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1860 - Dion Boucicault's stage melodrama "The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen" at Laura Keene's Theatre, NYC 1873 - English FA Cup Final, Lillie Bridge, London: Wanderers beat Oxford University, 2-0; second consecutive title 1912 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1912 - 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M 1927 - Henry Segrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona 1946 - Australian cricket bowlers Bill O'Reilly (5/14) and Ernie Toshack (4/12) rout NZ for 42 in one-off Test in Wellington; Test debuts of greats Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller and Don Tallon 1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution 1981 - Jorge Rafael Videla resigns as President and dictator of Argentina, handing the reins to Roberto Viola 2007 - Rihanna releases her hit single "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, goes to No. 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks 2015 - WrestleMania XXXI, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1912 - 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M 1940 - American boxer Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title 1979 - Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine" premieres in London 1992 - Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole 1994 - Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border 1996 - NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - (Abram) "Abe" Lincoln, American sweet jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman; Ozzie Nelson), and Dixieland jazz revivalist, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (d. 2000) 1921 - Hugh Neill, British businessman and Army officer, Lord-Lieutenant (South Yorkshire), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire 1927 - Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina), born in Charleston, South Carolina 1931 - James Weatherhead, Scottish moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland), born in Dundee (d. 2017) 1949 - Keith Simpson, British politician and military historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk 1981 - P.J. Morton, American singer-songwriter and musician (Maroon 5; Gospel According to PJ), born in New Orleans, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1792 - Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier 1980 - Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 1985 - Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73 1985 - Luther Terry, 9th Surgeon General of the United States, dies at 73 2014 - Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention; Rhinoceros), dies of complications from diabetes at 71 2014 - Hobart "Hobie" Alter, American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer who created the Hobie Cat, dies of cancer at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1738 - Parliament sends an address to the king requesting that he demand redress from Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear) 1796 - Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church 1890 - 52nd Grand National: Arthur Nightingall wins aboard 4/1 favourite Ilex 1953 - "Stock exchanges open, dikes closed" raises 5,200,000 guilders 1970 - 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages in Gediz Turkey 1977 - Morarji Desai forms a government in India 1985 - STS 51-D vehicle moves to launch pad 1990 - Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient 1994 - Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election 1995 - Queensland beat S Aust to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins in New Zealand 1862 - Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia 1902 - 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record) 1981 - Viv Richards scores century in the 1st Test at his home Antigua 1999 - Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: 1992 champion Dottie Pepper wins the last of her 2 major titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Meg Mallon 2019 - Study of a 71 year-old British woman who has never felt pain, for the first time understood as due to a gene mutation, published in British Journal of Anaesthesia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Rudolf Frederik Willem Boskaljon, musician and composer, born in Curacao, Portugal (d. 1969) 1959 - Todd Curtis, American actor (Capitol, Skip-Young and Restless), born in Detroit, Michigan 1970 - James Johnson, American NFL/WLAF running back (Tampa Bucs, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming 1975 - Will Cain, American radio and TV journalist (The Will Cain Show ), born in Sherman, Texas 1979 - Park Chae-rim, South Korean actress 1989 - Afrikan Boy [Olushola Ajose], British rapper (Wot It Do?), born in Nigeria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1673 - Adam Pijnacker, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, buried at 51 1863 - James Cooper, US attorney/senator/Union-brigadier general, dies at 52 1927 - Karl Prohaska, Austrian composer, dies at 57 1948 - Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, dies at 77 1963 - Alec Templeton, Welsh pianist and composer (Concertino Lirico), dies at 52 1983 - Ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1613 - The first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy 1668 - English King Charles II grants Royal Charter giving control of Bombay, India to the English East India Company 1709 - Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) 1925 - 84th Grand National: Major John Wilson wins aboard 100/9 shot Double Chance; first year a tape, known then as a 'gate', used at the start line 1932 - De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt 1955 - Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse, episode "The Chivington Raid") 1972 - Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1980 - "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 21 performances 2004 - France beats England, 24-21 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; England earns the Triple Crown 2019 - Facebook bans white nationalism and white supremacy following criticism that Christchurch terrorist able to live-stream his attack More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1625 - Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne 1936 - WOS-AM in Jefferson City Missouri goes off the air 1948 - The Second Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea is convened 1958 - Havana Hilton opens in Cuba, later HQ for Fidel Castro 1962 - NHL Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy 2019 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country is now a "space power" after successfully shooting down a satellite from space in a ballistic missile test More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Sergey Kirov, Russian bolshevik leader, born in Urzhum, Russia (d. 1934) 1912 - Robert Watson Hughes, Scottish-Australian composer, born in Levan, Inverclyde, Scotland (d. 2007) 1925 - John Bayley, English academic and writer (Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch), born in Lahore, British India (d. 2015) 1934 - Arthur Mitchell, African-American choreographer (Dance Theater of Harlem), born in New York 1970 - Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress (Lost), born in Los Angeles, California 1981 - Terry McFlynn, Northern Irish footballer, born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1757 - Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39 1923 - James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet), dies at 80 1969 - B[runo] Traven, writer (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), writer whose identity is disputed, dies at possibly 87 1988 - Jan van den Weghe, Flemish writer, dies at about 67 2006 - Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener, dies at 80 2008 - Jean-Marie Balestre, French president of motor sport's FIA, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1936 - Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska 1937 - Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replaces his 40 oz bat with a 36 oz one 1940 - "The Fifth Column", a play by Ernest Hemingway and adapted by Benjamin Glazer premieres in NYC courtesy of the Theater Guild 1944 - 705 British bombers attack Essen, Germany 1958 - US Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" 1987 - National Federation of State High School Associations adopt the college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1992 - NHL NY Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years 1992 - Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington 1997 - NHL announces Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 season in Japan 2000 - Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Karrie Webb of Australia wins the first of her 2 titles in this event, 10 strokes ahead of defending champion Dottie Pepper More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1872 - 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California 1913 - Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1938 - NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony 1976 - AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M 1995 - "Defending the Caveman" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 671 performances 2012 - Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - James B. Conant, American chemist and President of Harvard University, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1978) 1896 - Rudolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Puma), born in Herzogenaurach, Germany (d. 1974) 1900 - Isadore Freed, Russian American composer, born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (d. 1960) 1936 - Fred Parris, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins - "In The Still Of The Night"), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2022) 1955 - Dean Dillon, American country music singer (Chair), born in Lake City, Tennessee 1986 - Jessica McClure, American baby rescued after being trapped in a well in Texas (1987), born in Midland, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1258 - Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies 1726 - John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), dies at 62 1973 - George Sisler, American Baseball HOF first baseman (AL MVP 1922; AL batting champion 1920, 22 St. Louis Browns) and manager (St. Louis Browns 1924–26), dies at 80 1996 - Edmund Muskie, American politician (Sen-D-Me) and US Secretary of State (1980-81), dies at 81 2011 - Roger Abbott, Canadian comedian (Air Farce Live) (b. 1946) 2017 - Brian Oldfield, American shot-putter (credited with making rotational technique popular), dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1581 - Portuguese Cortes calls Philip II King of Portugal 1776 - Continental Congress authorizes a medal for George Washington 1881 - 43rd Grand National: Irish jockey Tommy Beasley wins his second consecutive GN aboard 11/2 co-favourite Woodbrook 1913 - Great Dayton Flood: winter rains cause Great Miami River to flood, Ohio's greatest natural disaster 1969 - Pakistan General Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as president 1971 - James Callaghan speaks at a rally of the Northern Ireland labour movement, but rejects calls for the Labour Party to open membership to those living in N. Ireland 1988 - Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money 2001 - Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam shoots a final round 69 to win the first of her 3 titles at this event, 3 strokes ahead of 5 runners-up 2006 - Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood 2015 - British musician Zayn Malik announces he is leaving the band One Direction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1947 - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma, 58-47; Crusaders' first victory in first title game 1950 - Wales outclasses France, 21-0 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown 1971 - European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers 1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32) 1996 - Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth 2016 - The Rolling Stones perform a free outdoor concert at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex, in Havana, Cuba, before an estimated crowd of 500,000 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1495 - Leonhard Paminger, Austrian composer, poet and theologian, born in Aschach an der Donau (d. 1567) 1884 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950) 1893 - Edward Hart, American politician (Rep-D-NJ)/1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities, born in Jersey City (d. 1961) 1929 - Tommy Hancock, American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - "I Should Have Married Marie"; "Tacos for Two"), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020) 1969 - Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres) 1971 - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas, WNBA forward (Houston Comets. Olympic gold 1996) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1620 - Johannes Nucius, German composer 1712 - Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) 1909 - Ruperto Chapi, Spanish composer, dies at 57 1969 - Max Eastman, American critic/essayist (Love and Revolution), dies at 86 2020 - Bill Bartholomay, American businessman and MLB owner (Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 1962-76), dies from pneumonia at 71 2021 - Joe Cunningham, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1959, 59²; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1937 - Bus carrying a roller skater troupe to Cincinnati from St.Louis crashes into a bridge abutment in Salem, Illinois, killing 21 people 1966 - Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile 1979 - 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Penn Mich State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts 1986 - 58th Academy Awards: "Out of Africa", William Hurt and Geraldine Page win 1988 - "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 61 performances 1991 - NY Yankees beat NY Mets, 9-3 1991 - 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins 1996 - MTA raises NYC bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 2013 - 25 people are killed by gunmen in a coordinated attack in Adamawa State, Nigeria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1837 - Canada gives its black citizens the right to vote 1880 - Tobacco Growers' Mutual Insurance Company incorporates in CT 1936 - Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons, 1-0 in 16:30 of 6th period of OT; record Stanley Cup playoff game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes) 1967 - University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1979 - Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center 2002 - PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Unheralded New Zealander Craig Perks chips-in twice on the final 3 holes for his only PGA Tour career win, 2 strokes ahead of Stephen Ames More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1188 - Ferrand, Count of Flanders, son of Sancho I, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 1223) 1911 - Herman W. "Fritz" Liebert, American rare books scholar and librarian (Yale University), born in New York City (d. 1994) 1947 - Meiko Kaji [Masako Ohta], Japanese film actress and singer (Lady Snowblood), born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan 1970 - Marques Bragg, NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) 1973 - Jim Parsons, American actor (The Big Bang Theory), born in Houston, Texas 1975 - Julia Bikbova, dance skater (with partner John Lee), born in Kyiv, Ukraine More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1284 - Hugh III of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem (b 1235) 1381 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint 1644 - Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland, dies at 32 1995 - Trevor Oswald Ling, English religious Studies Professor, dies at 75 1996 - Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66 1999 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's activist (b. 1902) More Famous Deaths »

1534 - Aragonese legal code formally recognised 1880 - Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) 1918 - Germany begins using long-range gun, the 'Kaiser Wilhelm Geschütz' ('Emperor William Gun'), aka 'Paris Gun' to shell Paris from Crépy-en-Laonnais, 75 miles away; over several days, 303 rounds kill 256 and wound over 600 1950 - UN World Meteorological Org established 1963 - 8th Eurovision Song Contest: Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann for Denmark win singing "Dansevise" in London 1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 - Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns as chairman of the Social Democratic Party 1994 - Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for NY governor 2004 - Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India 2013 - The US Senate approves its first budget in four years by a margin of 50–49 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1858 - Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia) 1886 - Tchaikovsky's "Manfred" symphony premieres in Moscow, Russia, conducted by Max Erdmannsdörfer 1896 - Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier" premieres in Milan 1920 - Perserikatan Communist of India (PKI) political party forms 1995 - Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record) 2019 - More than 130 Fulani people killed in Ogossagou, Mali, in attack by Dogon hunters, prompting government ban on the hunters More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist (Les Thibault, 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1958) 1929 - James Maxwell, American actor and director (The Portrait of a Lady, The Shadow of the Tower, The Evil of Frankenstein), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1995) 1934 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor, born in Montréal, Québec (d. 2006) 1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American sci-fi author (Mars Trilogy), born in Waukegan, Illinois 1957 - Teresa Ganzel, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory), born in Toledo, Ohio 1960 - Oscar Michael Moore, journalist More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 59 - Agrippina the Younger [Julia Agrippina], Roman Empress (sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero), dies at 43 (circumstances of her death vary, but suggest she was murdered by her son, the Emperor Nero) 1559 - Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) 1669 - Philipp Buchner, German composer, dies at 54 1816 - Ignaz Vitzthumb, Austrian musician, composer, and conductor, dies at 91 1977 - Bennie Green, American swing jazz and soul trombonist (Earl Hines), dies at 53 1980 - Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (Misery Index), dies of a heart attack at 51 More Famous Deaths »

1680 - Parliament of Breisach accepts French sovereignty over Elzas 1872 - Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment 1896 - Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 at the Panhellenic Games 1913 - Song Jiaoren, leader of the Chinese Kuomintang Party, shot at Shanghai Railway Station, dies 2 day later (thought orchestrated by Kuomintang President Yuan Shikai) 1933 - FDR makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal 1978 - The Rutles mockumentary "All You Need is Cash" debuts on NBC television 1986 - Kania skates ladies' world record 1500m (1:59.30) 1989 - US Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of NYC Board of Estimate 1993 - Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS 2012 - Ireland returns to recession as GDP falls by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011 following a fall of 1.1% in the third quarter More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - San Marino and Italy conclude treaty of friendship and cooperation 1943 - Dutch SS police chief Hans Albin Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children 1957 - Earthquake shakes San Francisco 1960 - 1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes 1975 - "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 performances 1991 - Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginaa, seizing drugs More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Gabrielle Roy, French Canadian author (The Tin Flute, Street of Riches), born in St. Boniface, Manitoba (d. 1973) 1915 - Forest 'Bud' Sagendorf, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Wenatchee, Washington (d. 1994) 1922 - Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause), born in New York City (d. 2015) 1941 - Jeremy Clyde, English pop singer and guitarist (Chad and Jeremy - "A Summer Song") and actor (The Iron Lady), born in Dorney, Buckinghamshire 1947 - Patrick Olive, Grenadian percussionist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Grenada 1970 - Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1661 - Hendrick Uylenburgh, Dutch art dealer who launched Rembrandt and others, buried at about 73 1824 - Johann Melchior Dreyer, German composer, dies at 76 1923 - Théophile Delcassé, French statesman (Entente Cordiale), dies at 71 2003 - Terry Lloyd, English reporter (b. 1952) 2005 - Rod Price, British rock and blues guitar and slide guitar player (Foghat, 1971-80 - "Slow Ride"), dies of a heart attack at 57 2020 - Stan Bronstein, American rock saxophonist (Elephant's Memory), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1681 - 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London 1917 - Loretta Walsh becomes US Navy's 1st female Petty Officer 1931 - KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland 1960 - Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa and outlaws ANC 1970 - 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville, 80-69; Bruins' 4th straight title under coach John Wooden 1990 - TV sitcom "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli, Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko premieres on CBS-TV 1991 - UN Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq 2000 - NSYNC release their 4th studio album “No Strings Attached” (2000 Billboard Album of the Year) 2004 - In Malaysia, the 11th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority 2014 - Canadian freestyle skier (moguls) and two-time Olympic gold medalist Alexandre Bilodeau retires at 26 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - Assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler fails 1946 - UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1955 - Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1959 - 113th Grand National: Michael Scudamore wins aboard 8/1 second favourite Oxo; only 4 of 32 starters finish the race 1961 - Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record sum ($3,925,000) 1996 - "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 68 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Uno "Miff" Görling, Swedish jazz trombonist, arranger, bandleader, and composer, bjorn in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1988) 1924 - Karl Heinz Fussl, Austrian composer, musicologist, publisher, and music critic, born in Jablonec, Czechoslovakia (d. 1992) 1929 - Maurice Catarcio, wrestler 1936 - Marek Stachowski, Polish composer (Neusis II; Thakurian Chants), and pedagogue, born in Piekary Śląskie, Poland (d. 2004) 1946 - Ray Dorset, British rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Mungo Jerry - "In The Summertime"), born in Ashford, England 1985 - Adrian Peterson, American Football player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1201 - Absalon, Danish statesman and archbishop (built Copenhagen's first fortifications), dies (b. c. 1128) 1487 - Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) 1891 - Joseph E. Johnston, American military officer (senior officer in Confederate Army and United States Army), dies at 84 2017 - Martin McGuinness, Irish Sinn Féin politician and IRA member, dies of the rare heart condition amyloidosis at 66 2021 - Nawal el-Saadawi, Egyptian feminist writer and activist (Women at Point Zero), dies at 89 2022 - Fevzi Zemzem, Turkish soccer striker (18 caps; AS Göztepe 356 games) and manager (Orduspor), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1627 - France and Spain sign accord for fighting protestantism 1774 - The British parliament passes first of the Intolerable Acts: the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston harbor until colonists would pay for damages following the Boston Tea Party 1868 - Jesse James Gang robs a bank in Russellville, Kentucky, of $14,000 1891 - 53rd Grand National: Irish jockey, trainer Harry Beasley wins aboard 4/1 Come Away 1900 - US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes calling for an 'open door' policy in China have essentially accepted his stand 1934 - American all-round female super athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias pitches a hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in their exhibition pre-season baseball game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1956 - USSR performs nuclear test 1977 - Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India 1994 - El Salvador's 1st presidential election following 12-year-old civil war 2020 - After 20 years with the New England Patriots, six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady officially agrees to move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a 2-year $50m guaranteed deal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1616 - Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana 1932 - Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kara-Kalpak ASSR 1954 - 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley, 92-76; Explorers' small forward Tom Gola is named tournament Most Outstanding Player 1982 - France beats Ireland, 22-9 at the Parc des Princes, Paris but the Irish take the Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-1 record and also their 5th Triple Crown 1987 - FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment) 2000 - Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after a gun battle that leaves a Georgia sheriff's deputy dead More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1469 - Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) 1873 - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian-American piano virtuoso, conductor, and composer (Aleko; Piano Concerto No. 3), born in Oneg or Semyonovo, Russian Empire (d. 1943) [NS=Apr 1] 1883 - Karl Hasse, German composer, born in Dohna (d. 1960) 1922 - Larry Elgart, American big band jazz alto saxophonist, and bandleader ("Bandstand Boogie"; "Hooked On Swing"), born in New London, Connecticut (d. 2017) 1948 - John de Lancie, American actor (Star Trek Next Generation - "Q"; Days of Our Lives), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1986 - Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter (Australian Idol), and actor (Neighbours; Glee), born in Johannesburg, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1937 - Harry Vardon, Jersey golfer (6 time British Open champion, US Open 1900), dies of lung cancer at 66 1969 - Henri Longchambon, French politician, dies at 72 1982 - Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52 1983 - Ivan Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (analytic number theory), dies at 91 1994 - Lewis Grizzard, American humorist (b. 1946) 2010 - Stewart Udall, American politician, environmentalist (b. 1920) More Famous Deaths »

1880 - 42nd Grand National: Tommy Beasley aboard Irish 8/1 chance Empress wins by 2 lengths from defending champion The Liberator 1910 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Adelaide: Rodney Heath wins his 2nd and last Australasian title; beats fellow Australian Horace Rice 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 1954 - US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1955 - 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle, 77-63; Dons' future Hall of Fame center Bill Russell is named tournament Most Outstanding Player 1962 - "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances 1978 - PGA Tournament Players Championship, Sawgrass CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 3rd TPC title, 1 stroke ahead of Lou Graham; 4th straight start for Nicklaus that ends with a top-2 finish 1989 - Wales beats England, 12-9 at Cardiff Arms Park to allow France to claim it's 9th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship 1989 - Boeing V-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight 1994 - England beats Wales, 15-8 at Twickenham, London but the Welsh take the Five Nations Rugby Championship as title decided by using points difference for the first time 2004 - Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1918 - US Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time 1973 - Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" 1989 - Wales beats England, 12-9 at Cardiff Arms Park to allow France to claim it's 9th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship 1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) 2001 - The Bank of Japan issued a monetary policy known as quantitative easing, which stimulated the Japanese economy after the burst of the dot-com bubble. 2018 - Mississippi signs into law the US's strictest abortion laws, no termination after 15 weeks More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1668 - Francesco Gasparini, Italian baroque composer (Ambleto; Missa Canonica), born in Camaiore, Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1727) 1813 - David Livingstone, Scottish explorer who was famously found by Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1873) 1914 - Jiang Qing [Madame Mao], Chinese communist and wife of Mao Zedong, born in Zhucheng, Shandong, China (d. 1991) 1929 - Herman van San, composer 1972 - Nate Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter (The Ultimate Fighter; co-host MMA Uncensored Live), born in Arcata, California 1979 - Hee-Seop Choi, Korean baseball player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1556 - Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 1897 - Antoine T. d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), dies at 87 1939 - Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist 1994 - Giuseppe Diana, Italian anti-mafia priest, murdered 2007 - Luther Ingram, American soul singer and songwriter (b. 1937) 2008 - Raghuvaran, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam actor (b. 1948) More Famous Deaths »

1662 - First public bus service begins, promoted by Blaise Pascal, operates in Paris as the "Carosses a Cinq Sous" until 1675 1870 - 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland California) 1891 - Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone 1938 - NY 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women 1944 - Nazi Germany occupies Hungary 1950 - CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship 1965 - Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced 1990 - 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends 2011 - MESSENGER spacecraft enters Mercury's orbit 2014 - US closes the Syrian embassy in Washington and expels all Syrian diplomats More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1859 - Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform 1913 - King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki 1939 - England beats Scotland, 9-6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to force a share of the Home Nations Rugby Championship with Wales and Ireland 1966 - General Suharto forms government in Indonesia 1994 - South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police 2021 - US Senate confirms William Joseph Burns as new CIA Director More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007) 1910 - Chiang Ching-huo, Chinese politician (son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, President of Taiwan 1978-88), born in Fenghua, Zhejiang, China (d. 1988) 1914 - César Guerra-Peixe, Brazilian violinist and composer (Brasilia Symphony), born in Petrópolis, Brazil (d. 1993) 1925 - James Pickles, English judge and columnist, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire (d. 2010) 1926 - Peter Graves [Aurness], American actor (Mission Impossible, Airplane!, Stalag 17), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2010) 1996 - Madeline Carroll, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1886 - Leopold Zunz, German Jewish scholar (Science of Judaism), dies at 91 1944 - Benjamin Delmonte, theater director and actor (Black Haired Whore), dies at 79 1947 - William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (General Motors), dies at 85 1958 - Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 51 1983 - Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist (b. 1910) 2022 - John Clayton, American sports journalist/reporter (The Pittsburgh Press, The News Tribune; ESPN), dies at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1800 - British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die 1842 - Treaty of 1842: Wyandotte (Huron) Indian nation cedes 114,000 acres of land in Ohio and Michigan to US, in exchange for 148,000 acres west of the Mississippi 1897 - British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win World Heavyweight title in Carson City, Nevada 1900 - American modern dancer Isadora Duncan gives her first Europen performance in London, England 1943 - Physician Willem J. Kolff performs the world's first 'hemodialysis' using his artificial kidney machine, however the treatment is unsuccessful and the patient dies, in the Netherlands 1959 - Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations 1960 - US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA 1961 - Jaguar head William Lyons debuts the first E-Type model at the Geneva International Motor Show, creating a sensation 1995 - Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams visits the White House in Washington, D.C. 2021 - America's Cup, Auckland: Emirates Team New Zealand beats Italian yacht Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli by 46s in race 10 for a 7-3 series victory and retain the cup More Historical Events »