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1683 - 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown, Philadelphia 1917 - Battle of Passchendaele: Canadian troops capture the village of Passchendaele in the Third Battle of Ypres, after 250,000 casualties on both sides 1925 - Greek premier Papanastasiou orders gen Pangulos arrested 1948 - Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey finds the first partial fossil skull of Proconsul africanus, an ancestor of apes and humans on Rusinga Island, Kenya 1958 - US nuclear sub USS Seawolf remains a record 60 days under the north pole 1978 - Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven" film premieres starring Richard Gere 1988 - Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1996 - Lois and Clark (fictional characters) wed 2002 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá as a Catholic saint 2015 - Nobel prize for Physics awarded to Takaaki Kajita (Japan) and Arthur McDonald (Canada) for work on neutrinos More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1866 - 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) 1908 - Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1966 - LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is first declared illegal in state of California, other states follow 1995 - BPAA US Women's Open won by Cheryl Daniels 2018 - Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887) 1927 - Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002) 1946 - Tony Greig, English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa (d. 2012) 1962 - Rich Yett, baseball player 1970 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer 1982 - MC Lars [Andrew Nielsen], American hip-hop artist (iGeneration) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1017 - Wang Dan, Chinese politician in the Song dynasty and grand councilor (1006-17), dies at 59 or 60 1874 - Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50 1893 - Ford Madox Brown, British painter, dies at 72 1973 - Dennis Price, English actor (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Separate Tables), dies at 58 (b. 1915) 2001 - Arne Harris, American television sports director, dies at 67 2022 - Judy Tenuta, American stand-up comedienne and accordion player, dies of ovarian cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1632 - Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen 1864 - Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone, approx 60,000 die 1915 - Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers. 1945 - Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam 1954 - 10th General Conference on Weights and Measures opens, will define the Kelvin as the primary unit of temperature (after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin) 1963 - 17th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs tie All Stars, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Toronto, LW 1964 - San Francisco Fire Department Museum dedicated 1991 - Fresno State ties NCAA football record with 49 points in a quarter (2nd), as they route New Mexico, 94-17 at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno 1991 - Military transport plane crashes at Jakarta, 133 dies 2018 - Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, renamed "Love is in the Bin" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1946 - Newcastle United equals English Football League record for biggest winning margin in a 13-0 thrashing of Newport in a Division 2 match at St. James' Park; Len Shackleton scores 6, Charlie Wayman 4 for the Toon 1950 - "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 100 performances 1960 - KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1976 - MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) and Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks 1990 - Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Kevin Stevens has 2 goals and 4 assists in 7-4 opening-night win against the Washington Capitals at Capital Centre to set NHL record for most points in a season opener (6) 2017 - "The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland (d. 1873) 1875 - Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator born in Redland, Bristol (d. 1938) 1930 - George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017) 1958 - Brent W. Jett Jr, American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72, sk:81), born in Pontiac, Michigan 1970 - Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997) 1972 - Thomas Roberts, American news anchor, born in Towson, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Jean Vigo, French actor and director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante), dies of complications from tuberculosis at 29 1972 - Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula), dies at 64 2003 - Denis Quilley, British actor (Anything Goes, The Lady's Not For Burning, Masada), dies from liver cancer at 75 2011 - Charles Napier, American actor (Night Stalker, Rambo), dies at 75 2015 - Grace Lee Boggs (née Grace Chin Lee), American philosopher, author (The Next American Revolution), civil rights activist and feminist, dies at 100 2019 - Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1993-2008), dies of a heart attack at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1209 - Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach 1809 - Spencer Perceval becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after William Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland retires due to ill health 1906 - Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburg Pirates, 4-0 to end MLB season at 116-36 with .763 winning percentage; unmatched since 1911 - 1st escalator installed on the London Underground at Earl's Court Station 1959 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad 1965 - Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Catholic Pope to leave Italy since 1809, and 1st to visit Western Hemisphere, spending 14 hours in NYC to address the UN, meet with US President Lyndon Johnson, visit the World's Fair and St. Patrick's Cathedral, and celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium 1986 - NY Yankees closer Dave Righetti saves both doubleheader games at Fenway Park for 5-3 and 3-1 wins v Boston; Righetti's MLB record 46th save 1997 - Farm Aid 10 concert in Texas cancelled due to weak ticket sales and moved to Illinois 1999 - "Breathe" single released by Faith Hill (Billboard Song of the Year 2000) 2012 - Turkey’s parliament approves cross-border military operations in Syria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1938 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees win third straight championship; beat Chicago Cubs, 8-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-0 sweep 1944 - British troops land on Greek mainland 1964 - 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1991 - The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. 2022 - NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris's AL single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954) 1892 - Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), killed by Nazis, born in Texingtal, Austria (d. 1934) 1911 - Mary Two-Axe Earley, Mohawk elder and human rights advocate (fought against women's status under the Indian Act), born on the Kahnawà:ke reserve, Quebec (d. 1996) 1932 - Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director 1957 - Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1959 - Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1904 - Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty), dies of tuberculosis at 70 1935 - Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), dies in a car accident at 62 1971 - Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 1990 - Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67 1996 - Tim N Gidal Gidalewitsch, photojournalist, dies at 87 2021 - Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1143 - Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II 1899 - J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner 1918 - Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III 1941 - Adolf Hitler says Russia is "already broken and will never rise again" in a broadcast to the German people 1960 - New York Yankees beat rival Boston Red Sox, 8-7 at Yankee Stadium, ending season on 15 game winning streak and MLB record 193 HRs 1961 - Noël Coward's musical "Sail Away", starring Elaine Stritch, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances 1965 - Dual Melbourne Cup winning Australian jockey Pat Glennon rides French colt Sea Bird to victory in the Prix de l'Arc De Triomphe to claim an impressive double after the thoroughbred's English Derby win 2004 - Final game in Montreal Expos team history is played in NYC against the Mets at Shea Stadium, an 8-1 defeat; Jamey Carroll scores the final Expos run and Endy Chavez is the last Expos batter 2021 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady becomes NFL's all-time leader in career passing yardage in 19-17 win vs NE Patriots at Gillette Stadium: Brady 22-43 for 269 yards to pass Drew Brees' high of 80,358 2022 - Ringo Starr postpones five dates of his All-Starr Band tour in Canada due to his testing positive for COVID-19 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1143 - Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II 1569 - Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots 1918 - Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III 1940 - France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status 1990 - Kansas City 3rd baseman George Brett becomes first in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades; goes 1 for 1 in Royals, 5-2 loss v Cleveland to win AL batting title with .329 average; AL batting champion 1976, 80 2018 - Most expensive whisky ever sold at auction for $1.1 million, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, in Edinburgh, Scotland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter and illustrator, born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1947) 1888 - Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), born in London, England (d. 1970) 1934 - Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles; 3 senior PGA titles; World Cup 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2004) 1946 - Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1996) 1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana 1996 - Adair Tishler, American child actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1777 - Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1775-77), dies at 64 1903 - Benedetto Junck, Italian composer, dies at 51 1907 - Alfred Reisenauer, German pianist and composer, dies at 43 1967 - Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75 2008 - Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Punjab, Bahawalpur), dies at 81 2017 - Michel Jouvet, French neuroscientist and medical researcher who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement (REM sleep), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - Orange Free state mobilizes 1924 - League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva 1943 - New York Yankees sweep 14th MLB doubleheader of year, beating St. Louis Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 at Yankee Stadium 1949 - USSR recognizes People's Republic of China 1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premieres on CBS television in the US 1976 - "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 106 performances 1990 - Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors 1998 - With his team struggling at 28 for 3, Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh smashes a brilliant 157 to guide the tourists to an innings and 99 run win over Pakistan in the 1st Test in Rawalpindi 2011 - TV spy drama "Homeland" starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis premieres on Showtime 2012 - 20 students are gunned down in Mubi, Nigeria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - Prototype for the Ilyushin Il-2, world's most-produced military airplane designed by Sergey Ilyushin, takes it first flight. Over 36,000 made for Soviet airforce in WWII. 1950 - 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks", later "Peanuts", by Charles M. Schulz published in seven nationwide papers 1960 - Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright 1967 - All Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California 2016 - Ryder Cup Golf, Hazeltine National GC: US regains Cup; beats Europe, 17-11; Americans Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed each win 3 matches 2019 - Two politicians in Peru claim to be the country's leader for a day until Mercedes Aráoz resigns so the constitutional court can rule on the matter More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1833 - William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1897) 1928 - Anthony Tippet, British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006) 1936 - Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1968; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana 1946 - Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana 1951 - Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police - "Every Breath You Take"; solo - "Fragile") and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland 1981 - Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries 1971 - Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60 1988 - Alec Issigonis, Greek-British automotive designer who designed the Mini, dies at 81 1989 - Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies 1996 - Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of Quebec province (1970-76, 85-93), dies at 63 2007 - Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre 1890 - Germany's anti-socialist laws lapse 1898 - Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens 1936 - Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from Great Britain (National Day) 1964 - WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1975 - "The Thrilla in Manila"; Muhammad Ali stops Joe Frazier in 14 rounds in Quezon City, the Philippines to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight title 1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya 2011 - Martin Dempsey is appointed US Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Obama 2019 - Indian government bans the export of onions, an important food staple to control prices, causing shortages in Bangladesh and Nepal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight 1944 - Newspaper editor Alejandro Córdova assassinated in Guatemala 1951 - 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson (US ambassador to Denmark) 1953 - KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1999 - In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw 2000 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1622) 1934 - Neil Castles, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1972; NASCAR Cup Series 51 x top 5, 178 x top 10 finishes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2022) 1950 - Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020) 1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor 1967 - Geraldine Heaney, Canadian ice hockey defense (Olympics gold 1998), born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland 1967 - Scott Young, US Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (1,181 NHL games; Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche), born in Clinton, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1770 - Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist, dies at 64 1878 - Mindon, King of Burma (1853-1878) penultimate ruler of the Konbaung dynasty and founder of Mandalay, dies at 70 1943 - Johan van Mierlo, resistance fighter, executed at 35 1975 - Al Jackson Jr., American session drummer, known as "The Human Time Keeper" (Stax; Booker T. and MGs - "McLemore Avenue"), murdered by an intruder in his home at 39 1990 - Curtis LeMay, American air force general (WWII) and VP candidate, dies at 83 2007 - Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and TV theme song composer (Are You Being Served?), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1619 - Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp 1903 - New Gresham's School officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood in Norfolk, England (expansion of original school founded 1555) 1937 - Ryder Cup Golf, Southport and Ainsdale GC: US wins 8-4; first time the host team loses the competition 1949 - Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September 1950 - WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1966 - Bechuanaland, in southern Africa, gains independence from Great Britain, becomes Republic of Botswana 1968 - AL and NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires 1977 - Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th" 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 2021 - Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honoring victims and survivors of residential schools for indigenous children More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1659 - Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe's famous novel) 1943 - Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit 1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death or prison at the Nuremberg war trials 1949 - Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September 1968 - The Supremes release single "Love Child" 1992 - 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1700 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773) 1732 - Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1804) 1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco, illegitimate daughter of Louis II and mother of Prince Rainier III born in Constantine, French Algeria (d. 1977) 1917 - Chung Hee Park, Korean general and President of South Korea (1961-79), assassinated in office, born in Gumi, Japanese Korea (d. 1979) 1932 - Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), born in Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan (d. 2022) 1959 - Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach (Olimpia Milano), born in Catalania, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1581 - Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518) 1803 - Charles Broche, French composer, dies at 51 1910 - Maurice Lévy, French engineer (b. 1838) 1961 - Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec, dies at 72 1990 - Alice Parizeau, Polish-born Quebec writer and journalist, dies at 60 2012 - Turhan Bey [Sahultavy], Austrian-born actor dubbed "The Turkish Delight" (Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), dies from Parkinson's disease at 90 More Famous Deaths »

855 - Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1953 - "Buick-Berle Show" debuts on NBC-TV 1957 - Buddy Holly and The Crickets release 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" 1957 - NFL NY Giants play their last game at Polo Grounds, 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh 1967 - International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system 1984 - "Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75 1986 - USSR releases American journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges 1987 - "thirtysomething" debuts on ABC-TV 2008 - Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual 2020 - Scientists confirm the existence of three new underground lakes on Mars using radar on Esa's Mars Express spacecraft More Historical Events »

Historical Events 219 - Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome 1678 - France and Brandenburg sign peace treaty 1914 - Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1945 - Chicago Cubs clinch NL pennant with record of 98–56 1983 - US Congress authorizes President Reagan to keep 1,600 US Marines in Lebanon 2003 - Hurricane Juan makes landfall in Nova Scotia. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1803 - Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (first to visit Japan and Antarctica), born in Southampton, New York (d. 1872) 1901 - Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981) 1955 - Mark Mitchell, Australian actor (Larger than Life, Con the Fruiterer), bon in Melbourne Australia 1972 - Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver (Corvette Racing 2002-present), born in Huntingdon, England 1993 - Carlos Salcedo, Mexican footballer, born in Guadalajara, Mexico 1994 - Halsey [Ashley Frangipane], American singer-songwriter (Without Me), born in Edison, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1927 - Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist and inventor of the electrocardiodiogram (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1924), dies at 67 1952 - John Cobb, British speed record holder (World Land Speed Record 1938-39, 47), dies attempting to break world Water Speed Record at Loch Ness, Scotland, at 52 1993 - Ghuslam Wyne, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Punjab, murdered at 60 1998 - Jared High, American victim of bullying and suicide, dies at 13 2018 - Otis Rush, American blues musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), dies from complications from an earlier stroke at 83 2019 - Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - General Plutarco Calles elected President of Mexico 1928 - US recognizes the Chinese nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek 1941 - Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg 1961 - American medical drama series "Dr. Kildare", starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, premieres on NBC-TV 1961 - "Purlie Victorious", a farce by Ossie Davis, opens on Broadway 1962 - "Jan Murray Show" last airs on NBC-TV 1963 - Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates record 25.78 mph (415 k) for 440 yds 1984 - Krzysztof Penderecki's initial version of "A Polish Requiem" premieres with Mstislav Rostropovich leading the Stuttgart Radio Symphony 1995 - Dennis Martínez' fastball breaks Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett's jaw, in what becomes his final career plate appearance, in Cleveland Indians 12-4 win 2013 - 27 villagers are killed by Boko Harem in northeast Nigeria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1953 - "Juvenile Jury" TV Children's last airs on NBC, moved to CBS 1956 - "Johnny Carson Show" TV Variety last airs on CBS-TV 1961 - Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic 1962 - "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" debuts on ABC-TV 1962 - "Verdict Is Yours," last airs on CBS-TV 1963 - "King Leonardo" cartoon last airs on NBC-TV More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1910 - Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961-65), born in Lubao, Philippines (d. 1997) 1913 - Alice Marble, American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California (d. 1990) 1913 - Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000) 1947 - Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009-), born in Tungipara, East Pakistan 1966 - Puri Jagannadh, Indian film director (Pokiri), born in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh 1983 - Stefan Moore, English footballer (Aston Villa), born in Birmingham, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1694 - Gabriel Mouton, French abbot and mathematician, dies at about 76 1917 - T. E. Hulme, English writer and poet, dies at 34 1948 - E. J. Ratcliffe, English stage and screen actor, dies at 85 1994 - Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48 2004 - Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), dies at 77 2020 - Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - French fishing vessel SS Vesta collides with American passenger paddle-wheel ship SS Arctic off Newfoundland in heavy fog, sinking the larger passenger ship; 322 killed, most of the survivors were crew members 1916 - 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians 1919 - British troops withdraw from the North Russian town of Archangelsk after fighting Bolsheviks/Soviets 1937 - 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY) 1942 - Heavy German assault in Stalingrad 1988 - Canadian Finn class sailor Lawrence Lemieux abandons race 5 to assist injured competitor after being in 2nd place; selfless act is awarded with the Pierre de Coubertin medal 1989 - Oakland wins AL West and SF wins NL West title 1992 - Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title 2014 - Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final 137-74 2016 - American "boy band" pop music group 'Why Don't We' (WDW) forms in Los Angeles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson) Missouri: 1700 killed or injured 1973 - Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) 1993 - British crime series "Cracker" created by Jimmy McGovern starring Robbie Coltrane debuts on ITV in the UK 2015 - A "Supermoon" coincides with a lunar eclipse creating a "Blood Moon" over much of the earth 2018 - Justin Milne, head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation resigns amid allegations of firing journalists for the government 2020 - Border fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh kills at least 23 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1719 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1800) 1835 - John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1893 [or 4/27]) 1934 - Barbara Howar, American reporter (Washington Post; Entertainment Tonight), born in Nashville, Tennessee 1949 - Graham Richardson, Australian politician and media commentator, born in Sydney, Australia 1953 - Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie - "DJ Riot"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021) 1958 - Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer ("When Words Fail"), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1566 - Marcus A Vida [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies 1916 - Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian writer (Les Heures du Soir), dies at 61 1917 - Edgar Degas, French impressionist painter, sculptor and artist (The Bellelli Family), dies at 83 1955 - Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, dies at 71 1994 - Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51 2011 - Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), dies of emphysema at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1404 - Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established 1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France 1887 - Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone 1926 - JB Fagan's stage drama "And So to Bed", based on the life of Samuel Pepys, premieres in London 1940 - Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire factory in Woolston, Southampton for second time, 30 killed 1949 - Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Los Angeles; old Hollywoodland sign torn down, reconstruction of a replacement begins with just Hollywood 1963 - 1st edition of NYC Review of Books 1964 - Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn 1999 - Ryder Cup Golf, The Country Club, Brookline: US wins 14½-13½ after trailing 10-6 going into the singles; win first 6 matches to set up victory; poor American crowd and team behaviour heavily criticised 2021 - German election: center-left Social Democrats win most seats but not a majority over ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union without its retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1949 - Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Los Angeles; old Hollywoodland sign torn down, reconstruction of a replacement begins with just Hollywood 1968 - 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS-TV 1983 - Lebanon premier Chafiq Wazzan offers to resigns 1987 - Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games 1995 - Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov) 2002 - Overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1903 - Gerhard Nebel, German writer, born in Dessau (d. 1974) 1926 - Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European philologist (Indo-Iranian languages), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2011) 1927 - Joyce Jameson, American comedienne and actress (Spike Jones Show, The Outlaw Josey Wales), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987) 1937 - Valentin Pavlov, Russian politician and Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (1991), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2003) 1983 - Zoe Perry, American stage and screen actress (Young Sheldon), born in Chicago, Illinois 1994 - Marcell Jacobs, Italian track athlete (Olympic gold - men's 100m 2020; first Italian to win the event), born in El Paso, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1952 - George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher and poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 1961 - Juanita Hansen, actress (Fast Company), dies of heart ailment at 67 1966 - Helen Kane, American actress and singer (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 1983 - Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76 1996 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize - organometallic compounds), dies at 75 2017 - Robert Delpire, French publisher, editor and photographer, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1639 - First printing press in America set up in Cambridge under the guaranty of Harvard College 1867 - Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington, D.C. 1929 - Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam 1947 - 2nd Cannes Film Festival ends with six different awards presented including Best Musical for Vincente Minnelli's" Ziegfeld Follies" and Walt Disney's "Dumbo" Best Animation 1970 - Ringo Starr releases his 2nd solo album "Beaucoups of Blues", a collection of country music recorded in Nashville, Tennessee 1973 - 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days 1987 - Major General Sitiveni Rabuka stages a second Fijian coup and declares Fiji a republic 1989 - Boston Red Sox Wade Boggs is 1st to get 200 hits and 100 walks in 4 consecutive seasons 2008 - The "Celtic Tiger" slides into recession for the first time in over two decades, recording a 0.5% fall in second quarter GDP, following a 0.3% decline in the first quarter 2019 - Australia's Capital Territory becomes the 1st state in Australia to legalize recreational marijuana More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1866 - (Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing 1868 - The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevski shipwrecks off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia 1957 - 300 US Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central High School in Arkansas 1980 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 2002 - The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia. 2012 - Anouchka van Miltenburg is elected President of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1612 - Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, Dutch historian, born in Bergen-op-Zoom, The Netherlands (d. 1653) 1816 - Anton de Kontski [Antoni Kątski], Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1899) [some sources cite birth as 1817-10-27] 1846 - Wladimir Köppen [Vladimir Köppen], German meteorologist and climatologist who developed the Köppen climate classification system for the regions of the world, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1940) 1896 - Roberto Gerhard, Spanish Catalan composer (the Plague), born in Valls, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1970) 1952 - Christopher Reeve, American actor (Superman, Somewhere in Time), born in New York City (d. 2004) 1981 - Jason Bergmann, American baseball player, born in Neptune City, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1066 - Harald III Hardrada, King of Norway (1047-66), dies at the Battle of Stamford Bridge at 51 - his death often considered the end of the Viking Age 1716 - Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, dies at 52 1914 - Alfred Lichtenstein, German writer, dies at 25 1970 - Efim Golishev, Ukrainian painter and composer, dies at 73 1986 - Donald MacDonald, Canadian politician and former president of the Canadian Labour Congress (1967-74), dies at 77 1995 - Bessie [Annie Elizabeth] Delany, American dentist and civil rights pioneer, dies at 104 More Famous Deaths »

1529 - Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his Ottoman troops arrive in Vienna, beginning of the siege 1929 - James Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Air Force Base in NY in the first flight to use only instrument guidance to take off, fly a set course and land 1932 - NY Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Los Angeles 1940 - Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR 1957 - "Jailhouse Rock" single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957) 1962 - US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Mississippi 1973 - West African nation of Portuguese Guinea declares independence from Portugal as the Republic of Guinea-Bissau 1981 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1990 - West German President Richard von Weizsaecker signs reunification treaty 1990 - Periodic Great White Spot observed on Saturn More Historical Events »