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1783 - Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st manned free balloon flight in a Montgolfier balloon 1806 - Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with Britain 1880 - Henry Stanley and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo 1938 - -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands 1980 - Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1990 - French President François Mitterrand voices support for a proposed UN resolution that would authorize the use of force in the Persian Gulf 1993 - Top seeded German tennis player Steffi Graf wins WTA Tour Championship; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC 2013 - The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys 2017 - Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1852 - Duke University founded in 1838 as Union Institute, chartered as Normal College 1942 - Adolf Hitler names field marshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don) 1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1986 - Central African Republic adopts constitution 1999 - 51st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Jarrett wins 2004 - CFL Grey Cup, Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts defeat BC Lions, 27-19; first Grey Cup game played on next-generation FieldTurf surface More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1567 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, born in Dijon, France (d. 1621) 1924 - Milka Planinc, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1982-86), born in Drniš, Yugoslavia (d. 2010) 1940 - Richard Marcinko, American author 1943 - Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer 1979 - Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa) 1983 - Nikki Bella, American pro wrestler, one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas), born in San Diego, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1481 - Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 1580 - Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed 1916 - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1848-1916), dies of pneumonia at 86 after catching a cold taking a walk 1942 - J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], South African General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1924-39), dies at 76 1986 - Jerry Colonna, American actor (Jerry Colonna Show, Alice in Wonderland, Road to Singapore), dies at 82 1993 - Bill Bixby, American actor, director and producer (Incredible Hulk; The Courtship of Eddie's Father; My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Opera "Grisélidis" by Jules Massenet, Armand Silvestre and Eugène Morand premieres in Paris 1923 - Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design, an important development in automobile safety 1928 - Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 1966 - Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage 1977 - Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards 1980 - Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight 1989 - Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP 1990 - Soviet Union shows reluctance to endorse the use of force against Iraq 1998 - Court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania 2019 - Snakes lived with hind legs for 70 million years (Najash rionegrina), according to research from La Buitrera Palaeontological Area, Argentina, published in "Science Advances" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1168 - Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope 1719 - Sweden and Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm 1959 - WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal 1980 - United Nations Gulf War mediator Olof Palme makes first unsuccessful peace shuttle between Tehran and Baghdad 1993 - 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series) 2016 - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1766 - John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821) 1851 - Margherita of Savoy, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy by marriage to Umberto I (1878-1900), born in Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1926) 1891 - Reginald Denny, English actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1967) 1917 - Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008) 1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician, US Rep, Virginia (2005-09), born in Elyria, Ohio 1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic 1662 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614) 1882 - Henry Draper, American amateur astronomer (photos of the Moon, Orion Nebula), dies of pleurisy at 45 1984 - Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, dies at 78 2016 - Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90 2019 - Wataru "Wat" Misaka, American professional basketball player, first non-white player, and first player of Asian descent in BAA (later known as NBA) (New York Knicks, 1947-48), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1798 - Dutch Rijksmuseum founded in the Hague (moved to Amsterdam 1808) 1911 - NY receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy 1944 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort. 1952 - North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1972 - "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 5 performances 1986 - Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP 1996 - "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater NYC 1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sells at auction for $71.5 million 1999 - In Istanbul, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ends a two-day summit by calling for a political settlement in Chechnya and adopting a Charter for European Security. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - Dutch troops occupy and plunders palace of Tjakra Negara, Lombok 1923 - Béla Bartòk's "Tancsuite" premieres 1950 - US General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe 1955 - KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 - First 2 F-27 Fokker's Friendships delivered on Aer Lingus 2020 - Inquiry find "credible evidence" elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Jacques Leguerney, French composer, born in LeHarve, France, (d. 1997) 1907 - Jack Schaefer, American author (Shane), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1991) 1927 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of Motown's house band - The Funk Brothers (1959-64), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007) 1944 - Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player 1954 - Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice - "Smarty Pants"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1971 - Alice Peacock, American folk singer, born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1557 - Bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494) 1915 - Joe Hill [Joel Hägglund], Swedish-American labor activist and protest songwriter "The Preacher and the Slave"; "There Is Power in a Union"), executed at Sugar House Prison in Salt Lake City, Utah for murder at 36 1940 - Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist, dies at 75 1967 - Charles J. Watters, US Army chaplain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927) 1990 - Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War), dies at 89 1995 - Bruce Trent [William Butters], British singer and actor (The Passing Show, Band Waggon), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reaches the Cape of Good Hope 1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Carlisle 1942 - Thornton Wilder's "Skin of our Teeth" premieres in NYC 1956 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev says the phrase "we will bury you!" to Western ambassadors at a reception at the Polish embassy in Moscow 1984 - "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 9 performances 1993 - WWF boss Vince McMahon charged with steroid distribution 2007 - 35th American Music Awards: Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Carrie Underwood win 2013 - 20 people are killed after a train collides with a minibus in Cairo, Egypt 2020 - US COVID-19 death toll passes 250,000, recorded cases at 11.5 million, hospitalizations at 76,830 amid a country-wide surge 2021 - Longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, lasting 3 hours, 28 minutes and 23 seconds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway 1943 - U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean 1989 - Pennsylvania is first to restrict abortions after US Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 2001 - Phillips Petroleum and Conoco merge into a new company as 'ConocoPhillips', the third-largest oil and natural gas company in the US 2003 - The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML). 2021 - US judge exonerates two men for the killing of Malcolm X in 1965, saying they were "wrongly convicted" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Dorothy Dix [Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer], American journalist and columnist, born in Woodstock, Tennessee (d. 1951) 1900 - Constantin Alajalov, Armenian-American illustrator (The New Yorker; Saturday Evening Post; Dithers and Jitters), and painter, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1987) 1901 - Craig Wood, American golfer (US Masters, US Open 1941), born in Lake Placid, New York (d. 1968) 1912 - Jaap Meijer, Dutch historian and rabbi in Paramaribo, born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 1993) 1925 - Yvonne Bryceland, South African stage actress (Road to Mecca), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1992) 1934 - Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, born in Kavala, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1919 - Ferdinand Domela Newenhouse, anarchist (free socialist), dies 1946 - Donald Meek, Scottish-American actor (You Can't Take It with You, Stagecoach), dies at 86 1966 - Bela Tardos, Hungarian composer, dies at 56 1980 - Conn Smythe, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame team owner (Toronto Maple Leafs 1927-61; Stanley Cup x 8), dies of heart failure at 85 1996 - Douglas Guest, British organist (For the Fallen), dies at 80 2009 - Jeanne-Claude [Denat de Guillebon], French artist who worked with Christo (Running Fence, Wrapped Reichstag), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1183 - Battle of Mizushima: Japanese Taira clan defeat the Minamoto 1292 - (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scots 1839 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di" premieres in Milan 1869 - Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race, racing 13K Paris to Rouen 1877 - Gilbert and Sullivan's operette "Sorcerer" premieres in London 1885 - The Serbian Army, with Russian support, invades Bulgaria 1953 - The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland are evacuated to the mainland 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos 1981 - "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 37 performances 1984 - Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1853 - Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections 1928 - Boston Garden officially opens 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos 1973 - Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed 1980 - WHHM Television in Washington, D.C., becomes the first African-American public-broadcasting television station 1982 - Dale Murphy wins NL MVP More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Jack Lescoulie, American TV host (Jackie Gleason Show), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987) 1963 - Pedro Luis Estrada, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Brooklyn, New York 1965 - Grant Connell, Canadian tennis player who was the world's #1 doubles player in the 1990s, born in Regina Saskatchewan 1966 - Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay (America's Funniest Videos) 1966 - Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer ("Hallelujah"), Anaheim, California (d. 1997) 1980 - [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, American pop singer and guitarist (Hanson - "MMMbop"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1512 - Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered 1770 - Gian Francesco de Majo, Italian composer, dies at 38 1922 - Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912), dies at 75 1986 - Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered 1990 - Robert Hofstadter, American atomic physicist and Nobel laureate (electron scattering in atomic nuclei), dies at 75 2017 - Earle Hyman, American stage and screen actor (The Cosby Show - "Russell Huxtable"; ThunderCats; Coriolanus), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - Arturo Toscanini begins conducting NY's Metropolitan Opera 1935 - Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 420 performances 1945 - Two new elements discovered by Glenn Seaborg, James, Morgan and Albert Ghiorso were are announced: americium (atomic number 95) and curium (atomic number 96) 1962 - Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) 1966 - "Greatest Hits" album by The Temptations is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1967) 1972 - Elektra Records releases "No Secrets', the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon; her commercial breakthrough spends 5 weeks at top of US charts and contains the hit singles "You're So Vain" and "The Right Thing to Do" 1982 - Tom Stoppard's play "The Real Thing" premieres in London starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees 2003 - Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas 2019 - 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba 2020 - Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as a category four storm, just 15 km south of Hurricane Eta 13 days ago More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1519 - City of Havana moved to its current location to avoid mosquito infestations 1916 - Russian La Satannaya ammunition factory explodes, killing 1,000 1918 - Hungarian People's Republic declared 1990 - Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial 2019 - 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba 2019 - Samoa declares state of emergency over measles epidemic closing all schools after six deaths More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (1963-66), born in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (d. 1996) 1922 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, born in Flandreau, South Dakota (d. 2015) 1938 - Robert Nozick, American philosopher (Anarchy, State, and Utopia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1938 - Toni Brown, American guitarist, singer and keyboardist (Joy of Cooking) 1967 - Craig Arnold, American poet 1973 - Sedrick Shaw, running back (New England Patriots) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1512 - Jemme Herjuwsma, Fries rebel, beheaded 1548 - Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 1934 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92 1943 - Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed 1994 - Dino Valenti [Chester "Chet" Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies at 57 2016 - Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill captured by Boers in Natal 1913 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Ernie Parker beats NZ namesake Harry Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 1920 - Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen" premieres in Nuremberg 1953 - WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1987 - Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell 1989 - "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 497 performances 1991 - Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive) 1999 - Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 2017 - The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as interim president 2020 - World-record price for a Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim sold for €1.6m (£1.4m) at auction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1870 - Bathe becomes member of Noordduitse Union 1976 - Syrian army conquers Beirut 1978 - Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP 1982 - Funeral service held in Moscow's Red Square for Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev 1994 - Nepal Communist party Dutch Communist Party-UML wins election 2015 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Strýcová beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 win and 9th title for the home country More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1604 - Davis Mell, English composer, born in Wilton (d. 1662) 1661 - Christoph von Graffenried, British peer from Switzerland who founded New Bern, Carolina, born in Worb Castle, Bern, Switzerland (d. 1743) 1930 - Whitman Mayo, American actor (Grady Wilson-"Sanford and Son"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001) 1930 - Robert Cohen, French boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56), born in Bône, Algeria (d. 2022) 1941 - Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2021) 1993 - Saaya [Irie], Japanese actress and singer (Sweet Kiss), born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 655 - Penda, King of Mercia, Anglo Saxon King 1629 - Bethlen Gabor, King of Hungary (1620-29), dies at 49 1934 - Anton Dreesmann, German-Dutch manufacturer (Vroom and Dreesman), dies at 80 1993 - Theo Huizenaar, Dutch boxing trainer (Bep van Klaveren), dies at 93 1993 - Luciano Liggio, Italian mafia leader/painter, dies 2010 - Imre Polyák, Hungarian featherweight (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1851 - "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US 1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1927 - World's largest gas tank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes; 28 die 1957 - Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP 1964 - "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances 1969 - 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US 1993 - "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 2007 - the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down. 2008 - Elizabeth Warren is appointed to chair a Congressional Oversight Panel for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2016 - "Moana" animated Disney film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with voices by Auli'i Cravalho and The Rock premieres in Los Angeles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1832 - First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets 1920 - American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards 1921 - The Communist Party of Spain is founded 1976 - Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten captured one day after fleeing 2007 - the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down. 2018 - Attempt to move 720,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps amid international criticism. They refuse to go. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author (Pippi Longstocking), born in Vimmerby, Sweden (d. 2002) 1921 - Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1997) 1948 - Charles III [Charles Philip Arthur George], King of the United Kingdom (2022-) Prince of Wales (1958-2022), born in London, England 1966 - Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska 1966 - Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals) 1979 - Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian-French model and actress who played Bond girl Camille Montes in Quantum of Solace, born in Berdyansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1909 - Joshua Slocum, Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, departs from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, sailing south for the winter, and is lost at sea, at 65 1914 - Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, governor of Natal, dies at 82 1990 - Malcolm Muggeridge, WW II spy for Britain, dies at 87 1994 - John F Hampe, pathologist (Fabric and Stoflongen), dies at 83 2002 - Eddie Bracken, American actor (Summer Stock, Young and Willing), dies at 87 2005 - Jeno Takacs, Austrian composer, dies at 103 More Famous Deaths »

1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London 1902 - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is first published in one volume (previously serialized) by William Blackwood in Edinburgh 1906 - C. W. Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland, in record cricket innings by an Australian 1951 - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) 1952 - False fingernails 1st sold 1968 - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP 1979 - British newspaper "The Times" resumes publishing after 1 year 1993 - Pakistani minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president 2001 - US President George W. Bush orders that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve be filled to capacity over the next few years 2014 - Indian cricket batsman Rohit Sharma sets new world ODI record of 264 runs off 173 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1642 - Battle at Turnham Green outside London: King Charles I vs English parliament 1918 - Prince Friedrich, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, abdicates 1968 - William Craig, Home Affairs Minister, bans all marches, with the exception of 'customary' parades, in Derry, Northern Ireland; the exception of 'customary' parades meant that Loyalist institutions could parade but civil rights marches could not 1973 - "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 103 performances 2020 - British strategist and chief advisor to the PM Dominic Cummings is let go by Boris Johnson 2020 - Kylie Minogue becomes the first woman to top the UK album chart over five consecutive decades with "Disco" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1856 - Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1941) 1882 - John Lowry, American NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1962) 1940 - Jack Birkenshaw, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 13 wickets; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC) and umpire (2 Tests, 6 ODIs), born in Rothwell, England 1967 - Jimmy Kimmel, American TV host and producer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), born in Brooklyn, New York 1980 - Monique Coleman, American actress (High School Musical), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina 1990 - Jibbs [Jovan Campbell], American rapper (Chain Hang Low), born in St. Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1726 - Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle, repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II, dies at 60 1996 - Kenneth Watkins, British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust), dies at 86 1997 - André Boucourechliev, Bulgarian-French composer, dies at 72 2007 - Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman, dies at 47 2016 - Leon Russell, American musician and singer-songwriter (Carny), dies at 74 2020 - Peter Sutcliffe, English murderer of 13 women "The Yorkshire Ripper", dies in prison of COVID-29 complications at 74 More Famous Deaths »

954 - Lotharius becomes King of France 1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic 1904 - 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham 1925 - US and Italy sign peace accord about war debts 1931 - Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1 1951 - "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances 1981 - 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V) 2011 - Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis. 2012 - Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 2019 - Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+ More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Eagles tie Chicago Bears, 3-3 1936 - St Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt 1966 - 18-year-old US High schooler Robert Smith kills 5 people at Arizona's Rose-Mar Beauty College for fame 1970 - Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded 1981 - Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World 1996 - Saudi Arabian Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in midair over Charkhi Dadri in India, killing 349 people, the third-deadliest aviation disaster in history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1853 - Oskar Panizza, German writer (Das Liebeskonzil), born in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria (d. 1921) 1865 - Frans "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish operetta actor (Paljas), (d. 1939) 1921 - Robert Fleming, Canadian composer, born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (d. 1976) 1931 - Bob Crewe, songwriter and producer ("Big Girls Don't Cry"; "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2014) 1968 - Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer (My Dying Bride), born in England, United Kingdom 1978 - Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress, born in Bucharest, Romania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1720 - Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30 1739 - Ludwig Ernst, German composer, dies at 71 1916 - Percival Lowell, American astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto) and founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, dies of a stroke at 61 1969 - Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77 1976 - Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1893) 1994 - Michael John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Innes, writer, dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1714 - A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street 1813 - Dresden surrenders to allied armies 1899 - Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora" premieres in London 1909 - Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1928 - WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions 1940 - Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100 1942 - Germany completes its WWII occupation of France 1989 - Romanian students protest in Bucharest before the Communist Party congress, shouting "we want reforms", in a sign of the revolution to come 2014 - The leaders of China and Japan meet for formal talks after more than two years of severe tension over a territorial dispute 2014 - Samsung Lions beat Nexen Heroes, 11-1 in Game 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul to win the Korean Series More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1811 - Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain 1957 - Demolition begins on cable car barn at California and Hyde, San Francisco 1971 - Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15 1996 - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award 2014 - An Italian appeals court overturns a manslaughter conviction against 6 scientists for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake 2020 - UK becomes the first European country to record over 50,000 Covid-19 related 50,000; 5fth country, after the US, Brazil, India, and Mexico More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1696 - Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, born in Casalmaggiore, Cremona Province (d. 1757) 1731 - Carl Joseph Toeschi, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1788) 1743 - Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist, born in Jönköping, Sweden (d. 1828) 1945 - Chris Dreja, British rock guitarist and bass player (Yardbirds - "For Your Love"), born in Surbiton, Surrey, England 1978 - Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer, born in Warkworth, New Zealand 1980 - Willie Parker, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Clinton, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 683 - Yazid I [Yazīd ibn Mu‘āwiya Lanatullah], second Umayyad caliph (680–683), dies at 36 1968 - Janet Sobel [Jennie Olechovsky], Ukrainian-American abstract expressionist and drip-paint pioneering artist (Milky Way), dies at 75 1994 - John Volpe, American politician (61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts) and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1969-73), dies at 85 1999 - Jacobo Timmerman, Argentine writer and journalist (b. 1923) 2012 - Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), dies at 86 2013 - Eddie McGrady, Northern Irish politician (SDLP) unseated Enoch Powell, dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - 1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room 1975 - UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 1978 - Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks 1981 - Ernest Thompson's "West Side Waltz" premieres in NYC 1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankruptcy 1986 - Bangladeshi Constitution restored 1990 - John Hughes' film "Home Alone" directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin premieres in Chicago 1998 - "Star Trek: Insurrection" film directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres 2012 - 17 people are killed in a helicopter crash as a result of bad weather in Turkey 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »