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1820 - British explorer Edward Bransfield aboard Williams sights Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, claiming it for Britain 1933 - After Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, his former WWI colleague General Erich Ludendorff sends a letter to him stating "this accursed man will cast our Reich into the abyss and bring our nation to inconceivable misery" 1944 - World War II: United States troops land on Majuro, Marshall Islands 1954 - Belgium ends trade agreement with USSR 1956 - Home of Martin Luther King Jr. is bombed 1969 - US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere 1993 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown 1995 - Norway's Statoil announces a newly formed consortium that will supply Norwegian natural gas to the European continent More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1820 - British explorer Edward Bransfield aboard Williams sights Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, claiming it for Britain 1925 - Turkish government throws out Constantine VI of Constantinople 1934 - Former Australian cricket spin bowler Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days as Victoria draws with NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1960 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1993 - 100,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1617 - William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (d. 1693) 1900 - Martita Hunt, Argentine-born English actress (Man in Grey, Great Expectations), born in Buenos Aires (d. 1969) 1920 - George Skibine, Russian-American ballet dancer and choreographer (Tragedy in Verona), born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia (d. 1981) 1951 - Trevor Laughlin, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79), born in Nyah West, Australia 1956 - Jeremy Gittins, British actor (Michael the Vicar in "Keeping Up Appearances"), born in Manchester, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1956 - Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician and philosopher, dies at 88 1972 - Karel Boleslav Jirak, Czech composer and pedagogue, dies at 81 1999 - (Henry) "Huntz" Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), dies from congestive heart failure at 78 2016 - Ken Sailors, American basketball point guard (popularised and may have invented the jump shot), dies at 95 2022 - Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator and co-developer of the Synclavier, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1943 - U.S. cruiser "Chicago" is heavily damaged by Japanese bombers on the first day of the Battle of Rennell Island 1968 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats home favourite Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 for her 13th Grand Slam singles title 1968 - Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) adopts constitution 1980 - 6 Iranian-held US hostages escape with help of Canadians 1993 - US postal service issues a stamp commemorating chemist Percy Lavon Julian 1996 - The 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing the record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line" 2012 - 100th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5; longest Grand Slam singles final in duration in the Open Era, 5 hours 53 minutes 2017 - 62nd NHL All Star Games, Staples Centre, Los Angeles, CA: Metropolitan All Stars win four team 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers, RW More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1895 - King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed 1908 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates 1982 - Wayne Garland, baseball's first millionaire free agent, is waived by the Indians 1995 - Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide 2011 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins her 4th and final Grand Slam title; beats Li Na of China 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947) 1940 - Katharine Ross, American actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys), born in Hollywood, California 1948 - Felice Taylor, American RandB singer ("I Feel Love Comin' On"), born in Richmond, California (d. 2017) 1964 - Maarika Järvi, Estonian-American classical flautist), born in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, US 1967 - Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989, 2001, 02; Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes; Canada Cup gold 1991), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1933 - Sara Teasdale, American lyric poet (Pulitzer Prize 1918 "Love Songs"), commits suicide at 48 1934 - Fritz Haber, German physicist and chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry - 1918, for process to synthesize ammonia), dies at 65 1999 - Lili St. Cyr [Marie Van Schaack], American dancer and strip tease performer, dies at 80 2004 - Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88 2021 - Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1846 - Battle of Allwal, British beat Sikhs in Punjab 1855 - The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway 1917 - Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California 1928 - Christopher Hornsrud chosen Prime Minister of Norway 1939 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Emily Hood Westacott beats Nell Hall Hopman 6-1, 6-2 for her only Grand Slam singles title 1942 - WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same" 1968 - Thai boxer Chartchai Chionoi retains his world flyweight title with a 13th-round TKO of home favourite Efren Torres in Mexico City; first of 3 meetings between the pair 1968 - 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson nominates Louis Brandeis for the Supreme Court of the United States 1957 - "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 2001 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi retains title; beats Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 for his 3rd Australian trophy 2007 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Swiss ace Roger Federer successfully defends his title beating Fernando González of Chile 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 2024 - 100 Ballads names "The Wandering Prince of Troy" the most popular ballad of the 17th century in a project documenting "the earliest form of commercial pop music in England" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1784 - 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), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1860) 1865 - Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, and freedom fighter, born in Dhudike, British India (d. 1928) 1886 - Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1973) 1928 - Martin Sinnatt, British army Major-General (Korean War), and administrator (Secretary and CEO of the Kennel Club, 1984-93), born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2022) 1986 - Shruti Haasan, Indian actress and one of the highest paid South Indian cinema actresses, born in Madras, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Franz Xavier Arens, German-American conductor and composer (Cleveland Philharmonic), dies at 75 1939 - W. B. Yeats, Irish poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923), dies at 73 1947 - Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French singer, composer, conductor, and music critic, dies at 72 2005 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic - "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"), dies of stomach cancer at 60 2014 - Fernand Leduc, Canadian abstract expressionist painter (Les Automatistes), and teacher, dies of cancer at 97 More Famous Deaths »

1302 - Dante becomes a Florentine political exile 1927 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Esna Boyd wins title after 5 consecutive runner-up finishes; beats Sylvia Lance Harper 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 1951 - US begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site 1964 - South African cricket batsmen Eddie Barlow (201) and Graeme Pollock (175) combine for a 341-run stand in the 4th Tests against Australia at the Adelaide Oval 1973 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1982 - Philadelphia Phillies trade shortstop Larry Bowa and infielder Ryne Sandberg to Chicago Cubs for second baseman Ivan DeJesus 1986 - 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle 2013 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: NFC beats AFC, 62-35; MVP: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, TE More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1671 - Welsh pirate Henry Morgan lands at the gates of Panama City 1864 - Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Virginia 1917 - Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record) 1961 - Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Rod Laver 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam title 1996 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber of Germany 6-4, 6-1 for her first and only Grand Slam victory after her stabbing More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1918 - William Seawell, American Army Brigadier General and CEO of Pan Am, born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 2005) 1936 - Barry C. Barish, American Physicist (Nobel Prize 2017, gravitational waves), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1955 - Eugene Jarvis, American video game designer (Cruis’n USA, Cruis’n World), born in Palo Alto, California 1962 - Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian writer, theater director, visual artist, and composer, born in Rimini, Italy 1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish stage and screen actor (X2, The Good Wife), born in Aberfeldy, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 847 - Sergius II, Pope (844-47), dies 1773 - Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of contour lines), dies at 72 1921 - Maurice Buckley, Australian soldier and winner of the Victoria Cross, dies at 29 1970 - Lawren Harris, Canadian landscape painter (South Shore, Baffin Island; The Old Stump), and co-founder of the Group of Seven, dies at 84 1995 - Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, General Secretary of the Council of Churches of the Netherlands, dies at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1654 - Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife 1907 - John Millington Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens in Dublin; play claimed as immoral and causes riots 1924 - American skater Charles Jewtraw claims the first ever Winter Olympic gold medal; wins 500m speed skating event in 44.0s at the Chamonix Games in France 1929 - Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence 1969 - "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 41 performances 1980 - 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro 1989 - "Black and Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 829 performances 2005 - Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, the first African American woman to hold the post More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1930 - Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories) 1939 - Filming begins on the film adaptation of "Gone with the Wind" 1979 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on US TV network CBS 2020 - 62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys, including album, record and song of the year 2022 - Spotify removes Neil Young's music from its streaming platform after the singer-songwriter's ultimatum in objection to COVID-19 misinformation in Joe Rogan's podcasts More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), born in Västervik, Sweden (d. 2014) 1933 - Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold men's road race 1956; World C'ship gold individual pursuit 1956; Giro d'Italia 1958), born in Villanova di Forlì, Italy (d. 2022) 1935 - Paula Rego, Portuguese-British artist (Cast of Characters From Snow White), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2022) 1942 - Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress called the "Cinderella" of Arab cinema, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2001) 1965 - Allison Hossack, Canadian actress (Olivia Matthews in "Another World"), born in Steinbach, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1933 - Alva Belmont, American socialite and women's suffrage activist (co-founder and President of the National Woman's Party), dies at 80 1947 - Gerda Neumann, Danish film actress, dies in an airplane crash at 31 1990 - Lewis Mumford, American cultural historian, city planner and writer, dies at 94 1996 - Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies), dies at 92 1996 - Henry Jay Lewis, American double-bassist and conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic 1948-65), dies of a heart attack at 63 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - Augusta Arsenal seized by the Confederacy in Georgia (US Civil War) 1906 - Del Valle Inclans "El Marqués de Bradomin" premieres in Madrid 1946 - Richard Strauss' composition "Metamorphosen" premieres with the Collegium Musicum in Zürich, Switzerland 1949 - 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win 1961 - Military coup in El Salvador 1964 - Dale Wasserman's stage play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, starring Kirk Douglas, Ed Ames; Joan Tetzel, and Gene Wilder, closes at Cort Theatre, NYC, after 82 performances 1998 - "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" closes at St James Theater NYC 2019 - Longest-ever US government shutdown ends after 35 days when President Donald Trump agrees to three week of negotiations on border security by a House-Senate conference committee More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1946 - United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor 1955 - Russia ends state of war with Germany 1983 - Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit 2001 - A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24 2013 - 50 people are killed and 90 are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Francis Harrison Pierpont, American lawyer and politician (Union), born in Morgantown, West Virginia (d. 1899) 1880 - Francis George Scott, Scottish composer (Intuitions), born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (d. 1958) 1917 - Floyd "Guitar" Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982) 1929 - Robert Faurisson, British-born French academic, born in Shepperton, United Kingdom (d. 2018) 1947 - Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (World C'ships: 50cc 1969, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77; 125cc 1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84; 90 Grand Prix victories), born in Zamora, Spain (d. 2017) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 844 - Pope Gregory IV, Italian Pope (827-844) 1871 - Jeanne Villepreux-Power, "Mother of Aquariophily," French pioneering marine biologist and inventor of the aquarium, dies at 76 1992 - Mahmoud Riad, Egyptian diplomat, Secretary-General of Arab League (1972-79), dies at 74 1998 - Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70 2009 - Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951) More Famous Deaths »

1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1960 - Algeria uprises against French President de Gaulle 1962 - Retail entrepreneur Brian Epstein signs a 5-year management contract with the Beatles 1964 - Dutch comic strip "Eric de Noorman" by Hans G. Kresse ends 1981 - Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 1990 - Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon 2011 - "21" second studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012, Brit Award for British Album of the Year, 2011 Billboard Album of the Year) 2022 - 19 die in a fight and a fire at a nightclub in Sorong city, West Papua, Indonesia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1924 - Benito Mussolini disallows non-fascist work union 1930 - John Mills scores New Zealand's 1st Test century in cricket, sharing a record 276 run opening stand with Stewie Dempster 1935 - First canned beer, "Krueger's Cream Ale," is sold by American company Krueger Brewing Co. 1950 - US patent is awarded to inventor Percy Spencer for the microwave oven 2018 - UK charity Presidents Club forced to close after revelations of sexual harassment at event revealed by the "Financial Times" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1746 - Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), born in Stockholm (d. 1792) 1864 - Marguerite Durand, French journalist, feminist, and publisher (La Fronde), born in Paris, France (d. 1936) 1925 - William Hudson, American actor (I Led 3 Lives), born in Gilroy, California (d. 1974) 1948 - Michael Des Barres, British rock singer (Detective; Power Station), actor (MacGyver; The New WKRP in Cincinnati), and radio DJ, born in Hove, England 1957 - Mark Eaton, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1989; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1985, 89; Utah Jazz), born in Westminster, California (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - Horace Wells, American dentist (pioneered use of medical anesthesia), commits suicide after committing a crime under the influence of chloroform at 33 2008 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician, dies at 71 2015 - Toller Cranston, Canadian figure skater (Olympic bronze men's singles 1976; World C'ship bronze 1974) and painter, dies of a heart attack at 65 2022 - Aftab Baloch, Pakistan cricket batsman (2 Tests; 7th player to pass the 400 first class run milestone, 428 for Sind 1974), dies at 68 2025 - Ellert Schram, Icelandic soccer forward (23 caps; KR) and executive (chairman Icelandic FA 1973-89), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1912 - The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague 1945 - Dutch Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, exiled in London, tenders his resignation 1950 - Rebel army of Dutch military officer Raymond Westerling occupies Bandung, Java 1959 - 9th NBA All-Star Game, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Mi: West beats East, 124-108; MVPs: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers, F; Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C; first co-winners of MVP award 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1984 - Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km 2017 - Thunderstorms and tornadoes in Georgia and Mississippi leave at least 18 dead in the US 2018 - Twelve camels disqualified from the King Abdulaziz Camel beauty contest, Saudi Arabia after their owners used botox on their lips More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1779 - French astronomer Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) 1789 - Georgetown, the first US Catholic college, is founded 1845 - Uniform US election day for President and VP authorized 1926 - Eugene O'Neill's play "Great God Brown" premieres in NYC 2023 - American Richard Barnett, who was pictured with his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk during the Jan 6 riots, convicted on eight counts in a Washington court More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1783 - Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle], French writer (Le Rouge et de Noir, a Chartreuse de Parme), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1842) 1936 - Cécile Ousset, French classical pianist, born in Tarbes, France 1946 - Asif Masood, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up), born in Lahore, Pakistan 1952 - Omar Henry, South African cricketer (1st colored player for South Africa 1992), born in Stellenbosch, South Africa 1967 - Robert Globb, Slovenian politician (Prime Minister of Slovenia 2022-), born in Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1939 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian soccer striker (43 caps; Austria Vienna 312 games), dies under mysterious circumstances at 35 1976 - Paul Robeson, American stage and screen bass-baritone singer ("Old Man River"), actor, and civil rights activist, dies of stroke complications in Philadelphia at 77 2002 - Robert Nozick, American philosopher (Anarchy, State, and Utopia), dies at 63 2018 - Stansfield Turner, American admiral and CIA director (1977-81), dies at 94 2021 - Peter Harper, British medical geneticist known for his work on myotonic dystrophy, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1850 - Alta California becomes a daily paper, 1st such in Calif 1863 - Union General Burnside's "Mud March" 1877 - Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices 1914 - Paul Claudel's play "L'échange" premieres in Paris 1953 - 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers 1958 - KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1980 - West Indies beat England 2-0 to win cricket's 1st World Series Cup 2014 - Water vapour is detected on the dwarf planet Ceres More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1771 - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to Britain 1983 - Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96 1993 - Johan Koss skates a world record 5 km in 6:38.77 2006 - Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president 2021 - Lloyd Austin confirmed as defense secretary by the US Senate, and the first Black head of the Pentagon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1871 - Léon Jessel, German light classical and operetta composer (The Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Schwarzwaldmädel (The Black Forest Girl)), born in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) (d. 1942) 1945 - Michael Cristofer, American actor and writer (Little Drummer Girl, Shadow Box), born in Trenton, New Jersey 1977 - Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby union flanker (8 caps; Chiefs) and coach (Ulster, La Rochelle), born in Henderson, New Zealand 1980 - Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence, 1995-2003 -"Bring Me To Life"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas 1984 - Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1666 - Shah Jahan, 5th Mughal Emperor of India (1628-58) who built the Taj Mahal for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, dies at 74 1959 - A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at 73 1992 - Ali Amini, Iranian politician and government official (Prime Minister, 1961-62; Ambassador to US, 1956-58; Member of Parliament, 1947-49), dies at 87 2016 - Anthony Simmons, British writer and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms), dies at 93 2020 - John Karlen, American actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney and Lacey), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1324 - Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai and Shingon 1904 - Leos Janacek's opera "Jenůfa" premieres at the National Theatre in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary 1943 - Soviet forces reconquer Gumrak airport near Stalingrad 1964 - Carl Rowan named director of US Information Agency 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer 2013 - 18 people are killed and 24 are injured after a bus falls down a ravine in Yungas, Bolivia 2018 - AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-20 2025 - 79 people are killed in a hotel fire in the ski resort town of Balu in north-west Turkey, with 51 injured More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1077 - German King Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness 1938 - Dutch government starts obligatory unemployment insurance 1957 - KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting 1993 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested on suspicion of murder 2020 - World's oldest asteroid impact at 2.2 billion years old found in Yarrabubba, Western Australia, may have ended an ice age, reported in "Nature Communications" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Nikolai Golovanov, Russian conductor and composer (Bolshoi Opera), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1953) 1905 - "Ossie" O.S. Stevens Nock, British railway writer, born in Sutton, England (d. 1994) 1952 - Mike Krukow, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1986 SF Giants; Chicago Cubs) and broadcaster (KNBR [with Duane Kuiper] SF Giants), born in Long Beach, California 1981 - Ivan Ergić, Serbian soccer midfielder (11 caps; FC Basel 202 games), born in Šibenik, Croatia 1981 - David F. Sandberg, Swedish film director (Lights Out, Shazam!), born in Jönköping, Sweden More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1851 - (Gustav) Albert Lortzing, German Spieloper composer and actor (Zar und Zimmerman), dies at 49 1894 - Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian composer (Épithalame), dies of typhoid fever at 24 1928 - George Washington Goethals, American army general and civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal, dies at 69 2005 - Parveen Babi, Indian actress (b. 1955) 2015 - Waldemar Kmentt, Austrian operatic tenor (Vienna State Opera, 1951-2005), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1801 - John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States 1950 - "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances 1954 - Herman Wouk's stage drama "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial", adpated from his novel "The Caine Mutiny", starring Henry Fonda, and directed by Charles Laughton, premieres at the Plymouth Theatre, NYC; runs for 415 performances 1982 - Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament 2008 - "Breaking Bad," created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, premieres on AMC 2019 - AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, KC: New England Patriots beat Kansas City Chiefs, 37-31 OT 2021 - Dan Campbell is appointed head coach of the Detroit Lions 2025 - Republican Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America, and JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President; Trump is oldest person to take the office, and joins Grover Cleveland as only the second elected to non-consecutive White House terms, the event is held indoors due to inclement weather More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1947 - Nova Scotia Supreme Court rules against case of black woman Viola Desmond - ejected from a cinema seat in New Glasgow reserved for whites and arrested in landmark case (pardoned 2010) 1958 - A group attempting the 1st surface crossing of Antarctic join up at the South Pole 1965 - Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain 1969 - University of Arizona reports 1st optical identification of a pulsar found in Crab Nebula 1972 - Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump; bronze long jump 1912), born in Norrköping, Sweden (d. 1946) 1916 - Walter Bartley, English biochemist, born in Brighton, London (d. 1994) 1920 - Peter Clemoes, British historian, born in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom (d. 1996) 1937 - Dorothy Provine, American actress (The Roaring 20's; That Darn Cat: Who's Minding The Mint?), and singer, born in Deadwood, South Dakota (d. 2010) 1968 - Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Dphrepaulezz], American blues singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland; Please Don't Be Dead), born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 250 - Fabian, Pope (236-50), Bishop of Rome and saint, dies a martyr during persecutions by the Emperor Decius 1191 - Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) 1838 - Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, French composer and cellist, dies at 64 1964 - Jan Rychlik, Czech percussionist, and composer of orchestral, jazz, and film music, dies at 47 2018 - Naomi Parker Fraley, American who inspired "Rosie the Riveter" poster, dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1825 - Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans 1884 - Jules Massenet's opera "Manon" premieres in Paris 1927 - British government decides to send troops to China 1997 - 54th Golden Globes: The English Patient, Geoffrey Rush, and Brenda Blethyn win 2002 - "Tuck Rule Game" AFC Divisional Playoff Game; with under 2 minutes to play New England Patriots trail Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm, when a Tom Brady fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Patriots win 16-13 in overtime 2020 - NFC Championship, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California: San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay Packers, 37-20 2021 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is committing genocide in its repression of Uighurs and other Muslim people 2022 - Major report on antimicrobial resistance shows 4.95m deaths worldwide associated with drug-resistant bacteria, making untreatable infections now a leading cause of death More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1968 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill calls for "a new endeavour by organisations in Northern Ireland to cross denominational barriers and advance the cause of better community relations" 1979 - John N Mitchell (former US Attorney General) released on parole from federal prison 1984 - California Supreme Court rejects the request of quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia's to starve herself to death in a public hospital 2017 - High-rise building collapses in Tehran, killing 20 firefighters 2024 - Actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Lanny Ross, American radio singer (Show Boat; The Swift Show), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1988) 1944 - Peter Lynch, American legendary investor who coined the phrase "invest in what you know", born in Newton, Massachusetts 1953 - Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec 1957 - Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, England 1969 - Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1847 - Charles Bent, American fur trader and Governor of New Mexico Territory for 100 days (1846-47), killed at 47 1915 - Anna Leonowens, Anglo-Indian travel writer, educator, social activist, and co-founder of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, dies at 83 1990 - (Alberto) Semprini, British pianist and radio broadcaster (BBC's Semprini Serenade), dies at 81 2015 - Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deirdre-Coronation Street), dies of breast cancer at 60 2022 - Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent), dies from head injuries suffered in helmet-less skiing accident at 37 More Famous Deaths »

1562 - The Council of Trent is reopened by Pope Pius IV for its third (and final) session 1896 - First demonstration of an X-ray machine in the US (New York City) 1960 - Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes in Virginia, killing all 50 people on-board 1973 - Orlando Cepeda is 1st player signed as MLB designated hitter by Boston Red Sox 1974 - Science fiction TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" premieres on ABC, starring Lee Majors 1980 - Price of gold reaches $850 an ounce 1992 - Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident 2017 - Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez More Historical Events »