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Historical Events 1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century 1899 - Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York, to spread "the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men, without respect to race or creed." 1960 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar for work on tissue grafting 1986 - France performs nuclear test 1993 - Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1995 - 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1794 - James Wolfe Ripley, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Windham County, Connecticut (d. 1870) 1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970) 1952 - Susan Dey, American actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law), born in Pekin, Illinois 1961 - Mark McKoy, Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor, Olympic gold 1992), born in Georgetown, British Guiana 1964 - Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction), born in NYC, New York 1977 - Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1826 - Benedikt Schack, Bohemian-born composer and singer and friend of Mozart, dies at 68 1896 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 2003 - Sean McClory, Irish actor (The Californians, My Chauffeur), dies at 79 2019 - Jim Smith, English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City, QPR, Portsmouth, Derby County), dies at 79 2019 - Jean Pagé, Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%'), dies from prostate cancer at 73 2021 - Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), dies of heart failure at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" is published in "The Examiner" 1899 - Boer War: During Siege of Ladysmith, Boers storm King's Post and Caesar's Camp - driven back 1907 - Gustav Mahler departs Vienna for America 1951 - West German voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg 1968 - The Derry Citizen's Action Committee (DCAC) calls for a halt to all marches and protests for a period of one month 1974 - Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1985 - SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park 1990 - Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 2006 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan abdicates the throne 2018 - Winter storm hits US south east killing three, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, cancelling over 1,000 flights More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1856 - The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. 1907 - First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office) 1958 - Robert W. Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form the conservative and anti-Communist John Birch Society 1961 - "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances 1970 - OPEC meeting in Caracas establishes 55 percent as minimum tax rate and demands that posted prices be changed to reflect changes in foreign exchange rates 1973 - Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1717 - Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), born in Stendal, Prussia (d. 1768) 1901 - Carol Dempster, American actress, born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 1991) 1933 - Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012) 1954 - Jack Sonni, American guitarist (Dire Straits, 1985-88), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 2023) 1957 - Donny Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie), born in Ogden, Utah 1958 - Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1437 - Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1410-37), dies at 70 1971 - Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, UN delegate and 1st person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1950), dies at 67 1975 - William A. Wellman, American director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 1982 - Joey Forman, American actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53 1996 - Anne Bolt, photo-journalist and trade unionist, dies at 84 2007 - Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1941 - US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II 1955 - Black Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers", directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness is released in the UK 1961 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec) 1970 - Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland Cardinal William Conway publishes a pamphlet on the topic of segregation in education in Northern Ireland 1973 - Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 3rd consecutive season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win over Dutchman Tom Okker in Boston, Massachusetts 1978 - Commencement of the 1st day/night World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne 1982 - "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances 1987 - US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1992 - Spacecraft Galileo makes its second and closest flyby of Earth at a minimum distance of 305 km for a gravity assist on its way to Jupiter 2019 - Vienna State Opera stages its first show by a female composer in 150 years - Olga Neuwirth’s opera, “Orlando” More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1710 - Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French and Spanish forces 1921 - Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty 1974 - Irish Republican Socialist Party forms 1991 - Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances 1993 - 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria 2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Jan Althuysen, Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1763) 1888 - Paul Cavanagh, British actor (The Woman in Green, Tarzan and his Mate), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 1964) 1894 - E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938) 1941 - Geoff Hurst, English soccer striker (49 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; West Ham United 411 games, Stoke City), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England 1947 - Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017) 1982 - Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter ("Be OK"; "Epiphany"), born in Central Islip, New York, More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, dies in a crash of an F-104 Starfighter while training at 32 1982 - Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist and pro-democracy advocate murdered by the military 1990 - Martin Ritt, American actor and director (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Slugger's Wife, End of the Game), dies at 76 1994 - Israel Aaron Maisels, South African lawyer and communal leader, dies at 89 2019 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), dies at 85 2021 - Lars Høgh, Danish soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; OB 603 games) and GK coach (Denmark, Brøndby IF), dies from pancreatic cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1876 - NY Mutuals and Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked 1889 - W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Gondoliers" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues "Nacht und Nebel Erlass" (Night and Fog Directive), against anti-Nazi resistance fighters in occupied territories; targets sent to concentration camps and/or murdered 1968 - Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1972 - Apollo 17 launched, the final manned lunar landing mission where the crew takes the famous "blue marble" photo of the entire Earth 1988 - 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia kills 25,000-50,000 people and leaves up to 500,000 homeless 1991 - A J Kitt, US, wins World Skiing Cup 1992 - Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater) 2018 - Comedian Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host after his history of homophobic statements is revealed 2020 - Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1724 - Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities. 1902 - Britain and Germany issue an ultimatum to Venezuela demanding that President Cipriano Castro pay claims for damages caused during his takeover of the government in 1899 1931 - After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground 1932 - 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY 1971 - An off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 2017 - Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Frank Laver, Australian cricket medium pace bowler (15 Tests, 37 wickets, BB 8/31) and baseball player (first Australian national team), born in Castlemaine, Australia (d. 1919) 1909 - Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001) 1924 - Bent Fabric [Fabricius-Bjerre], Danish pianist and composer (Alley Cat), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2020) 1971 - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, American actress, puppeteer (Avenue Q; Sesame Street), and cabaret singer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1979 - Jennifer Carpenter, American actress (Debra Morgan-Dexter), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1987 - Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1870 - Mykhailo Verbytsky, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer (Prostachka; The State Anthem of Ukraine), dies at 55 1917 - [Aloysius] Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist, and ballet composer (St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres, 1871-86; La Bayadère), dies at 91 1990 - Peter Mieg, Swiss composer, dies at 84 1990 - Horst Bienek, German writer and director (The First Polka), dies at 60 2018 - Belisario Betancur, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (1982-86), dies at 95 2019 - Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist ('Le grand combat du XV de France'; 'Rugbymania: French flair attitude'), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1424 - Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India 1866 - Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed 1875 - 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes 1903 - Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders 1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat NY Giants 19-7 1956 - Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin follows his parallel bars gold medal with the individual all-round title and teams gold at the Melbourne Olympics 1957 - Gardnar Mulloy becomes oldest American to win a Davis Cup tennis match at age 44 years, 14 days; teams with Vic Seixas to give US a match-clinching, 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Inter Zone 1st round in Adelaide, Australia 1973 - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn't happen) 2017 - Britain's top Brexit negotiator David Davis admits there has been "no systematic impact assessment" on effects of Brexit More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1160 - Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras 1732 - 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players in New York 1964 - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV 1969 - Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances 1988 - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets v WI at the WACA but Australia lose 2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Juan Prim, Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister, 1869-70), born in Reus, Catalonia (d. 1870) 1890 - Dion Fortune, British occultist and author (Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1946) 1948 - Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German rocker (Stinker), born in Düsseldorf, Germany 1951 - Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London 1976 - Colleen Haskell, American television personality (Survivor: Borneo 2000 contestant), born in Bethesda, Maryland 1979 - Luke Letlow, American businessman and politician, elected to US House of Representatives for Louisiana, but died before taking office, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1779 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter, dies at 80 1855 - William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, dies at 66 1991 - Jack Hunter {John Averona], American big band vocalist (Elliot Lawrence Orchestra - "Apple Blossom Time"), dies at 72 1992 - (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, dies at 93 2019 - Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1975 3rd; 3 LPGA Tour titles), dies at 69 2022 - Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1590 - Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV 1741 - -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers 1896 - Henrik Ibsen's play "Kejsor og Galileer" (Emperor and Galilean) premieres in Leipzig 1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1957 - William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" premieres in NYC 1960 - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1965 - Brunswick Records releases "My Generation", the debut album of British rock group The Who, in the UK and Australia 1979 - Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns 1983 - 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut 2008 - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1492 - Christopher Columbus is the first European to sight Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti) 1941 - Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street" premieres in NYC 1941 - US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor 1955 - Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists 1957 - NYC is first US city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (The Lieutenant Must Be Mad), born in Osterode, Germany (d. 1989) 1932 - James Cleveland, American gospel singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991) 1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer, born in Hamburg, Germany 1947 - Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England 1951 - Tom Purtzer, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Des Moines, Iowa 1965 - Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls), born in Buffalo, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1745 - Christoph Förster, German composer, dies at 52 1965 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), dies of heart disease at 91 1995 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), dies of a heart attack at 70 2001 - Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90; America's Cup 1995, 2000) and Special Envoy UN Environment Program, killed by pirates on the Amazon River at 53 2008 - Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments, Spartacus, An American in Paris), dies from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome at 84 2008 - Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1691 - Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II as Viceroy of Southern Netherlands 1914 - Walter Johnson accepts an advance from the Chicago Whales of the Federal League; Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1963 - Boston Bruins' right wing Andy Hebenton sets a new NHL record by playing in his 581st consecutive game in 2-2 tie with Chicago Black Hawks; reaches 630 straight games 1964 - Baseball approves a free-agent draft 1965 - San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1974 - Jean-Paul Sartre visits Red Army Faction (Baader–Meinhof Gang) leader Andreas Baader in prison 1977 - Neil Simon's play "Chapter Two" opens in NYC 1981 - Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) that allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence 1987 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) 2018 - First successful birth resulting from uterus transplant from a deceased donor in São Paulo, Brazil More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1489 - Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors 1920 - 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds, NYC 1958 - Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1985 - President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1988 - Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash 1988 - Edmonton center Jimmy Carson becomes just the third player to score 6 NHL hat tricks before the age of 21 in the Oilers 10-6 win over the New York Rangers More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus, born in Rottweil, Württemberg (d. 1914) 1868 - Jesse Burkett, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1895-96, 1901; 240 hits in 1896 MLB record for 15 years; Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1953) 1912 - Ian Wallace [John Wallace Pritchard], American sci-fi author (Megalomania), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998) 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, British comedian (The Two Ronnies), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2016) 1933 - Dick Ricketts Jr., American basketball center (# 1 overall pick 1955 NBA draft St. Louis Hawks) and baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1988) 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian-British soprano, born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1131 - Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician (cubic equations), astronomer (Jalali calendar, basis of the Persian calendar), poet (quatrains), and philosopher, dies at 83 1182 - Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies 1935 - Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 69 1983 - Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77 2007 - Chip Reese, American poker player (3 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from pneumonia at 56 2007 - Pimp C. [Chad Butler], American rapper (Underground Kingz), dies of overuse of prescription cough syrup and sleep apnea at 33 More Famous Deaths »

1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia 1929 - Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak 1932 - Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany 1946 - 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB) 1964 - Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley 1967 - Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train 1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area. 1983 - Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances 1995 - England cricket wicket keeper Jack Russell dismisses Clive Eksteen with his record 11th catch in 2nd Test v South Africa in Johannesburg 2014 - Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - The Sultanate of Aceh's Panglima Polim surrenders to Dutch Army Captain Hendrikus Colijn at Atjeh 1944 - Britain's Home Guard ('Dad's Army') is officially stood down at a special farewell parade in Hyde Park, London. 1960 - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards 1982 - 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record) 1995 - Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Pete Sampras beats Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 to give US a winning 3-1 lead (ends 3-2); record 31st US title 2020 - ATandT Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1764 - Mary Lamb, British author (Tales from Shakespeare), born in London, England (d. 1847) 1909 - Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures), born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (d. 1987) 1951 - Mike Stock, British songwriter and producer (Stock, Aitken and Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue), born in Margate, Kent, England 1970 - Amy Helm, American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle), born in Woodstock, New York 1973 - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey 1976 - Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders, Chiefs, Toulouse), born in Dunedin, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1265 - Odofredus, Italian jurist 1892 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet, dies at 71 1989 - Jimmy Shirley, American jazz and RandB electric guitarist, and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar"), dies at 76 1994 - Elizabeth Glaser, American AIDS activist, wife of director Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 2002 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970) 2016 - Antonio Membrado, Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1802 - Britain sells Suriname to the Netherlands 1913 - Vladimir Mayakovsky's self titled tragedy "Vladimir Mayakovsky" premieres at Saint Petersburg's Luna Park theatre 1929 - First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian, 50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old. 1939 - British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC 1954 - Taiwan (ROC) and US sign the Mutual Defense Treaty, preventing Mainland China (PRC) from taking Taiwan between 1955-1979 1975 - Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1990 - First time 12 people in space at the same time 2014 - The World Food Programme suspends critical food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt because of a lack of funds 2018 - Trade war truce agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in Argentina 2020 - The UK becomes the first western country to authorize a vaccine for COVID-19, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1812 - James Madison re-elected President of the US, Elbridge Gerry Vice-President 1944 - US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar, GErmany 1971 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is appointed President of the United Arab Emirates 1972 - USC tailback Anthony Davis becomes first to score 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame; in a 45-23 victory over the Fighting Irish Davis at the LA Coliseum he scores on runs of 1, 4, 5 and 8 yards and 2 kickoff returns 1988 - ESPN airs its 10,000th edition of 'Sports Center', making it the most televised cable program in history 1991 - Muslim Shi'ites release American hostage Joseph Cicippio held in Lebanon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Harvey Phillips, American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra), born in Aurora, Missouri (d. 2010) 1933 - K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist, born in Cuddalore, Madras Presidency, British India 1960 - Deb Haaland, American politician (1st Native American to head a cabinet agency as Secretary of the Interior 2021-), born in Winslow, Arizona 1983 - Chris Burke, Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C., Kilmarnock), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1986 - Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes, Steaua București), born in Oradea, Romania 1993 - Kostas Stafylidis, Greek soccer left back (30 caps; 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Jane Appleton Pierce, American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce, dies of tuberculosis at 57 1890 - Cadmus M. Wilcox, American Major General (Confederate Army - American Civil War), dies at 66 1931 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer (Symphony on a French Mountain Air), and teacher, dies at 80 1973 - Watson Washburn, American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924, US Nationals 1921, 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame), dies at 79 2007 - Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, dies at 94 2015 - Anthony Valentine, British actor (Colditz), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1913 - Flag of Greece officially raised at Firka Fortress, Chania Crete symbolising the union of Crete and Greece 1928 - CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders 1973 - Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland, Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead, (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia 1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB) 1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands 1999 - Rapper Jay-Z stabs record executive Lance "Un" Rivera at a night club in New York 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2012 - Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly with a second MLS Cup winner's medal after a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo in Carson, CA; final game of a 6-year stint in US 2016 - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is declared King of Thailand, succeeding his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2016 - UN admits its peacekeepers were responsible for the cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010 that killed 30,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, Virginia 1887 - Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle 1936 - Ernest Brundin and Frank Lyon obtain US patent for hydroponic (soil-less) culture of plants 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2018 - Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" starring Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Award Best Animated Film 2019) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Geraldine McCullough, American painter and sculptor (Phoenix), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2008) 1946 - (Raymond) "Gilbert" O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter ("Alone Again Naturally"), born in Waterford, Ireland 1948 - Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England 1971 - Rob Waldrop, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Outland Trophy 1993 Arizona; CFL, Toronto Argonauts), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian 1981 - Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Colombian human rights activist, environmentalist and politician (Vice-President of Colombia), born in Yolombó, Colombia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Susanna Centlivre, English actress known as "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century", dies at 66 (approximately) 1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73 1884 - William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) 1971 - Arthur B. Spingarn, American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP chairman, 1940-65), dies at 93 1998 - Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81 2001 - Ellis R. Dungan, American born Indian film director, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1909 - British House of Lords rejects David Lloyd George's 'People's Budget', which tried to shift tax burden to the wealthy. Leads to the Parliament Act; intent to stop unelected house overruling will of the elected house. 1924 - 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC) 1931 - His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI 1939 - Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7" premieres in NYC 1967 - Julie Nixon (daughter of former Vice-President Richard Nixon) and David Eisenhower (grandson of former President Dwight D, Eisenhower), announce their engagement 1969 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1972 - BBC bans Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi" 1997 - "Eugene Onegin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC 2019 - On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126) 2021 - 15 year old student shoots four death and injures seven at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" 1885 - Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) 1907 - Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle 1949 - New Zealand general election won by Sidney Holland's National party, ousting Peter Fraser's Labour government 2020 - Alphafold's DeepMind AI program announces it has achieved scientific breakthrough by being able to predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes 2022 - Artificial intelligence Chatbot ChatGPT prototype released by A.I. lab OpenAI, able to answer complex questions, write poetry and mimic some human emotions More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - August Klughardt, German composer, born in Köthen, Germany (d. 1902) 1880 - Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), born in Epsom, England (d. 1951) 1907 - Jacques Barzun, French author (The House of Intellect), born in Créteil, France (d. 2012) 1943 - Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993) 1958 - Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder 1964 - David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Andries de Graeff, Dutch leader during Dutch Golden Age (Mayor of Amsterdam 1657-71), dies at 67 1933 - Arthur Currie, Canadian army officer (1st Canadian commander of Canadian Corps, WWI), dies from pneumonia complications at 57 1990 - Norman Cousins, American editor (Saturday Review) and peace activist, dies at 75 2008 - Naomi Datta, British geneticist and bacteriologist (pioneer in investigating the development of resistance to antibiotics by bacteria), dies at 86 2010 - Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), dies at 82 2010 - Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937) More Famous Deaths »

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army moves into Manchester and occupies Carlisle 1791 - Chatham Islands sighted by HMS Chatham commanded by William Broughton 1803 - Dessalines and Christophe declare St Domingue (Haiti) independent 1850 - The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, taking over the leadership of German Confederation 1943 - US aircraft carrier Hornet launched 1981 - Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 119 performances 1986 - 51st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-17 in Birmingham 1987 - Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal. 2017 - Bosnian war criminal Slobodan Praljak commits suicide by poison in court at The Hague after 20 year prison term read out 2022 - For the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales call themselves Christian according to the 2021 Census More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1825 - Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) become 1st opera performed in Italian in US, staged at New York City's Park Theater 1950 - National Council of Church of Christ in US forms 1963 - US President LBJ sets up the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy 1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1975 - New Zealand general election won by the National Party headed by Robert Muldoon 2008 - 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1627 - John Ray, English naturalist (advances in taxonomy), born in Black Notley, England (d. 1705) 1899 - Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1929) 1961 - Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan 1969 - Ben Iroha, Nigerian football player (Vitesse), born in Aba, Nigeria 1977 - Andy Beshear, American politician, Governor of Kentucky (2019-), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1990 - Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actor (Full House), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1530 - Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, adviser and Lord Chancellor, (1515-29) to England's King Henry VIII, dies just before facing treason trial at about 55 1957 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60 1989 - Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies of throat cancer at 56 2003 - Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51 2006 - Allen Carr, English anti-smoking campaigner (b. 1934) 2018 - Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1754 - Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences 1813 - Cossacks occupy Utrecht 1909 - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genres most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City, with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch 1955 - 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado AandM first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 - "Look Homeward, Angel" play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC 1960 - Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day) 1966 - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared 1967 - 1st radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University 1975 - Wings release single "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1879 - Battle at Lydenburg South Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu 1899 - Second Boer War: Battle of Modder River (Cape Colony), British Lord Methuen defeats Boer forces of Piet Cronjé and Koos de la Rey 1938 - Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 premieres in Moscow, USSR 1950 - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1981 - 46th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Birmingham 2019 - European parliament declares a climate emergency More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1640 - Willem de Vlamingh, Dutch sea captain who explored the then "New Holland", the central west coast of Australia, born in Oost-Vlieland, Dutch Republic (d. c. 1698) 1907 - Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian author (Indifferent Ones), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1990) 1936 - Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas 1962 - Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993), born in Perth, Australia 1971 - William Simas Jr, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Hanford, California 1984 - Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1641 - Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 1698 - Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76 1801 - Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750) 1994 - Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87 1996 - Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70 2020 - Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67 More Famous Deaths »