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Historical Events 1917 - Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members 1962 - Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cin for 10 yrs 1972 - Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987 1978 - "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 1859 performances 1995 - "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 308 performances 1998 - US movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1714 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), born in Kurume, Kyūshū, Japan (d. 1783) 1885 - Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, born in Province of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970) 1894 - Ernest John Moeran, English composer, born in London Borough of Hounslow, United Kingdom (d. 1950) 1904 - Chuck Gardiner, Canadian NHL goalie (Vezina winner), born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (d. 1934) 1937 - Nicolas Born, German writer, born in Duisburg (d. 1979) 1966 - Paula Barbieri, American model and actress (Dangerous), born in Panama City, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 192 - Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 1950 - Charles Koechlin, French composer (The Jungle Book), dies at 83 1980 - Arthur Wellard, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 4/81; Somerset CCC), dies at 78 1991 - Georges Poulet, French-Belgian critic (Temps Humain), dies at 89 1996 - Philip Manson-Bahr, English zoologist and specialist in tropical medicine, dies at 85 1997 - Floyd Cramer, American Country Music Hall of Fame pianist ("Last Date"; "On the Rebound"), dies of cancer at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1813 - Danzig surrenders to allied armies 1908 - Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers outscore Edmonton HC, 14-9 in 2 game challenge series 1929 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates 1941 - Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organization 1970 - The financial cost of the disturbances and riots in Northern Ireland during 1969 and 1970 are today estimated to be £5.5 million 1973 - NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys, 27-10 1975 - Ballon d'Or: FC Dynamo Kyiv forward Oleg Blokhin claims award for best European football player ahead of former winners, Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer and Ajax forward Johan Cruyff 1982 - Anthony Shaffer's "Whodunnit" premieres in NYC 1995 - Lowest ever UK temperature recorded of -27.2°C iat Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands, equaling the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982 2006 - Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1926 - Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated) 1929 - Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up And Dream" opens at the Selwyn Theatre, NYC; runs for 136 performances 1956 - National Football League Championship, Yankee Stadium, NYC: New York Giants beat Chicago Bears, 47-7; Giants' 4th NFL title 1990 - 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000 2005 - Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin 2017 - 84th Orange Bowl: #6 Wisconsin beats #11 Miami (Florida), 34-24 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1859 - Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Czech composer, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1951) 1897 - Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (d. 1976) 1921 - Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon 1940 - Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (Vince Guaraldi Trio; Mose Allison), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2021) 1963 - Milan Srejber, Czech tennis star 1969 - Michelle McGann, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1525 - Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant, dies at 66 1591 - Pope Innocent IX [Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591), dies at 72 1899 - James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85 1952 - Ivan Olbracht, writer, dies 1986 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905) 1998 - George Webb, British actor (Keeping Up Appearances), dies of natural causes at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1705 - Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon's play "Idoménée" premieres in Paris 1911 - Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China 1920 - Yugoslav government bans communist party 1922 - Dutch Constitution proclaimed 1933 - New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds 1947 - Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine 1967 - Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs 1968 - Israeli commandos destroy 13 Lebanese airplanes 1993 - Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed) 1996 - "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1566 - Danish student and future astronomer Tycho Brache loses part of his nose in a sword duel over who is the better mathematician (he wore a prosthetic nose the rest of his life) 1926 - Victoria (1107) beat NSW (221 and 230) by an innings 656 runs 1947 - Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine 1978 - Spain constitution goes into effect 1997 - Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30 2013 - Chaparrastique volcano erupts in El Salvador More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1859 - Jack Simpson, Scottish golfer (British Open 1884), born in Earlsferry, Fife (d. 1895) 1903 - Clyde McCoy, American jazz trumpeter ("Sugar Blues"; the wah-wah sound), bandleader and co-founder of "Down Beat" magazine, born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 1990) 1950 - Géza Csapó, Hungarian sprint canoeist (6 x World C'ship gold; Olympic silver K-1 1000m 1976, bronze 1972), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2022) 1955 - Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, American rock guitarist, arranger, and producer (Pat Benatar Band), born in Cleveland, Ohio 1979 - Diego Luna, Mexican actor, born in Toluca, Mexico 1989 - Jane Levy, American actress (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1661 - Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594) 1929 - Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846) 1967 - Paul Whiteman "The King of Jazz", American orchestra leader (Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 1975 - Euell Gibbons, American outdoorsman and proponent of natural diets (b. 1911). 1995 - Schlomo Joffe, Polish-Israeli folk and classical musician and composer, dies at 86 2008 - Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1921 - The beginning of the Rand Rebellion in Southern Africa; the rebellion started as a strike by white mineworkers on and became an open armed rebellion against the state 1944 - Former Wash 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross 1961 - 50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0) 1967 - Muriel Siebert is 1st woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange 1968 - 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1) 1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1991 - Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venez, crowned 41st Miss World 1994 - David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG) 1997 - Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship 2009 - Scarlett Johansson makes her debut on Broadway in the Arthur Miller play "A View from the Bridge" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 801 - Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona 1912 - National Council of Young Israel convenes 1918 - Montreal's Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas 1975 - Gary Cosier scores 109 v West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut 2007 - Nepal declared a federal democratic Republic by interim parliament, abolishing the monarchy. 2018 - UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; first female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Bernard Youens [Popley], British actor (Coronation Street, Somewhere in Politics), born in Hove, East Sussex, England (d. 1984) 1971 - Melvin Nieves, Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 - Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter (Monrose), born in Frankfurt, Germany 1980 - Lomana LuaLua, Congolese football player, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1980 - Vanessa Ferlito, American actress, born in Brooklyn, New York City 1989 - Mackenzie Rosman, American actress, born in Charleston, South Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1795 - Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747) 1915 - Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, dies at 78 1962 - Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887) 1963 - Paul Hindemith, German composer (Composer's World), dies at 68 1976 - Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman, dies at 73 2016 - Gregorio Alvarez, Uruguayan dictator and President of Uruguay (1981-85), dies in prison at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1521 - The "Zwickau Prophets" appear in Wittenberg 1657 - "Flushing Remonstrance" petition signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship 1845 - Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia 1904 - W B Yeats and Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand" premieres in Dublin 1919 - Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1941 - Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an "open city" 1942 - 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use 1959 - National Football League Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants, 31-16; Colts score 24 straight points in 4th quarter 1972 - LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1845 - Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia 1884 - Netherlands recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1972 - LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak 1983 - Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini claims first of 3 trophies for Europe's best football player ahead of Liverpool midfielder Kenny Dalgleish and Vejle BK striker Allan Simonsen 1992 - "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin Theatre, NYC; runs for 10 performances 2002 - "Chicago" (Best Picture 2003), based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones released. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1829 - James Clay Rice, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Worthington, Massachusetts (d. 1864) 1936 - José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), born in Peñacastillo, Spain (d. 2021) 1948 - Martin Birch, British sound engineer and record producer (Whitesnake; Fleetwood Mac; Iron Maiden), born in Woking, Surrey, England (d. 2020) 1950 - Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy 1973 - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer 1975 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), born in San Diego, California (d. 1988) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 975 - Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies 1707 - Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632) 1836 - Stephen F. Austin, Founded and helped colonize the US state of Texas, dies of pneumonia at 43 1858 - Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, dies at 73 1982 - John Leonard Swigert Jr., American astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 1988 - Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid and Nancy), dies More Famous Deaths »

1492 - 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1862 - 1st US navy hospital ship enters service 1941 - Winston Churchill becomes first British Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress, warning that Axis would "stop at nothing" 1946 - Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens (start of an era) 1967 - Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands 1976 - NFC Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams, 24-13 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1978 - India's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi is released from jail 1988 - Anti African student rebellion in Nanjing, China 1988 - "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1860 - Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrates his small force at Ft Sumter 1877 - Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1965 - Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline 1996 - Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado 1997 - The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore. 1999 - Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid (see Lothar). More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000) 1940 - Ray Sadecki, American MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Kansas City, KS, (d. 2014) 1942 - Ernie Cate, American country singer and guitarist (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas 1961 - Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch], American actress (Cocoon), born in San Diego, California 1965 - Ben Husaby, American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota 1985 - Steven Hartman, American actor (Rick Forrester in Bold and Beautiful), born in Westlake, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1574 - Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 1969 - Johannes Gerard van Dillen, Dutch economic historian (Of Wealth and Oligarchists), dies at 86 1978 - Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), dies at 75 1985 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered in Rwanda at 53 1992 - Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist, dies at 80 2019 - Elbert Dubenion, American football wide receiver and running back (AFL All Star 1964; Buffalo Bills), dies from complications related to Parkinson's disease at 86 More Famous Deaths »

274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian dedicates a temple to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the winter solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. 604 - Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers 1261 - John IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1775 - Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate 1776 - American Revolutionary War: George Washington crosses Delaware River into New Jersey, surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1818 - 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night" - "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht) sung (Austria) 1936 - Belgian bishops condemn fascism and communism 1953 - KNEV (95.5 The Vibe) radio broadcaster in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting 1997 - For 1st time US movie box office receipts pass $6 billion 2012 - 8 people are killed and thousands left homeless after two fires strike Manila, Philippines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 352 - 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th 1066 - William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, completing the Norman conquest of England 1862 - 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina 1957 - Richard Starkey (later better known as Ringo Starr) receives his first drum set 1969 - India all out for 163 at Madras v Aust, Ashley Mallett 5-91 1973 - "The Sting" directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford and music inspired by Scott Joplin premieres in Los Angeles and New York (Best Picture 1974) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1757 - Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d. 1839) 1908 - Helen Twelvetrees, American actress (State's Attorney, Painted Desert), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1958) 1942 - Barry Goldberg, American blues musician (The Rides), born in Chicago, Illinois 1949 - Sissy Spacek, American Actress (Carrie, Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter), born in Quitman, Texas 1961 - Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator 1964 - Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor (Darling How Could You) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1513 - Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 1953 - Lee Shubert, American theatre producer (theatres in NY and LA named after him), dies at about 80 1979 - Joan Blondell, American actress (Real McCoys), dies of leukemia at 73 1985 - George Rhodes, American pianist, composer, arranger, and music director (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies of a heart attack at 66 1992 - Garrison H Davidson, US lt-gen commandant (West Point), dies 2009 - Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter, dies of an overdose of muscle relaxants at 46 More Famous Deaths »

1798 - Russia and Britain sign Second anti-French Coalition 1898 - Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto" premieres in Amsterdam 1910 - Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain, San Francisco 1930 - Sukarno sentenced to four years in prison by Indonesian authorities in Bandung, Dutch East Indies 1935 - National Council of Negro Women forms 1948 - First US completely solar heated house is occupied (Dover, Mass) 1953 - KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 - Ballon d'Or: Manchester United's winger George Best wins award for best European football player ahead of teammate Bobby Charlton and Red Star Belgrade winger Dragan Džajić; first Northern Irish national to win the award 1990 - Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones 2000 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1715 - Swedish troops occupy Norway 1851 - Fire devastates US Library of Congress in Washington, destroys 35,000 volumes 1951 - 1st opera commissioned for television - "Amahl and the Night Visitors" by Gian Carlo Menotti premieres on NBC with the NBC Opera Theater 1996 - Ballon d'Or: Borussia Dortmund's German sweeper Matthias Sammer is named best football player in Europe ahead of PSV/Barcelona striker Ronaldo and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer 2000 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery 2001 - "Time Magazine" names New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani 'Person of the Year', for leadership after 9/11 attacks More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1945 - Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (d. 2015) 1950 - Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1958 - Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer, born in Nara Prefecture, Japan 1959 - Lee Daniels, American director ("Precious", "Empire"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1978 - Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer, born in Herne, Germany 1982 - Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor, born in Chiba, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1907 - Isidor Feinstein "Izzy" Stone, journalist (IF Stone's Weekly), dies 1979 - Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch politician, diplomat (Ambassador to Great Britain, 1952-58; Secretary General of NATO, 1961-64), and CEO (Heineken), dies at 82 1993 - Alexander Mackendrick, American-born Scottish director (Lady Killers), dies at 81 1994 - John Osborne, English playwright (Entertainer, Look Back in Anger, Luther, dies at 65 1999 - Zeke Carey, American RandB singer (The Flamingos - "Goodnight Sweetheart"; "I Only Have Eyes For You"), dies of a heart attack at 66 2011 - Cheetah [Cheeta, Cheta, Chita], chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise), dies of kidney failure at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1926 - KEX-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions 1939 - South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland 1953 - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1970 - French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia 1970 - 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" (record) in London's West End 1972 - "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 - New York Islanders end 15 games winless streak 1977 - British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens formally converts to Islam, taking the name Yusuf Islam 1997 - "As Good as It Gets" film released written and directed by James L. Brooks, starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt 2012 - The Seleka rebel coalition takes over Bambari, the third largest town in the Central African Republic More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Union General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis 1939 - South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland 1941 - British troops overrun Benghazi, Libya 1948 - "Cinderella" the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev is first presented by Sadler's Wells Ballet at Covent Garden, London 1953 - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 - Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1699 - Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, born in Colchester (d. 1788) 1869 - Hugh Allen, British organist, conductor (Bach Choir; Leeds Festival), and educator (Oxford, 1918-46-; Royal College of Music, 1918-37), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1946) 1903 - Fredericka "Fredi" Washington, American actress (Black and Tan), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1994) 1918 - Kumar Pallana, Indian character actor and vaudevillian (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), born in Indore, India (d. 2013) 1946 - Edita Gruberova, Slovak operatic soprano, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 2021) 1970 - Shannon Bream [DePuy], American Journalist (Fox News) Miss Virginia (1991), born in Lynchburg, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1575 - Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese warrior (hanged) (b. 1531) 1789 - Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French', dies at 77 1805 - Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist (b. 1723) 1925 - A S C Wallis [Adele von Antal-Opzoomer], Dutch writer (Vorstengunst), dies at 69 1967 - Ruth Fuller Sasaki, American Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America), dies at 75 1973 - Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt is named, dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1939 - Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo 1941 - Tito establishes 1st Proletarian Brigade in Yugoslavia 1943 - Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core 1965 - Great Britain sets national maximum road speed at 70 miles per hour 1966 - WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment 1980 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds 1989 - Republic of Chad (Africa) adopts its Constitution 1990 - Paul Coffey becomes the second NHL defenceman to record 1000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games 1990 - Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1135 - Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king 1688 - Earl of Danby occupies York for King William III, Prince of Orange 1935 - Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura 1967 - "The Graduate", American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres (Best Director, 1968) 1971 - UN General Assembly ratifies former Austrian President Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General 1977 - 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1546 - Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604) 1929 - Leonard "Red" Balaban, American jazz tuba and sousaphone player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013) 1945 - Joris J. C. Voorhoeve, Dutch Defense minister (1994-, VVD), born in the Hague, Netherlands 1948 - Steve Garvey, American baseball player (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres), born in Tampa, Florida 1963 - Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy 1972 - Mike Thompson, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Portage, Wisconsin More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1660 - André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612) 1809 - William Cooper, American judge and developer (founded Cooperstown, New York), dies at 55 1986 - Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, dies at 84 1987 - Leonidas Zoras, Greek conductor and composer, dies at 82 2002 - Kenneth Tobey, American actor (The Thing from Another World, Innerspace, Whirlybirds), dies of natural causes at 85 2006 - Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer, dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1900 - Gerhart Hauptmann's play "Michael Kramer" premieres in Berlin 1929 - 1st group hospital insurance plan offered (Dallas Tx) 1944 - Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP 1949 - "Samson and Delilah", directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature, premieres in New York 1959 - Citizens of Deerfield Ill block building of interracial housing 1975 - Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Stockholm, Sweden: Home town hero Björn Borg beats Czech Jan Kodeš 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to give Sweden unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 3-2 1975 - "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 307 performances 1978 - Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "A Broadway Musical" opens and closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 1 performance 2005 - Civil Partnership Act comes into force in the UK, with singer Elton John and David Furnish one of the first couples to form a same-sex civil union 2020 - Governor of California Gavin Newson says there are now no intensive care beds left in Southern California or the San Joaquin Valley More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony of Great Britain 1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1980 - Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions 1983 - NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1988 - Lockerbie disaster: A terrorist bomb destroys Pan Am Flight 103 mid-air, over Scotland; kills all 259 passengers and crew on board, and 11 people on the ground 1997 - Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1928 - Thomas Rajna, British-Hungarian pianist, and composer (Amarantha; Stop All The Clocks), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021) 1935 - Edward Schreyer, Canadian politician (Premier of Manitoba), born in Beausejour, Canada 1937 - Jane Fonda, American stage and screen Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress (Barbarella; Klute, 9 to 5), exercist (Jane Fonda's Workout), and political activist, born in NYC, New York 1940 - Paul [Ray Hildebrand], American singer (Paul and Paula), born in Joshua, Texas 1944 - Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor, born in Aomori, Japan 1969 - Mihails Zemļinskis, Latvian footballer, born in Riga, Latvia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1824 - James Parkinson, English physician (First description of Parkinson's disease) and political activist, dies at 69 1979 - Mac Anderson, New Zealand cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five and one), dies at 60 1997 - Juzo Itami, film director/actor (Lord Jim, Yuuguremade), dies at 64 2006 - Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed "The Mighty Atom" (world record 1937), dies at 92 2017 - Roswell Rudd ,American free-jazz trombonist (Archie Shepp), and avant-garde composer (New York Art Quartet), dies of prostate cancer at 82 2020 - K. T. Oslin, American country singer (80's Ladies), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1823 - Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna 1862 - Confederate raid on Union supplies at Holly Springs, Mississippi 1921 - AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9; Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1926 - St. Louis Cardinals trade future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby to NY Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring; concerns over Hornsby's gambling 1937 - Australian cricket spin bowler Bill O'Reilly takes career best 9-41 for NSW in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval 1966 - Nuclear Planning Group forms in Brussels 1970 - Edward Gierek succeeds Wladyslaw Gomulka as Poland's communist party leader 1991 - NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators 2001 - 90th Davis Cup: France beats Australia in Melbourne (3-2) 2017 - Lady Gaga signs Las Vegas residency deal for $75m at MGM Park Theatre More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft) 1939 - Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service 1985 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC 1992 - Northwest and KLM introduce a new joint logo "Worldwide Reliability" 1995 - Revival of Phillip Hayes Dean's drama "Paul Robeson" opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 14 performances 2019 - United States Space Force founded, an armed forces branch dedicated to space warfare More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Irving Krick, American meteorologist and inventor, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1996) 1922 - Charita Bauer, American actress (The Guiding Light, Aldrich Family), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1985) 1944 - Jean Fergusson, English actress, born in Wakefield, United Kingdom 1961 - Mohammad Fouad, Arab singer and actor, born in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt 1972 - Jonathan Wyatt, New Zealand 5000m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand 1998 - Dylan Wang [Wang Hedi], Chinese actor and singer (Meteor Garden), born in Chengdu, Sichuan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1494 - Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet 1749 - Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies 1876 - Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US 1986 - Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) 2012 - Eagle Keys, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame linebacker and coach (Grey Cup champion 1949, 54-56, 66; Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan R'riders), dies at 89 2015 - Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1154 - King Henry II of England crowned King of England 1562 - Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency and huguenots under Condé captured 1859 - Grading started for Market Street RR in San Francisco 1862 - Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1917 - Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game 1919 - American Meteorological Society found 1969 - Beatle's 7th Christmas fan-club single is released 1980 - Mutual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater 2001 - Argentine economic crisis: December 2001 riots - Riots erupt in Buenos Aires after Domingo Cavallo's corralito measures restrict the withdrawal of cash from bank deposits. 2018 - First use of a drone to deliver vaccines - to island of Erromango, Vanuatu, by Unicef More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1835 - HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin aboard arrives in New Zealand 1917 - 1st NHL game played on artificial ice in Toronto 1926 - National Football League Championship: Frankford Yellow Jackets (14-1-2) win first past the post title 1976 - Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev receives his 5th Order of Lenin 1980 - Anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from St Kitts 2016 - At least 48 people die after drinking bath lotion in Irkutsk, Siberia, thinking it contained alcohol More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - James Clifford Veatch, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Elizabeth, Indiana (d. 1895) 1837 - John Carpenter Carter, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864) 1861 - Italo Svevo, Italian writer (La Coscienza di Zeno), born in Trieste Austria (d. 1928) 1916 - Hal Hastings, American orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), born in NYC, New York (d. 1973) 1925 - Robert Sherman, songwriter (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012) 1957 - Doug Johnson, Canadian rock keyboardist (Loverboy - "Working For The Weekend"), born in Surrey, British Columbia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1815 - Robert Hudson, British tenor, organist, and composer, dies at 83 1933 - George Jackson Churchward, British mechanical engineer (Chief of Great Western Railway Chief, 1902-22), truck and killed by a Paddington to Fishguard express train at 76 1951 - Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51 1998 - Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932) 2002 - Will Hoy, English auto racer (British Touring Car C'ship 1991), dies from a brain tumour at 50 2017 - Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, American professional baseball player at 1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues, dies from heart complications at 82 More Famous Deaths »