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1510 - Bishop Frederik of Bathe recaptures Oldenzaal 1785 - Prussia signs trade agreement with US 1845 - King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange 1913 - George W. Buckner, named minister to Liberia 1955 - "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV starring James Arness 1960 - Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs WR 2:15:16.2 barefoot to take out the men's marathon at the Rome Olympics; Africa's first ever Olympic gold medal 1962 - WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 - WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1974 - Controversial TV drama "Born Innocent" premieres on NBC TV, starring Linda Blair as an abused teen in a juvenile detention home 2015 - New human-like species - Homo Naledi announced by Scientists and a team of female archaeologists, found deep in caves in South Africa More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1872 - Karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam 1880 - Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs treaty with King Makoko of Congo 1943 - German troops occupy Rome and take took over the protection of Vatican City 1990 - 1st time in NY Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1998 - 15th MTV Video Music Awards: Madonna and Will Smith win 2001 - Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan is awarded Actor of the Century at the Alexandria Film Festival More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1585 - Ercole Porta, Italian church composer, born in Bologna (d. 1630) 1714 - Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer, born in Aversa, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1774) 1788 - Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (discovered flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley), born in Rethel, Ardennes, France (d. 1868) 1939 - Topham Brinton, English carpet magnate/multi-millionaire 1948 - Tony Gatlif, Algerian-born French film director, born in Algiers, French Algeria 1983 - Joey Votto, Canadian baseball first baseman (NL MVP 2010; 6 × MLB All-Star; Cincinnati Reds), born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1749 - Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (translation of Newton's Principia), dies in childbirth at 42 1922 - Arpad Szendy, Hungarian composer, dies at 59 1966 - Emil Gumbel, German mathematician and pacifist (b. 1891) 1991 - Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), dies at 83 2015 - Franco Interlenghi, Italian actor (I Vitelloni, Ulysses, Sciuscià), dies at 83 2017 - Harry Landers [Sorokin], American actor (Star Trek, Ben Casey, Drive a Crooked Road), dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1850 - Territories of New Mexico and Utah created 1926 - Train disaster at Wassenaar, Netherlands, 4 die 1958 - Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London 1962 - WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 - Tibet is made an autonomous region of China 1969 - US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rod Laver beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to claim his record second Grand Slam 1983 - Vitas Gerulaitis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1987 - Largest US Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 2018 - Russian police detain over 1000 people amide nationwide protests against pension reform 2020 - San Francisco Bay area blanketed by dark orange skies and smoke due to California wildfires More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1963 - NBC expands "The Huntley–Brinkley Report", their evening television news program, from 15 to 30 minutes 1967 - 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V 1969 - US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rod Laver beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to claim his record second Grand Slam 1971 - John Lennon releases his "Imagine" album 2017 - 74th Venice Film Festival: "The Shape of Water" directed by Guillermo del Toro wins the Golden Lion 2021 - 17 hospital patients die after heavy rainfall and flooding in Tula, central Mexico More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1687 - Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, born in Verdun, France (d. 1745) 1809 - William Radford, U.S. Navy rear admiral, born in Fincastle, Virginia (d. 1890) 1907 - Truman "Pinky" Tomlin, American singer and actor (Sing While You're Able, With Love and Kisses), born in Eros, Arkansas (d. 1987) 1946 - Doug Ingle, American rock vocalist and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly - "In A Gadda Da Vida"), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1976 - Juan A. Baptista, Venezuelan actor, born in Caracas, Venezuela 1976 - Emma de Caunes, French film actress, born in Paris, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 546 - St. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Irish bishop 1960 - Jussi Björling, Swedish operatic tenor, dies from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) complications at 49 1975 - John McGiver, American actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show; Fitzwilly), dies from a heart attack at 61 1993 - David Tendlar, animator (Betty Boop), dies 1994 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (Under Siege, The Stepford Wives, King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66 1996 - Jack Pepys, immunologist, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1276 - John XXI [Peter Juliani] elected Pope, only Portuguese Pope 1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress - Mongolians capture the Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Ming 1915 - Association of Negro Life and History founded in the US (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) 1948 - British De Havilland DH108-fighter flies faster than sound 1960 - Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh 1960 - German 4 x 100m relay team equal world record 39.5 to win the gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf and Martin Lauer 1966 - The Severn Bridge between England and Wales is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II 1975 - Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal 1986 - Westinghouse sells background music company Muzak to the Fields Company of Chicago 1999 - "American Beauty", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch, premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 2000) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1847 - US under General Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey 1907 - Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) 1946 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Pauline Betz Addie beats Patricia Canning Todd 11-9, 6-3 for her 4th and last US singles title 1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio confirms his F1 World Drivers Championship, finishing 2nd in the season ending Italian GP at Monza; takes record 5th title by 15 points from Stirling Moss 1963 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rafael Osuna of Mexico beats Frank Froehling 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 for his lone major singles title 1978 - Iranian army fires on Khomeini followers in Tehran, 100s killed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1991) 1925 - Denise Darcel, French actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Paris, France (d. 2011) 1942 - Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (Association), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1972) 1966 - Raymond Atteveld, Dutch soccer player (Waregem, Roda JC), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1969 - Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway 1972 - Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor, born in Kōtō, Tokyo More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1613 - Don Carlo Gesauldo, Italian composer, dies at 47 1947 - Victor Horta, Belgium architect, founder of Art Nouveau movement (Hôtel Tassel), dies at 86 1955 - Johannes de Young, Dutch cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69 1983 - Willem C "Wim" Kan, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72 1991 - Brad Davis, American actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41 2014 - Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), dies at 104 More Famous Deaths »

1596 - Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java 1871 - Bay of Biscay: British warship HMS Captain capsizes, 500 killed 1880 - Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters 1907 - Ocean liner RMS Lusitania begins her maiden voyage sailing from Liverpool to New York City 1942 - First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator 1948 - 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh 1978 - 1st game of Boston Massacre, NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 15-3 1988 - 5th MTV Video Music Awards: INXS wins 1993 - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten hits 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 15-2 win at Cincinnati Reds 2019 - US Open Women's Tennis: Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title; stuns Serena Williams 6-2, 7-5 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1596 - Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java 1902 - In Australia, the whole nation observes a 'day of humiliation' and prays for rain, as a terrible drought kills livestock and threatens crops; rain begins to appear on 10 September 1940 - Beginning of the Blitz as the German Luftwaffe bomb London for the 1st of 57 consecutive nights losing 41 bombers as the Nazis prepare to invade Britain 1942 - First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator 1956 - Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ 1980 - Cape Verde adopts its constitution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Bruce Frederick Cummings, English author (Journal of a Disappointed Man), born in barnstaple, England (d. 1919) 1936 - Joe Simon, American RandB singer ("Power of Love"), born in Simmesport, Louisiana (d. 2021) 1946 - Alfa Anderson, American RandB vocalist (Chic - "Le Freak"), born in The Bronx, New York 1975 - Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (3 x 500cc wins), born in Setagaya, Japan (d. 2007) 1982 - Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan 1986 - Jodie Turner-Smith, English actress (Nightflyers), born in Peterborough, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1657 - Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish count, field marshal and privy councilor (b. 1606) 1731 - Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia as the first wife of Peter I of Russia, dies at 62 1972 - Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, dies at 81 1995 - Gordon DeMarco, American writer and activist, dies at 51 2005 - Hope Garber, Canadian actress, dies at 81 2005 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer Marianne), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1715 - Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland 1870 - Ship sinks in Gulf of Biscay; 483 die 1913 - Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club 1930 - Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8 1946 - Terence Rattigan's "The Winslow Boy" premieres in London 1952 - Canadian TV begins in Montreal 1982 - Polish dissidents seize Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland 1987 - Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal 1990 - 7th MTV Video Music Awards: Sinead O'Connor wins 2018 - World Surf League announces from 2019 there would be equal prize money for men and women across elite tour events; first US-based global sports league with gender pay parity More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1819 - Thomas Blanchard patents lathe 1876 - Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina 1899 - US minister of Foreign affairs John Hay publishes his "Open Through Note" 1954 - US plane shot down above Siberia 1971 - Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $8,125,387 1986 - Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1633 - Sebastian Knupfer, German composer, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 1676) 1900 - Julien Green, American-French writer (Frere Francois), born in Paris (d. 1998) 1901 - John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, born in NYC, New York (d. 1995) 1906 - John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, born in Amsterdam (d. 1978) 1947 - Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England 1981 - Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 957 - Liudolf, Duke of Swabia 1962 - Hanns Eisler, Austrian composer (East German National Anthem), dies at 64 1970 - Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies 1978 - Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon and Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), dies of a heart attack at 47 2007 - Alex, African Grey parrot "student" of Dr. Irene Pepperberg (b. 1976) 2020 - Mike Sexton, American poker player (World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2006; Poker Hall of Fame) and commentator (WPT), dies from prostate cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1634 - -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1786 - Montplaisir Ceramic factory opens in Schaarbeek Belgium 1844 - Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains 1906 - St. Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws first legal forward pass in the history of American football for a TD to Jack Schneider at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin; St. Louis wins, 22-0 1932 - The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger 1939 - FDR declares US neutrality at start of WW II in Europe 1946 - Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game, in his hometown of St. Louis; 2 RBI's in Cardinals' win over Chicago Cubs 1971 - NY Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet 1979 - American Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seed Björn Borg 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the US Open Tennis quarterfinals 1988 - CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1661 - Nicolas Fouquet, French Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV is arrested for maladministration of state funds; he died in 1680, never seeing freedom again. 1915 - Tsar Nicholas II, distressed by increasing Russian losses, assumes personal command of his nation's military forces; clearly a symbolic act and devastating for his leadership 1958 - "The Huckleberry Hound Show" by Hanna-Barbera featuring Yogi Bear premieres on US TV 1986 - Hijacking of aircraft Pan Am 73 at Karachi airport, Pakistan, 20 passengers killed 2012 - 54 people are killed and 50 injured after a firecracker factory explodes in Nadu 2021 - Tour Championship, Men's Golf, East Lake GC, GA: Patrick Cantlay claims richest prize in golf ($15m) with 1 stroke win over Jon Rahm; runner-up Rahm pockets $5m More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1319 - Peter IV, King of Aragon (1336-87), born in Perpignan, France (d. 1387) 1918 - Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, born in Badajoz, Mexico (d. 1992) 1920 - Fons Rademakers, Dutch director (Assault) and actor (Daughter of Darkness), born in Roosendaal, Netherlands (d. 2007) 1926 - Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania 1939 - Claudette Colvin, American civil rights activist who was arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus (nine months before Rosa Parks), born in Montgomery, Alabama, born in Montgomery, Alabama 1982 - Sondre Lerche, Norwegian musician, born in Bergen, Norway More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1808 - John Home, Scottish writer (b. 1722) 1978 - Joe Negroni, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 37 1993 - Willem Wagter, actor (Ghetto, Medic Center West), dies at 60 2002 - David Todd Wilkinson, American astronomer, author of the first study of the Cosmic microwave background radiation (b. 1935) 2003 - Moe Biller, American labor union officer (AFL-CIO, Postal Workers), dies at 87 2021 - Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968, 80, 84; C-1 1000m 1972; World C'ship gold x 8), dies from lung cancer at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1260 - Battle at Montaperti, Tuscany, between rival factions the Guelphs and Ghibellines 1864 - Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama 1888 - George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera and registers "Kodak" 1953 - WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 - Peter B. Cortese of US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania 1957 - Ford Motor Co. introduces Edsel automobile range 1967 - Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5 1976 - Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus 1995 - Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura hits grand slams in consecutive innings, the 4th and 5th, of a 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers 1997 - 14th MTV Video Music Awards: Jamiroquai, Jewel and Beck win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1282 - King of Aragon Pedro III annexes Sicily 1940 - CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB 1957 - Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to prevent 9 black students from entering a Little Rock's Central High School 1993 - Mats Wilander beats fellow Swede Mikael Pernfors in a US Open marathon 7-6, 3-6, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 in 4 hours, 1 minute; match ends at 2:26am 1994 - Bulgarian government of Lyuben Berov falls 1995 - Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor debuts in the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1853 - Hermann Wissmann, German African explorer and governor of East-Africa, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1905) 1913 - Stanford Moore, American biochemist (Nobel 1977), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982) 1916 - Robert A. W. Lowndes, American sci-fi author (Puzzle Planet) (d. 1988) 1949 - Dado Topić, Croatian musician (Time; Dragonfly), born in Nova Gradiška, Croatia 1967 - Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests), born in Christchurch, Canterbury 1970 - Luis Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Cidra, Puerto Rico More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1916 - José Echegaray, Spanish politician and dramatist (Nobel Prize for Literature 1904), dies at 84 1994 - Louis Myers, American blues guitarist and harmonica player, dies at 64 1997 - Natko Devčić, Croatian composer, dies at 83 2007 - John Scott, Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish peer, then largest landowner in Scotland, 1st MP in a wheelchair, dies at 83 2009 - Iain Cuthbertson, Scottish actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB), dies at 79 2020 - Gary Peacock, American jazz bassist (Keith Jarrett Trio), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1882 - French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die 1914 - Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania 1940 - Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross 1947 - Philadelphia A's rookie pitcher Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0 1953 - French minister François Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy 1954 - The German U-Boat U-505 began its move from a specially constructed dock to its final site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. 1964 - 2nd incident that year of race riots in Singapore between Chinese and Malay, 13 people killed, 106 injured 1966 - Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus 1971 - Manlio Brosio resigns as secretary general of NATO 2018 - Argentine President Mauricio Macri announces new austerity measures, including closing half of all government ministries, in televised address More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1812 - World's first cannery (Donkin, Hall and Gamble) opens in London, England to supply food to the Royal Navy 1940 - Dutch government in exile of Gerbrandy forms in London 1966 - Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus 1967 - Final episode of "What's My Line?" hosted by John Charles Daly on CBS TV 1989 - American tennis star Chris Evert beats 15-year-old Monica Seles 6-0, 6-2 in a 4th round match for her 101st and last US Open singles victory 1995 - eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1781 - Eugène de Beauharnais, stepson of Napoleon I (son of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie), born in Paris (d. 1824) 1915 - Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist, choral composer, and conductor, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2014) 1926 - Irene Papas, Greek actress (Zorba the Greek, Attila The Hun, The Guns of Navarone), born in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece 1947 - Michael Huffington, American oil millionaire and politician (Rep-R-California, 1992-94), born in Dallas, Texas 1948 - Tara Singh Varma, Dutch politcian (1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber), born in Springlands, British Guiana 1964 - Ernest Givins, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1990, 92; Houston Oilers), born in St. Petersburg, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1860 - Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov, Russian poet, dies at 56 1903 - Joseph Skipsey, British poet (b. 1832) 1962 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (Tulips and Chimneys), dies at 67 1994 - Nikos Ghika, Greek artist, dies at 88 1995 - Donald Cuthbert Coleman, British economic historian, dies at 75 2015 - Adrian Cadbury, British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1911 - Joao Chagas forms Portuguese government 1914 - The US Treasury Department establishes the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to provide up to $5 million worth of insurance for merchant ships and their crews 1937 - Film "The Prisoner of Zenda" based on the novel and play by Anthony Hope, starring Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is released 1944 - US leaders meet in Belgium 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent from France (National Day) 1956 - San Francisco Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service 1982 - Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down 1990 - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb throws MLB record 9th no-hitter of the season; beats Cleveland, 3-0 1998 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide 2019 - Diving boat catches fire at night killing 34 asleep on board off Santa Cruz Island, California More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1839 - Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam 1924 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins 5th straight US singles title; beats Bill Johnston for 3rd consecutive year 6-1, 9-7, 6-2 1963 - Alabama Governor George Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee High School 1978 - John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston 1988 - Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley Stadium, London 2021 - At least 43 people die as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the US Northeast with record rains, tornadoes and flooding with New York and New Jersey declaring state of emergency More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1856 - Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion 1866 - Hiram Johnson, Progressive politician, US Senator, Governor of California (1911-17), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1945) 1939 - Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2022) 1944 - Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75), born in Vevey, Switzerland 1963 - Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves) 1987 - Spencer Smith, American rock drummer (Panic! at the Disco), born in Denver, Colorado More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1384 - Louis I, Duke of Anjou and King of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies at 45 1870 - Arthur Saint-Leon, French composer and dancer, dies at 48 1944 - Manfred Freiherr von Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide after Romanian coup 1982 - Tom Baker, American actor, dies of a drug overdose in New York at 42 1984 - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (Antigone, Marinos Kontaras), dies at 79 2006 - Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, dies of cancer at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California 1913 - Zhang Xun's Wuwei Corps captures Nanjing on behalf of Emperor Yuan Shikai in the Republic of China's Second Revolution, ending Chinese independence and causing Sun Yat Sen to flee to Japan 1946 - Greece votes for monarchy 1965 - Indo-Pakistani conflict - Pakistani counter-attack (Operation Grand Slam,) 1978 - Last broadcast of "Columbo" starring Peter Falk on NBC 1981 - Uruguay's Ruling Council names Gregorio Álvarez as transitional President (he rules till 1985) 1985 - Dutch cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes the oldest road race elite world champion at 38 years, 8 months, 29 days; beats Greg Lamonde and Marino Argentin in Giavera del Montello 1999 - 56th Venice Film Festival: "Yi ge dou bu neng shao" directed by Zhang Yimou wins Golden Lion 2007 - In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, 109,218 fans see Appalachian State's Corey Lynch block a Jason Gingell 37-yard field goal attempt with 6 seconds remaining to inspire an epic 34-32 win v Michigan at Ann Arbor 2015 - India scores their first Test cricket series victory in Sri Lanka since 1993 winning 3rd Test in Colombo by 117 runs; Ravichandran Ashwin (4) and Ishant Sharma (3) combine for 7 Sri Lankan 2nd innings wickets More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1638 - -4] French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam 1911 - M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km 1925 - Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee; replaced by Henri de Baillet-Latour of Belgium 1957 - WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1972 - Australian swimmer Shane Gould wins the 200m freestyle in world record 2:03.56 at the Munich Olympics; her 3rd gold medal and 3rd world record of the Games 1998 - American harness trainer/driver Dave Palone wins his 6,000th race, driving Oompa’s Terminator to victory at The Meadows Racetrack in Pennsylvania More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1758 - Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant 1899 - Richard Arlen, American actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1976) 1937 - Ron O'Neal, actor (Superfly), born in Utica, New York 1937 - Al Geiberger, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966; first sub-60 PGA Tour round 1977; Players Tour C'ship 1975), born in Red Bluff, California 1977 - Shoshana Bean, American stage actress 1996 - Zendaya [Coleman], American actress (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Euphoria), singer and dancer, born in Oakland, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1955 - Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 1972 - Kees Posthumus, Dutch chemist, dies at 70 1983 - Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, American politician (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71 2007 - Viliam Schrojf, Slovak soccer goalkeeper (39 caps Czechoslovakia; Slovan Bratislava 240 games), dies at 76 2020 - Jerzy Szczakiel, Polish speedway rider (World Individual C'ship 1973; World Pairs C'ship 1971), dies at 71 2021 - Juan Rodríguez Vega, Chilean soccer defender (26 caps; Universidad de Chile, Atlético Español), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1142 - Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date between 1450 and 1660] 1942 - U-boats sink and damage 131 allied ships this month (639,946 tons) 1947 - NY Giants set season record for HRs by a club 183 (en route to 221) 1954 - Cincinnati 1st baseman Ted Kluszewski hits 2 HRs in a 9-3 loss v Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia; 1st Redleg to ever hit 40 MLB HRs, en route to season total 49 1955 - KTRE TV channel 9 begins broadcasting in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC affiliate) 1966 - Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) 1969 - 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival 1977 - Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris 2012 - "Argo" directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2013) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1310 - German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia 1940 - German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap rationing 1940 - US National Guard assembles 1987 - Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385) 1990 - Dennis Eckersley saves his 40th game of the season 2017 - Indications that Neanderthals were the first to make glue out of tar strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956) 1895 - Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer 1905 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist and CIA agent (Het Parool) [or 1897] 1941 - Emanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2012) 1975 - James Black, Canadian singer-songwriter (Finger Eleven), born in Ontario, Canada 1977 - Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestler More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - Ferdinand Lassalle, French socialist and political activist (Allgemeiner), dies at 39 1869 - Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) 1948 - Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 1985 - Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for tissue grafting), dies at 85 1995 - Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 1996 - David Pollock, Viscount Hanworth, British barrister, dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

257 - St Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1125 - Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany 1862 - Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee 1900 - Last 2,000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt, South Africa, freed 1910 - Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11 1939 - Isoroku Yamamoto appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese fleet 1972 - Amidst Olga Korbut mania at the Munich Olympics, Soviet teammate Ludmilla Tourischeva wins the gymnastics individual all-round competition, her 2nd gold medal of the Games 2006 - Greg Maddux wins his 330th career game 2018 - Film "Roma" directed and written by Alfonso Cuarón, (Best Director 2019 Academy Awards) starring Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira premieres at the Venice Film Festival 2018 - Ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1146 - European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time 1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty 1873 - Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea. 1939 - General Reijnders appointed supreme commander of Dutch army 1992 - "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 229 performances 2012 - A blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, China, kills 26 miners with 21 missing More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1687 - Francesco Maria Vallara, Italian composer, born in Parma, Italy (d. 1740) 1818 - Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (1876-78), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1895) 1916 - John Thoday, British geneticist, born in Chinley, Derbyshire (d. 2008) 1949 - Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994) 1953 - Robert Parish, American College/Basketball HOF center (9 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86 Boston Celtics; 97 Chicago Bulls), born in Shreveport, Louisiana 1977 - Marlon Byrd, American baseball player, born in Boynton Beach, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1745 - Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, dies at 57 1910 - Albert Vandal, French earl and historian (Napoleon), dies at 57 1914 - Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26 1943 - A[braham] Merritt, American sci-fi author (The Moon Pool, Burn Witch Bun), dies from a heart attack at 58 1989 - Seymour Krim, American journalist, essayist, and literary critic (b. 1922) 2007 - Charles Vanik, American politician (b. 1918) More Famous Deaths »

1914 - New Zealand forces capture German Samoa 1916 - Transport ship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1,000 die 1916 - General Paul von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff 1920 - Swedish swimmer Håkan Malmrot completes the breaststroke double at the Antwerp Olympics beating teammate Thor Henning in the 200m; also beats Henning for gold in the 400m 1952 - New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima" 1953 - USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb 1956 - French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis 1970 - Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed) 1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the 1st of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NYC 1997 - Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business More Historical Events »