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1885 - Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge in Bristol, England 1942 - German summer offensive opens in Crimea 1946 - Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn 1954 - 1st shot-put throw over 60' (18.29 m) by American Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, California 1957 - South Vietnamese President, Ngô Đình Diệm, arrives in the United States on a state visit 1967 - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental 1970 - Beatles release 12th, and final, studio album, "Let It Be", in conjunction with the film of the same name 1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 5 performances 1994 - Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica 2022 - US first lady Jill Biden visits Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska at a school in Uzhhorod, Ukraine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens 1902 - Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors 1926 - A. Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1949 - West German constitution approved 1996 - Paris Saint-Germain of France win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 1-0 in Brussels 1996 - South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1460 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1486-1536), born in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1536) 1919 - Mordecai Anielewicz, Jewish commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, born in Wyszków, Second Polish Republic (d. 1943) 1930 - Doug Atkins, American College/Pro Football HOF defensive end (Uni of Tennessee; NFL C'ship 1954, 63; First-team All-Pro 1963; 8×Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, NO Saints), born in Humbolt Tennessee (d. 2015) 1934 - Leonard Hoffmann, South African-British high court judge, born in Cape Town, South Africa 1937 - Dennis DeConcini, American politician (Sen-D-AZ, 1977-95), born in Tucson, Arizona 1967 - James Hurt, American jazz pianist, and composer (Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms), born in Memphis, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598) 1976 - Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (US Open 1908), dies at 94 1979 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, dies at 76 1988 - Robert A. Heinlein, American sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 2000 - Karl-Rudi Griesbach, German composer, dies at 83 2018 - James Scott, American boxer and felon, dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1660 - Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni 1756 - Burmese King Alaungphaya sends his Golden Letter on rolled gold to King George II of Great Britain detailing trade proposals 1862 - Much of Enschede, Netherlands, destroyed by fire 1969 - 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 1995 - Revival of Budd Schulberg's stage drama "On the Waterfront", adapted from his screenplay for the 1954 film, closes at the Atkinson Theater, NYC, after 8 performances 2002 - A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. 2012 - Paeleoclimatological research claims dinosaur flatulence may have warmed the earth 2015 - British General Elections: Conservative Party win outright majority and David Cameron returns as Prime Minister 2021 - Former police officer and suspected serial killer Hugo Ernesto Osorio Chávez arrested in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, after a mass grave of 15-40 bodies found at his house 2023 - Syria is readmitted into the influential Arab League, more than ten year after being thrown out for repressing pro-democracy protesters More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1867 - Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material 1907 - Central American Court of Justice inaugurated in San Jose, Costa Rica - first standing tribunal for International Law in the world 1913 - Plot by English suffragettes to blow up part of St Paul's cathedral thwarted when the bomb is discovered 1954 - French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu 1955 - USSR signs peace treaty with France and Great Britain 1995 - Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1855 - Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1924) 1890 - Billy House, American actor (Imitation of Life; Bedlam: The Egg and I), born in Mankato, Minnesota (d. 1961) 1909 - Edwin Land, American inventor of instant photography and co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1991) 1931 - Gene Wolfe, American sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete), born in New York City 1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer ‘the Nightingale of Kosovo’ and actress, born near Malishevë, Kosovo (d. 2020) 1971 - Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 973 - Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 1667 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist, singer, and composer, dies at 50 1998 - Allan McLeod Cormack, South African physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1924) 2018 - Mikhail German, Russian writer, dies at 85 2020 - John Macurdy, American operatic bass (Met Opera), dies at 91 2021 - Yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician (ally then challenger to Gorbachev), dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, fought in Virginia begins (Battle of Port Walthall Junction), Union victory (US Civil War) 1913 - King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, northern Albania 1916 - Belgian troops march into Kigali, German East Africa 1933 - 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 1966 - Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 1974 - Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis, Ore 1974 - Oakland A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore, ending his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1974 - Smallest attendance at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium (4,149) 1986 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1991 - Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees More Historical Events »

Historical Events 878 - Battle of Edington: Alfred the Great and his West Saxon army defeat Viking army of Guthrum the Old [earliest possible date] 1541 - King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England 1907 - 33rd Kentucky Derby: In muddy conditions and against a reduced field Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in a slow 2:12.6 1935 - British King George V and Queen Mary celebrate silver jubilee 1967 - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College, Pennsylvania 1975 - Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English politician and First Lord of the British Admiralty, born in Hadham Parva, Hertfordshire (d. 1696) 1926 - Johnny Bragg, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (The Prisonaires - "Just Walkin' in the Rain"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2004) 1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990) 1956 - Tim Simpson, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles, born in Atlanta, Georgia 1970 - Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers) 1977 - Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1836 - Christian Ignatius Latrobe, English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music), dies at 78 1840 - Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) 1890 - Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), dies at 71 1995 - Hilda Toledano [Maria Pia de Braganca], Portuguese journalist and writer who claimed to be the bastard daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal, dies at 88 2004 - Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher and founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven), dies at 91 2013 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian Prime Minister, dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1640 - English Short Parliament rises 1854 - British Commodore James Plumridge attacks Finnish settlements in Gulf of Bothnia, killing civilans and destroying British-owned goods. 1900 - "The Billboard" began weekly publication 1925 - Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1940 - Norwegian government-in-exile forms in London 1966 - Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles; beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory 1987 - Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1994 - North-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen 2015 - "Traveller" debut album by Chris Stapleton is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album, 2016; Billboard Album of the Year, 2016) 2021 - A week of mass protests and demonstrations against government tax reform and poverty in Colombia leaves 24 dead More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1854 - British Commodore James Plumridge attacks Finnish settlements in Gulf of Bothnia, killing civilans and destroying British-owned goods. 1864 - Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern) 1955 - West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers 1979 - Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting 2002 - Jacques Chirac wins the French Presidential election for a second term defeating Jean-Marie Le Pen leader of the far-right National Front 2015 - "Traveller" debut album by Chris Stapleton is released (Grammy Award Best Country Album, 2016; Billboard Album of the Year, 2016) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1749 - Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1794) 1854 - Antonio Smareglia, Italian composer, born in Pola, Austrian Empire (now Pula, Croatia) (d. 1929) 1911 - Norman Oldfield, English cricketer (Engl batsman one Test v WI 1939, 80 and 19), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 1996) 1938 - Michael Murphy, American actor (McCabe and Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman), born in Los Angeles, California 1972 - Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia 1977 - Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress (Sweet Buns), born in Seoul, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1582 - Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies 1947 - Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player, dies at 30 1957 - Mikhail Gnesin, Russian composer (Vrubel; The Youth Of Abraham), dies at 74 1992 - Dick Yarmy, American character actor (Get Smart; Kentucky Fried Movie; Mork and Mindy), dies of lung cancer at 58 2011 - Arthur Laurents, American playwright (West Side Story: Gypsy), and screenwriter (Rope; Anastasia), dies at 93 2023 - Terry Lewis, Australian disgraced police officer (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, 1976-87), and convict (corruption, forgery), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1783 - William Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus 1858 - War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz 1866 - Woodward's Gardens opens to the public in San Francisco 1931 - Mustafa Kemal Pasja becomes Turkish president 1964 - Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Richard Hofstadter for "Anti-intellectualism" 1970 - Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Erik H. Erikson for "Gandhi's Truth" 1972 - "The Don't Make A Wave Committee," a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to the "Greenpeace Foundation" 1973 - Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK 1990 - Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 2013 - Harper Lee files a lawsuit against a literary agent over the copyright of "To Kill a Mockingbird" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1471 - Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV returns to his throne, restoring political stability to England until his death in 1483 1776 - Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain 1859 - The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. 1866 - Woodward's Gardens opens to the public in San Francisco 1917 - A flotilla of US destroyer ships arrive in Queenstown, Ireland, to aid in convoying ships to England 1970 - National Guard kills 4 student anti-war protesters at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915) 1923 - Eric Sykes, British radio, stage and television comedy writer, actor and director (Goon Show; Sykes and A...), born in Oldham, Lancahsire, England (d. 2012) 1926 - Gerlind Reinshagen, German writer, born in Konigsberg, Germany 1949 - John Force, American drag racer (16 NHRA Championships), born in Bell Gardens, California 1954 - Julie Budd, American singer ("Child of Plenty"), born in Brooklyn, New York 1992 - Courtney Jines, American actress (Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over), born in Fairfax, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1937 - Noel Rosa, Brazilian guitrist, mandolin player, and songwriter, dies of tuberculosis at 26 1961 - Anita Stewart, American silent film actress (South of Hell Mountain), producer, and mystery novelist, dies of a heart attack at 66 1980 - Kay Hammond, British actress (Blithe Spirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies at 71 2009 - Jane Randolph, American actress (Cat People, Railroaded!), dies of complications after hip surgery at 93 2018 - Edwin G. Burrows, American historian and professor, dies at 74 2022 - Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1822 - Society for the Propagation of the Faith founded in Lyon, France 1921 - Northern Ireland is created under the UK Government of Ireland Act partitioning off six north eastern counties with a Protestant majority 1943 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair for his novel "Dragon's Teeth" about the Nazi rise to power 1946 - International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1959 - Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive HRs in a doubleheader 1965 - KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1973 - Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 m), tops out 1980 - 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02 1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 738 - Maya ruler 18 Rabbit of Copán is captured and beheaded by ruler Cauac Sky from the rival city of Quiriguá 1910 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1921 - West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax 1926 - US Marines land in Nicaragua (9 months after leaving), stay until 1933 1928 - Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China 1997 - 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1662 - Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736) 1924 - Tom O'Horgan, American musical theater director (Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009) 1944 - Pete Staples, British rock bassist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Andover, Hampshire, England 1970 - Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Concord, Massachusetts 1977 - Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangaka of Rave Master and Fairy Tail, born in Nagano, Japan 1977 - Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1841 - Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance the Navy and Colonies, dies at 74 1955 - Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer, dies at 64 1976 - Ernie Nevers, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback, coach (Stanford, Chicago Cardinals), dies of heart and kidney ailments at 72 1991 - Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (b. 1907) 2018 - Alfonso Dhlakama, Mozambican politician and opposition leader (RENAMO), dies of a heart attack at 65 2023 - Linda Lewis [Fredericks], British pop-rock-soul singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo"), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1345 - "Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers and weavers 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, is arrested and taken to the Tower of London 1703 - Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant 1783 - Architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant is promoted by brevet to Major of Engineers in recognition of his service to American liberty 1917 - Cin Fred Tooney and Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0 1926 - US military intervenes in Nicaragua 1967 - Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-1 in Game 6 to take title, 4-2 1968 - Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony premiers in New York City with William Steinberg conducting the New York Philharmonic 1972 - 126 killed in an electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine, Kellogg, Idaho 2018 - E. coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, reports the first fatality with 121 cases across 25 US states More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1936 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia 1960 - Harry Belafonte's 2nd Carnegie Hall performance (New York City) 1984 - New York Yankees Don Mattingly's single breaks up Chicago White Sox pitcher Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid, at Comiskey Park 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1992 - Allen Toussaint's musical revue "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 13 performances 1995 - Serbian missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Willi Bredel, German writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1964) 1902 - Erin O'Brien-Moore, American actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1979) 1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer, born in Paris (d. 2005) 1929 - Edward Levy, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1945 - Bianca Jagger [Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías], Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger, born in Managua, Nicaragua 1950 - Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), born in Alexander City, Alabama (d. 2019) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1250 - Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1985 - Milton S Eisenhower, US diplomat, dies at 85 1991 - Leib Lensky, dies at 82 2009 - Marilyn French, American author (The Women's Room), dies at 79 2018 - Bill Torrey, Canadian ice hockey executive (New York Islanders, Florida Panthers), dies at 83 2018 - Wang Danfeng, Chinese actress, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1776 - Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati 1864 - -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1912 - The Beverly Hills Hotel opens on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California 1940 - Summer Olympics (scheduled for Helsinki) are cancelled by the Finnish OC because of WWII 1945 - About 1,000 citizens of Demmin in Germany, commit suicide provoked by occupation by Soviet Red Army 1950 - Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade 1979 - Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) 1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Gato Del Sol, the first of consecutive Derby victories (1983 Sunny's Halo) 1984 - Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy 1992 - Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1919 - "L'Ordine Nuovo" Italian socialist weekly newspaper established in Turin by Antonio Gramsci, Angelo Tasca and Palmiro Togliatti 1928 - Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form the American Motors Corporation 1963 - Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from the Netherlands 1996 - "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances 2000 - Barry Bonds is first MLB player to hit a homer into San Francisco Bay as Giants beat Mets, 10-3; hits 35 there during his SF career More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Terry Southern, American writer and screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider), born in Alvarado, Texas (d. 1995) 1954 - Ray Parker Jr, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Ghostbusters), born in Detroit, Michigan 1966 - Johnny Colt [Charles Brandt], American rock bassist (Black Crowes), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina 1966 - Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1967 - Yael Arad, Israeli middleweight judoka (first Israeli to win an Olympic medal - silver 1996), born in Tel Aviv, Israel 1984 - David Backes, American ice hockey center (NHL All Star 2011; Olympic silver 2010; St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66 1982 - Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72 1986 - Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, dies at 69 1989 - Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist (Zagreb Soloists), dies at 71 1996 - Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, dies at 74 2017 - Janet Pilgrim, American early playmate model for Playboy (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1695 - William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London 1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri 1897 - English physicist and head of the Cavendish laboratory J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution 1911 - Portugal approves female suffrage 1978 - British film "The Stud" starring Joan Collins, based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins premieres in UK 1980 - Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London 1986 - Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds) 1989 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar 2013 - Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix 2020 - South Korea reports no new domestic cases of COVID-19 for 1st time, their virus cases peaked Feb 29 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1506 - Philip of Burgundy and England sign trade agreement 1900 - The "Hawaiian Organic Act" is enacted by US Congress making Hawaii a US territory 1944 - NY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs 1971 - 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games 1984 - Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game 1985 - "Shoah", French documentary about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann, starring Richard Glazar and Raul Hilberg, premieres in Paris More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest and saint of the Catholic Church, born in Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France (d. 1719) 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), born in Fontenay-le-Comte (d. 1806) 1857 - Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (introduced the term schizophrenia to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox), born in Zollikon, Switzerland (d. 1940) 1858 - Mary Dimmick Harrison, US First lady (1889-93) as second wife of the 23rd President Benjamin Harrison, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (d. 1948) 1941 - Johnny Farina, American rocker (Santo and Johnny), born in Brooklyn, New York 1997 - Ayaan Chawla, Indian entrepreneur More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - Ercole Porta, Italian composer, dies at 44 1792 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, British statesman who claimed to have invented the sandwich, dies at 73 1792 - Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer and lawyer, dies at 36 1926 - Bessie Coleman, American aviator and 1st African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license, dies in a plane crash at 34 1983 - Muddy Waters [McKinley Morganfield], American blues singer and guitarist ("Mannish Boy"; "Got My Mojo Working"), dies of heart failure, while fighting cancer, at 70 2006 - Lawrence Patrick, Biomechanics Professor, crash test subject More Famous Deaths »

1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended 1670 - Clemens X [Emilio Bonaventura Altieri] elected Pope 1864 - -30] Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas 1903 - Limestone slide at Turtle Mountain drops 30 million cubic metres (82 million tons) on to town of Frank, Alberta, Canada, kills 70-90 residents 1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV 1982 - 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Merle Haggard, and Barbara Mandrell win 1985 - 17th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-B): Challenger 7 launches 1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 28.77 miles, made in Kitchener, Ontario 2015 - German Measles is declared eradicated from North and South America - 1st world region to do so 2016 - Iranian run-off elections give moderates and reforms a majority in parliament More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1956 - WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1982 - Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador 1986 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1991 - Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 2006 - NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans 2007 - 2nd Republic protest in support of state secularism held in Istanbul, Turkey More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver), born in Loosdorf, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire (d. 1922) 1899 - (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, born in Vallby, Södermanland County, Sweden (d. 1992) 1935 - Otto Zykan, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2006) 1940 - Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia (d. 2023) 1957 - Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003) 1960 - Joseph Guzaldo, American actor (Stir Crazy), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1380 - Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence), dies at 33 1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, dies at 74 1990 - Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - "Grazin' in the Grass"), dies of a heart attack at 52 2007 - Ivica Račan, former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944) 2021 - Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75 2023 - Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 1919 - American stuntman and parachute developer Leslie Irvin (23) makes first premeditated free-fall parachute jump from a plane above US the Army Air Service's McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio 1955 - WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, Alabama (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 - WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 - Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA 1991 - Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched 1993 - Carlo Ciampi forms Italian government with ex-communists 1997 - Ringo Starr's fourth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Mark Rivera 2007 - ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia 3-peat with 53 run win over Sri Lanka; Player of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 149 (104) and 2 catches 2018 - Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL; selected by Seattle Seahawks More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1829 - Dutch parliament accepts new press laws 1848 - Slavery abolished in French colonies 1922 - WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station 1940 - Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" 1952 - Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Commander of NATO 1969 - Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - James Winning McMillan, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1903) 1897 - Ye Jianying, Chinese communist general and politician (Head of State of the People's Republic of China 1978-83), born in Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing Empire (d. 1986) 1900 - Maurice Thorez, French politician and secretary-general (French Communist Party), born in Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 1964) 1906 - Bart [Bartholomeus Jan] Bok, Dutch-American astronomer (Milky Way), born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1983) 1930 - James Baker, American Secretary of the Treasury (1985-88), Secretary of State (1989-92), born in Houston, Texas 1961 - Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer, born in Kitakyūshū, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian-Serb assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, dies of tuberculosis at 23 1945 - Benito Mussolini [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43), shot by communist partisans at 61 1982 - Nobby Clark, English cricketer (32 wickets in 8 Tests 1929-34), dies at 81 1996 - William Colby, American intelligence officer (CIA Director, 1973-76), dies at 76 1997 - Susan Seddon Boulet, American artist, dies of cancer at 45 2021 - Michael Collins, American Major General USAF and astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11), dies of cancer at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1509 - Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus (US Civil War) 1875 - The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the world's 1st such agency is incorporated 1905 - World Exposition opens in Liège 1945 - 2nd Republic of Austria forms 1953 - 1st general elections in British Guiana, won by the People's Progressive Party with Cheddi Jagan first person of Indian descent to be elected head of government outside South Asia 1956 - Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election 1999 - Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old 2005 - The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France 2018 - Mass protests across Spain after 5 men convicted of sexual abuse but not rape of teenage girl during Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1841 - Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening 1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends 1990 - Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10 1990 - 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich) 1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km) 1995 - "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre NYC for 221 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1903 - Frank Belknap Long, American writer (Rim of the Unknown), born in New York City (d. 1994) 1929 - Nina Ponomaryova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR discus 1952, 60; bronze 1956), born in Smychka, Russia (d. 2016) 1938 - Earl Anthony, American professional bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2001) 1939 - Jerry Mercer, Canadian rock drummer (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec 1969 - Tyrone Rodgers, American football defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Longview, Texas 1970 - Mikiko Hagiwara, Japanese basketball player, born in Fukushima, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1695 - John Trenchard, English radical Whig politician and statesman, dies at 46 1876 - George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", dies at 45 1902 - Julius Sterling Morton, American politician (3rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) and founder of Arbor Day, dies at 70 1977 - Stanley Adams, American character actor (Star Trek - "Cyrano Jones"; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Lilies of the Field), commits suicide at 62 1991 - Marcus Heeresma, Dutch author (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies at 55 2015 - Gene Fullmer, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1957; NBA [WBA] World Middleweight title 1959-62), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1912 - 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1928 - Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition reopens in London after a fire 1935 - Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years 1956 - First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas 1966 - International Olympic Committee votes to award German city of Munich the right to host the 1972 Summer Olympic Games 1971 - San Francisco lightship replaced by automatic buoy 1992 - Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "The Master Builder", directed by Tony Randall, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 45 performances 1995 - Baseball season begins after lengthy strike 2018 - Serial killer "Golden State Killer" identified after 40 years as a former police officer, responsible for 12 killings, 50 rapes in California 2021 - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey will go into full lockdown till May 17 to a curb COVID-19 surge and world's 4th highest caseload More Historical Events »