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Historical Events 1568 - In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1847 - 1,500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price 1900 - Battle of Spion Kop: South African Boers defeat the British army after it attempts to cross the Tugela River and relieve the besieged city Ladysmith 2001 - Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson resigns 2006 - After losing the federal election to Stephen Harper, Paul Martin resigns as leader of the Liberal party 2013 - A Japanese Coast guard ship engages a Taiwanese activist ship in the Senkaku Islands dispute More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1778 - Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, son of French King Charles X, born in Versailles, France (d. 1820) 1820 - John Milton Thayer, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bellingham, Massachusetts (d. 1906) 1872 - Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958) 1872 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943) 1948 - Elliott Abrams, American ass. secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras, born in New York 1987 - Luis Suárez, Uruguayan football player (Barcelona, Uruguay national team), born in Salto, Uruguay More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1619 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator against the rule of James I of England, dies at 54 1678 - Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 1924 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, dies at 29 1979 - Mabel Taliaferro, actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91 1986 - L. Ron Hubbard, American sci-fi writer (Death Quest) and founder of the Scientology cult, dies at 74 1992 - Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (b. 1950) More Famous Deaths »

1908 - US and Great Britain demand end of abuses in Congo 1950 - Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel 1951 - 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young and Gertrude Berg win 1972 - Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest 1973 - Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs 1977 - Mini-series "Roots" premieres on ABC 1983 - Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean 1984 - Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to win his 1st World Wrestling Federation title at Madison Gardens, New York 2019 - New record for most expensive US property, $238 million for penthouse condominium overlooking Central Park, NY, bought by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin 2020 - Voice of a 3,000 year old Egyptian priest recreated by scientists 3D printing his vocal tract published in "Scientific Reports" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1945 - World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal to evacuate German soldiers and civilians from Prussia by sea 1961 - Supreme Court rules cities and states have right to censor films 1976 - Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide 1994 - NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers, 38-21 2011 - NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears, 21-14 2016 - 8 museum workers from Egyptian Museum, Cairo referred for prosecution for reattaching Tutankhamun's beard with inappropriate glue More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1719 - John Landen, English mathematician, born in England, United Kingdom (d. 1790) 1872 - Joze Plečnik, Slovenian architect, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1957) 1928 - Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2005) 1929 - Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate 1932 - James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022) 1959 - Sandra Pisani, Australian field hockey captain (Olympic gold 1988), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1888 - Eugène Marin Labiche, French playwright (The Italian Straw Hat), dies at 72 1944 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80, bequeathing all of his work to the city of Oslo 1964 - Louis Horst, American dance choreographer and composer, dies at 80 1982 - Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 1992 - Simon Brand, South African banker and adviser to President F. W. de Klerk, dies 1993 - Dudley Stevens, English entertainer, dies of AIDS at 57 More Famous Deaths »

1817 - British freighter Diana sinks off Malaya 1862 - Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20 1879 - Zulu warriors attack British Army camp in Isandhlwana, South Africa 1883 - England completes 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia at Melbourne Cricket Grounds 1944 - Allied forces begin landing at Anzio on the Italian mainland 1953 - Arthur Miller's play "Crucible" premieres in NYC 1964 - World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured in Wisconsin for New York's World Fair 1998 - Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time 2010 - Conan O'Brien's last The Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot 2017 - Chile declares a State of Emergency and requests international assistance as wildfires rage out of control More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1775 - Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw, Poland 1837 - Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands 1914 - Paul Claudel's play "L'échange" premieres in Paris 1957 - Mad Bomber (George P Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested 1985 - -30°F (-34°C), Mountain Lake Bio Station, Virginia (state record) 1985 - Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Harry Parry, Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader (BBC's Radio Rhythm Club), born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1956) 1938 - Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa (d. 2020) 1953 - Karen Moe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1972), born in Del Monte, Philippines 1953 - Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio 1982 - Jason Peters, American football player, born in Queen City, Texas 1984 - Ben Eager, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2004-15 (Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Black HAwks, and 3 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1799 - Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 1852 - George Rodwell, English composer, dies at 51 1978 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies at 83 1979 - Ali Hassan Salameh [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes 1997 - Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58 2002 - John Shea, American 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Clyde Fitch's play "The Climbers" premieres in NYC 1922 - 1st slalom ski race run at Murren, Switzerland 1950 - "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances 1958 - Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn't happen) 1969 - 22nd NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: Western Division ties Eastern Division, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Detroit, LW 1973 - 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB 1982 - "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances 1987 - 2nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler 1989 - A woman is assaulted and raped in room of an Oklahoma football player 2001 - 58th Golden Globes: "Gladiator", Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - The Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand Wars begins 1952 - Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India 1958 - Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn't happen) 1974 - Gold hits record $161.31, silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London 1980 - Gold hits record $850 an ounce 2001 - 58th Golden Globes: "Gladiator", Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1926 - Stephen "Steve" Reeves, American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist (Hercules, Goliath, Sandokan), born in Glasgow, Montana (d. 2000) 1951 - Eric Holder, American lawyer and judge (1st African American US Attorney General 2009-2015), born in The Bronx, New York 1959 - Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager 1963 - Detlef Schrempf, German-American NBA forward, 1985-2001 (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics), born in Leverkusen, West Germany 1985 - Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England 1994 - Laura Robson, British tennis player (Olympics mixed doubles silver 2012), born in Melbourne, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 1933 - George A. Moore, Irish novelist (b. 1852) 1957 - Arthur L Bowley, English statistician/economist, dies at 87 1963 - Al St. John, American vaudeville and silent film comic (Young and Dumb),and talkie character actor billed as "Fuzzy" St. John (Outlaws of the Plains), dies of a heart attack at 70 1987 - Charles Goodell, American politician (b. 1926) 1991 - Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies More Famous Deaths »

1840 - Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica 1879 - British troops under Lord Chelmsford make camp at Isandlwana 1920 - The American Civil Liberties Union is founded 1921 - Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR 1967 - Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain makes all 15 of his field goal attempts in a 119-108 win over LA Lakers; NBA record for consecutive shots made; beats mark twice before 1966-67 season ends 1988 - Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham 1991 - NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers, 15-13 1996 - WPAT FM NYC radio station switches to English-Spanish format 1999 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés. 2001 - George W. Bush inaugurated as 43rd US President, Dick Cheney becomes 46th Vice President More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1879 - British troops under Lord Chelmsford make camp at Isandlwana 1921 - British submarine HMS K5 (which was unusually equipped with steam turbines) sinks with 57 crew during exercises in the Bay of Biscay 1929 - 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" 1972 - Six oil exporting countries conclude meetings with Western oil companies; an agreement is reached to raise the price of crude 1983 - American gangster Roy DeMeo is found murdered in his car trunk after disappearing a few days earlier 1988 - Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1681 - Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Italian composer and mandolin player, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1732) 1878 - Finlay Currie, Scottish actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers), born in Edinburgh (d. 1968) 1932 - Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), born in Kanjiža, Serbia (d. 2021) 1944 - Isao Okano, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Ryugasaki, Japan 1956 - Adrian Vernon Fish, British classical composer, born in Bristol, England 1969 - Andre Cason, American sprinter, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1713 - Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies 1841 - Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer and adventurer (attempted to rule Iceland), dies at 60 1971 - Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor and the 1st cowboy in a movie (The Great Train, The Lucky Dog), dies at 88 1983 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer, dies at 49 1996 - Ellis Hillman, British Labour party politician, lecturer, and writer (London Under London), dies during heart surgery at 68 1998 - Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1996-98), dies at 61 More Famous Deaths »

1810 - Cold Friday: temperature at Portsmouth, New Hampshire drops from 54°F to minus 12°F in one day with many frozen to death 1886 - Aurora Ski Club, 1st in US, founded in Minnesota 1913 - Raymond Poincaré installed as President of France 1969 - 19th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East, 10-7; MVPs: Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams, QB; Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Rams, DT 1970 - UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist 1971 - 24th NHL All-Star Game, Boston Garden: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 2-1; MVP: Bobby Hull, Chicago, LW 1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, 71-70 in South Bend, Indiana to end Bruins' NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak 1983 - Klaus Barbie, SS chief in Lyon in Nazi-occupied France, arrested in Bolivia 1989 - President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon 2003 - NFC Championship, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1770 - Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) 1885 - Battle of Abu Kru (Battle of Gubat), Sudan: British Desert Column defeat Mahdist forces: 121 British and untold Mahdists killed 1915 - Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude 1941 - British offensive in Eritrea 1992 - Nature Boy Ric Flair becomes WWF champ at Royal Rumble 2006 - Terrorist blows himself up in Tel Aviv, killing only himself but injuring 20 people, one of them seriously More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1747 - Johann Bode, German astronomer (Titius–Bode Law), born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1826) 1935 - [Augustus] Owsley Stanley III, American audio engineer and LSD cook who worked with the Grateful Dead, born in Kentucky (d. 2011) 1947 - Roderic "Rod" Evans, English rocker (The Maze, Deep Purple), born in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England 1971 - Jeff Juden, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants), born in Salem, Massachusetts 1984 - Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver, born in Chennai, India 1991 - Tommy Fleetwood, British golfer (US Open runner-up 2018; Ryder Cup 2018), born in Southport, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1576 - Hans Sachs, German composer, dies at 81 1865 - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809) 1893 - Julius Eichberg, German composer, dies at 68 1962 - Harry "Snub" Pollard, Australian actor (Don't Shove, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 1976 - Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese electrical engineer (b. 1886) 2020 - Kazım Ayvaz, Turkish wrestler (Olympic gold lightweight, 1964; World C'ship gold welterweight, 1958; lightweight, 1962), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

474 - Leo II, age 6 or 7, briefly becomes Byzantine Emperor, being joined by his father as co-ruler by his father on January 29th 1921 - William Archer's "Green Goddess" premieres in NYC 1938 - Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1951 - 1951 NFL Draft: Kyle Rote from SMU first pick by New York Giants 1963 - Al Davis becomes the head coach and general manager of the Oakland Raiders 1977 - Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan takes 6 for 63 in the Australian 2nd innings for a match total of 12 to lead his side to an easy 8 wicket 3rd Test win in Sydney 1980 - Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion and fined $20,000 1986 - NY Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) 1990 - South Africa says it is reconsidering ban on African National Congress 1992 - 49th Golden Globes: Bugsy, Nick Nolte and Jodie Foster win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1886 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England 1955 - 5th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden NYC: East beats West, 100-91; MVP: Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics, G 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1984 - 80th Islander and 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win 1992 - Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1685 - Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical professor, baptized (d. 1766) 1840 - Ernst Rudorff, German pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1916) 1950 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer (World F1 runner-up 1979; Ferrari), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (d. 1982) 1961 - Peter Beardsley, English footballer, born in Hexham, United Kingdom 1964 - Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia 1967 - MC Tab [Sharon Richard], American rapper, born in NYC, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1659 - Benedikt Lechler, German composer, dies at 64 1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, British actor (Casablanca, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1977 - Yvonne Printemps, French singer and actress (Paris Waltz, Voyage to America), dies at 81 1978 - Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer, dies at 58 1982 - Trent Lehman, American child actor (Butch-Nanny and the Professor), commits suicide at 20 2007 - Brent Liles, American rock bassist (Agent Orange, 1981-84; Social Distortion, 1988-92), dies after being hit by a truck while cycling at 43 More Famous Deaths »

1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon 1893 - Franco-Russian Alliance is signed 1912 - Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen 1915 - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens 1915 - Jerome Kern and Harry B. Smith's musical "Love o' Mike" opens at the Shubert Theatre (later transferring to the Maxine Elliott and Casino theatres), NYC; runs for 233 performances 1945 - Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation 1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary 1961 - 11th NBA All-Star Game, Onondaga County Coliseum, Syracuse, NY: West beats East, 153-131; MVP: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals, PG; at 22, youngest player to receive All-Star MVP honours, 23 points and 14 assists 1989 - Murden and Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) 2007 - Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1377 - Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon 1862 - -Jan 22nd) BBT Ft Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington 1961 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex". 1987 - US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1996 - Iraq agrees to talks concerning a UN plan to allow for the Iraqi sale of $1 billion of oil; proceeds from the sale would be used for humanitarian purposes 2007 - Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1899 - Roel Houwink, Dutch writer and poet (1 Man Without Character), born in Breda (d. 1987) 1948 - Anne Queffélec, French concert pianist, born in Paris, France 1971 - Derek Plante, American NHL center (Buffalo Sabres), born in Cloquet, Minnesota 1974 - Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician, born in Sofia, Bulgaria 1985 - Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU), born in Yokohama, Japan 1996 - Klaus Mäkelä, Finnish cellist and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 2020-present; Orchestre de Paris, 2021-present), born in Helsinki, Finland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1661 - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed 1856 - Thomas Attwood Walmisley, English organist, composer and educator (Cathedral Music), dies at 41 1884 - Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, dies at 79 1984 - Kostas Giannidis [Yannis Constantinidis], Greek composer and pianist, dies at 80 1995 - Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82 1996 - Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, dies at 54 More Famous Deaths »

929 - Caliphate of Cordoba is established by Emir Abd-al-Rahman III 1362 - A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt 1756 - Britain and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster 1924 - British Government of Stanley Baldwin resigns 1941 - US vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor 1978 - 5th American Music Awards: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and Conway Twitty win 1981 - Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth 1997 - Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus v Pakistan, MCG 2019 - Golden State Warriors break 2 franchise records in 142-111 win over Denver Nuggets; in 1st quarter, record 10 three-point field goals on way to franchise best 51 points in the period 2021 - 10 Nepali climbers become the first to reach the summit of K2 in winter on the China-Pakistan border More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1945 - Adolf Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, his underground bunker in Berlin 1963 - Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb 1968 - Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" premieres in NYC 1984 - 11th American Music Awards: Pat Benatar and Michael Jackson win 2003 - The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrates 16 days later on re-entry. 2014 - 19th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 12 Years a Slave wins Best Film More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1870 - Jimmy Collins, American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (World Series 1903 Boston Americans; NL HR leader 1898 Boston Beaneaters) and manager (Boston Americans 1901–06), born in Niagara Falls, NY (d. 1943) 1911 - Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996) 1928 - Pilar Lorengar [Lorenza Pilar García], Aragones soprano, born in El Gancho, Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1996) 1950 - Jesse Dizon, American actor, born in Oceanside, California 1972 - Joe Horn, American NFL wide receiver, 1996-2007 (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, and 1 other team), born in New Haven, Connecticut 1972 - Salah Hissou, Moroccan long-distance runner, born in Morocco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1886 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 1901 - Hiram R. Revels, American clergyman, politician,1st African American in Congress (US Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71), and college president (Alcorn, 1871-82), dies at 73 1942 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (1911-16), dies at 91 1962 - Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77 1979 - Ted Cassidy, American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46 2004 - Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930) More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1941 - US vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor 1965 - The Searchers' "Love Potion Number 9" peaks at #3 1965 - "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 125 performances 1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause 1978 - Soyuz 27 returns to Earth 2006 - 63rd Golden Globes: Brokeback Mountain, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Felicity Huffman win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1501 - Anthony Denny, English knight of the shire and confidant of King Henry VIII of England, born in England (d. 1559) 1757 - Samuel McIntire, American woodcarver and architect (architect of Old Salem), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1811) 1937 - Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Wagoner, Oklahoma (d. 2009) 1944 - Chris de Marigny, painter/designer 1959 - Juanita Bynum, American televangelist, born in Chicago, Illinois 1971 - Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Paramaribo, Suriname More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1842 - Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter, dies of typhoid fever at 39 1901 - Jules Barbier, French opera librettist (b. 1825) 1924 - Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859) 1962 - Frank Hurley, Australian photographer (b. 1885) 1987 - Robert De Kers [Keersmaeker], Belgian jazz trumpeter and bandleaders, dies at 80 1993 - Florence Desmond [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1120 - The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem 1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World and sets sail for Spain 1581 - English parliament passes laws against Catholicism 1897 - John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal 1906 - -Apr 13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) 1931 - Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores 223 v West Indies in 3rd Test in Brisbane; most runs scored by a player in a Test match in Australia in one day 1968 - The Youth International Party is founded. 1980 - Paul McCartney is arrested at Tokyo International Airport for possession of marijuana; he is sent to jail for nine days before being deported 2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. 2006 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. More Historical Events »

1559 - Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey 1831 - 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run 1892 - Basketball rules first published in Triangle Magazine, written by James Naismith 1907 - Gold dental inlays first described by William Taggart, who invented them 1962 - Derveni Papyrus rediscovered - Europe's oldest surviving manuscript from c. 340 B.C., commentary on a Orphic poem, found in a tomb in Derveni, Northern Greece 1972 - TV drama "Emergency" with Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV 1994 - Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist 1998 - NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again 2019 - Theresa May's Brexit deal with the EU is rejected by UK parliament 432 votes to 202, largest parliamentary defeat in its democratic era 2019 - LGBTQ activists accuse the Russian republic of Chechnya of a new gay purge with 40 detained and two killed More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1582 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic 1981 - Police drama "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV 1985 - CBS' premiere of TV made teen drug abuse drama, "Not My Kid", based on the previous year's book by Beth Polson 1994 - Lawrence Taylor announces his retirement from the NFL 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, calls for an international ban on landmines, angering ministers in the UK 2007 - Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1747 - John Aikin, English doctor and writer, born in Kibworth Harcourt, United Kingdom (d. 1822) 1909 - Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman, "Sing, Sing, Sing"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973) 1943 - Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), born in Adrian, Michigan (d. 2021) 1952 - Melvyn Gale, English cellist (Electric Light Orchestra, 1975-79 - "Livin' Thing"), born in London, United Kingdom 1969 - Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware 1979 - Young Dro [D'Juan Hart], American rapper (Shoulder Lean), born in Atlanta, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1755 - Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 1833 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (Waxhaws Massacre), dies at 78 1961 - Francesco Maria Saraceni, Italian composer, dies at 49 2013 - Jennings Michael Burch, American writer (They Cage the Animals at Night), dies at 71 2017 - Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler, dies at 73 2018 - Dolores O’Riordan, Irish musician and singer-songwriter (The Cranberries - "Zombie"; ,"Linger"), drowns in the bath at 46 More Famous Deaths »

378 - General Siyaj K'ak', a Mayan warlord, conquers Tikal and increases the domain of Teotihuacan 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes 1868 - South Carolina constitutional convention meets with a black majority 1955 - Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony premieres by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Carnegie Hall, New York City 1962 - 12th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 31-30; MVPs: Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns, RB; Henry Jordan, Green Bay Packers, DT 1969 - 25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers 1973 - Dancer Roy Castle is measured at 1,440 taps/min on BBC TV 1994 - The Duchess of Kent converts to Catholicism, the first member of the Royal Family to do so in more than 300 years 2013 - Mike Pence sworn in as 50th governor of Indiana 2014 - Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes", produced with members of the E Street Band, including the deceased Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1724 - Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne 1813 - Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY) 1945 - In Greece, Communists and the British agree to a cease-fire in the struggle to control Athens (and with it Greece) 1976 - "The Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) 2008 - MESSENGER spacecraft performs a Mercury flyby 2019 - Americans chance of dying from an accidental opioid overdose higher than a car accident for the first time, according to US National Safety Council More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1722 - Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, German organist and composer, born in Köthen, Germany (d. 1806) 1863 - Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator, born in Valkenburg, Netherlands (d. 1930) 1931 - Caterina Valente, Italian singer, dancer, and actress (Bon soir, Kathrin!, The Entertainers), born in Paris, France 1957 - Anchee Min, Chinese writer, born in Shanghai, China 1980 - Ossama Haidar, Lebanese soccer player 1990 - Grant Gustin, American actor and singer (The Flash), born in Norfolk, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1872 - Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye-Terrier who spent 14 years guarding the grave of his owner John Gray, dies at 16 1937 - Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist, dies at 47 1970 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (b. 1906) 1987 - Douglas Sirk, German American film director (All That Heaven Allows), dies at 86 1996 - Pamelo Mounk'a, Congolese musician, dies at 50 2006 - Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, South Carolina 1794 - Congress changes US flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes 1874 - US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 1915 - Earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800 1943 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca, French Morocco for a conference of Allied forces in World War II 1962 - Chubby Checker's song "The Twist", credited with starting the Twist dance craze, goes to #1 in the charts two years after first reaching number one spot 1968 - Minnesota North Stars NHL player Bill Masterson, suffers head injuries during a game and dies two days later, becoming the 1st player to die as result of a game 1986 - NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams 1989 - Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate 1991 - Soviet troops continue attack on Vilnius, capital of Lithuania; 13 people killed and 140 injured as More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1099 - Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria 1915 - Earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800 1939 - Belgian premier signs Burgos Treaty for trade relations with Franco's Spain 1972 - Bernice Gera wins anti-discrimination case against the National Baseball Congressl, initiated March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1987 - West German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking 2016 - Record Powerball lottery held in America - $1.6 billion, (3 winning tickets) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000) 1943 - William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012) 1947 - Chris Thomas, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Pink Floyd; Procol Harem; Elton John; The Pretenders), born in Brentford, Middlesex, England 1967 - George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) - Natural Anthems) 1969 - Katarzyna Nowak, tennis star (1994 Futures France), born in Łódź, Poland 1970 - Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 1796 - John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726) 1929 - Wyatt Earp, American frontiersman and marshal who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral, dies at 80 1939 - Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), dies from phlebitis at 71 1988 - Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69 2009 - Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer and lyricist (b. 1925) More Famous Deaths »