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Historical Events 1523 - Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested 1902 - Horn and Hardart opens 1st "automat" (self-service restaurant) in the US on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1948 - George Lessner, Russell Maloney and Miriam Battista's musical adaptation of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1967 - USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 1994 - Moshood Abiola declares himself lawful President of Nigeria 2009 - Protests in Iran following the presidential election. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist, born in Tulln an der Donau, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1918) 1936 - Bill Zeliff, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire (1991-97), born in East Orange, New Jersey 1942 - Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany 1957 - Timothy Busfield, American actor (30 Something; The West Wing), born in East Lansing, Michigan 1959 - John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants - Constantinople), born in NYC, New York 1967 - Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director and screenwriter, born in Madrid More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1936 - Karl Kraus, Austrian satirical writer, dies at 62 1947 - Jazeps Medins, Latvian composer, dies at 70 1972 - Saul David Alinsky, American community activist (co-founder of Industrial Areas Foundation), and radical writer (John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography), dies at 63 1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, murdered at 35 2008 - Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer (b. 1932) 2015 - Monica Lewis, American jazz singer and film actress (Box Office, Affair with a Stranger), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1488 - Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in death of King James III 1676 - Battle at Öland: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1774 - Jews of Algiers escape attacking Spanish Army 1903 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon 1938 - French Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam 1967 - Chicago Cubs (7) and NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game 1976 - Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza arrested in South Africa 1992 - Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 2005 - WLAF World Bowl 13, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Amsterdam Admirals beat Berlin Thunder, 27-21 2012 - Stanley Cup Final, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA : LA Kings defeat New Jersey Devils, 6-1 for 4-2 series win; first SC title in Kings' 45-year history More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1938 - US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins back-to-back Open titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz 1941 - 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam 1966 - "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US 1974 - Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Washington 1982 - Pope John Paul II visits Argentina 1988 - "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Mukhtar Ashrafi, Soviet-Uzbek composer, born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan (d. 1975) 1915 - Arnold Jacobs, American symphonic tuba player (Chicago Symphony, 1944-83), and pedagogue, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998) 1935 - Earlene Dennis Brown, American shot putter (Olympic bronze 1960), born in Latexo, Texas 1944 - James "Ox" van Hoften, American astronaut (STS 11, STS 20), born in Fresno, California 1946 - Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer and 1st female Grand National winning trainer, born in Hoby, Leicestershire 1960 - Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American surgeon and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1965 - Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, dies at 73 1974 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898) 1989 - Jack McMahon, American basketball guard and coach (player Rochester Royal, St. Louis Hawks; coach Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Pittsburgh Condors), dies at 60 2005 - Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64 2016 - Alberto Remedios, British opera and concert singer, dies at 81 2017 - Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75 1899 - Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati 1964 - Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked 1978 - 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed to wrap up the Triple Crown 1979 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland) 1982 - Iran-Iraq War: Iran recaptures Khorramshahr, Iran from Iraq 1989 - French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 1991 - 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton wins 1991 - Mother of All Parades - NYC welcomes desert storm troops 2015 - 49th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1624 - Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne 1902 - Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan 1945 - US destroyer William D Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze 1962 - Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½" 1972 - Sammy Davis Jr.'s cover of "The Candy Man" by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (from the film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") goes to #1 on the charts - his biggest single 1979 - French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert dominates Wendy Turnbull of Australia 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd French singles crown More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1637 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary explorer (Chicago), born in Laon, France (d. 1675) 1844 - Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter of peasant families (Laren School), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1914) 1859 - Jacques Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1881) 1909 - Erwin Dressel, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1972) 1941 - Shirley Owens Alston, American singer (Shirelles - "Soldier Boy"; "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"), born in Henderson, North Carolina 1968 - The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1190 - Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 67 1839 - Nathaniel Pryor, American soldier and sergeant of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies 1902 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845) 1906 - Richard Seddon, New Zealand politician (longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906), dies at 61 1949 - John T. McCutcheon, American cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931), dies at 79 2010 - Metropolitan Basil Schott, Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (b. 1939) More Famous Deaths »

1534 - Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River 1860 - 1st US "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs Ann Stevens 1898 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years 1922 - First ringing of the Harkness Memorial Chime at Yale University 1934 - US Open Men's Golf, Merion Cricket Club: Olin Dutra overcomes an 8-stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his second major title by 1 stroke from Gene Sarazen 1944 - Soviet offensive in Carelia, Finland 1946 - New York Giant Mel Ott becomes first manager in MLB history to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader; Giants lose both games to Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 - Novelty song "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1 1978 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 2021 - One of the worst ever plagues of mice in New South Wales, Australia, prompts local government to commit $100 million in support to farmers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland Indians manager 1934 - 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1959 - 1st ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct) 1963 - Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2016 - World Health Organzsation advises delaying pregnancy in areas with the Zika virus 2021 - US President Joe Biden begins his first foreign trip, arriving in the UK to attend a G7 summit More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Keith Laumer [Anthony LeBaron], American sci-fi author (Retief's War), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1993) 1928 - Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh scholar (University of Wales), born in Tal-y-bont, Wales (d. 2015) 1941 - Jon Lord, British keyboardist and composer (Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"; Whitesnake), born in Leicester, England (d. 2012) 1941 - Maurizio Zamparini, Italian football executive (owner/director Palermo FC 2002–18), born in Sevegliano, Italy (d. 2022) 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City 1978 - Shandi Finnessey, game hostess More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 62 - Claudia Octavia, wife of Roman Emperor Nero and daughter of Emperor Claudius, killed on Nero's orders at 22 597 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland, dies at 75 1931 - Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, dies at 79 1958 - Robert Donat, English actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53 1976 - Paul Rodenko, Dutch poet and writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55 1994 - Dhirendra Bhramachari [Flying Swami], hindu leader, dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 1761 - British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast 1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately 1928 - 1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1961 - Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1980 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock 1981 - 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters win 1982 - Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die 2007 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker 2020 - World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2% in 2020 More Historical Events »

452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 1761 - British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast 1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately 1928 - 1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1961 - Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1980 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock 1981 - 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters win 1982 - Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die 2007 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker 2020 - World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2% in 2020 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1824 - Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1969 - MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired 1969 - Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August 1974 - 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 1975 - 2 passenger trains collided near Munich, Germany killing 35 1996 - PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1812 - Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896) 1906 - Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1986) 1949 - Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany 1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor, born in Fresno, California 1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player 1995 - Tom Grennan, English singer-songwriter (Little Bit of Love), born in Bedford, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1383 - Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) 1871 - Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death 1876 - George Sand [Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant], French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 1973 - Eino Linnala, Finnish composer, pedagogue, and musicologist dies at 76 1973 - Christine Bakker-van Bosse, Dutch feminist and pacifist, dies at 88 2007 - Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931) More Famous Deaths »

1665 - Boston's First Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in America, is founded [NS March 1] 1862 - The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade 1957 - Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants 1978 - 32nd NBA championship: Washington Bullets defeat Seattle Supersonics in 7 games 1980 - Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) 2003 - French Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne outclasses Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 for her 1st of 7 Grand Slam singles titles 2004 - "Live Like You Were Dying" single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004) 2008 - French Open Women's Tennis: Ana Ivanović of Serbia wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 2014 - French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her 5th Grand Slam singles title; beats Romanian Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 2016 - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a play written by Jack Thorne with JK Rowling, premieres in London More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1944 - British forces attack Bréville in France during the Normandy invasion while other British forces attempt to encircle Caen 1946 - US Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel 1969 - Supergroup Blind Faith's debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech 1979 - Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched 2009 - French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 2013 - 42 people are killed and 30 are injured after a bus catches fire in Xiamen, China More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Athos Palma, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires (d. 1951) 1921 - Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998) 1928 - Charles Strouse, American composer (Bye Bye Birdie; Annie), born in NYC, New York 1933 - Herb Score, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 56; Cleveland Indians) and announcer (Cleveland Indians 1964-97), born in Rosedale, New York (d. 2008) 1969 - Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96) 1974 - Edward "Bear" Grylls, British adventurer, author and TV presenter (Man vs. Wild), born in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1840 - Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 1859 - David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 1915 - Benjamin Lambord, American composer, dies at 35 1984 - George Givot, actor (Versatile Vaudeville), dies at 81 2011 - Jorge Semprún, Spanish-French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader, Z), dies at 87 2021 - Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean soccer midfielder (124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team; Ulsan Hyundai), dies from pancreatic cancer at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1536 - Mexico begins its inquisition 1848 - New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia 1882 - Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000 (disputed event) 1924 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones 1937 - Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game 1939 - NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning 1942 - Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway 1944 - World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France 1969 - Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar 1993 - French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Sergi Bruguera prevents Jim Courier French three-peat; beats American 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1921 - Detroit Stars' Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0 1966 - NFL and AFL announce their merger 1975 - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established 2004 - 58th Tony Awards: "Avenue Q" (musical) and "I Am My Own Wife" (play) win 2004 - French Open Men's Tennis: Gastón Gaudio of Argentina beats countryman Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 for his lone major title 2017 - Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957) 1947 - David Blunkett, English blind politician, Home Secretary (2001-4), born in Sheffield, England 1948 - Richard Sinclair, British progressive rock bassist, singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Caravan -"In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Canterbury, England 1961 - Sydney Walsh, American actress (Maureen "Mo" DeMott in Hooperman), born in Manhattan, NYC, New York, United States 1972 - Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons) 2017 - Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1563 - Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) 1740 - Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony 1962 - Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, dies at 34 1968 - Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (World Rad of Church), dies at 67 1968 - Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911) 1997 - Magda Gabor [Magdolna Gábor], Hungarian actress (Mai lányok, People vs Zsa Zsa Gabor), dies of renal failure at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1873 - Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania 1917 - 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I 1933 - US drops the Gold Standard when Congress enacts a joint resolution nullifying creditors right to demand payment in gold 1937 - Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week 1956 - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV 1981 - George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England", his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute "All Those Years Ago" (Featuring Paul and Ringo) 1993 - Somali warlord Aidids murders 23 Pakistani 2000 - Armed conflict between Rwanda and Uganda erupts in Kinsangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2017 - Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus epidemic over 2019 - Ohio doctor William Husel charged with 25 counts of murder for prescribing potentially fatal doses of opioids in Franklin County More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1661 - Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge 1879 - 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 1884 - William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected" 1913 - Dutch Disability laws go into effect 1957 - NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes 1993 - "Livin' On The Edge" by Aerosmith hits #18 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1736 - Corneille-François de Nélis, Flemish scholar and bishop of Antwerp, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1798) 1819 - John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discoverer of Neptune), born in Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall (d. 1892) 1884 - Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (Manservant and Maidservant), born in Pinner, Middlesex, England (d. 1969) 1935 - Peter Schat, Dutch opera composer (Labyrint, Houdine, Symposion), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2003) 1949 - Ken Follett, Welsh spy author (Eye of the Needle, Lie Down with Lions), born in Cardiff, Wales 1973 - Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian judoka, born in Kortrijk, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1017 - Sanjō, 67th Emperor of Japan (1011-16), dies at 42 1568 - Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded 1825 - Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence (Chani of Gravia,), executed for supposedly collaborating with the Ottomans at 37 1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), dies at 73 2002 - Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (The Young Doctors), dies at 89 2015 - Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician and close adviser to Saddam Hussein, dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1934 - Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1941 - Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools 1961 - US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit in Austria 1963 - 1st broadcast of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio 1968 - Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1975 - Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in North Carolina 1979 - Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons 1988 - Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances 2011 - French Open Women's Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 2019 - SF MLB manager Bruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John McGraw to reach milestone More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1892 - Oil City and Titusville, Pennsylvania, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die 1928 - French Championship Women's Tennis: Helen Wills beats England's Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles 1928 - President of the Republic of China Zhang Zuolin is assassinated by Japanese agents 1940 - 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1966 - Novelty single "Batman and His Grandmother" by Dickie Goodman hits #70 1988 - 42nd Tony Awards: "M. Butterfly" (play) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (musical) win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1754 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer, born in Pest, Hungary (d. 1832) 1803 - Gabriel J. Rains, American army officer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 1881) 1914 - Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer and journalist, born in Harrislee, Germany (d. 1985) 1926 - Nan Leslie [Nan Coppage], American actress (Kings Row, The Californians), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1958 - Tony Pigott, English cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984), born in Fulham, London, England 1966 - Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1135 - Huizong, 8th Emperor of Song Dynasty of China, dies at 53 1983 - Ivan Tors, Hungarian TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper), dies at 66 1997 - Ronnie Lane, British rock bassist (Small Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 51 2007 - Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 70 2007 - Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry To Me"), dies at 74 2007 - Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. 1922) More Famous Deaths »

1140 - French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy 1896 - British naval officer David Beatty is seconded to the Egyptian government and appointed second in command of the river flotilla 1907 - Centro Escolar University is established by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna in Manila, Philippines 1925 - Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits 1925 - Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" is the first to have an enclosed cabin 1944 - Nazis pull out of Rome 1944 - Generals Giraud and de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution 1963 - A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101 1967 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Local favourite Françoise Dürr beats Lesley Turner of Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2021 - Devon Conway becomes 7th batsman in cricket history to score a double century in his Test debut; run out for 200 for New Zealand in 1st Test against England at Lord's More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1658 - Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France 1861 - 1st American Civil War land battle: Union forces defeat the Confederacy at Philippi in modern-day West Virginia 1913 - Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws 1925 - Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" is the first to have an enclosed cabin 1948 - Musical "Sleepy Hollow", based on Washington Irving's novel, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances 2014 - President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - (Ivar) Henning Mankell, Swedish pianist and composer, born in Härnösand, Sweden (d. 1930) 1888 - Tom Brown, American dixieland jazz trombonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958) 1900 - Gerard den Brabander [Jan G Jofriet], Dutch poet (Nothing New) (d. 1968) 1923 - Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician, born in Zhitomir, Ukraine (d. 2017) 1936 - David Nicholls, English Anglican priest, theologian and political theorist, born in Woking, England (d. 1996) 1947 - Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (d. 1986) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1844 - Louis Antoine, French Duke of Angoulême and General of France, dies at 68 1881 - Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian 1898 - Samuel Plimsoll, English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships), dies at 74 1959 - Ole Windingstad, Norwegian conductor (Brooklyn's Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra, 1913-39), pianist and composer, dies after a heart attack at 73 1994 - Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), dies at 82 2017 - Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book and film, "Fear Strikes Out"), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

657 - St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1615 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France 1619 - England and the Netherlands sign treaty about trading in the Indies 1625 - Prince Frederick Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand 1930 - Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati 1933 - WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air 1952 - Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette 1973 - French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her 5th and last French singles crown 1995 - John Valentin hits 3 HRs 2018 - Socialist Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as Spanish Prime Minister More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1901 - Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY) 1932 - Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia 1943 - German assault on Sebastopol, Crimea, begins 1947 - Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders' musical "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances 1990 - "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13 1991 - Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1802 - Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet and critic (d. 1841) 1936 - Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022) 1943 - Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66) 1956 - Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer 1963 - Norm Lewis, American stage and screen actor and singer, born in Tallahassee, Florida 1972 - Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Columbus, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - François George-Hainl, French cellist and composer, dies at 65 1940 - Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 66 1974 - Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, dies at 25 1988 - Horace Hildreth, American politician (Gov-Maine, 1945-49) and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (1953-57), dies at 85 1990 - Robert Noyce, American inventor (co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968), dies at 62 2013 - John Gilbert, British politician and Minister (Labour), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated 1808 - 1st US land-grant university founded as Ohio University in Athens, Ohio 1861 - US and Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange 1941 - 12.59" (31.98 cm) rainfall, in Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) 1945 - WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM 1947 - OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands 1952 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title 1970 - "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1997 - Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia. 1998 - European Central Bank is founded in Brussels to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1848 - Revolutionary newspaper "Neue Rheinische Zeitung" founded by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and the Communist League in Cologne 1923 - New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning 1939 - Retired German Colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt returns to service 1943 - Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, 13 passengers, included actor Leslie Howard, and 4 crew die 1953 - WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 2022 - Turkey officially changes its name to Türkiye at the United Nations and internationally More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (tried to incite German Knights against Holy Roman Empire), born in Rimpar (d. 1567) 1833 - John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911), born in Boyle County, Kentucky (d. 1911) 1892 - Samuel L M Barlow II, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), born in NYC, New York (d. 1982) 1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2012) 1979 - Markus Persson, Swedish video game programmer (Mojang; Minecraft), born in Stockholm, Sweden 1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2004, 06, 08; NL wins leader 2006; no-hitter 2008), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1935 - Alberto Cametti, Italian composer, dies at 64 1943 - Leslie Howard [Stainer], British actor (Gone With The Wind; Of Human Bondage), dies after Nazis shoot down his plane at 50 1952 - John Dewey, American philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 1968 - [Johan] Erik Lindegren, Swedish poet/interpreter, dies at 57 1969 - Michiyo Tsujimura, Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist (components of green tea), dies at 81 1997 - Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet politician (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 1980-85), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1659 - Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague 1902 - Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1931 - French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 1934 - The Barmen Declaration is published by a group of church leaders in Germany including Karl Barth to help Christians withstand the challenges of the Nazi party 1935 - 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people 1937 - Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell's record consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1941 - German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach and swimming pools 1967 - Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg 1982 - "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances 2018 - Uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip More Historical Events »