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Historical Events 1942 - Mexico declares war on Nazi-Germany and Japan 1987 - 30 killed in a Texas tornado 1994 - Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 16 performances 1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 29 performances 1998 - Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Vance Packard, American journalist and author (The Hidden Persuaders), born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania (d. 1996) 1939 - Árni Egilsson, Icelandic classical and jazz bassist and composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland 1955 - Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (Eddie Money; The Greg Kihn Band), born in Tampa, Florida 1959 - Olin Browne, American golfer (US Senior Open 2011), born in Washington, D.C. 1971 - Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1801 - Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, German composer, and translator, dies at 58 1842 - Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Native American poet, dies at 42 1972 - Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet (British Poet Laureate 1968-72) and detective writer (Nicholas Blake), dies of cancer at 68 1999 - Alfred Kubel, German politician, dies at 89 2001 - Whitman Mayo, American actor (Grady Wilson-"Sanford and Son"), dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1910 - Louis Botha becomes the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa 1927 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St. Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic 1961 - Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery, Alabama 1966 - American Muhammad Ali TKOs Great Britain's Henry Cooper in 6th round for heavyweight boxing title 2003 - 38th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith, Martina McBride and Kenny Chesney win 2012 - 13 people are killed and 22 people injured after a bus falls 80 metres off a cliff in Albania 2017 - Barnum and Bailey Circus performs for the last time at the Nassau Coliseum in NYC after 146 years 2023 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1260 - Hao Jing, envoy of Mongol leader Kublai Khan imprisoned by order of the high Chancellor of China, Jia Sidao at the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong while attempting to negotiate with the Song 1966 - James Goldman's stage drama "The Lion in Winter", starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, and Christopher Walken, closes at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC, after 92 performances, and a Tony Award win for Harris 1968 - WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1983 - 108th Preakness: Donald Miller Jr on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4 2017 - IPL Cricket Final, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run; Krunal Pandya 47 (38) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1835 - Newton Martin Curtis, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in De Peyster, New York (d. 1910) 1844 - Henri Rousseau, French post-impressionist painter (The Dream, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope), born in Laval, France (d. 1910) 1921 - Reece "Goose" Tatum, American baseball and basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters; Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame), co-founder of the Harlem Magicians, born in El Dorado, Arkansas (d. 1967) 1947 - Jiggs Kalra, Indian food writer "Czar of Indian cuisine", born in Punjab region, India (d. 2019) 1974 - Fairuza Balk, American actress (The Craft, Gas Food Lodging), born in Point Reyes, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1886 - Stephen Pearl Andrews, American abolitionist, writer, and individualist anarchist, dies at 74 1980 - Ida Kamińska, Polish stage and screen actress, director, and writer (The Shop on Main Street; Mother Courage and Her Children), dies at 80 1993 - John Holland, American actor (My Fair Lady, Chinatown), dies at 85 1996 - Bobby Tulloch, Scottish ornithologist, and writer (Bobby Tulloch's Shetland: An islander, his islands and their wildlife), dies at 67 2022 - Marco Cornez, Chilean soccer goalkeeper, (20 caps; FC Deportivo Palestino, Universidad Católica, Everton de Viña del Mar), dies from stomach cancer at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1867 - Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences foundation laid by Queen Victoria in London 1882 - Gotthard rail tunnel between Switzerland and Italy opens 1920 - Mexican President Venustiano Carranza, under attack by American petroleum companies, faces an armed rebellion by right-wing Sonoro triumvirate after nationalizing subsoil rights 1926 - Railway Labor Act became law in USA 1943 - French, British and US victory parade in Tunis, Tunisia 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll (atmospheric tests) 1992 - India launches its 1st satellite independently 1996 - UN and Iraq agree to Resolution 986, which provides Iraq with the opportunity to sell $1 billion of oil for 90 days for a 180-day trial period; proceeds from the sale would be used for humanitarian purposes More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - US Navy 1st permitted black recruits to serve 1969 - US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill in Vietnam 1972 - "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances 1984 - Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory 1988 - Howard Stern fans disrupt rival radio station WMMR's morning DJ John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1843 - Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, Spanish violinist and composer, born in Palma, Majorca, Spain (d. 1918) 1902 - Hans Sahl, German American anti-Nazi Jewish writer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1993) 1937 - Maria Teresa Horta, Portuguese writer and poet (New Portuguese Letters, My Lady of Me), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2025) 1942 - Lynn Davies, Welsh athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1964), born in Nantymoel, Wales 1976 - Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1597 - Dutch commander Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle 1782 - Carlo Giovanni Testori, Italian violinist, composer, pedagogue, and musicologist (La musica raggionata), dies at 68 1996 - Jack Wyngaard, South African dancer (London City Ballet, 1986-96), dies of a heart attack at 37 2020 - Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), dies from cancer at 87 2025 - Barry Fantoni, British novelist, artist and illustrator for Private Eye magazine, dies of a heart attack at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1793 - Netherlands captures French island of St Maarten (held until 1795) 1992 - Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face in an altercation over an affair with her husband, in Massapequa, New York 1993 - Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132 1993 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03) 1995 - World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates from Mount Sinai 2012 - UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea beats Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; Blues' first title 2013 - Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship 2021 - New York City begins re-opening after 423 days (March 2020) with the COVID-19 death toll at 33,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - New Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland 1962 - Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea 1974 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election 1995 - Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time 2018 - Queen Elizabeth II grants the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle upon their marriage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Johns Hopkins, American financier and philanthropist (founded Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University), born in Gambrills, Maryland (d. 1873) 1812 - Felix Zollicoffer, American journalist and Confederate Brigadier General who was killed in the Battle of Mill Springs, born in Maury County, Tennessee (d. 1862) 1864 - Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926) 1926 - Paul Cooper, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Victoria, Illinois (d. 1996) 1934 - Ruskin Bond, Indian novelist (Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra), born in Kasauli, British India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Max Scheler, German philosopher, dies at 53 1994 - Henry Morgan, American comedian and TV panelist (I've Got a Secret; Arena), dies of lung cancer at 79 2001 - Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946) 2021 - Lee Evans, American athlete (Olympic gold men's 400m, 4x400m relay 1968), dies from stroke complications at 74 2025 - Alice Notley, American poet (Mysteries of Small Houses, Disobedience), dies of a cerebral haemorrhage at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1909 - In his first title defense Jack Johnson fights Philadelphia Jack O'Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown 1934 - Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1942 - Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner) 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - "Smith" opens at Eden Theater, NYC: runs for 17 performances 1974 - Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Goaltender Bernie Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2, become 1st "expansion" team to win Stanley Cup; Parent named playoff MVP 1990 - "Elvis" TV drama series about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on ABC 1995 - World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates from Mount Sinai More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1911 - Maurice Ravel's opera "L'heure espagnole" premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris 1923 - KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies 1929 - Chinese warlord Feng Yuxiang declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek's nationalist government 1940 - Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time) 1997 - "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore, premieres in the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1857 - John Jacob Abel, American pharmacologist (endocrine glands), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1938) 1860 - Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Prime Minister of Italy (1917-19) who represented Italy at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, born in Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1952) 1929 - Mavis Rivers, Samoan-New Zealand jazz singer, born in Apia, Samoa (d. 1992) 1940 - (Milton) "Mickey" Newbury, American outlaw-country singer-songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2002) 1947 - Jerry Hyman, American rock trombonist (Blood Sweat and Tears, 1968-70), and chiropractor, born in Brooklyn, New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1935 - Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, German-American violinist and composer, dies at 74 1991 - Rini Otte, Dutch actress (Ergens in Nederland), dies at 74 1993 - Richard Murphy, director (3 Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at 81 2006 - Freddie Garrity, English pop singer (Freddie and the Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), dies at 69 2009 - Carol Cole, American actress (Grady) and music producer, dies of cancer at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1649 - England is declared a Commonwealth by an act of the Rump Parliament, making England a republic for the next 11 years 1921 - US Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 1926 - French air force bombs Damascus, Syria 1959 - The USS Triton, the first submarine with two nuclear reactors, is completed 1981 - MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Atlanta Braves Terry Harper, then retires next 27 batters 2006 - Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow, and Lenny Kravitz 2019 - 64th Eurovision Song Contest won by Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands 2024 - Sean "Diddy" Combs issues an apology after a video is released by CNN of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend in 2016, after previously denying it happened More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - Churchill pledges Britain's full support to US against Japan 1959 - Jan de Quay becomes premier of the Netherlands 1983 - 36th Cannes Film Festival: "Narayama Bushiko" (The Ballad of Narayama ) directed by Japanese director Shohei Imamura wins the Palme d'Or 2007 - In an all South African final the Bulls (Pretoria) edge the home team Sharks, 20-19 in Durban for their first Super 14 Rugby title; Bulls flyhalf Derick Hougaard boots 2 penalties and 2 conversions 2007 - Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men", based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Best Picture 2008) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1864 - Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926) 1929 - John Stroger American politician (Cook County (Illinois) Board of Commissioners, 1970-2006), born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 2008) 1961 - Ronan Hardiman, Irish composer (Michael Flatley soundtracks), born in Dublin, Ireland 1969 - Richard Dumas, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers) 1974 - Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533-36), second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason, at between age 28 to 35 1946 - Booth Tarkington, American novelist (The Magnificent Ambersons) and playwright, dies at 76 1984 - John Betjeman, poet (Mount Zion) and English Poet Laureate (1972-1984), dies at 77 1998 - Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, dies of cancer at 76 2016 - Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - Netherlands government of Isaäc Dignus Fransen De Putte resigns 1887 - Emmanuel Chabrier's opera "Le roi malgré lui" (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down 1918 - TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, kills 200 people 1929 - MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader: Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16 in first game, Phillies win 8-6 in nightcap, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1965 - Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names for Star Trek Captain; they include Kirk 1971 - US President Richard Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1990 - TV movie "Return To Green Acres" airs 2024 - Bayer Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team in history to finish a German league season unbeaten after a 2-1 win at home against Augsburg More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch 1291 - After 100 years of Crusader control, the last Crusader stronghold of Acre is reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil 1889 - Jules Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris 1896 - Khodynka Tragedy: A stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the coronation festivities for Russian Tsar Nicholas II, causes the deaths of an estimated 1,300 people 1899 - World Goodwill Day: 26 nations meet at the First Hague Peace Conference More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Anthony Epstein, English pathologist and virologist (co-discover of the Epstein–Barr virus), born in London, England (d. 2024) 1934 - Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022) 1958 - Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys), born in Rome, Georgia 1970 - Vicky Sunohara, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002 and 2006) and coach, born in Scarborough, Ontario 1988 - Taeyang [Dong Young-bae], Korean singer (Big Bang), born in Uijeongbu, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1812 - John Bellingham, English merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, executed by hanging at 42 or 43 1995 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Bewitched - "Samantha* and "Serena"), dies of cancer at 62 2004 - Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), dies at 72 2007 - Roy De Forest, American Funk and Nut Art movement painter, dies at 77 2018 - Philip Tabane, South African jazz guitarist, vocalist, and band leader (Malombo), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1620 - First merry-go-round is seen at a fair in Philippopolis in the Ottoman Empire 1689 - English King William III declares war on France in support of the Dutch Republic (Nine Years' War) 1750 - -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem 1900 - "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is first published by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by William Wallace Denslow in Chicago 1953 - Yanks and Browns use record 41 players in a game 1955 - Dutch government of Willem Drees resigns 1958 - 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2 2014 - Atlético Madrid win the 2013–14 La Liga More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1787 - English slave ship Sisters, en route from Africa to Cuba, capsizes killing hundreds 1921 - US President Warren G. Harding opens (via telephone) the 1st Valencia Orange Show in Anaheim, California 1949 - British government recognises Republic of Ireland (previously Irish Free State) 1979 - Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation, "Ryan's Hope" wins Outstanding Daytime Drama Series 2023 - Scientists discover comb jellies (ctenophores) are the closest relative to the very first animals that evolved half a billion years ago, by focusing on groups of genes on chromosomes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Sigismund Toduţă, Romanian composer, born in Simeria, Romania (d. 1991) 1934 - Earl Morrall, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1970, 72, 73; Pro Bowl 1957, 68; First-team All-Pro 1968, 72; NFL MVP 1968; Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2014) 1936 - Lars Gustafsson, Swedish poet and novelist (The Death of a Beekeeper, The Cracks in the Wall), born in Västerås, Sweden (d. 2016) 1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter 1977 - Jere Michael, American figure skater (1994 National Jr champ), born in Aspen, Colorado More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1695 - Cornelis de Heem, Dutch painter, dies 1888 - Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) 1986 - Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (World C'ship gold x 6; Olympic gold USSR 1976; with Alexandr Gorshkov), dies from leukemia at 39 2002 - Joe Black, American baseball pitcher (NgL All-Star 1947, 48, 50 Baltimore Elite Giants; first black pitcher to win World Series game 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of prostate cancer at 78 2024 - Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union halfback (29 Tests; Northland RU), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1891 - George A. Hormel establishes George A. Hormel and Company (Hormel Foods Corporation) in Austin, Minnesota 1920 - French heroine Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV 1920 - Spanish matador Joselito (José Gómez Ortega) is fatally gored in his last bullfight, by "Bailador" the bull, in Talavera de la Reina, Spain 1941 - Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi, Ethiopia 1957 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae 1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks 1993 - Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head 1998 - 123rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 1:54.80 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1795 - Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassal state 1968 - Earthquake kills 47 in Japan 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 2019 - British people get drunk more than any other nation, 51 times a year according to the Global Drug Survey, with English-speaking countries drinking the most 2020 - 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1782 - John Sell Cotman, English water color artist, born in Norwich, England (d. 1842) 1887 - Jakob van Hoddis [Hans Davidsohn], German Jewish expressionist poet, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1942) 1964 - John Salley, NBA star (Detroit Pistons) 1968 - Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer), born in Hong Kong 1977 - Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer and songwriter ("Jungle Drum"; "Gollum's Song"), born in Kópavogur, Iceland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1620 - William Adams, English navigator, first ever Western Samurai who life was the basis for novel "Shōgun", dies in Japan at 55 1955 - James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family), dies at 45 1977 - Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (St Louis Symphony, 1958-62), dies at 50 2018 - Michael Slive, American college sports executive (Commissioner SEC 2002-15), dies of prostate cancer at 77 2019 - Bob Hawke, Australian politician and 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1983-91), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - Reich Association Law comes into force 1914 - Henri Rabaud's opera "Mârouf, savetier du Caire" (Marouf, the Cairo Cobbler) premieres in Paris 1916 - Asiago, Italy, falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front 1923 - Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms 1940 - Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California 1941 - 1st British turbojet flies 1957 - Evangelist Billy Graham launches his "crusade" in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden in NYC 2010 - 135th Preakness: Martin Garcia aboard Lookin At Lucky wins in 1:55.47 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1610 - Parliament of Paris appoints 8-year old Louis XIII as French King, following the assassination of his father Henry IV; Louis' mother and Henry's widow Marie de' Medici serves as regent until 1617 1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Fort Darling), Virginia 1961 - 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea 2008 - Hollywood fixer Anthony Pellicano is found guilty of 76 counts, including racketeering, wiretapping and wire fraud 2022 - Pope Francis canonizes Dutch Roman Catholic priest and anti-Nazi activist Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) as a saint More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (d. 1984) 1915 - Paul A. Samuelson, American economist (1970 Nobel Prize for Economics, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2009) 1923 - Johnny Walker [Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi], Indian actor (Madhumati, Chachi 420), born in Indore, British India (d. 2003) 1944 - Gunilla Hutton, Swedish-American actress (Hee Haw, Petticoat Junction), born in Gothenburg, Sweden 1959 - Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1714 - Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar 1967 - Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, dies at 74 1971 - Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), dies at 78 1984 - Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85 2021 - Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1920 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1935 - Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement 1942 - US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) forms 1944 - General Rommel, Speidel and von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler 1988 - Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27. 1991 - Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years and is freed pending appeal for complicity in the kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom dies 1993 - The 1,000th episode of "The Arsenio Hall Show" airs, featuring a retrospective 2023 - Cyclone Mocha makes landfall on Rakhine coast, Myanmar, near southern border of Bangladesh with at least 400 killed. Second strongest storm on record in the North Indian Ocean. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1608 - The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1977 - KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1986 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3 1997 - FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People's State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919) 1901 - Robert Ritter, German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich, born in Aachen, German Empire (d. 1951) 1929 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Who is Ayn Rand?), born in Winnipeg (d. 2013) 1965 - Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1973 - Anais Granofsky, American-Canadian actress, screenwriter, and director (Lucy Fernandez in "Degrassi"), born in Springfield, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1906 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) 1983 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900) 1984 - Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), dies at 69 2001 - Gil Langley, Australian cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56), dies at 81 2003 - William Jackson [Pepper LaBeija], American drag queen and fashion designer, dies of a heart attack at 54 More Famous Deaths »

1654 - Venetian fleet under Norwegian Admiral Cort Adeler beats Turkish fleet the near the Dardanelles, sinking 15 Turkish galleys 1861 - Queen Victoria announces Britain's position of neutrality during the US Civil War 1927 - VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk 1940 - Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky pilots first untethered test flight of his VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut 1941 - Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland 1954 - Chinese Middle School students in Singapore take part in anti-National Service riots 1955 - Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463' 1993 - CBS' soap opera "Knots Landing" ends 14 year-run with 334th show in Netherlands and US More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1652 - Ingen Ryuki is invited to become abbot of Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki 1864 - -16] Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Resaca, Georgia 1943 - German and Italian forces in Africa surrender 1991 - Apple releases Macintosh operating System 7, codenamed the "Big Bang" 1995 - Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe Shanna Lynn Moakler, (19-NY), replaces Chelsi Smith as Miss USA More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, editor (Spartacus) and WWII resistance fighter, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1942) 1903 - Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), born in London, England (d. 1998) 1912 - Helen Craig, American actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1986) 1927 - Clive Barnes, British-American drama critic (NY Times, 1978-2008; NY Post, 1965-77), born in London, England (d. 2008) 1944 - Son Sook, South Korean screen and theatre actress (Volcano, Guest, Mother), radio host, and politician, born in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - Christian Gottfried Körner, German lawyer, dies at 74 1921 - Jean Aicard, French poet and novelist (Jeune Croyances), dies at 73 1972 - Dan Blocker, American actor (Cimarron City - "Tiny"; Bonanza - "Hoss"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 43 1974 - Denny Shute, American golfer (British Open 1933, PGA C'ship 1936-37), dies at 69 2001 - R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1865 - Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1908 - Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield 1925 - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan become autonomous Soviet republics 1968 - "March of the Poor" under Rev Ralph Abernathy reaches Washington, D.C. 1968 - WSKG TV channel 46 (PBS) in Binghamton, NY, begins broadcasting 1994 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Anne Marie Duggan 1999 - David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament 2024 - Flash flood kills at least 300 people in northern Afghanistan and destroys nearly 2000 homes More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters 1915 - Franklin K. Mathiews first presents idea of "Book Week" 1961 - Russian Mikhail Botvinnik wins World Chess Championship for his third time 1978 - US Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 2014 - Voters in Eastern Ukraine vote for self-rule in referendum More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1700 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1773) 1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British biochemist who developed protein crystallography to study molecular structure, including that of vitamin B12 (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1964), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1994) 1956 - Homer Simpson, American fictional patriarchal character, and donut aficionado from the long running animated television show "The Simpsons", born in Springfield 1959 - Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible), born in New York City 1981 - Lorena Bernal, Argentine Spanish model and actress (Miss Spain 1999), born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1918 - Abel Hoadley, Australian confectioner (Violet Crumble), dies at 73 1943 - Albert Stoessel, American violinist, conductor, composer, and educator, dies of a heart attack on the podium at 48 1957 - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928) 2007 - Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader (b. 1966?) 2020 - Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer, helped establish The Beatles image, dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »