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Historical Events 1903 - The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1960 - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie 1977 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore 1978 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1994 - Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam, China 1998 - 64th Heisman Trophy Award: Ricky Williams, Texas (RB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1681 - Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, poet, and composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1753) 1853 - Henry Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 134no; Kent CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Dartford, England (d. 1919) 1870 - Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960) 1915 - Ruth Railton, British musical director (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1948-65), born in Kent, England (d. 2001) 1952 - Germain Houde, French Canadian actor, born in Petit-Saguenay, Quebec 1966 - Carl Herrera, Trinidadian-born Venezuelan NBA forward, 1991-99 (San Antonio Spurs, and 2 other teams), born in Trinidad and Tobago More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1417 - John Oldcastle, English nobleman and pro-protestant Lollard leader, whom Shakespeare based his Falstaff character on, hanged for heresy at 39 1799 - George Washington, American Founding Father, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during War for Independence and 1st President of the United States (1789-97), dies at 67 1806 - John Breckinridge, American lawyer (5th United States Attorney General) and politician (U.S. Senator from Kentucky), dies at 46 1860 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-46), dies at 76 1918 - Sidónio Pais, Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal, 66th Prime Minister of Portugal), murdered at 46 2000 - George Sholty, American harness driver (2,934 career wins; $20 million+ purse money), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - Jean Racine's tragic play "Britannicus" premieres in Paris 1889 - Belgium rules on women and child labor law 1920 - Netherland breaks contact with Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1967 - United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1975 - West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls 1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet, is published in Sweden 1990 - Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die 1993 - Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1994 - "The Hits" 2nd compilation album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1995) 2021 - 70th Miss Universe Contest won by Miss India's Harnaaz Sandhu in Eilat, Israel More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1545 - Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III 1961 - "The Young Ones" directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London 1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT 1985 - Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide 2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released 2022 - First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting, replicating the same energy that powers the sun - announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells), born in Selevyntsi, Podolia, Russian Empire (d. 1921) 1918 - Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1953-4), born in Fresno, California (d. 1955) 1936 - J. C. Martin, American baseball player, born in Axton, Virginia 1943 - Arturo Ripstein, Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites, Foxtrot), born in Mexico City 1953 - Thomas E. Sanders, American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights), born in San Pedro, California (d. 2017) 1974 - Chris Lewis, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1908 - Augustus Le Plongeon, French-American photographer and antiquitarian, dies at 83 1929 - Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, dies at 42 1931 - Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840) 1975 - Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73 2008 - Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), dies of diabetes at 85 2019 - Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1769 - Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee 1871 - Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum 1878 - Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" 1915 - Aristide Briand forms French war government 1965 - Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 1965 - Chicago halfback Gale Sayers ties NFL record for most touchdowns in a game with 6 in 61–20 victory over San Francisco 49ers at Wrigley Field 1979 - Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce 1992 - 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB) 2017 - Democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore 2019 - British General Election won by Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1958 - Indian leg spin bowler Subhash "Fergie" Gupte takes 9-102 v W Indies at Kanpur 1970 - Polish government proclaims price rise 1980 - Apple makes its initial public offering on the US stock market - 38 years later it would become the first US company valued at over $1 trillion 1997 - Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary", goes on trial in Paris 1997 - Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin 2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1966) 1920 - Dick James [Leon Vapnick], British dance band vocalist and Beatles' music publisher (Northern Songs), born in London, England (d. 1986) 1926 - Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021) 1964 - Sabu [Terry Michael Brunk], American professional wrestler, born in Staten Island, New York 1966 - Jim Sandlak, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Kitchener, Ontario 1967 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1882 - Robert Morris, 1st successful African American lawyer and abolitionist, dies at 59 1920 - Paul Lacôme, French composer, dies at 82 1971 - Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated 1998 - Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), dies at 76 2003 - Heydar Aliyev [Heydər Əliyev], Soviet-Azerbaijani politician (President of Azerbaijan, 1983-2003), dies at 80 2022 - Mike Leach, American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09, Washington State University 2012-19, Mississippi State 2020-22), dies from complications due to a heart condition at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1909 - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1926 - Leo O'Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1947 - Bob Hilliard and Sigman's musical "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances 1981 - Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2 1990 - 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75, due to fog 2016 - Kyrgyzstan votes in a referendum to change the constitution to give the government more power 2019 - Militants attack army base in Ates, Niger, killing at least 71. Islamic State claim responsibility. 2022 - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's musical "Some Like It Hot", based on the 1959 feature film comedy, opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; garners 13 Tony Award nominations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1572 - Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1913 - "Mona Lisa" recovered two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum 1937 - Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1975 - MLB New York Yankees make great trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pittsburgh Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 2004 - 70th Heisman Trophy Award: Matt Leinart, USC (QB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Joe Coral [Joseph Kagarlitski], British bookmaker (Gala Coral Group), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1996) 1926 - Richard Devon, American character actor (Magnum Force, Battle of Blood Island), born in Glendale, California (d. 2010) 1948 - Chester Thompson, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; Genesis; Chester Thompson Trio), born in Baltimore, Maryland 1957 - Mike Mesaros, American bassist (The Smithereens, 1980-2005 and 2016-present - "Only A Memory"), born in New Jersey 1973 - Ralph Intranuovo, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in East York, Toronto, Ontario 1978 - Celine Sciamma, French film director (Tomboy), born in Paris, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Castil-Blaze [Francois Henri Joseph Blaze], French composer and music critic, dies at 73 1941 - Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician, died at 85 1971 - Maurice "Mac" McDonald, American fast-food pioneer (b. 1902) 1983 - Szymon Laks, Polish composer (head of prisoners orchestra at Auschwitz), dies at 82 2009 - Richard O'Brien, British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission), dies at 89 2013 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer, dies from a lung infection at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - -15] British "Black Week" due to defeats in South Africa 1911 - Belgium poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck is presented in absentia with the Nobel Prize for Literature 1926 - 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS) 1941 - Japanese troops overrun Guam 1942 - An early report of the Holocaust prepared by the Polish government-in-exile, using information obtained by Witold Pilecki, is addressed to UN member states 1956 - Establishment of The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA (from Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola), left-wing party that has ruled since independence from Portugal 1980 - Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth 1983 - Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's 1st civilian president 1988 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine presented to Gertrude B. Elion, George H. Hitchings and James W. Black for development of new drugs 2016 - Terrorist bomb attacks outside a stadium in Istanbul kill 38 and injure 166 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century 1899 - Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York, to spread "the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men, without respect to race or creed." 1960 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar for work on tissue grafting 1986 - France performs nuclear test 1993 - Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1995 - 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1794 - James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Windham County, Connecticut (d. 1870) 1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970) 1952 - Susan Dey, American actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law), born in Pekin, Illinois 1961 - Mark McKoy, Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor, Olympic gold 1992), born in Georgetown, British Guiana 1964 - Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction), born in NYC, New York 1977 - Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1826 - Benedikt Schack, Bohemian-born composer and singer and friend of Mozart, dies at 68 1896 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 2003 - Sean McClory, Irish actor (The Californians, My Chauffeur), dies at 79 2019 - Jim Smith, English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City, QPR, Portsmouth, Derby County), dies at 79 2019 - Jean Pagé, Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%'), dies from prostate cancer at 73 2021 - Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), dies of heart failure at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" is published in "The Examiner" 1899 - Boer War: During Siege of Ladysmith, Boers storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp - driven back 1907 - Gustav Mahler departs Vienna for America 1951 - West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg 1968 - The Derry Citizen's Action Committee (DCAC) calls for a halt to all marches and protests for a period of one month 1974 - Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1985 - SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park 1990 - Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 2006 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan abdicates the throne 2018 - Winter storm hits US south east killing three, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, cancelling over 1,000 flights More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1856 - The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. 1907 - First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office) 1958 - Robert W. Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form the conservative and anti-Communist John Birch Society 1961 - "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances 1970 - OPEC meeting in Caracas establishes 55 percent as minimum tax rate and demands that posted prices be changed to reflect changes in foreign exchange rates 1973 - Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1717 - Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), born in Stendal, Prussia (d. 1768) 1901 - Carol Dempster, American actress, born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1991) 1933 - Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012) 1954 - Jack Sonni, American guitarist (Dire Straits, 1985-88), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) 1957 - Donny Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie), born in Ogden, Utah 1958 - Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1437 - Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1410-37), dies at 70 1971 - Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, UN delegate and 1st person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1950), dies at 67 1975 - William A. Wellman, American director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 1982 - Joey Forman, American actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53 1996 - Anne Bolt, photo-journalist and trade unionist, dies at 84 2007 - Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1941 - US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II 1955 - Black Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers", directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness is released in the UK 1961 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec) 1970 - Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland Cardinal William Conway publishes a pamphlet on the topic of segregation in education in Northern Ireland 1973 - Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 3rd consecutive season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win over Dutchman Tom Okker in Boston, Massachusetts 1978 - Commencement of the 1st day/night World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne 1982 - "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances 1987 - US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1992 - Spacecraft Galileo makes its second and closest flyby of Earth at a minimum distance of 305 km for a gravity assist on its way to Jupiter 2019 - Vienna State Opera stages its first show by a female composer in 150 years - Olga Neuwirth’s opera, “Orlando” More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1710 - Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French and Spanish forces 1921 - Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty 1974 - Irish Republican Socialist Party forms 1991 - Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances 1993 - 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria 2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Jan Althuysen, Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1763) 1888 - Paul Cavanagh, British actor (The Woman in Green, Tarzan and his Mate), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 1964) 1894 - E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938) 1941 - Geoff Hurst, English soccer striker (49 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; West Ham United 411 games, Stoke City), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England 1947 - Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017) 1982 - Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter ("Be OK"; "Epiphany"), born in Central Islip, New York, More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, dies in a crash of an F-104 Starfighter while training at 32 1982 - Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist and pro-democracy advocate murdered by the military 1990 - Martin Ritt, American actor and director (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Slugger's Wife, End of the Game), dies at 76 1994 - Israel Aaron Maisels, South African lawyer and communal leader, dies at 89 2019 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), dies at 85 2021 - Lars Høgh, Danish soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; OB 603 games) and GK coach (Denmark, Brøndby IF), dies from pancreatic cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1876 - NY Mutuals and Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked 1889 - W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Gondoliers" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues "Nacht und Nebel Erlass" (Night and Fog Directive), against anti-Nazi resistance fighters in occupied territories; targets sent to concentration camps and/or murdered 1968 - Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1972 - Apollo 17 launched, the final manned lunar landing mission where the crew takes the famous "blue marble" photo of the entire Earth 1988 - 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia kills 25,000-50,000 people and leaves up to 500,000 homeless 1991 - A J Kitt, US, wins World Skiing Cup 1992 - Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 2018 - Comedian Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host after his history of homophobic statements is revealed 2020 - Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1724 - Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities. 1902 - Britain and Germany issue an ultimatum to Venezuela demanding that President Cipriano Castro pay claims for damages caused during his takeover of the government in 1899 1931 - After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1932 - 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY 1971 - An off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 2017 - Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Frank Laver, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (15 Tests, 37 wickets, BB 8/31) and baseball player (first Australian national team), born in Castlemaine, Australia (d. 1919) 1909 - Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001) 1924 - Bent Fabric [Fabricius-Bjerre], Danish pianist and composer (Alley Cat), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2020) 1971 - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, American actress, puppeteer (Avenue Q; Sesame Street), and cabaret singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1979 - Jennifer Carpenter, American actress (Debra Morgan-Dexter), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1987 - Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1870 - Mykhailo Verbytsky, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer (Prostachka; The State Anthem of Ukraine), dies at 55 1917 - [Aloysius] Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist, and ballet composer (St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, 1871-86; La Bayadère), dies at 91 1990 - Peter Mieg, Swiss composer, dies at 84 1990 - Horst Bienek, German writer and director (The First Polka), dies at 60 2018 - Belisario Betancur, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (1982-86), dies at 95 2019 - Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist ('Le grand combat du XV de France'; 'Rugbymania: French flair attitude'), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1424 - Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India 1866 - Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed 1875 - 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes 1903 - Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders 1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat NY Giants 19-7 1956 - Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin follows his parallel bars gold medal with the individual all-round title and teams gold at the Melbourne Olympics 1957 - Gardnar Mulloy becomes oldest American to win a Davis Cup tennis match at age 44 years, 14 days; teams with Vic Seixas to give US a match-clinching, 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Inter Zone 1st round in Adelaide, Australia 1973 - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn't happen) 2017 - Britain's top Brexit negotiator David Davis admits there has been "no systematic impact assessment" on effects of Brexit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1160 - Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras 1732 - 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players in New York 1964 - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV 1969 - Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances 1988 - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets v WI at the WACA but Australia lose 2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Juan Prim, Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister, 1869-70), born in Reus, Catalonia (d. 1870) 1890 - Dion Fortune, British occultist and author (Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1946) 1948 - Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German rocker (Stinker), born in Düsseldorf, Germany 1951 - Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London 1976 - Colleen Haskell, American television personality (Survivor: Borneo 2000 contestant), born in Bethesda, Maryland 1979 - Luke Letlow, American businessman and politician, elected to US House of Representatives for Louisiana, but died before taking office, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter, dies at 80 1855 - William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, dies at 66 1991 - Jack Hunter {John Averona], American big band vocalist (Elliot Lawrence Orchestra - "Apple Blossom Time"), dies at 72 1992 - (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, dies at 93 2019 - Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1975 3rd; 3 LPGA Tour titles), dies at 69 2022 - Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1590 - Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV 1741 - -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers 1896 - Henrik Ibsen's play "Kejsor og Galileer" (Emperor and Galilean) premieres in Leipzig 1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1957 - William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" premieres in NYC 1960 - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1965 - Brunswick Records releases "My Generation", the debut album of British rock group The Who, in the UK and Australia 1979 - Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns 1983 - 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut 2008 - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus is the first European to sight Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti) 1941 - Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street" premieres in NYC 1941 - US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor 1955 - Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists 1957 - NYC is first US city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (The Lieutenant Must Be Mad), born in Osterode, Germany (d. 1989) 1932 - James Cleveland, American gospel singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991) 1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer, born in Hamburg, Germany 1947 - Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England 1951 - Tom Purtzer, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Des Moines, Iowa 1965 - Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls), born in Buffalo, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1745 - Christoph Förster, German composer, dies at 52 1965 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies of heart disease at 91 1995 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), dies of a heart attack at 70 2001 - Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90; America's Cup 1995, 2000) and Special Envoy UN Environment Program, killed by pirates on the Amazon River at 53 2008 - Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments, Spartacus, An American in Paris), dies from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome at 84 2008 - Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1691 - Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II as Viceroy of Southern Netherlands 1914 - Walter Johnson accepts an advance from the Chicago Whales of the Federal League; Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1963 - Boston Bruins' right wing Andy Hebenton sets a new NHL record by playing in his 581st consecutive game in 2-2 tie with Chicago Black Hawks; reaches 630 straight games 1964 - Baseball approves a free-agent draft 1965 - San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1974 - Jean-Paul Sartre visits Red Army Faction (Baader–Meinhof Gang) leader Andreas Baader in prison 1977 - Neil Simon's play "Chapter Two" opens in NYC 1981 - Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) that allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence 1987 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) 2018 - First successful birth resulting from uterus transplant from a deceased donor in São Paulo, Brazil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1489 - Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors 1920 - 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds, NYC 1958 - Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1985 - President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1988 - Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash 1988 - Edmonton center Jimmy Carson becomes just the third player to score 6 NHL hat tricks before the age of 21 in the Oilers 10-6 win over the New York Rangers More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus, born in Rottweil, Württemberg (d. 1914) 1868 - Jesse Burkett, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15 years; Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1953) 1912 - Ian Wallace [John Wallace Pritchard], American sci-fi author (Megalomania), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998) 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, British comedian (The Two Ronnies), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2016) 1933 - Dick Ricketts Jr., American basketball center (# 1 overall pick 1955 NBA draft St. Louis Hawks) and baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1988) 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian-British soprano, born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1131 - Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician (cubic equations), astronomer (Jalali calendar, basis of the Persian calendar), poet (quatrains), and philosopher, dies at 83 1182 - Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies 1935 - Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 69 1983 - Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77 2007 - Chip Reese, American poker player (3 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from pneumonia at 56 2007 - Pimp C. [Chad Butler], American rapper (Underground Kingz), dies of overuse of prescription cough syrup and sleep apnea at 33 More Famous Deaths »

1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia 1929 - Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak 1932 - Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany 1946 - 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB) 1964 - Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley 1967 - Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train 1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area. 1983 - Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances 1995 - England cricket wicket keeper Jack Russell dismisses Clive Eksteen with his record 11th catch in 2nd Test v South Africa in Johannesburg 2014 - Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - The Sultanate of Aceh's Panglima Polim surrenders to Dutch Army Captain Hendrikus Colijn at Atjeh 1944 - Britain's Home Guard ('Dad's Army') is officially stood down at a special farewell parade in Hyde Park, London. 1960 - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards 1982 - 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record) 1995 - Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Pete Sampras beats Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 to give US a winning 3-1 lead (ends 3-2); record 31st US title 2020 - ATandT Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1764 - Mary Lamb, British author (Tales from Shakespeare), born in London, England (d. 1847) 1909 - Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures), born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (d. 1987) 1951 - Mike Stock, British songwriter and producer (Stock, Aitken and Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue), born in Margate, Kent, England 1970 - Amy Helm, American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle), born in Woodstock, New York 1973 - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey 1976 - Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders, Chiefs, Toulouse), born in Dunedin, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1265 - Odofredus, Italian jurist 1892 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet, dies at 71 1989 - Jimmy Shirley, American jazz and RandB electric guitarist, and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar"), dies at 76 1994 - Elizabeth Glaser, American AIDS activist, wife of director Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 2002 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970) 2016 - Antonio Membrado, Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1802 - Britain sells Suriname to the Netherlands 1913 - Vladimir Mayakovsky's self titled tragedy "Vladimir Mayakovsky" premieres at Saint Petersburg's Luna Park theatre 1929 - First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian, 50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old. 1939 - British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC 1954 - Taiwan (ROC) and US sign the Mutual Defense Treaty, preventing Mainland China (PRC) from taking Taiwan between 1955-1979 1975 - Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1990 - First time 12 people in space at the same time 2014 - The World Food Programme suspends critical food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt because of a lack of funds 2018 - Trade war truce agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in Argentina 2020 - The UK becomes the first western country to authorize a vaccine for COVID-19, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1812 - James Madison re-elected President of the US, Elbridge Gerry Vice-President 1944 - US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar, GErmany 1971 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is appointed President of the United Arab Emirates 1972 - USC tailback Anthony Davis becomes first to score 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame; in a 45-23 victory over the Fighting Irish Davis at the LA Coliseum he scores on runs of 1, 4, 5 and 8 yards and 2 kickoff returns 1988 - ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of 'Sports Center', making it the most televised cable program in history 1991 - Muslim Shi'ites release American hostage Joseph Cicippio held in Lebanon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Harvey Phillips, American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra), born in Aurora, Missouri (d. 2010) 1933 - K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist, born in Cuddalore, Madras Presidency, British India 1960 - Deb Haaland, American politician (1st Native American to head a cabinet agency as Secretary of the Interior 2021-), born in Winslow, Arizona 1983 - Chris Burke, Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C., Kilmarnock), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1986 - Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes, Steaua București), born in Oradea, Romania 1993 - Kostas Stafylidis, Greek soccer left back (30 caps; 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Jane Appleton Pierce, American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce, dies of tuberculosis at 57 1890 - Cadmus M. Wilcox, American Major General (Confederate Army - American Civil War), dies at 66 1931 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer (Symphony on a French Mountain Air), and teacher, dies at 80 1973 - Watson Washburn, American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924, US Nationals 1921, 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame), dies at 79 2007 - Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, dies at 94 2015 - Anthony Valentine, British actor (Colditz), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »