athletics 1963 - Four ANC political detainees escape from Pretoria Central prison in South Africa 1971 - Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome 1971 - 4 people are shot dead in separate incidents in Belfast; three of them by the British Army, as violence continues following the introduction of Internment and Operation Demetrius 1976 - Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die 1992 - Oakland A's rip Jose Canseco for leaving stadium before end of game 2008 - Abhinav Bindra wins men's 10m air rifle at the Beijing Olympics, the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India, and India's first gold medal in any Olympic event since 1980 2015 - Japan's Sendai Nuclear Power Plant restarts the first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 2020 - President Vladimir Putin in a propaganda stunt announces Russia has become the 1st country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine, called “Sputnik V", despite no scientific data being published or phase 3 trials having even begun More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1949 - Gaston Eyskens forms Belgian government 1952 - Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan 1965 - "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring the Beatles released in the US 1984 - A British 1-2 in the 1,500m at the Los Angeles Olympics with Sebastian Coe edging teammate Steve Cram to become the only man to successfully defend his Olympic 1,500m title 2015 - Greek Debt crisis: European Commission announces a bailout with Greece and its creditors has been agreed "in principle" 2016 - A Greenland shark declared oldest vertebrate animal in the world at 392 years by international team of scientists More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Jess Stacy, American jazz pianist (Benny Goodman, 1935-39; the Great Gatsby), born in Bird's Point, Missouri (d. 1995) 1912 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954) 1928 - Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1947 - Catherine Collard, French concert pianist (Schumann; Brahms), and teacher, born in Paris (d. 1993) 1961 - Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas 1968 - Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Marshall Hall, English physician, physiologist and early neurologist (physiology of reflex function), dies of a throat infection at 67 1868 - Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R-Pennsylvania 1849-53 1859-68), dies at 76 1954 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-American mobster, dies at 68 1975 - Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), dies at 67 1991 - Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89 2015 - Harald Nielsen, Danish soccer forward (14 caps; Olympic silver 1960; Frederikshavn fI, Bologna FC), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

70 - Second Temple in Jerusalem set on fire by Roman army under Titus during the capture of the city (approx) 610 - In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an 1793 - Louvre palace officially opens in Paris as The Museum Central des Arts 1904 - NY Highlanders pitcher Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games in a 5-1 loss to Chicago White Sox at South Side Park, Chicago 1919 - Ukrainian National Army massacres 25 Jews in Podolia Ukraine 1926 - Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed 1943 - Adolf Hitler watches lynching of allied pilots 2016 - 18 year old Australian Kyle Chalmers creates huge upset when he swims a junior world record 47.58 to win the blue ribband men's 100m freestyle gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2020 - Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announces his government is resigning, less than a week after massive industrial explosions devastated Beirut 2021 - Forest fires kill 65 people, including 25 soldiers, in Algeria in the Kabylie region during heatwave conditions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1827 - Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada) 1914 - WWI: French fall back at Alsace 1941 - FDR and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia, Newfoundland 1971 - Twins' Harmon Killebrew is 10th to amass 500 HRs, and adds his 501st 1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya 1992 - Soyuz TM-15 lands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1720 - Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1789) 1926 - Benjamin Ward, 1st African American NYC Police Commissioner (1984-89), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1966 - Roberta Donnay American jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("One World"), born in Washington, D.C. 1973 - Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer (Inter Milan), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1978 - Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer (Manchester City), born in Melbourne, Australia 1994 - Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer (Manchester City), born in Lisbon, Portugal More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1784 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter, dies at 70 1875 - Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (founded journal Globus), dies at 66 1929 - Aletta Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor and women's suffrage activist, dies at 75 1945 - Robert H. Goddard, American rocket pioneer (invented and built the first liquid-fueled rocket), dies of throat cancer at 62 1967 - John Francis Larchet, Irish arranger (Irish national anthem), composer (By the Waters of Moyle), and musical director (Abbey Theatre - Dublin, 1908-35), dies at 83 1988 - Adela Rogers St John "The World's Greatest Girl Reporter", American journalist, screenwriter and author (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

378 - Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed 1778 - Captain James Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering Straits 1859 - Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the US 1864 - Siege of Fort Morgan, Alabama, by Union forces begins (Confederates surrender 23 August) 1910 - Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine 1937 - Ranger (US) easily beats Endeavour II (England) in race 4 to wrap up the 17th America's Cup yachting series, 4-0; it's the final competition for 21 years 1944 - WWII: Port Chicago Mutiny - mass work stoppage by munition loaders at Port Chicago Naval facility concerned with conditions after recent explosion in Port Chicago, California; 50 men were tried for mutiny, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor 1971 - Operation Demetrius (or Internment) is introduced in Northern Ireland allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial; the security forces arrested 342 people suspected of supporting paramilitaries 1988 - Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 888 2001 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1673 - Dutch under Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 1936 - Helen Stephens claims the women's sprint double at the Berlin Olympics having won the 100m and as part of the victorious American 4 x 100m relay team 1942 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, dedicated to city of Leningrad, performed in Leningrad by starving musicians and broadcast to German forces over loudspeakers during siege by Nazi forces 1961 - James Benton Parsons is 1st African American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court 1967 - Biafran offensive against Nigerian army 1991 - British radio show "On the Hour" debuts on BBC Radio 4 with first appearance of Alan Partridge character More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1834 - Elias Álvares Lobo, Brazilian composer, born in Itu, Brazil (d. 1901) 1892 - Charles Delaney, American actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail), born in NYC, New York (d. 1959) 1942 - David Steinberg, Canadian comedian and director (End), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1942 - Jack DeJohnette, American Jazz drummer (Skyline), born in Chicago, Illinois 1962 - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German politician, Leader of Christian Democratic Union (2018-), born in Völklingen, West Germany 1973 - Jimmy King, American NBA guard (Toronto Raptors, University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five), born in South Bend, Indiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1806 - Louis Ferdinand, Prussian prince and a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, dies at 33 1835 - Claus Nielsen Schali, Danish violinist and composer, dies at 78 1944 - Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), murdered at Auschwitz Concentration Camp at 39 1967 - Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of a heart attack at 66 1992 - Thomas J. McIntyre, American politician (Sen-NH, 1963-79), dies at 77 1995 - John Schofield, English BBC journalist, shot to death in Croatia at 29 More Famous Deaths »

1322 - Emperor Godaigo makes Sojiji the chief monastery of Soto Sect 1570 - Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for Huguenots 1911 - The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire. 1969 - The Beatles are photographed by Iain MacMillan crossing the street as they walk away from EMI Recording Studios, for the cover of their "Abbey Road" album 1982 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Ray Floyd wins his second PGA C'ship by 3 shots from fellow American Lanny Wadkins 1992 - Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career HR 2000 - Confederate submarine CSS H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor, off the coast of South Carolina 2013 - Retired Washington Post journalist and editor Ben Bradlee is named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama 2018 - Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering 2022 - FBI conduct a search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Largo, over his handling of classified government documents More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1576 - Cornerstone laid for Tycho Brahe's observatory in Uraniborg, Denmark, will become the world's then most advanced research institution 1700 - Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty 1864 - Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth 1882 - Snow falls on Lake Michigan 1925 - 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C. 1988 - Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years (New York City) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1571 - John Ward, English composer, born in Canterbury, England (d. 1638) 1922 - Gertrude Himmelfarb, American conservative historian, born in New York City (d. 2019) 1950 - Liberatori "Liberty" DeVitto, American rock drummer (Billy Joel, 1976-2006), born in New York City 1958 - Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California 1965 - Angus Fraser, English cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler) 1977 - Kurt Bernard, Costa Rican footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1694 - Antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82 1705 - Willem Roukens, Dutch mayor of Nimegen (old Plooi faction), beheaded for trying to overthrow the new ruler of the city 1747 - Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (repelling a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old), dies at 69 1918 - Gertrude E. Durden Rush, American composer and playwright, dies at 38 1994 - Henriette Santer, Dutch-English clinical psychologist, dies at 62 2008 - Frank Cornish, American NFL center/guard, 1990-95 (San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and 3 other teams), dies of heart disease at 40 More Famous Deaths »

1606 - Possible first performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, performed in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace for King James I 1914 - French government awards King Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 1930 - A large mob estimated at 2,000, lynch two young black men Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana 1938 - Nazis close theologic department of Innsbruck university 1948 - Swedish race walker John Mikaelsson wins the gold medal in the 10k event by 30.6 seconds from teammate Ingemar Johansson at the London Olympics 1970 - Shootout at Marin Courthouse in San Rafael, California, kills 4, including the presiding judge 1983 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Riviera CC: Hal Sutton wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus 1988 - Angola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty 2016 - Miami Marlins veteran Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th member of the 3,000 hit club in a 10 - 7 win v Rockies 2018 - China bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1954 - "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances 1954 - Charles Mahoney becomes 1st US black to serve as a full UN delegate 1984 - Harmonica Frank [Floyd], American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player dies of lung cancer and diabetes complications at 75 1984 - David Rabe's "Hurlyburly" premieres in NYC 1992 - The Orlando Magic signs NBA No. 1 draft pick Shaquille O'Neal 2009 - “Tik Tok” single released by Kesha (Billboard Song of the Year 2010) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - (Mary) "Billie" Burke, American radio, stage, silent and sound film actress (Zieigfield Follies; The Wizard of Oz; Merrily We Live), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970) 1932 - Edward Hardwicke, British actor (Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2011) 1943 - Alain Corneau, French director (Choice of Arms), born in Meung-sur-Loire, France (d. 2010) 1947 - Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader (On Your Own), born in Tzaneen, South Africa 1951 - Gary Hall, American swimmer (Olympic silver 400m medley 1968, 200m butterfly 1972, bronze 100m butterfly 1976; 5 x WR), born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1964 - John Birmingham, Australian author, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53 1848 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, dies at 68 1912 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841) 1943 - Gustav Schmidt, German army general, commits suicide to avoid capture by the Russian army at 49 2004 - Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, dies at 89 2020 - Lê Khả Phiêu, Vietnamese leader, General Secretary (1997-2001), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1699 - HMS Roebuck, captained by William Dampier, lands at Shark Bay, Western Australia on the first British scientific expedition to Australia 1896 - France annexes Madagascar 1914 - Denis Patrick Dowd Jr. enlists in the French Foreign Legion, becoming the first American to fight in World War I 1921 - Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1936 - Japanese athletes quinella the triple jump at the Berlin Olympics; Naoto Tajima wins gold and Masao Harada silver 1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians because of umpire error 1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" 1983 - First NFL exhibition game in Europe; Minnesota Vikings beat St Louis Cardinals 28-10 at London's Wembley Stadium 1995 - Revival of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' musical comedy '"Damn Yankees", starring Jerry Lewis and Bebe Neuwirth, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 519 performances 2018 - Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1890 - At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the 1st person to be executed by electric chair 1919 - 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) 1940 - Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire 1967 - Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance throws a perfect no-hitter vs Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather 1983 - Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar catches fire and sinks northwest of Capetown, South Africa 1984 - 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Samuel Powhatan Carter, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Elizabethton, Tennessee (d. 1891) 1826 - Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (Robbery Under Arms), born in London (d. 1915) 1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (specialized in anomalous phenomena), born in Albany, New York (d. 1932) 1915 - Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1983) 1925 - Leland Smith, American composer, bassoonist and computer coder who led music publishing into the digital age (SCORE), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013) 1945 - John Kongos, South African singer and songwriter ("He's Gonna Step On You Again"), born in Johannesburg More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1866 - John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) 1945 - Hiram Johnson, American progressive politician, US Senator, Governor of California (1911-17), dies at 78 1945 - Prince Wu of Korea (b. 1912) 1956 - Johan Frans van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist, dies at 96 2009 - John Hughes, American film director (Breakfast Club; Ferris Bueller's Day Off), dies of a heart attack at 59 2011 - Mark Hatfield, American politician (29th Governor of Oregon), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1399 - Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians and Litouwers 1949 - 6.4 Earthquake strikes Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, killing 5,000 people 1959 - 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record) 1966 - West Indies cricket captain Garfield Sobers scores 174 including a century between lunch and tea to set up a 4th Test win v England at Headingley 1969 - Mariner 7 flies past Mars 1986 - It's revealed Andrew Wyeth of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, had secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf 1988 - American politician Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns his seat 1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista Front winning a majority. 1995 - 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden 2021 - New Zealand canoeist Lisa Carrington wins her third Olympic gold medal of the Tokyo Games by winning K-1 500m; 5th career gold for Carrington More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1962 - 1st quasar located by radio 1973 - Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kill 3 injure 55 1975 - Stevie Wonder signs a 7-year, 7 album, with $13 million advance contract with Motown Records 1978 - New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in an NFL exhibition at Mexico City's Olympic Stadium 2005 - NBA announces Las Vegas will host the 2007 All Star game; first time event will be held in a city without an NBA team 2022 - Actress Anne Heche crashes her car into a house in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, igniting a fire that puts her in a coma and destroys much of the house More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1872 - Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist, born in São Luis do Paraitinga, Brazil (d. 1917) 1890 - Naum Gabo [Pevsner], Russian-American sculptor (Stillife Flower), born in Bryans, Russian Empire (d. 1977) 1902 - Irene Rice Pereira, American abstract artist, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1971) 1910 - Nan Gindele, US javelin thrower (World Record 1932-38), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992) 1988 - Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy 1989 - Shanshan Feng, Chinese golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2012), born in Guangzhou, China More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1644 - J. Henry Alting, German theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 1944 - Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer (England) rugby player (Wales), dies fighting in WWII at 38 1950 - Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist and biochemist, dies at 73 1993 - Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band; McCoys), dies of heart failure at 45 2014 - Chapman Pincher, British journalist and author (about secret service), dies at 100 2015 - George Cole, English actor (Minder), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1666 - St James' Day naval battle is an English victory against the Dutch during Second Anglo-Dutch War off the Kent coast 1855 - John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations" 1948 - Hungary's Olga Gyarmati wins the first ever Olympic women's long jump competition at the London Games 1954 - Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning 1974 - Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor 1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1983 - Danielle Steel’s romance novel “Thurston House” is published 1993 - Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania 2019 - British Open Women's Golf, Woburn GC: Hinako Shibuno of Japan wins her maiden major title in her first LPGA event; beats American Lizette Salas by 1 stroke 2021 - Largest wildfire in California so far in 2021, the Dixie Fire at 320,000 acres, destroys the gold rush town of Greenville More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1916 - Denmark and the United States sign a treaty whereby the Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, are to be ceded to the US in 1917 for $25 million 1916 - The Turks attack the British line at Romani in the northern Sinai (WWI) 1962 - Nelson Mandela captured by South African police 1984 - Prince's "Purple Rain" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1996 - Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster and Ned Hanlon inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY 2001 - Australian cricket spinner Shane Warne skittles England (162) with 6/33 to guide tourists to a 7 wicket 3rd Test victory at Trent Bridge; Aussies regain Ashes with record 7th straight Test win v England More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex and Surrey, cricket historian), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903) 1927 - Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993) 1930 - Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iranian shia cleric, born in Mashhad, Iran 1958 - Kym Karath, American actress (The Sound of Music - "Gretl"), born in Los Angeles, California 1962 - Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky 1983 - Greta Gerwig, American actress and film director (Lady Bird, Little Women, Barbie), born in Sacramento, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter, dies at 39 1875 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of 150 fairy tales (The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen), dies at 70 1905 - Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, Tanzanian prophet and rebel leader, hanged for treason by German East African military 2004 - Sir Kenneth Couzens, British Deputy Chairman of British Coal Board and significant figure during Miners Strike, dies at 79 2019 - Nuon Chea, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader 'Brother Number Two', dies at 93 2022 - Johnny Famechon, Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion 1969-70), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1880 - American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, NY, first Commodore William L. Alden 1914 - British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey famously remarks "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time." 1940 - Lithuanian SSR is accepted into USSR 1944 - Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies 1949 - Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form National Basketball Association (NBA), Maurice Podoloff elected head of new league 1975 - Poland and West Germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans 1979 - Fastest jai-alai shot (188 mph), Jose Arieto at Newport Jai Alai, Rhode Island 1998 - The Oval stages first competitive cricket match played under floodlights in London when home team Surrey loses to Sussex by 8 wickets in the day/night 40-over fixture 1998 - Irish band Boyzone release their best-selling single "No Matter What" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman 2000 - South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Amnesty Committee grants amnesty to Curnick Ndlovu, the KwaZulu-Natal leader of the African National Congress and United Democratic Front, for committing sabotage during December 1961 and June 1963 near Durban More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus with Juan de la Cosa second-in-command sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies" 1897 - John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best" premieres in NYC 1973 - National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections 1977 - Radio Shack introduces the TRS-80 personal computer, within weeks thousands were ordered 1996 - American Andre Agassi wins the men's singles Tennis gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics beating Spaniard Sergi Bruguera 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1748 - Carl Ludwig Junker, German composer, born in Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany (d. 1797) 1915 - Sal Santen, Dutch writer (You Are Jewish People), born in Amsterdam (d. 1998) 1936 - Vinko "Vice" Vukov, Croatian singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and 1965), born in Šibenik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2008) 1951 - Hans Schlegel, German astronaut (STS 55), born in Überlingen, Germany 1963 - Isaiah Washington, American actor (The 100), born in Houston, Texas 1999 - Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Málaga, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1958 - Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), dies in race accident at German GP at 26 1983 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies of colon cancer at 53 2000 - Michael Meyer, English novelist and translator, dies at 79 2003 - (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48 2007 - John Gardner, English spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels; James Bond continuation novels), dies of suspected heart failure at 80 2017 - Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »