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Historical Events 1827 - Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada) 1914 - WWI: French fall back at Alsace 1941 - FDR and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia, Newfoundland 1971 - Twins' Harmon Killebrew is 10th to amass 500 HRs, and adds his 501st 1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya 1992 - Soyuz TM-15 lands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1720 - Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1789) 1926 - Benjamin Ward, 1st African American NYC Police Commissioner (1984-89), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1966 - Roberta Donnay American jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("One World"), born in Washington, D.C. 1973 - Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer (Inter Milan), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1978 - Daniel Allsopp, Australian footballer (Manchester City), born in Melbourne, Australia 1994 - Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer (Manchester City), born in Lisbon, Portugal More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1784 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter, dies at 70 1875 - Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (founded journal Globus), dies at 66 1929 - Aletta Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor and women's suffrage activist, dies at 75 1945 - Robert H. Goddard, American rocket pioneer (invented and built the first liquid-fueled rocket), dies of throat cancer at 62 1967 - John Francis Larchet, Irish arranger (Irish national anthem), composer (By the Waters of Moyle), and musical director (Abbey Theatre - Dublin, 1908-35), dies at 83 1988 - Adela Rogers St John "The World's Greatest Girl Reporter", American journalist, screenwriter and author (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

378 - Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed 1778 - Captain James Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering Straits 1859 - Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the US 1864 - Siege of Fort Morgan, Alabama, by Union forces begins (Confederates surrender 23 August) 1910 - Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine 1937 - Ranger (US) easily beats Endeavour II (England) in race 4 to wrap up the 17th America's Cup yachting series, 4-0; it's the final competition for 21 years 1944 - WWII: Port Chicago Mutiny - mass work stoppage by munition loaders at Port Chicago Naval facility concerned with conditions after recent explosion in Port Chicago, California; 50 men were tried for mutiny, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor 1971 - Operation Demetrius (or Internment) is introduced in Northern Ireland allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial; the security forces arrested 342 people suspected of supporting paramilitaries 1988 - Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 888 2001 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1673 - Dutch under Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 1936 - Helen Stephens claims the women's sprint double at the Berlin Olympics having won the 100m and as part of the victorious American 4 x 100m relay team 1942 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, dedicated to city of Leningrad, performed in Leningrad by starving musicians and broadcast to German forces over loudspeakers during siege by Nazi forces 1961 - James Benton Parsons is 1st African American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court 1967 - Biafran offensive against Nigerian army 1991 - British radio show "On the Hour" debuts on BBC Radio 4 with first appearance of Alan Partridge character More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1834 - Elias Álvares Lobo, Brazilian composer, born in Itu, Brazil (d. 1901) 1892 - Charles Delaney, American actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail), born in NYC, New York (d. 1959) 1942 - David Steinberg, Canadian comedian and director (End), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1942 - Jack DeJohnette, American Jazz drummer (Skyline), born in Chicago, Illinois 1962 - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German politician, Leader of Christian Democratic Union (2018-), born in Völklingen, West Germany 1973 - Jimmy King, American NBA guard (Toronto Raptors, University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five), born in South Bend, Indiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1806 - Louis Ferdinand, Prussian prince and a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, dies at 33 1835 - Claus Nielsen Schali, Danish violinist and composer, dies at 78 1944 - Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), murdered at Auschwitz Concentration Camp at 39 1967 - Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of a heart attack at 66 1992 - Thomas J. McIntyre, American politician (Sen-NH, 1963-79), dies at 77 1995 - John Schofield, English BBC journalist, shot to death in Croatia at 29 More Famous Deaths »

1322 - Emperor Godaigo makes Sojiji the chief monastery of Soto Sect 1570 - Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for Huguenots 1911 - The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire. 1969 - The Beatles are photographed by Iain MacMillan crossing the street as they walk away from EMI Recording Studios, for the cover of their "Abbey Road" album 1982 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Ray Floyd wins his second PGA C'ship by 3 shots from fellow American Lanny Wadkins 1992 - Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career HR 2000 - Confederate submarine CSS H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor, off the coast of South Carolina 2013 - Retired Washington Post journalist and editor Ben Bradlee is named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama 2018 - Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering 2022 - FBI conduct a search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Largo, over his handling of classified government documents More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1576 - Cornerstone laid for Tycho Brahe's observatory in Uraniborg, Denmark, will become the world's then most advanced research institution 1700 - Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty 1864 - Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth 1882 - Snow falls on Lake Michigan 1925 - 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C. 1988 - Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years (New York City) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1571 - John Ward, English composer, born in Canterbury, England (d. 1638) 1922 - Gertrude Himmelfarb, American conservative historian, born in New York City (d. 2019) 1950 - Liberatori "Liberty" DeVitto, American rock drummer (Billy Joel, 1976-2006), born in New York City 1958 - Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California 1965 - Angus Fraser, English cricketer (England right-arm pace bowler) 1977 - Kurt Bernard, Costa Rican footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1694 - Antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82 1705 - Willem Roukens, Dutch mayor of Nimegen (old Plooi faction), beheaded for trying to overthrow the new ruler of the city 1747 - Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (repelling a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old), dies at 69 1918 - Gertrude E. Durden Rush, American composer and playwright, dies at 38 1994 - Henriette Santer, Dutch-English clinical psychologist, dies at 62 2008 - Frank Cornish, American NFL center/guard, 1990-95 (San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and 3 other teams), dies of heart disease at 40 More Famous Deaths »

1606 - Possible first performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, performed in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace for King James I 1914 - French government awards King Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 1930 - A large mob estimated at 2,000, lynch two young black men Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana 1938 - Nazis close theologic department of Innsbruck university 1948 - Swedish race walker John Mikaelsson wins the gold medal in the 10k event by 30.6 seconds from teammate Ingemar Johansson at the London Olympics 1970 - Shootout at Marin Courthouse in San Rafael, California, kills 4, including the presiding judge 1983 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Riviera CC: Hal Sutton wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus 1988 - Angola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty 2016 - Miami Marlins veteran Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th member of the 3,000 hit club in a 10 - 7 win v Rockies 2018 - China bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1954 - "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances 1954 - Charles Mahoney becomes 1st US black to serve as a full UN delegate 1984 - Harmonica Frank [Floyd], American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player dies of lung cancer and diabetes complications at 75 1984 - David Rabe's "Hurlyburly" premieres in NYC 1992 - The Orlando Magic signs NBA No. 1 draft pick Shaquille O'Neal 2009 - “Tik Tok” single released by Kesha (Billboard Song of the Year 2010) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - (Mary) "Billie" Burke, American radio, stage, silent and sound film actress (Zieigfield Follies; The Wizard of Oz; Merrily We Live), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970) 1932 - Edward Hardwicke, British actor (Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2011) 1943 - Alain Corneau, French director (Choice of Arms), born in Meung-sur-Loire, France (d. 2010) 1947 - Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader (On Your Own), born in Tzaneen, South Africa 1951 - Gary Hall, American swimmer (Olympic silver 400m medley 1968, 200m butterfly 1972, bronze 100m butterfly 1976; 5 x WR), born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1964 - John Birmingham, Australian author, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53 1848 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, dies at 68 1912 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841) 1943 - Gustav Schmidt, German army general, commits suicide to avoid capture by the Russian army at 49 2004 - Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, dies at 89 2020 - Lê Khả Phiêu, Vietnamese leader, General Secretary (1997-2001), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1699 - HMS Roebuck, captained by William Dampier, lands at Shark Bay, Western Australia on the first British scientific expedition to Australia 1896 - France annexes Madagascar 1914 - Denis Patrick Dowd Jr. enlists in the French Foreign Legion, becoming the first American to fight in World War I 1921 - Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1936 - Japanese athletes quinella the triple jump at the Berlin Olympics; Naoto Tajima wins gold and Masao Harada silver 1937 - MLB overturns New York Yankees' 7-6 win over Cleveland Indians because of umpire error 1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" 1983 - First NFL exhibition game in Europe; Minnesota Vikings beat St Louis Cardinals 28-10 at London's Wembley Stadium 1995 - Revival of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' musical comedy '"Damn Yankees", starring Jerry Lewis and Bebe Neuwirth, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 519 performances 2018 - Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1890 - At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the 1st person to be executed by electric chair 1919 - 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) 1940 - Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire 1967 - Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance throws a perfect no-hitter vs Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather 1983 - Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar catches fire and sinks northwest of Capetown, South Africa 1984 - 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Samuel Powhatan Carter, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Elizabethton, Tennessee (d. 1891) 1826 - Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (Robbery Under Arms), born in London (d. 1915) 1874 - Charles Fort, American writer and researcher (specialized in anomalous phenomena), born in Albany, New York (d. 1932) 1915 - Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1983) 1925 - Leland Smith, American composer, bassoonist and computer coder who led music publishing into the digital age (SCORE), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013) 1945 - John Kongos, South African singer and songwriter ("He's Gonna Step On You Again"), born in Johannesburg More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1866 - John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818) 1945 - Hiram Johnson, American progressive politician, US Senator, Governor of California (1911-17), dies at 78 1945 - Prince Wu of Korea (b. 1912) 1956 - Johan Frans van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist, dies at 96 2009 - John Hughes, American film director (Breakfast Club; Ferris Bueller's Day Off), dies of a heart attack at 59 2011 - Mark Hatfield, American politician (29th Governor of Oregon), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1399 - Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians and Litouwers 1949 - 6.4 Earthquake strikes Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, killing 5,000 people 1959 - 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record) 1966 - West Indies cricket captain Garfield Sobers scores 174 including a century between lunch and tea to set up a 4th Test win v England at Headingley 1969 - Mariner 7 flies past Mars 1986 - It's revealed Andrew Wyeth of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, had secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf 1988 - American politician Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns his seat 1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista Front winning a majority. 1995 - 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden 2021 - New Zealand canoeist Lisa Carrington wins her third Olympic gold medal of the Tokyo Games by winning K-1 500m; 5th career gold for Carrington More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1962 - 1st quasar located by radio 1973 - Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kill 3 injure 55 1975 - Stevie Wonder signs a 7-year, 7 album, with $13 million advance contract with Motown Records 1978 - New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in an NFL exhibition at Mexico City's Olympic Stadium 2005 - NBA announces Las Vegas will host the 2007 All Star game; first time event will be held in a city without an NBA team 2022 - Actress Anne Heche crashes her car into a house in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, igniting a fire that puts her in a coma and destroys much of the house More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1872 - Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist, born in São Luis do Paraitinga, Brazil (d. 1917) 1890 - Naum Gabo [Pevsner], Russian-American sculptor (Stillife Flower), born in Bryans, Russian Empire (d. 1977) 1902 - Irene Rice Pereira, American abstract artist, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1971) 1910 - Nan Gindele, US javelin thrower (World Record 1932-38), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992) 1988 - Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy 1989 - Shanshan Feng, Chinese golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2012), born in Guangzhou, China More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1644 - J. Henry Alting, German theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 1944 - Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer (England) rugby player (Wales), dies fighting in WWII at 38 1950 - Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist and biochemist, dies at 73 1993 - Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band; McCoys), dies of heart failure at 45 2014 - Chapman Pincher, British journalist and author (about secret service), dies at 100 2015 - George Cole, English actor (Minder), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1666 - St James' Day naval battle is an English victory against the Dutch during Second Anglo-Dutch War off the Kent coast 1855 - John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations" 1948 - Hungary's Olga Gyarmati wins the first ever Olympic women's long jump competition at the London Games 1954 - Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning 1974 - Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor 1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1983 - Danielle Steel’s romance novel “Thurston House” is published 1993 - Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania 2019 - British Open Women's Golf, Woburn GC: Hinako Shibuno of Japan wins her maiden major title in her first LPGA event; beats American Lizette Salas by 1 stroke 2021 - Largest wildfire in California so far in 2021, the Dixie Fire at 320,000 acres, destroys the gold rush town of Greenville More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1916 - Denmark and the United States sign a treaty whereby the Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, are to be ceded to the US in 1917 for $25 million 1916 - The Turks attack the British line at Romani in the northern Sinai (WWI) 1962 - Nelson Mandela captured by South African police 1984 - Prince's "Purple Rain" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1996 - Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster and Ned Hanlon inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY 2001 - Australian cricket spinner Shane Warne skittles England (162) with 6/33 to guide tourists to a 7 wicket 3rd Test victory at Trent Bridge; Aussies regain Ashes with record 7th straight Test win v England More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - Arthur Haygarth, English cricket batsman (Middlesex and Surrey, cricket historian), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903) 1927 - Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993) 1930 - Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iranian shia cleric, born in Mashhad, Iran 1958 - Kym Karath, American actress (The Sound of Music - "Gretl"), born in Los Angeles, California 1962 - Joey Huffman, American rock keyboard and organ player (Soul Asylum), born in Pikeville, Kentucky 1983 - Greta Gerwig, American actress and film director (Lady Bird, Little Women, Barbie), born in Sacramento, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter, dies at 39 1875 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of 150 fairy tales (The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen), dies at 70 1905 - Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale, Tanzanian prophet and rebel leader, hanged for treason by German East African military 2004 - Sir Kenneth Couzens, British Deputy Chairman of British Coal Board and significant figure during Miners Strike, dies at 79 2019 - Nuon Chea, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader 'Brother Number Two', dies at 93 2022 - Johnny Famechon, Australian boxer (WBC featherweight champion 1969-70), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1880 - American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, NY, first Commodore William L. Alden 1914 - British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey famously remarks "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time." 1940 - Lithuanian SSR is accepted into USSR 1944 - Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies 1949 - Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form National Basketball Association (NBA), Maurice Podoloff elected head of new league 1975 - Poland and West Germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans 1979 - Fastest jai-alai shot (188 mph), Jose Arieto at Newport Jai Alai, Rhode Island 1998 - The Oval stages first competitive cricket match played under floodlights in London when home team Surrey loses to Sussex by 8 wickets in the day/night 40-over fixture 1998 - Irish band Boyzone release their best-selling single "No Matter What" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman 2000 - South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Amnesty Committee grants amnesty to Curnick Ndlovu, the KwaZulu-Natal leader of the African National Congress and United Democratic Front, for committing sabotage during December 1961 and June 1963 near Durban More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus with Juan de la Cosa second-in-command sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies" 1897 - John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best" premieres in NYC 1973 - National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections 1977 - Radio Shack introduces the TRS-80 personal computer, within weeks thousands were ordered 1996 - American Andre Agassi wins the men's singles Tennis gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics beating Spaniard Sergi Bruguera 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1748 - Carl Ludwig Junker, German composer, born in Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany (d. 1797) 1915 - Sal Santen, Dutch writer (You Are Jewish People), born in Amsterdam (d. 1998) 1936 - Vinko "Vice" Vukov, Croatian singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and 1965), born in Šibenik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2008) 1951 - Hans Schlegel, German astronaut (STS 55), born in Überlingen, Germany 1963 - Isaiah Washington, American actor (The 100), born in Houston, Texas 1999 - Brahim Díaz, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Málaga, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1958 - Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), dies in race accident at German GP at 26 1983 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies of colon cancer at 53 2000 - Michael Meyer, English novelist and translator, dies at 79 2003 - (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48 2007 - John Gardner, English spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels; James Bond continuation novels), dies of suspected heart failure at 80 2017 - Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1782 - George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction 1798 - Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson further decimates the French fleet 1858 - 1st mailboxes installed in Boston and NYC streets 1892 - George A. Wheeler is granted a US patent for a prototype of the escalator 1942 - 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp 1979 - MLB New York Mets purchase contract of outfielder José Cardenal from Philadelphia Phillies between games of a double-header between the two teams 1980 - Fascist bomb attack on Bologna Italy train station, 86 killed 2008 - "Breaking Dawn", 4th book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Saga" is published by Little Brown at midnight with a print run of 3.7 million copies 2013 - Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell 2020 - Islamic State stages a jail break at a prison in Afghan city of Jalalabad, placing bombs at its entrance, results in 20 hr gunfight, 29 deaths and over 300 prisoners at large More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1578 - Battle of Rijmenam: Spanish Habsburg forces defeated by Dutch troops (Eighty Years' War) 1953 - KCPQ TV channel 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 - Race riot in Jersey City, New Jersey 1967 - "In the Heat of the Night" directed by Norman Jewison, based on John Ball's novel of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1968) 1969 - US President Richard Nixon visits Romania 1994 - Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1775 - Jose Angel Lamas, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1814) 1832 - Henry Steel Olcott, American military officer and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1907) 1878 - Aino Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales), born in Kiiskilä, Viipuri Province, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1956) 1945 - Eric Simms, Australian rugby league fullback (8 Tests; NSWRL points record [1,841] stood until 1983; South Sydney), born in Karuah, Australia 1952 - Paul David Crews, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in South Carolina (d. 2022) 1972 - Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer, born in Hail, Saudi Arabia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1100 - William II [Rufus], king of England, shot hunting in the New Forest at 44 1600 - Arent van Dorp, Dutch governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70 1979 - Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician and author (founder of Peruvian Aprista Party), dies at 84 1996 - Michel Debre, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1959-62), dies at 84 1997 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat musician and composer, dies of an illness, disputedly AIDS related, at 58 2020 - Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold, light-flyweight 1980; World C'ship gold 1981), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1720 - South Sea bubble reaches a frenzy in London as the stock price of the South Sea Company peaks at £1,000, collapses soon after and falls to £124 by December 1794 - Whiskey Rebellion begins in western Pennsylvania 1852 - San Francisco Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist 1870 - Irish Land Act gives rights to tenants of landlords in Ireland 1907 - First Scout camp opens on Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, Dorset 1933 - NY's future Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell sets MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings at 45 1/3 as Giants lose 3-1 v Boston Braves 1970 - Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell smacks 3 doubles and 2 homers in a 20-10 Pirates win v Braves at Atlanta Stadium 1971 - "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" debuts on CBS-TV, with comic actor and singer Jimmy Durante as guest 1977 - San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th MLB career grand slam 1985 - Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Cavalry action near Brandy Station-End of Gettysburg Campaign 1932 - George Washington quarter goes into circulation 1976 - XXI Summer Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Officially close 1992 - British athlete Linford Christie (32) becomes the oldest man to win an Olympic 100m gold medal edging Frankie Fredericks in Barcelona 1997 - 6th Athletics World Championships open at Athens, Greece 2021 - 394 migrants rescued from a stricken vessel by humanitarian NGO ships in Tunisian waters More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Herman Melville, American author (Moby-Dick, Billy Budd), born in NYC, New York (d. 1891) 1903 - Thomas D'Alesandro Jr, American politician (US Representative for Maryland (D), 1939-47; Mayor of Baltimore, 1947-59), and father of Nancy Pelosi, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1987) 1932 - Meena Kumari, Indian film actress (Parineeta), born in Dadar, Mumbai, India (d. 1972) 1933 - Erwin Nypels, Dutch economist and Minister of Housing (D66), born in Bloemendaal, North Holland 1955 - Pierre Robert, American rock and roll radio DJ (same station in Philadelphia since 1981), and Deadhead, born in Truckee, California 1964 - Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"; "Accidentally in Love"), born in Baltimore, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1883 - Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies 1896 - William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell, dies at 85 1973 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer, pedagogue (Venice Liceo Musicale, 1932-52), and musicologist (Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi). s at 91 1990 - Norbert Elias, German-British sociologist and philosopher (Process of Civilization), dies at 93 2000 - Hugh Hood, Canadian author (White Figure, White Ground), dies at 72 2012 - Joan Bernard, English educator (Principal Trevelyan College, Durham) and army officer (WWII Auxiliary Territorial Service), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1794 - All Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem 1901 - Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands 1922 - 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minnesota) 1932 - 26th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq wins after tallying 6 stage victories; his second Tour triumph (1930) 1954 - Milwaukee first baseman Joe Adcock becomes only the 3rd player in 20th century to hit 4 HRs in 9-inning game (Lou Gehrig and Gil Hodges) in 15-7 Braves' win over Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field; MLB record 18 total bases 1964 - US Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon 1964 - American glider pilot Al Parker glides 644 miles without a motor 1965 - Cigarette advertising banned on British TV 1988 - Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London's Wembley Stadium 1989 - MLB Minnesota Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to New York Mets More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Matumbi rebellion at Samanga, German East Africa 1922 - 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minnesota) 1934 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Fred Perry beats American Frank Shields 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 15-13 to give Great Britain unassailable 3-1 lead to retain title; ends 4-1 1966 - Two Alabama radio hosts, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton of WAQY in Birmingham ask listeners to send in Beatles albums and merchandise to burn in response to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark that "Christianity will go" 1988 - Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time All Star Willie Stargell becomes 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame 1994 - Netherlands' warmest July since 1783 - average 21.4°C More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1843 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate, born in Krieglach, Austria (d. 1918) 1911 - George Liberace, American violinist (Liberace Show), born in Menasha, Wisconsin (d. 1983) 1920 - Rudolf Halaczinsky, German composer, born in Emma-Grube, Upper Silesia (d. 1999) 1950 - Lane Davies, American actor (Mason-Santa Barbara, Impure Thoughts), born in Dalton, Georgia 1967 - Tony Massenburg, American NBA forward who played for 12 different teams, born in Sussex, Virginia 1975 - Randy Flores, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2006, St. Louis Cardinals), executive (American director scouting SL Cardinals) and broadcaster (Pac-12 Network), born in Bellflower, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - A J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered= 1953 - Robert A. Taft, American politician (U.S. Senator from Ohio), dies at 63 1968 - Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 1978 - Enoch Light, American orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), dies at 70 1995 - Genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83 2002 - Jerome Beatty Jr., American author of children's literature (Matthew and Maria Looney books), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1809 - British armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren 1870 - The Republic of Klipdrift is proclaimed by Transvaal President Andries Pretorius after the discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters; ownership of the diamond fields was contested by the Boer republics 1932 - X Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles, USA 1954 - 5th British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games open in Vancouver, Canada 1966 - FIFA World Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Striker Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick as England beats West Germany, 4-2 after extra time 1975 - Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged" premieres in London 2012 - Indian power grid failure leaves over 300 million without electricity 2017 - Hackers reveal they have stolen data from HBO, including episodes and scripts of Games of Thrones 2017 - Venezuelan voting for a new assembly disrupted by violent protests, at least 3 people killed 2017 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announces American diplomats in Russia cut by 755 in response to American sanctions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1870 - The Republic of Klipdrift is proclaimed by Transvaal President Andries Pretorius after the discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters; ownership of the diamond fields was contested by the Boer republics 1908 - Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris 1985 - Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1988 - Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m 2012 - General Motors (Chevrolet) sign a record breaking 7 year $559 million sponsorship deal with EPL club Manchester United 2022 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for mandatory evacuation of civilians from eastern Donetsk region amid fierce fighting More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1747 - Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, Italian composer, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1832) 1868 - Alfred Weber, German economist and sociologist, born in Erfurt, Prussian Saxony (d. 1958) 1936 - Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, born in Cannes, French Third Republic 1963 - Chris Mullin, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic gold 1992), born in Brooklyn, New York 1974 - Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria 1975 - Tifini Hale, American pop singer (Party - "Rodeo"; "That's Why"), born in Palm Springs, California (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1771 - Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard), dies at 54 1957 - Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 76 1978 - Umberto Nobile, Italian aviator and polar explorer (designed and flew 1st airship across the polar air cap), dies at 93 1978 - Aasan Ferit Alnar, Turkish classical composer, dies at 72 2004 - Jan Hanus, Czech composer, dies at 89 2004 - Andre Noble, Canadian actor (b. 1979) More Famous Deaths »

1773 - 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains completed, Schoenbrunn, Ohio 1923 - Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin 1944 - Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1953 - US bomber shot down by Soviet Air Defence Forces in the Sea of Japan, north of Vladivostok 1954 - Publication of "Fellowship of the Ring" 1st volume of "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London 1955 - Smokey Burgess hits 3 HRs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1965 - Beatles movie "Help" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend 1986 - Bomb attack in West-Beirut, 30 killed 1992 - American Michael Ray Barrowman swims world record 200m breaststroke (2:10.16) at the World Championships in Perth, Australia, breaking his own record set in August 1991 2015 - Over 3,500 immigrants over 2 days attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel at Calais, to cross into Britain More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1902 - Union of Orthodox Rabbis of US and Canada forms 1914 - Austrian-Hungary bombs Belgrade 1930 - 115°F (46°C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record) 1935 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: 3rd straight GB title as Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey beat Americans Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 for unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 5-0 1948 - King George VI opens the XIV Summer Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium in London 1993 - Walter Koenig (Chekov in Star Trek) suffers a mild heart attack More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Komako Kimura, Japanese suffragette, actress and editor (d. 1980) 1906 - Thelma Todd [Alison Loyd], American actress (Dangerous Female), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1935) 1911 - Stephen McNally, American attorney and actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994) 1937 - Charles Schwab, American investor and entrepreneur (Charles Schwab Corporation), born in Sacramento, California 1945 - Mike Garson, American session and touring rock and jazz pianist (David Bowie, 1972-2006; Mick Ronson; Smashing Pumpkins), born in New York City 1956 - Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter ("As Long As I Can Be (With You)"), wife of Bruce Springsteen, born in Deal, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1808 - Selim III, Turkish sultan (1789-1808) poet and composer, assassinated at 46 1838 - Jonathan Huntington, American composer, dies at 66 1918 - Ernest William Christmas, Australian painter (b. 1863) 1958 - Charles O'Malley, American actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61 1963 - Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer, dies at 48 1996 - Jason Thirsk, American punk rock bassist (Pennywise), dies of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot at 28 More Famous Deaths »