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Historical Events 1836 - Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Oregon Country (now US state of Washington) 1931 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and 6th homer in consecutive games in NY Yankees' 5-1 win v Boston Red Sox 1954 - Paramount Pictures releases "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly 1972 - Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato wins the parallel bars gold medal at the Munich Olympics, his 3rd gold of the Games including team and individual all-round victories 2019 - Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco islands, northern Bahamas as a category five storm with winds of 180mph (285km/h) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (Misery, Havana, Sylvester), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1926 - Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017) 1965 - Hardy Nickerson, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1993, 96–99; All-Pro 1993, 96-97, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Compton, California 1972 - Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia 1977 - David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1256 - Kujo Yoritsune, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44), dies at 38 1995 - Ernest Marke, Sierra Leonean seaman and club owner, dies at 93 2015 - Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84 2021 - Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), dies from COVID-19 at 76 2023 - William B. Richardson, American Democratic politician and diplomat who was Governor of New Mexico (2003-11), Representative of New Mexico (1983-97) and US Ambassador to the UN (1997-98), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1886 - 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston, South Carolina, 110 die 1891 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Oliver Campbell beats Clarence Hobart 2-6, 7-5, 7-9, 6-1, 6-2; second of 3 straight titles 1920 - Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ, 950AM) is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1954 - WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins 1971 - An inquiry into allegations of brutality by the security forces against those interned without trial in Northern Ireland is announced 1991 - Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1997 - Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis 2023 - Two leaders of right wing group the Proud Boys given lengthy sentences for sedition for their assault on the US Capitol - Joseph Biggs 17 years and Zachary Rehl 15 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1837 - Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous "The American Scholar" speech to Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares American literary independence from Europe 1843 - Liberty Party nominates James Birney as presidential candidate 1900 - Brooklyn pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Philadelphia Phillies in 2nd inning of the Superbas' 9-4 loss at Washington Park; Kennedy still achieves his 4th 20-win season 1935 - Russian miner Aleksey Stachanov digs 102 tons of coal in under 6 hours, using a jackhammer 1945 - The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 1969) 1929 - Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994) 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1956, 64; Art Ross Trophy 1956; Conn Smythe Trophy 1965; record 17 Stanley Cups), born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec (d. 2014) 1970 - Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City 1974 - Jeremy O'Day, American CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts) and manager, born in Buffalo, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1590 - Floris Thin, Dutch politician and land advocate of Utrecht, dies 1942 - Georg Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in Battle of Alam el Halfa at 51 1976 - Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, Dutch theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 2009 - Maria de Lourdes Martins, Portuguese pianist and composer, dies at 83 2011 - Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1751 - George Frideric Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha" 1888 - Lord Walsingham kills 1,070 grouse in a single day 1933 - Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar forms the secret police (PIDE) 1945 - Hong Kong is liberated from Japanese control 1966 - American medical drama series "Dr. Kildare," starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, ends a five-season run on NBC-TV 1976 - Tom Brokaw starts as news anchor of NBC's "The Today Show" 1984 - Red Sox's Jim Rice grounds into a record 33rd double play en route to 36 1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada runs the 100 m in a world record time of 9.83 seconds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1904 - American runner Thomas Hicks wins the marathon gold medal with a time of 3:28:53 over a 40 km course at the St. Louis Olympics 1926 - Jack Hobbs scores 316 not out at Lord's (Surrey vs. Middlesex) 1949 - WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 - White mob prevents enrollment of Black students at Mansfield High School, Texas 1991 - Mike Powell of the US sets a long jump record of 29 ft 4½ in (8.95 m) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Arnold Maria Walter, Canadian composer, born in Hanušovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973) 1912 - Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1952 for nuclear magnetic resonance), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 1997) 1922 - Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth), born in New York City (d. 2013) 1927 - Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), born in Haynesville, Louisiana (d. 2004) 1976 - Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1181 - Alexander III [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies 1999 - Raymond Poïvet, French cartoonist, dies at 89 2005 - Andor Kovach, Romanian composer (Médée), dies at 90 2022 - Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold light-flyweight 1972, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1969, 72), dies at 72 2023 - Gennady Sapunov, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold lightweight 1963, 65; silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony 1914 - Arizonian is the first vessel to arrive in San Francisco via the Panama Canal 1916 - Congress creates US Naval Reserve 1950 - International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952 1960 - Italy wins the cycling team pursuit, and Sante Gaiardoni takes the sprint gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Italy wins all four track events and the road team time trial to thoroughly dominate the sport 1992 - Braves' Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error 1992 - Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC 2003 - Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1756 - Frederick II of Prussia leads an Anglo-Prussian alliance into Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War 1862 - US Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation 1932 - United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops 2003 - Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software 2013 - Actor Gary Sinise is named an honorary Marine by the Commandant of the Marine Corps More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Michael Chekhov, Russian-American actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Rhapsody), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1955) 1905 - Lan Adomián, Russian-American-Mexican composer, and Spanish Civil War fighter (Lincoln Brigade), born in Moghiler-Podolsk, Russia (d. 1979) 1915 - Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and inventor, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985) 1920 - Charles White, American actor (Airport 95, Serpico), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1928 - Charles Gray, British actor (Clay-Rawhide, Diamonds Are Forever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (d. 2000) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1093 - Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) 1910 - Johan Eilerts de Haan, Dutch naval officer and explorer (Lucie River, Suriname), dies, likely due to malaria, at 44 1960 - Hazza el-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan is assassinated 1975 - Éamon de Valera, Irish republican politician and President of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59), dies at 92 2016 - Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - WEAF in New York City airs the first radio commercial for Queensboro Realty, costing $100 for 10 minutes 1955 - Chicago Black teenager Emmett Till is kidnapped, beaten, and shot dead by white men in Money, Mississippi; his killers are eventually acquitted, but the case helps ignite the US civil rights movement. 1967 - WCBS-AM (880) radio in NYC begins its all-news format; the AM station is knocked off the air just beforehand, moving the debut to the FM sister station (101.1) 1980 - First use of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine to scan the human body at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland 1982 - The USSR performs an underground nuclear test 2017 - Matt Vogel debuts as the voice of Kermit the Frog in the "Muppet Thought of the Week" video 2017 - Investigation into German nurse Niels Högel, serving a life sentence for killing two patients, concludes he probably killed 86 more 2022 - Pakistan appeals for international aid as the death toll from monsoon rains and floods rises to over 1,000 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1859 - A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of the USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan 1884 - MLB pitcher Mickey Welch sets a record for most consecutive batters struck out to begin a game, striking out the first nine men he faces 1942 - Swedish runner Gunder Hägg sets a world record of 8:01.2 in the 3000 m 1950 - Earle and Roy Mack purchase 54% of the Philadelphia A's from Connie Mack Jr. 1986 - Bolivian President Víctor Paz Estenssoro calls a state of siege More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1829 - Albert Dietrich, German composer and conductor, born in Meissen, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1908) 1952 - Guy Nadon, Canadian actor (L'ange gardien), born in Montréal, Québec 1961 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1965 - Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer (Game Freak, creator of the Pokémon franchise), born in Setagaya, Japan 1982 - (Margaret) LeAnn Rimes [Cibrian], American country singer ("Blue"; "How Do I Live"), born in Jackson, Mississippi More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1677 - Wallerant Vaillant, French painter and engraver, dies at 54 1963 - Bernard Silver, American co-inventor of the barcode, dies of leukemia at 38 1978 - Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), dies at 78 1987 - John Huston, US/Irish actor and director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81 2024 - (Herman) "Pete" Wade, American country and pop session guitarist (Nashville A-Team; Lynn Anderson - “Rose Garden”; Crystal Gayle - “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”), dies of complications after hip surgery at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is the first play performed in North America in Accomac, Virginia 1944 - 200 RAF Halifax bombers attack oil installations in Hamburg 1958 - The US performs a nuclear test over the South Atlantic Ocean as part of Operation Argus to study the Christofilos effect, a theoretical defensive shield to cloud Soviet radar 1983 - US performs a nuclear test 2004 - Australia wins its first-ever Olympic men's field hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win after extra time against the Netherlands in Athens 2004 - Osleidys Menéndez of Cuba throws an Olympic record of 71.53 m to easily beat German Steffi Nerius for the women's javelin gold medal at the Athens Games 2014 - 71st Venice Film Festival: "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence," directed by Roy Andersson, wins the Golden Lion 2017 - Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1828 - Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks 1917 - Indians set club record by stealing eight bases in a game 1942 - Soviet woman sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko arrives in Washington D.C., the first Soviet citizen welcomed at the White House by Eleanor Roosevelt 1979 - Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers are killed when the Provisional IRA explodes two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle 2012 - First interplanetary human voice recording broadcast from Mars Rover Curiosity More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1630 - Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter, born in Nootdorp, Netherlands (d. 1693) 1669 - Anne Marie of Orléans, Queen of Italy, born in Château de Saint-Cloud, France (d. 1728) 1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian-Soviet electronic musical instruments inventor, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1993) 1941 - Harrison Page, American character actor (Sledge Hammer!; C.P.O. Sharkey), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1971 - Julian Cheung Chi-Lam, singer (A Modern Love Story) and actor (Return Of The Cuckoo), born in North Point, British Hong Kong More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death 1965 - Le Corbusier [Charles Jeanneret], Swiss French architect, city planner and artist (Urbanisme), dies at 77 2009 - Virgilio Savona, Italian jazz singer and composer (Quartetto Cetra - "Un bacio a mezzanotte"; "Crapa pelada"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 89 2020 - Dick Ritger, American ten-pin bowler (Tournament of Champions 1970, 79 runner-up; 20 career PBA Tour titles), dies at 81 2020 - Lute Olson, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Iowa 1974-83; NCAA Division I Tournament 1997, Uni of Arizona 1983-2008), dies from stroke complications at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1303 - Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji captures Chittorgarh, capital of the Guhila Kingdom 1629 - Cambridge Agreement: Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate 1909 - Australian cricket all-rounder Frank Tarrant scores 145 and takes 13-67 in a county game for Middlesex as they beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 31 runs in a single day 1914 - Battle of Tannenberg begins (WWI): 8th German army defeats Russian Second army 1922 - Japanese cruiser Niitaka is driven onto rocks in a storm at Kamchatka, resulting in 284 deaths 1971 - Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia, the first Dutch royal visit since Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands 1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I 2020 - The Milwaukee Bucks forfeit their NBA playoff game after the shooting of Jacob Blake, leading to the NBA postponing more games More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1987 - Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1991 - Royal Brett Saberhagen no-hits White Sox 7-0 2011 - The 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA 2014 - Israel and Hamas accept another ceasefire 2021 - Two bomb blasts from suicide bombers at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, kill at least 60 civilians and 13 US soldiers amid international efforts to evacuate citizens from the country More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1596 - Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, born in Deinschwang, Palatinate (d. 1632) 1885 - Gene Gauntier [Liggett], American silent film screenwriter and actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1966) 1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist, educator, and author, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2005) 1946 - Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada 1951 - Robert Torricelli, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983-97, Senator-New Jersey 1997-2003), born in Paterson, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1956 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American Marxist activist who helped establish the American Communist Party, dies at 75 2000 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian engineer and professor (electronics and VLSI technology), dies at 61 2003 - Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72 2015 - P J Kavanagh [Patrick Joeseph], British poet, actor and journalist (The Perfect Stranger), dies at 84 2023 - Tony Roberts, American College Football HOF broadcaster (play-by-play announcer Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1980-2006), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1898 - 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Crete 1914 - German troops march into France and push the French army to Sedan 1924 - MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his second no-hitter, beating the Browns 2-0 in 7 innings 1944 - US Army XII Corps reaches Troyes, France 1988 - Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston 1989 - After a 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over the cloud tops of Neptune and its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps 2001 - Singer Aaliyah and eight others are killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas 2014 - 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, are broadcast on NBC More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1908 - National Association of Colored Nurses forms in New York City, and Martha Minerva Franklin of Connecticut is elected president 1914 - German troops in occupied Belgium begin the six-week "Sack of Louvain," destroying historical buildings and killing hundreds of civilians 1917 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Robert Lindley Murray beats Nathaniel W. Niles 5-7, 8-6, 6-3, 6-3 for first of 2 straight US singles titles 1921 - Yankees pitcher Harry Harper hits three batters in an inning, tying the record 1967 - Paraguay adopts its constitution More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1934 - Valery Bykovsky, USSR cosmonaut (Vostok V; Soyuz 22; Soyuz 31), born in Pavlovsky Posad, Soviet Union (d. 2019) 1941 - Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020) 1956 - Matt Aitken, English songwriter and rocker (Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block), born in Coventry, England 1962 - Shahid Mahboob, Pakistani cricketer (batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989), born in Karachi, Pakistan 1994 - Josh Flitter, American actor (Air Buddies movies), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - George Lincoln Rockwell, American far-right political activist. founder and leader of the American Nazi Party, assassinated by former party member John Patler at 49 1979 - Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, Mexican archaeologist who excavated Palenque, dies at 73 1996 - Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), dies at 86 2001 - Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77 2006 - Vijay Mehra, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Delhi, Eastern Punjab, Railways), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

79 - Believed until 2018 to be the date of the massive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, killing untold thousands, latest evidence suggests the eruption occurred after 17 October 1787 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his violin and piano sonata in A, K526 1857 - The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history 1893 - Tornado destroys the coast of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina; about 1,000 people die 1938 - Virgil Trucks strikes out his 418th batter, the highest season total in organized baseball, for Andalusia in an Alabama-Florida League game 1972 - Dennis Amiss scores the first one-day international century, 103 against Australia 1984 - Pat Bradley sets an LPGA record for 9 holes with a 28 during the second round of the Columbia Savings National at Green Gables Country Club, Denver, CO 2004 - Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May team up to win the women's beach volleyball gold at the Athens Olympics beating Brazilian pair Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar 21–17, 21–11 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1751 - Thomas Colley is executed in England for drowning a supposed witch 1858 - Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 Black individuals arrested for learning 1912 - District of Alaska becomes an organized incorporated territory of the United States 1997 - 97th US Amateur Golf Championship won by Joel Kribel 2019 - Britain's Prince Andrew denies knowing his friend Jeffrey Epstein was involved in sexual trafficking of underage girls after public accusations made against him More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Franz Philipp, German composer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (d. 1972) 1890 - Jean Rhys [Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams], British writer (Voyage in the Dark), born in Roseau, Dominica (d. 1979) 1951 - Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love), born in New York City (d. 2013) 1977 - Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer, born in Vienna, Austria 1986 - Arian Foster, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2010, 12; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2010, 12; Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1540 - Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola,], Italian painter (Madonna of the Long Neck), dies at 37 1982 - Jack Siedle, South African cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for South Africa), dies at 79 1987 - Malcolm Kirk "King Kong Kirk", English professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack in the ring at 51 1996 - Robert Tewdwr Moss, English journalist and travel writer, found dead at 34 2020 - Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician, 1st democratically-elected President of the Republic of the Congo (1992-97), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1940 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands dismisses Dutch Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer 1953 - Phil Grate sets a record for throwing a baseball 443 ft 3 in (135.1 m) 1968 - Yankees and Tigers play a 3-3 tie in 19 innings due to a 1 am curfew 1973 - Norrmalmstorg robbery and six-day siege begin in Stockholm, the first Swedish crime filmed live on TV and the origin of the term Stockholm Syndrome 1977 - First human-powered flight over a mile by Bryan Allen in the Gossamer Condor, designed by Paul MacCready, wins the first Kremer Prize 1992 - Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the main architect of apartheid, joins the African National Congress 2020 - Indianapolis 500: 2017 champion Takuma Sato of Japan wins his second title under a yellow caution flag after a crash with three laps remaining 2023 - Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is reported killed along with nine others in a plane crash northwest of Moscow, according to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1938 - England scores 7-903 declared against Australia, with Len Hutton scoring 364 1957 - US performs a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site 1982 - USSR performs a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 2004 - Winning pitcher Lisa Fernandez (4-0) leads the US to the softball gold medal at the Athens Olympics, beating Australia 5-1 2017 - India's toll from swine flu rises above 1,000 for the year, with 22,186 cases reported More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1754 - Louis XVI, King of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined, born in Versailles, Yvelines, France (d. 1793) 1917 - Tex Williams, American country-western singer, born in Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1985) 1949 - Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1954 - Halimah Yacob, Singaporean politician (1st female President of Singapore (2017-), born in Singapore 1964 - Kong Hee, Singaporean founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia, born in Singapore More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1927 - Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Massachusetts 1957 - Eugène Schueller, French chemist, founder of L'Oréal, dies at 76 1989 - Yusef Hawkins, shot by 30 whites in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn NY in a racially motivated attack 2006 - Jacques Wildberger, Swiss composer (In My End is My Beginning), dies at 84 2015 - Jean Darling, American child actress (Our Gang), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1632 - Prince Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, occupies Maastricht 1791 - Haitian Slave Revolution begins under Vodou priest Boukman 1914 - German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium 1930 - Australian cricket slow-medium bowler Percy Hornibrook takes 7-92 as England is dismissed for 251 in an innings defeat in the 5th Test at The Oval; Australia regains the Ashes 2-1 1964 - The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" reaches #1 1969 - The Beatles' last official group photo session takes place at John and Yoko's home, Tittenhurst Park, near Ascot, England 1984 - The last Volkswagen Rabbit is produced 2014 - Second Ebola death in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1827 - José de La Mar becomes President of Peru 1914 - Battle of Charleroi begins as General von Bülow's troops defeat the French 1943 - Soviet troops free Kharkov 1968 - Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota for the first papal visit to Latin America to open a Eucharistic Congress 2008 - Russia wins the women's 4 × 100 m relay ahead of Belgium and Nigeria at the Beijing Olympics; disqualified in 2016 when reanalysis of Yulia Chermoshanskaya’s samples result in positive test for prohibited substances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Du Yuesheng, Chinese mob boss, born in Gaoqiao, Shanghai (d. 1951) 1888 - Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1969) 1928 - Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate, born in Moyamba, Sierra Leone (d. 2015) 1955 - Chiranjeevi [Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad], Telugu film actor, dancer and producer, born in Mogalthur, India 1973 - Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters), born in Canandaigua, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - John White, English organist and violinist, dies at 52 1993 - Don Getz, American filmmaker (Playpoint), dies at 50 2003 - Generosa Ammon, American widow of Ted Ammon (b. 1956) 2004 - Daniel Petrie, Canadian television and movie director, dies at 83 2009 - Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (b. 1926) More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity is suspended from MLB for punching and spitting on umpire Tom Connolly in the previous day's 5-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers; the lifetime suspension is reduced to 12 days 1945 - US President Harry Truman ends Lend-Lease program 1969 - Fire in Al-Aqsa-mosque in Jerusalem 1976 - Battle, East Sussex: Mary Langdon becomes the first British firewoman 1980 - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is founded in a basement office in Takoma Park, Maryland 2008 - Japan edges the United States 3-1 for the gold medal in the final of the women's softball tournament at the Beijing Olympics 2015 - First British unmanned drone hits a UK citizen outside a conflict: ISIS fighter Reyaad Khan in Raqqa, Syria 2021 - Flash flooding in Humphreys County, Middle Tennessee, kills 22, with dozens missing More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1912 - Francis Carter-Cotton is chosen as the first chancellor of the University of British Columbia 1929 - Chicago Cardinals become the first professional football team to train out of town 1963 - Jerry Lynch's record 15th pinch-hit home run gives Pirates a 7-6 victory 1985 - American Mary Decker Slaney runs a mile in a world record time of 4:16.71 in Zurich, Switzerland; it is the third time she holds the record 1991 - Latvia declares its independence from USSR More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1789 - Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and physicist, born in Paris (d. 1857) 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, American stage and screen actor, director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song; Sophisticated Gent), composer, and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021) 1941 - Tom Coster, American rock and jazz keyboard player and accordionist (Santana; Billy Cobham), born in Detroit Michigan 1956 - Kim Cattrall, British Canadian actress (Mannequin, Sex and the City), born in Liverpool, England 1978 - Jason Marquis, American baseball pitcher, born in Manhasset, NY More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1245 - Alexander of Hales, English Scholastic philosopher at Paris, founder of the Franciscan theological school, dies 1888 - Simon Vissering, Dutch economist (Minister of Finance 1879-81), dies at 70 1994 - Anita Lizana, Chilean tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1937; first Latin American major winner), dies at 78 2004 - Arthur Hockaday, British civil servant (Defence Ministry; Director-General of Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1982-89), dies after a fall at 78 2020 - Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Tunisian soccer midfielder (35 caps; CS Sfaxien), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1828 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory" premieres in Paris 1920 - First US commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ) in Detroit, begins daily broadcasting 1953 - Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation 1972 - The USSR performs an underground nuclear test 1977 - NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter and Saturn, later reaching Uranus and Neptune 1990 - Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations as human shields 1995 - Indians' José Mesa sets a record with his 37th consecutive save 2009 - 12th Athletics World Championships: Usain Bolt wins 200m More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1879 - Government Kappeijne of Coppello resigns 1930 - A week before his 22nd birthday, Australian cricket's batting genius Don Bradman scores 232 in a fifth Test win over England at The Oval in London 1957 - Chicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Washington Senators, 6-0 2008 - Spanair Flight 5022 from Madrid to Gran Canaria skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport, killing 146 people in the crash and 8 more afterward. Only 18 people survive 2015 - Thirty students at West Point Military Academy are injured in a mass pillow fight More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1824 - Absalom Baird, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Rockland, Maine (d. 1905) 1904 - Jaap [Jacobus Albertus Wilhelmus] Burger, Dutch politician and chairman (PvdA), born in Willemstad, Netherlands (d. 1986) 1937 - Sky Saxon [Richard Marsh], American rocker (The Seeds - "Pushin' To Hard"), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009) 1966 - Courtney Gibbs, American actress (Baywatch) and Miss USA 1988, born in Dallas, Texas 2003 - Prince Gabriel of Belgium, second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, born in Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1384 - Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life, dies at 43 1707 - Nicolas Gigault, French Baroque organist and composer, dies at about 80 2007 - Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto, dies at 65 2009 - Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), dies of a heart attack at 69 2015 - Piotr Warzecha, Polish composer, dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »