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Historical Events 1688 - France declares war on Germany 1948 - Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally), an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to proliferate propaganda during World War II, pleads not guilty to eight chargs of treason in Washington, D.C. 1958 - 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Iowa 1980 - Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1990 - Saddam Hussein states his willingness to strike first and his intention to damage oil fields in the region if Iraq does strike 2018 - Real Madrid midfielder and Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world's best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France's Didier Deschamps best men's coach More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Artur Lemba, Estonian concert pianist, composer (Sabina), and piano teacher (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1908-20), born in Revel, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1963) 1898 - Charlotte van Pallandt, Dutch sculptress, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1997) 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer (Stockport County), born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer, artist, screenwriter and filmmaker, best known as the creator of 'the Muppets" (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 1990) 1962 - Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), born in San Francisco, CA (d. 2019) 1966 - Atul Bedade, Indian cricketer (ODI batsman), born in Bombay, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1494 - Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454) 1802 - Alexander Radishchev, Russian writer (Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow), commits suicide by drinking poison at 53 1982 - Paulus Akkerman, Dutch-Frisian baker, writer (Each om Each), and translator, dies at 74 1994 - Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65 1994 - David Napley, English solicitor, dies at 79 1996 - Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1795 - Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris 1845 - 1st baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code 1846 - Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune 1868 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Tom Morris Jr. beats his father, Tom Morris Sr. by 3 strokes; at 17 young Morris remains youngest Open champion 1972 - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos announces state of emergency and declares martial law 1973 - Argentine General Elections - former Argentine President Juan Perón returns to power 1982 - "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 5 performances 2012 - Scientists discover four genetically distinct types of breast cancer 2022 - US President Joe Biden awards British singer Elton John with National Humanities Medal 2022 - British PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng release "the mini-budget that broke Britain" containing largest tax cuts. Leads to an economic crisis and the downfall of both. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1912 - 1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released "Cohen Collects a Debt" 1958 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 - Stravinsky's "Thieni" premieres in Venice 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1970 - IBM announces System/370 Model 145, their 1st computer to employ semiconductors for its main memory 1983 - Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa KOs American Michael Dokes in 10 rounds in Richfield. Ohio for WBA heavyweight boxing title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985) 1910 - Elliot Roosevelt, American general, writer and son of FDR (Murder in the Oval Office), born in New York City (d. 1990) 1925 - Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft) 1929 - Wally Whyton, English musician and broadcaster (BBC 2), born in London, England (d. 1997) 1976 - Faune A. Chambers, American actress 1985 - Brian Brohm, American football player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - Jean Chacornac, French astronomer, dies at 50 1943 - Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks) and screenwriter, dies at 78 1991 - Ernestine McClendon, director/actress (Homer and Eddie), dies 1994 - Robert Bloch, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho), dies of cancer at 77 2004 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86 2010 - Teresa Lewis, American murderer (b. 1969) More Famous Deaths »

1866 - War of the Triple Alliance: Decisive battle of Curupayty results in a Paraguayan victory and heavy losses for Argentinian and Brazilian forces 1905 - US Open Men's Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson wins his 3rd consecutive Open title, and his record 4th overall, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith 1913 - George M. Cohan's play "Seven Keys to Baldpate" premieres in NYC 1919 - -Jan 20] Steel strike in the US 1943 - British dwarf submarines attack German battleship Tirpitz 1961 - Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hrs 10 min at 42. 1964 - "Man from U.N.C.L.E." premieres starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum on NBC-TV: open channel D 1985 - St Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man 1990 - Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HRs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 2019 - "Howdy, Modi!" US President Donald Trump holds a mass rally for Indian PM Narendra Modi in Houston, Texas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1504 - Treaty of Blois signed between Philip of Burgundy, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and French King Louis XII 1890 - First known ascent of Mt. Olympus, Washington, by an expedition led by Joseph P. O'Neil 1955 - Commercial television begins in the UK with the launch of ITV, soon airs the 1st advert on UK TV, for Gibbs SR toothpaste 1961 - Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hrs 10 min at 42. 1971 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 2013 - Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats win a third term with their best result since 1990 in German Federal elections More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1547 - Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590) 1788 - Theodore Hook, English author, famous practical joker and recipient of the world's 1st postcard, born in London (d. 1841) 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American film director and actor (Greed; La Grande Illusion; Sunset Boulevard), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957) 1936 - Art Metrano, American comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021) 1953 - Richard Fairbrass, English singer and bassist (Right Said Fred), born in Kingston upon Thames, England 1978 - Ed Joyce, Irish-English cricketer, born in Dublin, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1286 - Mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60 1399 - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1366) 1970 - Alice Hamilton, American physician, scientist and social advocate (workmen's compensation laws, occupational illnesses), dies at 101 1971 - Yvonne St Clair, American dancer, dies at 57 2004 - Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler, dies at 41 2005 - Johan "Joop" Doderer, Dutch actor (Swiebertje; My Fair Lady), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1915 - Cecil Chubb buys English prehistoric monument Stonehenge for £6,600 1944 - Operation Market Garden: Last British paratroopers at Arnhem Bridge surrender after several days of fighting 1961 - Maiden flight of the CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter 1964 - Malta becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1993 - Ukraine government of Kutshma resigns 2003 - Galileo mission terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's atmosphere, where it is crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes 2004 - Green Day release their album "American Idiot" in the US 2013 - 59 people are killed and 175 wounded in a shopping mall gun battle in Nairobi, Kenya 2015 - 67th Emmy Awards: hosted by Andy Samberg, "Game of Thrones", Viola Davis, John Hamm win 2019 - "Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness reveals he is living with HIV and is a sexual abuse survivor, ahead of the publication of his autobiography More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1451 - Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge 1958 - American pilots Jim Heth and Bill Burkhart complete 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours (50 days, 16 minutes), landing "The Old Scotchman", their modified Cessna 172 in Dallas, Texas; record broken 123 days later 1970 - Oakland A's Vida Blue no-hits Minnesota Twins, 6-0 2013 - 100 people are killed in a series of attacks across Iraq 2017 - Discovery of the first brainless animal that sleeps, the jellyfish Cassiopea, research published in "Current Biology" by Caltech scientists 2022 - New York Attorney General Letitia James files lawsuit against Donald Trump and three of his children, alleging widespread fraud through inflating his personal net worth by billions of dollars More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1452 - Girolamo Savonarola, Italian preacher and dictator of Florence (1494-98), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1498) 1905 - Robert Lebel, French Canadian ice hockey executive, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 1999) 1931 - Sykuro Manabe, Japanese-American meteorologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering work on climate change), born in Ehime, Japan 1945 - Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner 1968 - Jon Brookes, English drummer (The Charlatans), born in Burntwood, Staffordshire (d. 2013) 1991 - Jordan Hasay, American track and field athlete More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 687 - Conon, Sicilian Pope (686-87), dies 1883 - Johannes van Vloten, Dutch man of letters and theologist, dies at 65 1935 - Herm McFarland, American MLB outfielder (first grand slam in AL history), dies at 65 1948 - Bokke R. S. Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist, poet, and author (Lok en Lijen (Happiness and Suffering)), dies at 65 1986 - Pierre Wigny, Belgium politician (Minister of Foreign affairs 1958-61), dies at 81 1991 - Angelo Rossitto, American dwarf actor (known as "Little Moe", Carousel), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1596 - Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain. 1830 - 1st Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods 1833 - Charles Darwin arrives in Buenos Aires after travelling through the Argentine interior with guachos 1877 - Chase National Bank opens in NYC (later merges into Chase Manhattan) 1913 - US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: 20-year old amateur Francis Ouimet wins his only Open title in an 18-hole playoff, 5 strokes ahead of Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray 1917 - British assault on Polygon Forest, France 1964 - Günter Grass' play "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin 1977 - Russell Means addresses the UNHCR in Geneva: criticizes the United States, describing Native Americans as "people who live in the belly of the monster" 1985 - Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players 2000 - Patent on RSA cryptograph algorithm ends More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1871 - Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia. 1877 - Chase National Bank opens in NYC (later merges into Chase Manhattan) 1944 - Polish forces free Terneuzen Neth 1948 - Mexican Baseball league disbanded 2000 - The British MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by a Russian-built Mark 22 anti-tank missile. 2019 - Researchers for SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) propose that aliens may have bugged earths co-orbitals (nearby orbiting rocks) in "The Astronomical Journal" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1653 - Benedict Schultheiss, German composer, born in Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1693) 1886 - Charles Williams, British poet and writer, born in London (d. 1945) 1935 - Keith Roberts, English writer (Irish Encounter, Ladies from Hell), born in Kettering, Northamptonshire (d. 2000) 1938 - George J. Hochbrueckner, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Queens, New York 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish translator and novelist (Corazón Tan Blanco - A Heart So White), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022) 1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-American rock guitarist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63 1973 - Maurice T. "Maury" Muehleisen, American musician and songwriter (Jim Croce), dies in a plane crash at 24 1996 - Paul Erdos, Hungarian mathematician, dies of a heart attack at 83 1999 - Raisa Gorbacheva, Russian philanthropist and wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, dies at 67 2006 - Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer (Cries and Whispers), dies at 83 2010 - Leonard Skinner, American high school gym teacher; namesake of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I 1865 - Atlanta University founded 1929 - Latvia dictator A Woldemaras chased out 1940 - Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance 1953 - "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 performances 1970 - 1st Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Tyrannosaurus Rex headlines; other performs include: Wayne Fontana, Steamhammer, Duster Bennett, Al Stewart, Amazing Blondel, Keith Christmas, Quintessence, and Stackridge 1989 - "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" 4th studio album by Janet Jackson is released (Grammy Award Best Long Form Music Video 1990, Billboard Album of the Year 1990) 2017 - US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations vowing to “totally destroy North Korea” if threatens the US 2017 - New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals 2022 - Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes western Mexico on exact anniversary of two previous temblors in 1985 and 2017, killing at least two people, More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Battle at Iuka Mississippi (1,700 casualties) 1952 - "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US 1960 - Chubby Checker's "The Twist" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 1996 - "Skylight" opens at Royale Theater NYC 2006 - Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared. 2022 - Scientists discover site of the Amazon's tallest tree, an angelim vermelho at 88.5 meters (290 feet) tall and 9.9 meters (32 feet) wide, Iratapuru River Nature Reserve, northern Brazil, More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1749 - Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (The History of Astronomy), born in Amiens, France (d. 1822) 1811 - Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader, born in Hartford, New York (d. 1881) 1904 - Karen Aabye, Danish author (Less bedstemor there jomfru), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1982) 1921 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator and philosopher (critical pedagogy), born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (d. 1997) 1946 - Brian Henton, English racing driver, born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire 1967 - Kenny Smith, American bluegrass guitarist and vocalist (Lonesome River Band, 1996-2001), born in Nine Mile, Indiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1902 - Masaoka Shiki, Japanese haiku and tanka poet and diarist (Salt Water Ballads), dies at 34 1935 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian pioneer in rocket and space research, dies at 78 1993 - Richard Landau, American screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies at 79 1995 - Mr. Bo {Louis Collins], American electric blues guitarist and singer, dies at 63 2000 - Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as "the Scream Queen" for her work in B-movies, dies of kidney failure at 69 2013 - Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (President of Nintendo, 1949-2003, owner of Seattle Mariners), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1929 - Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs 1934 - St Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1 1934 - USSR admitted to League of Nations 1938 - Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0 1938 - Despite losing a double header (4-3, 8-7) to the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park III, the New York Yankees clinch their 10th AL pennant 1965 - Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy spoof sitcom "Get Smart" starring Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt, debuts on NBC-TV 1997 - Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame 1998 - "Rush Hour" directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker released - Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough 2005 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Paris, France: Russian pair Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina win deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce of France; clinches Russia's 2nd consecutive title, 3-2 2019 - Boarding school fire kills at least 27 in Monrovia, Liberia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1872 - King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway 1891 - Harriet Maxwell Converse is 1st white woman to become an Indian chief 1934 - USSR admitted to League of Nations 1940 - Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani 1978 - "WKRP in Cincinnati", an ensemble TV sitcom created by Hugh Wilson and set in a struggling radio station debuts on CBS 2018 - Amnesty International says 400 civilians have been killed in conflicts between Cameroon soldiers and Anglophone separatists in 2018 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1750 - Tomás de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias), born in La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands of Spain (d. 1791) 1894 - Fay Compton [Virginia Compton-Mackenzie], British stage and screen actress (Hamlet; The WInter's Tale; Othello; The Haunting), born in West Kensington, London (d. 1978) 1964 - Luca Belcastro, Italian classical music composer, born in Como, Italy 1965 - Uğur Şahin, German immunologist (BioNTech - created 1st mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19), born in İskenderun, Turkey 1975 - Jason Sudeikis, American comedian, writer, and Emmy Award-winning actor (Horrible Bosses; Ted Lasso; SNL, 2005-13), born in Fairfax, Virginia 1980 - Adeel Akhtar, English actor (Murdered by My Father), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Marie Shotwell, American actress (Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 54 1952 - Hippoliet Daeye, Belgium painter (Dreamy), dies at 79 1964 - J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist, dies at 75 1965 - Marshall Field IV, American newspaper publisher (owned Chicago Daily News), dies at 49 1975 - Fairfield Porter, American painter, dies at 68 1991 - Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock singer (MC5 - Kick Out The Jams), dies of a heart attack at 46 More Famous Deaths »

642 - Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria 1873 - 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1901 - Battle of Blood River Port: Boer commandos led by Louis Botha defeat a British Mounted Infantry force commanded by Major Hubert Gough 1955 - Future MLB Hall of Famer Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game 1956 - Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1963 - "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV 1980 - Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness", directed by Michael Ritchie, premieres 1980 - Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1992 - NFL decides to suspend World League Football 2018 - US border control agent confesses to the murder of four women and assault of another in Laredo, Texas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1955 - Sammy Fain and Dan Shapiro's musical comedy "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC. after 176 performances 1963 - Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32 1965 - CBS premiere of WWII sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" 1977 - Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Lytham and St Annes: US wins 12½-7½; last time a Great Britain and Ireland team competes for Ryder Cup 1983 - 8th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Big Chill" directed by Lawrence Kasdan wins the People's Choice Award 2010 - The 54 year run of the soap opera As the World Turns ends as its final episode is broadcast. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1688 - Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14), born in Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (d. 1714) 1819 - Leon Foucault, French physicist whose pendulum proved that the Earth rotates, born in Paris (d. 1868) 1857 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian pioneer in rocket and space research, born in Izhevskoye, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1935) 1909 - Kenneth Darling, British Army Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, born in Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1998) 1953 - Altaf Hussain, Pakistani politician and founder of MQM 1989 - Jonathan McReynolds, American gospel musician (Make Room), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1823 - Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76 1863 - Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen), dies at 59 1892 - Ignaz Vincenz Zingerle, Austrian poet, dies at 67 1895 - Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies 1958 - Friedrich Adolf Paneth, Austrian-British chemist, dies at 71 1996 - Spiro Agnew, American politician (Vice President, 1969 until resignation over corruption allegations in 1973), dies of leukemia at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1915 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia adjourns 4th Duma 1920 - The "Wall Street bombing" occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143 1940 - US President FDR signs Selective Training and Service Act - 1st US peacetime draft 1941 - Jews of Vilna, Poland, confined to the Ghetto 1954 - CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting 1961 - CDU loses West German election 1965 - Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 1965 - Sobibor trial opens in Hagen, West Germany 1974 - US President Gerald Ford announces conditional amnesty for US Vietnam War deserters 1997 - Mark McGwire signs with the St Louis Cardinals for $26M More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1575 - King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Huguenots 1901 - Alturas, California, is incorporated as the only city in Modoc County 1943 - Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquers Romny, Northern Ukraine 1995 - Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996 2007 - One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people. 2012 - 8 police officers are killed by a roadside bombing by Kurdistan Workers' Party militants in Turkey More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1736 - Johann Nikolaus Tetens, German-Danish philosopher and mathematician, born in Tetenbüll, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1807) 1883 - George Duncan, Scottish golfer, course designer (British Open 1920), born in Methlick, Scotland (d. 1964) 1929 - Dale Kildee, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan, 1977-2013), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2021) 1934 - George Chakiris, American actor (West Side Story), born in Norwood, Ohio 1942 - Linda G Miller, American actress (Night of the Juggler, Mississippi), born in NYC, New York 1966 - Kevin Curtis Young, American 400m hurdler, born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1993 - Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), dies of a heart attack at 80 1994 - Dolly Hare, German/British actress (Broken Blossom), dies at 84 2007 - Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series (b. 1948) 2015 - Bob Cleary, American US Hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), dies at 79 2018 - Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely, American RandB saxophonist, dies of prostate cancer at 91 2019 - Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group - largest fund-management in the UK), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

608 - Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1777 - George Washington, on authorization of Congress, appoints Casimir Pulaski as brigadier general in Continental Army cavalry 1795 - "Lyrical Ballads" published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth - 1st work of English Romantic movement (probable date) 1921 - WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions 1931 - British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts 1943 - Concentration Camp Kauwen in Lithuania opens 1963 - Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria 1968 - Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry 1975 - 1st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 17-3 in Foxborough 2019 - "Jojo Rabbit" directed by "Taika Waititi and starring Scarlett Johansson wins the top award at the Toronto Film Festival More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1851 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1957 - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1963 - Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria 1987 - Italy sends a naval contingent to the Persian Gulf 1988 - Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi 2019 - Hong Kong police use water cannons and tear gas attempting to disperse thousands of protesters outside the British embassy, as protests continue in the city More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1760 - Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg (d. 1824) 1890 - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1974) 1899 - Milton S. Eisenhower, American University President (Pennsylvania State) and brother of Dwight, born in Abilene, Kansas (d. 1985) 1907 - Jack Bailey, American TV host (Queen for a Day), born in Hampton, Iowa (d. 1980) 1929 - Eva Burrows, Austrian Salvation Army officer, 13th General of The Salvation Army, born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 2015) 1962 - Dina Lohan, American television personality, mother and manager of actress Lindsay Lohan, born in NYC, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1525 - Jan de Bakker [Johannes Pistorius], Roman Catholic priest who was the first preacher in Northern Netherlands to be put to death as a direct result of his Protestant beliefs, burned at the stake at 26 1750 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel, one of the first European composers to emigrate to America), dies at 59 1794 - Abraham Clark, American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 68 1859 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway), dies of a stroke at 53 1942 - Jack Singer, American war reporter, dies aboard USS Wasp 2020 - Moussa Traoré, Mali soldier, politician and dictator, President of Mali (1968-91), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1180 - Minamoto no Yoritomo led force of 300 defeated at Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan 1856 - Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters 1900 - There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels. 1933 - 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire 1942 - US Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz presents the 1st Medal of Honor of WWII, for courage and valor beyond the call of duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor, to sailor John William Finn; ceremony took place in Pearl Harbor aboard USS Enterprise 1958 - Two rockets designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, the first German post-war rockets, reach the upper atmosphere. 1972 - Jason Miller's "That Championship Season," premieres in NYC 1973 - Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s 1985 - "The Golden Girls", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC 2021 - California Governor Gavin Newsom defeats a state vote to recall him from office More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Skirmish at Fox's Gap, American Civil War 1929 - A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox 1955 - Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245) 1965 - Western sitcom "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC 1991 - San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34 2012 - Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist and poet, born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2009) 1929 - Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in Cape Fair, Missouri (d. 2011) 1934 - Dicky Maegle [Moegle], American College Football Hall of Fame and NFL halfback (All-American 1954, Rice; Pro Bowl 1955, San Francisco 49ers), and broadcaster, born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2021) 1970 - Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee 1984 - Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor and singer (Vicky Donor), born in Chandigarh, India 1984 - Melissa McGhee, American rock singer (American Idol, season 5), born in Tampa, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1743 - Johann Michael Müller, German organist and composer, dies at 59 1763 - Johann Philipp Sack, German composer, dies at 40 1940 - Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory), dies at 61 1965 - J. W. Hearne, English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 30 wickets, 1 x 100; Middlesex), dies at 74 2013 - Stefan Wewerka, German architect and sculptor, dies at 84 2021 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show), dies of cancer at 61 More Famous Deaths »

122 - Building begins on Hadrian's Wall, Northern England 1553 - English bishop Hugh Latimer arrested 1845 - English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the 'Faraday effect', the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light 1966 - Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa 1970 - New York City Marathon: inaugural event won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38 1987 - Cesium-137 stolen from abandoned hospital in Rio de Janeiro 1989 - Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner 1997 - Elton John releases single "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" in the UK 2008 - New Zealand beats Australia, 28-24 in Brisbane to clinch their 4th straight Tri Nations Rugby Series; flyhalf Dan Carter scores a try and lands 4 conversions for the All Blacks 2017 - UN Secretary-General António Guterres says Rohingya refugee crisis now "catastrophic" as 370,000 confirmed to have fled Myanmar More Historical Events »

Historical Events 533 - General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa 1924 - 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0) 1971 - WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 - Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow 1985 - John Williams introduces new Today Show theme 1990 - Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1475 - Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, Italian aristocrat, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1507) 1814 - Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1903) 1902 - Hermine Heijermans, Dutch actress, politician and author (Grote Klaas en kleine Klaas), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983) 1924 - Norman Alden, American character actor (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012) 1963 - Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician (Minister of State), born in Messinia, Greece 1993 - Niall Horan, Irish Pop singer (One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"), born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1881 - Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, industrialist and politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69) who popularized sideburns, dies of a heart attack at 57 1915 - Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835) 1946 - Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, dies at 71 1994 - John Stevens, British jazz drummer (Spontaneous Music Ensemble), dies of a heart attack at 54 2001 - Dorothy McGuire, American actress (Gentlemen's Agreement, Old Yeller, Summer Magic), dies of cardiac arrest following a short illness at 85 2012 - Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1639 - Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England 1776 - Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission 1940 - 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) 1962 - Wash Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game 1981 - Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1986 - "Blue Velvet" directed by David Lynch, Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Dennis Hopper debuts in Toronto 1987 - Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year 1988 - 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card 2007 - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder. 2018 - More than 3,600 children reported abused by Catholic priests in Germany (1946-2014) in leaked report More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1908 - Canada appoints a Civil Service Commission, initiating a more equitable system for selecting civil servants 1935 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 for his lone major singles title 1953 - Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team, defeating Milwaukee Braves 5-2. Brooklyn finishes season with record of 105-49. 1956 - Black students enter and are barred from Clay Ky elementary school 2005 - Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. 2009 - US Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Kim Clijsters becomes first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament; beats Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5, 6-3 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1855 - Jacobus of Looy, Dutch writer and painter (Death of My Cat), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1930) 1901 - Ernst Pepping, German composer, born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1981) 1944 - Ron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 1946 - Tony "T-Bone" Bellamy, American rock guitarist (Redbone), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2009) 1962 - Amy Yasbeck, American actress (Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask), born in Blue Ash, Ohio 1996 - Colin Ford, American actor (Under the Dome; We Bought a Zoo), born in Nashville, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1732 - Jean Philippe Eugène de Mérode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58 1947 - Harry Rowe Shelley, American hymn composer, dies at 89 1953 - Hugo Schmeisser, German inventor and weapons designer, dies at 68 2004 - John Buller, British composer, dies at 77 2008 - David Foster Wallace, American author and essayist (b. 1962) 2017 - Edith Windsor [née Schlain], American LGBT rights activist (lead plaintiff in United States v. Windsor), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »