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452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 1761 - British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast 1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately 1928 - 1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford) 1961 - Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1980 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South African Sally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock 1981 - 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters win 1982 - Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die 2007 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the death of nine people and the grounding of trade ship, the MV Pasha Bulker 2020 - World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2% in 2020 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1824 - Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1969 - MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired 1969 - Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August 1974 - 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 1975 - 2 passenger trains collided near Munich, Germany killing 35 1996 - PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1812 - Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896) 1906 - Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1986) 1949 - Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany 1969 - J.P. Manoux, American actor, born in Fresno, California 1981 - Sara Watkins, American fiddle player 1995 - Tom Grennan, English singer-songwriter (Little Bit of Love), born in Bedford, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1383 - Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338) 1871 - Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death 1876 - George Sand [Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant], French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 1973 - Eino Linnala, Finnish composer, pedagogue, and musicologist dies at 76 1973 - Christine Bakker-van Bosse, Dutch feminist and pacifist, dies at 88 2007 - Richard Rorty, American postanalytic, pragmatic philosopher (b. 1931) More Famous Deaths »

1665 - Boston's First Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in America, is founded [NS March 1] 1862 - The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade 1957 - Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants 1978 - 32nd NBA championship: Washington Bullets defeat Seattle Supersonics in 7 games 1980 - Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) 2003 - French Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne outclasses Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 for her 1st of 7 Grand Slam singles titles 2004 - "Live Like You Were Dying" single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004) 2008 - French Open Women's Tennis: Ana Ivanović of Serbia wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 2014 - French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her 5th Grand Slam singles title; beats Romanian Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 2016 - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a play written by Jack Thorne with JK Rowling, premieres in London More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1944 - British forces attack Bréville in France during the Normandy invasion while other British forces attempt to encircle Caen 1946 - US Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel 1969 - Supergroup Blind Faith's debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech 1979 - Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched 2009 - French Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his only French title, outclassing Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 2013 - 42 people are killed and 30 are injured after a bus catches fire in Xiamen, China More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Athos Palma, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires (d. 1951) 1921 - Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998) 1928 - Charles Strouse, American composer (Bye Bye Birdie; Annie), born in NYC, New York 1933 - Herb Score, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 56; Cleveland Indians) and announcer (Cleveland Indians 1964-97), born in Rosedale, New York (d. 2008) 1969 - Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96) 1974 - Edward "Bear" Grylls, British adventurer, author and TV presenter (Man vs. Wild), born in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1840 - Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 1859 - David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 1915 - Benjamin Lambord, American composer, dies at 35 1984 - George Givot, actor (Versatile Vaudeville), dies at 81 2011 - Jorge Semprún, Spanish-French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader, Z), dies at 87 2021 - Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean soccer midfielder (124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team; Ulsan Hyundai), dies from pancreatic cancer at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1536 - Mexico begins its inquisition 1848 - New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia 1882 - Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000 (disputed event) 1924 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones 1937 - Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game 1939 - NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning 1942 - Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway 1944 - World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France 1969 - Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar 1993 - French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Sergi Bruguera prevents Jim Courier French three-peat; beats American 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1921 - Detroit Stars' Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0 1966 - NFL and AFL announce their merger 1975 - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established 2004 - 58th Tony Awards: "Avenue Q" (musical) and "I Am My Own Wife" (play) win 2004 - French Open Men's Tennis: Gastón Gaudio of Argentina beats countryman Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 for his lone major title 2017 - Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957) 1947 - David Blunkett, English blind politician, Home Secretary (2001-4), born in Sheffield, England 1948 - Richard Sinclair, British progressive rock bassist, singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Caravan -"In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Canterbury, England 1961 - Sydney Walsh, American actress (Maureen "Mo" DeMott in Hooperman), born in Manhattan, NYC, New York, United States 1972 - Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons) 2017 - Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1563 - Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) 1740 - Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony 1962 - Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, dies at 34 1968 - Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (World Rad of Church), dies at 67 1968 - Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911) 1997 - Magda Gabor [Magdolna Gábor], Hungarian actress (Mai lányok, People vs Zsa Zsa Gabor), dies of renal failure at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1873 - Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania 1917 - 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I 1933 - US drops the Gold Standard when Congress enacts a joint resolution nullifying creditors right to demand payment in gold 1937 - Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week 1956 - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV 1981 - George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England", his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute "All Those Years Ago" (Featuring Paul and Ringo) 1993 - Somali warlord Aidids murders 23 Pakistani 2000 - Armed conflict between Rwanda and Uganda erupts in Kinsangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2017 - Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus epidemic over 2019 - Ohio doctor William Husel charged with 25 counts of murder for prescribing potentially fatal doses of opioids in Franklin County More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1661 - Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge 1879 - 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 1884 - William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected" 1913 - Dutch Disability laws go into effect 1957 - NY narcotics investigator, Dr Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes 1993 - "Livin' On The Edge" by Aerosmith hits #18 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1736 - Corneille-François de Nélis, Flemish scholar and bishop of Antwerp, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1798) 1819 - John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discoverer of Neptune), born in Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall (d. 1892) 1884 - Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (Manservant and Maidservant), born in Pinner, Middlesex, England (d. 1969) 1935 - Peter Schat, Dutch opera composer (Labyrint, Houdine, Symposion), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2003) 1949 - Ken Follett, Welsh spy author (Eye of the Needle, Lie Down with Lions), born in Cardiff, Wales 1973 - Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian judoka, born in Kortrijk, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1017 - Sanjō, 67th Emperor of Japan (1011-16), dies at 42 1568 - Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded 1825 - Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence (Chani of Gravia,), executed for supposedly collaborating with the Ottomans at 37 1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), dies at 73 2002 - Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (The Young Doctors), dies at 89 2015 - Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician and close adviser to Saddam Hussein, dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1934 - Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1941 - Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools 1961 - US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit in Austria 1963 - 1st broadcast of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio 1968 - Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1975 - Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in North Carolina 1979 - Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons 1988 - Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances 2011 - French Open Women's Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 2019 - SF MLB manager Bruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John McGraw to reach milestone More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1892 - Oil City and Titusville, Pennsylvania, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die 1928 - French Championship Women's Tennis: Helen Wills beats England's Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles 1928 - President of the Republic of China Zhang Zuolin is assassinated by Japanese agents 1940 - 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1966 - Novelty single "Batman and His Grandmother" by Dickie Goodman hits #70 1988 - 42nd Tony Awards: "M. Butterfly" (play) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (musical) win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1754 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer, born in Pest, Hungary (d. 1832) 1803 - Gabriel J. Rains, American army officer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 1881) 1914 - Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer and journalist, born in Harrislee, Germany (d. 1985) 1926 - Nan Leslie [Nan Coppage], American actress (Kings Row, The Californians), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1958 - Tony Pigott, English cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984), born in Fulham, London, England 1966 - Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1135 - Huizong, 8th Emperor of Song Dynasty of China, dies at 53 1983 - Ivan Tors, Hungarian TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper), dies at 66 1997 - Ronnie Lane, British rock bassist (Small Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 51 2007 - Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 70 2007 - Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry To Me"), dies at 74 2007 - Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. 1922) More Famous Deaths »

1140 - French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy 1896 - British naval officer David Beatty is seconded to the Egyptian government and appointed second in command of the river flotilla 1907 - Centro Escolar University is established by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna in Manila, Philippines 1925 - Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits 1925 - Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" is the first to have an enclosed cabin 1944 - Nazis pull out of Rome 1944 - Generals Giraud and de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution 1963 - A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101 1967 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Local favourite Françoise Dürr beats Lesley Turner of Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2021 - Devon Conway becomes 7th batsman in cricket history to score a double century in his Test debut; run out for 200 for New Zealand in 1st Test against England at Lord's More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1658 - Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France 1861 - 1st American Civil War land battle: Union forces defeat the Confederacy at Philippi in modern-day West Virginia 1913 - Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws 1925 - Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" is the first to have an enclosed cabin 1948 - Musical "Sleepy Hollow", based on Washington Irving's novel, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances 2014 - President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - (Ivar) Henning Mankell, Swedish pianist and composer, born in Härnösand, Sweden (d. 1930) 1888 - Tom Brown, American dixieland jazz trombonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958) 1900 - Gerard den Brabander [Jan G Jofriet], Dutch poet (Nothing New) (d. 1968) 1923 - Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician, born in Zhitomir, Ukraine (d. 2017) 1936 - David Nicholls, English Anglican priest, theologian and political theorist, born in Woking, England (d. 1996) 1947 - Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (d. 1986) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1844 - Louis Antoine, French Duke of Angoulême and General of France, dies at 68 1881 - Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian 1898 - Samuel Plimsoll, English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships), dies at 74 1959 - Ole Windingstad, Norwegian conductor (Brooklyn's Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra, 1913-39), pianist and composer, dies after a heart attack at 73 1994 - Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), dies at 82 2017 - Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book and film, "Fear Strikes Out"), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

657 - St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1615 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France 1619 - England and the Netherlands sign treaty about trading in the Indies 1625 - Prince Frederick Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand 1930 - Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati 1933 - WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air 1952 - Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette 1973 - French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her 5th and last French singles crown 1995 - John Valentin hits 3 HRs 2018 - Socialist Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as Spanish Prime Minister More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1901 - Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY) 1932 - Fisherman George W. Perry catches the world record largemouth bass, weighing in at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, at Lake Montgomery, Georgia 1943 - German assault on Sebastopol, Crimea, begins 1947 - Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders' musical "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances 1990 - "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13 1991 - Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1802 - Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet and critic (d. 1841) 1936 - Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022) 1943 - Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66) 1956 - Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer 1963 - Norm Lewis, American stage and screen actor and singer, born in Tallahassee, Florida 1972 - Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Columbus, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - François George-Hainl, French cellist and composer, dies at 65 1940 - Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 66 1974 - Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, dies at 25 1988 - Horace Hildreth, American politician (Gov-Maine, 1945-49) and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (1953-57), dies at 85 1990 - Robert Noyce, American inventor (co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968), dies at 62 2013 - John Gilbert, British politician and Minister (Labour), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated 1808 - 1st US land-grant university founded as Ohio University in Athens, Ohio 1861 - US and Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange 1941 - 12.59" (31.98 cm) rainfall, in Burlington, Kansas (state 24-hr record) 1945 - WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM 1947 - OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands 1952 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Doris Hart beats fellow American Shirley Fry 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd French singles title 1970 - "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1997 - Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia. 1998 - European Central Bank is founded in Brussels to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1848 - Revolutionary newspaper "Neue Rheinische Zeitung" founded by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and the Communist League in Cologne 1923 - New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5 at the Baker Bowl; first time in 20th century a MLB team has scored in every inning 1939 - Retired German Colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt returns to service 1943 - Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, 13 passengers, included actor Leslie Howard, and 4 crew die 1953 - WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 2022 - Turkey officially changes its name to Türkiye at the United Nations and internationally More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (tried to incite German Knights against Holy Roman Empire), born in Rimpar (d. 1567) 1833 - John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911), born in Boyle County, Kentucky (d. 1911) 1892 - Samuel L M Barlow II, American composer (Mon Ami Pierrot), born in NYC, New York (d. 1982) 1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2012) 1979 - Markus Persson, Swedish video game programmer (Mojang; Minecraft), born in Stockholm, Sweden 1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2004, 06, 08; NL wins leader 2006; no-hitter 2008), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1935 - Alberto Cametti, Italian composer, dies at 64 1943 - Leslie Howard [Stainer], British actor (Gone With The Wind; Of Human Bondage), dies after Nazis shoot down his plane at 50 1952 - John Dewey, American philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 1968 - [Johan] Erik Lindegren, Swedish poet/interpreter, dies at 57 1969 - Michiyo Tsujimura, Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist (components of green tea), dies at 81 1997 - Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet politician (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 1980-85), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1659 - Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague 1902 - Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1931 - French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 1934 - The Barmen Declaration is published by a group of church leaders in Germany including Karl Barth to help Christians withstand the challenges of the Nazi party 1935 - 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people 1937 - Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell's record consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1941 - German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach and swimming pools 1967 - Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg 1982 - "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances 2018 - Uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio 1880 - League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island 1953 - Lebanese president Camille Shamun disbands government 1961 - US President John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris 1992 - 46th Tony Awards: "Dancing at Lughnasa" (play) and "Crazy For You" (musical) win 2018 - Danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Robert Arthur Ley, English sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X) (d. 1968) 1955 - Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2019) 1962 - Sebastian Koch, German actor 1983 - David Hernandez, American pop singer (American Idol), born in Phoenix, Arizona 1984 - Nate Robinson, American basketball player (first three-time slam dunk champion), born in Seattle, Washington 1986 - Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian pop-electronic singer, born in Batumi, Adjara, Georgian SSR More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805) 1981 - Barbara Ward, English economist and writer (Only One Earth), dies at 67 2010 - William A. Fraker, American cinematographer (b. 1923) 2010 - Merata Mita, New Zealander filmmaker (Mauri, Patu!), dies at 67 2013 - Tim Samaras, American tornado chaser, dies from tornado injuries at 55 2020 - Bob Bennett, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Fresno State 1970-2002; record 1,302-759-4), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1848 - William G Young patents ice cream freezer 1908 - Paris advocate E Archdeacon is 1st passenger in a airplane 1924 - Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists 1938 - New York Yankees sweep arch rival Boston Red Sox, 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1949 - NPS/VHP win 1st general election in Suriname 1958 - Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins a race best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that results in death of fan-favourite driver Pat O'Connor 1962 - 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India) 1987 - Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 - North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 1999 - Super Rugby Final, Carisbrook, Dunedin: Canterbury Crusaders retain title with a 24-19 win over Otago Highlanders; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 3 penalties, a conversion and dropped goal for the winners More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - "Decoration Day", later called Memorial Day is first observed in Northern US states 1913 - Treaty of London signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and the victorious Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro) bringing an end to the First Balkan War 1933 - Patent on invisible glass installation 1954 - Hector Villa-Lobos' "Odisseia de Uma Raca" premieres 1981 - Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers 1993 - Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi passes reigning F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell with 16 laps to go for his second race win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and writer (When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979) 1902 - Seton Lloyd, English Archaeologist (Arzawa civilization, Turkey), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1996) 1910 - Inge Meysel, German actress (None, Ida Rogalski), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004) 1926 - Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symphony), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1977) 1963 - Helen Patricia Sharman, Great Britain, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12) 1964 - Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1940 - Y de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands, dies at 104 1989 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera 1927, NY Metropolitan Opera), dies of a stroke at 83 1992 - Daniel Addes, actor (Victor-Sunst Grill), dies at 59 1995 - Lofty England, English automotive engineer and race team manager (b.1911) 1997 - West Arkeen, American musician, best known for co-writing several Guns N' Roses songs (It's So Easy, The Garden), dies of a drug overdose at 36 2019 - Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; Theme to Mr. Belvedere), dies at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1176 - Battle at Legnano: Lombard League beats Frederick Barbarossa and the Holy Roman Empire 1328 - French King Philip VI of Valois crowned at the Cathedral in Reims, France 1940 - In WWII, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France 1965 - American long jumper Ralph Boston sets then world record 27' 4 3/4" (8.35m) at Modesto, California 1977 - Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt. becomes first driver to win Indy 500 four times; last time winning car built entirely within US; Janet Guthrie first female to qualify, lasts 27 laps 1980 - Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1983 - Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first Indy 500; represents record 7th Indy victory for chief mechanic George Bignotti 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. 2004 - The Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia kill 22 2016 - Indianapolis 500: American driver Alexander Rossi of Andretti Herta Autosport runs out of fuel on the final lap but coasts across line for the victory in 100th running of the race More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1576 - Spanish army under Cristóbal de Mondragón conquers Zierik sea 1721 - South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony 1971 - "Court Room" by Clarence Carter hits #61 1983 - Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m 2018 - Heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan, kills 65 as temperatures soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit 2019 - Transgender no longer classified as a mental health illness by the World Health Organization More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), born in Rochester, Victoria (d. 1996) 1907 - Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), born in Dublin (d. 1995) 1911 - James Marjoribanks, British ambassador to the European Economic Community, born in Colinton, Scotland (d. 2002) 1953 - Big Daddy Graham [Edward Gudonis], American comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021) 1975 - Mel B {Melanie Brown], English pop singer "Scary Spice" (Spice Girls), and television personality (America's Got Talent; X-FActor), born in Leeds, England 1978 - Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player (Davis Cup 2001; world #4 2002), born in Marseille, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1968 - Jacques Chardonne [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame), dies at 84 1977 - Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. 1893) 1979 - John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (b. 1916) 1994 - Erich Honecker, German politician, Head of State of East Germany (1971-89), dies in Chile at 81 2003 - David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer, dies at 30 2004 - Archibald Cox, American lawyer and special prosecutor (Watergate), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1934 - The Glyndebourne festival in Sussex, England, inaugurated 1937 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic 1940 - British-French troops capture Narvik, Norway 1949 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont wins her second French singles crown; beats Nelly Adamson Landry of France 7-5, 6-2 1955 - 80th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6 1957 - WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 - Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, NY 1965 - Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 1968 - MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise 2011 - UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1937 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic 1953 - Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody" 1961 - Amnesty International founded in London (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) 1974 - 26th Emmy Awards: M*A*S*H, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win, 1st Daytime Award presentation and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" wins 5 awards, including Cicely Tyson for Dramatic Performance 1989 - Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil first foreign winner since 1966; completes final lap under caution after crashing with Al Unser Jr 1993 - 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1851 - Dick Barlow, English cricket all-rounder (17 Tests, 2 x 50, 34 wickets, BB 7/40; Lancashire CCC), born in Bolton, England (d. 1919) 1928 - Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and band leader, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2019) 1957 - Ben Howland, American college basketball coach, born in Lebanon, Oregon 1959 - Bernardine Evaristo, English writer ("Girl, Woman, Other" - 1st woman of Black heritage to win the Booker Prize), born in London, England 1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002) 1986 - Seth Rollins [Colby Lopez], American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Buffalo, Iowa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1672 - John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626) 1685 - Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67 1787 - Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, dies at 67 1996 - Julian Krein [Yulian Kreyn], Russian composer (Razrusheniye (Destruction)), and musicologist, dies at 83 2006 - Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper (b. 1920) 2008 - David Mitton, Scottish-born director (b. 1938) More Famous Deaths »

1199 - John crowned King of England after the death of his brother Richard I 1856 - Doctor William Palmer (the Rugeley Poisoner) found guilty of poisoning in Stafford, England 1898 - Arthur Pinero's "Trelawney of the Wells" premieres in London 1920 - Tatar ASSR forms in Russian SFSR 1931 - 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplane at Langley Field, Virginia 1952 - European Defense Community forms 1982 - New owners headed by John McMullen buy NHL's Colorado Rockies and move the team to the New Jersey Meadowlands under the new name NJ Devils 1997 - Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk wins from pole position for his second Indy victory; Treadway Racing finishes 1-2 with Luyendyk's teammate Scott Goodyear runner-up 2015 - Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference 2018 - IPL Cricket Final, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets; Shane Watson top scores, 117 no (57); SK's 3rd IPL title More Historical Events »