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1930 - William Howard Taft resigns as US chief justice for health reasons 1945 - Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released 1964 - French sisters Marielle Goitschel (gold) and Christine Goitschel (silver) repeat (in reverse order) their top-2 finish in the slalom 2 days earlier, in the giant slalom at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics 1974 - "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - 26th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 123-109; MVP: Dave Bing, Washington Bullets, PG 1980 - 30th NBA All-Star Game, Capital Centre, Landover, Md: East beats West, 144-136 (OT); MVP: George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs, SF 1989 - Baseball's National League announces Yanks' broadcaster Bill White will its 1st African American President 1997 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit MI on WKRK 97.1 FM 1999 - In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1809 - Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) 1894 - 1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched at Bath, Maine 1916 - Tristan Tzara publishes the Dada manifesto in Zurich, Switzerland 1929 - Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1982 - Columbia Shuttle moves to Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center (Florida) for mating for STS-3 mission More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1736 - Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist and composer (trained Beethoven), born in Klosterneuburg Austria-Hungary (d. 1809) 1824 - George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Covington, Georgia (d. 1901) 1824 - Ranald MacDonald, Canadian-born Scottish educator and interpreter (d. 1894) 1919 - (Eugene) "Snooky" Young, American jazz trumpeter who mastered the plunger mute, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2011) 1959 - Molly Killingbeck, Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1984) 1971 - Eric Owens, Danville VA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1116 - King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) 1919 - Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Bavaria, dies at 69 1979 - Jody Gilbert, American actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies at 62 2009 - Max Neuhaus, American classical musician and experimental percussionist (sound sculptures), dies of cancer at 69 2015 - William Thomas McKinley, American composer and jazz pianist, dies at 76 2018 - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, American pop, funk and jazz session and touring drummer, (Michael Jackson -"Billie Jean"; George Duke; Herbie Hancock), composer, and producer, dies of prostate cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1349 - By this date at least 200 people a day were being buried in London as a result of the Black Death 1823 - Gioachino Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War: US acquires Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million 1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey 1925 - Belgian episcopacy rejects liberalism, communism and socialism 1941 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner 1959 - Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach NFL Green Bay Packers 1977 - Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (USSR) 1982 - Government troops and Muslim fundamentalists battle in Hamah, Syria 2003 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 45-23; MVP: Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins, RB More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1119 - Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II 1869 - James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1972 - Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Baseball Hall of Fame 1973 - Richard Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA; succeeded by James R Schlesinger (until July) 1992 - IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) 1926 - Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua) 1968 - Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) 1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer 1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer 1983 - Alex Westaway, British rock singer (Gunship; Fightstar), born in Northamptonshire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1688 - Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) 1970 - Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 76 1980 - William H. Stein, American biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68 1981 - Louise Lorraine, actress (Adventures of Tarzan), dies 1988 - Clive Epstein, British music artist manager, and brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51 2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), dies at 99 More Famous Deaths »

1717 - Henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France 1867 - Bricklayers start working 8-hour days 1962 - "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances 1967 - WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department 1987 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 10-6; MVP: Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles, DE 1991 - Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die 1995 - Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air 2013 - Zenit-3SL, a Ukrainian-Russian carrier rocket, fails 40 seconds after liftoff and crashes into the Pacific Ocean 2016 - WHO declares a global public health emergency over the rapid spread of zika-linked conditions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Sumner meet with President Abraham Lincoln at The White House, Washington 1937 - Stapleton, Staten Island, becomes a customs-free port 1948 - Important South African anti-apartheid novel "Cry the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton is published in the US 1975 - "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances 2009 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal wins his first Australian title; beats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 2013 - 26 people are killed after a fireworks truck explodes and causes a highway to collapse in Henan, China More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1635 - Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and classical scholar famous for his collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions, born in Rendsburg, Holstein (d. 1689) 1801 - Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Swedish lieder and classical composer, born in Skänninge, Sweden (d. 1878) 1920 - Kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman 1955 - Virginia Leng, British equestrian rider (World C'ship individual 1986; Olympic silver x 2, bronze x 2 1984, 88), born in Malta 1971 - Michael C. Hall, American actor (Dexter, Six Feet Under), born in Raleigh, North Carolina 1984 - Lee Thompson Young, American actor, born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 2013) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1981 - Nils Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer, dies at 72 1986 - Dick James [Leon Vapnick], British dance band vocalist and Beatles' music publisher (Northern Songs), dies of a heart attack at 65 1992 - Irving Kaufman, American federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81 2003 - Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut (STS 87) and the first woman of Indian descent to go to space, dies in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster at 40 2003 - Michael P. Anderson, American astronaut and member of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), dies at 43 2007 - Ahmad Abu Laban, Danish Muslim leader, dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1854 - Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute) 1925 - Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola 1925 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson of Australia wins 2nd straight Australasian crown; beats countryman Gerald Patterson 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 1930 - 1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey 1938 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Dorothy Cheney wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Dorothy Stevenson of Australia 6-3, 6-2 1971 - Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands 1971 - Special Veterans Committee adds 6 former players and 1 executive to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard and George Weiss 1976 - "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 1993 - "St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances 2015 - Australia defeats South Korea in football to win the 2015 AFC Asian Cup More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1679 - Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris 1982 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE 1988 - Super Bowl XXII, Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10; MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB 1990 - Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ 2012 - Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries 2013 - 36 people are killed and 126 are injured in an explosion at Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, Mexico More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972) 1916 - Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1997) 1946 - Subroto Guha, Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), born in India 1960 - Grant Morrison, British comic book author, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom 1971 - Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian, born in Dundrum, United Kingdom 1972 - Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1615 - Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit priest (5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus), dies at 71 1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58 1976 - Buster Brown, American blues singer and harmonica player (Fannie Mae), dies at 64 1999 - Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler 2004 - Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 90 2018 - Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1791 - Comte de Mirabeau is elected President of the French National Assembly 1927 - Left wins national election in Thuringen 1954 - Fanfani government of Italy resigns 1966 - Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2) 1972 - Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations 1980 - Edward Albee's "Lady from Dubuque" premieres in NYC 1989 - Five Pharaoh sculptures from 1470 BC found at temple of Luxor 2010 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams retains her title; beats Justine Henin of Belgium 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 2018 - Houston forward James Harden puts up highest scoring triple-double in NBA history (60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) as the Rockets beat Orlando Magic, 114-107 in Houston 2022 - NFC Championship, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: LA Rams beat SF 49ers, 20-17 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1818 - John Keats composes his sonnet "When I Have Fears" 1933 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Joan Hartigan Bathurst beats Coral McInnes Buttsworth 6-4, 6-3 1956 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Mary Carter Reitano beats fellow Australian Thelma Coyne Long 3-6, 6-2, 9-7 for her 1st Australian singles title 1977 - 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched US entertainment show ever (100 million) 1982 - WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez of Puerto Rico defeats boxing legend Roberto Durán of Panama in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas 1982 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1911 - Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1989) 1912 - Barbara Tuchman, American historian and author (Pulitzer, Guns of August), born in New York (d. 1989) 1938 - Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal], Dutch actress and director (Bridge too Far) 1944 - Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in New York City, New York (d. 2020) 1951 - Trevor Laughlin, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79), born in Nyah West, Australia 1994 - Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian and journalist (Chicken Shop Date), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1649 - Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-49), beheaded for treason by Parliament at 48 1703 - Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese retainer for the Shogun, murdered in the revenge of the 47 rōnin 1867 - Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831) 1945 - William Busch, British composer, dies at 43 1956 - Jane Seymour [Marjorie S Fitz-patrick], Canadian-American actress (Tom, Dick and Harry, Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 62 1963 - Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (Concert champêtre; Les Biches), dies of a heart attack at 64 More Famous Deaths »

1924 - Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland 1944 - World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy 1959 - Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released 1971 - Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide 1991 - Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years 2000 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points; finishes with 35 in a 96-94 loss to Minnesota; behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) 2001 - Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals 2006 - 22nd Sundance Film Festival: "Quinceanera", directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic 2017 - NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB 2018 - Marvel film "Black Panther" directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman premieres in Los Angeles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1840 - First Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi Captain William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands, NZ 1966 - Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" premieres at Palace Theater in NYC for 608 performances 1968 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats home favourite Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 for her 13th Grand Slam singles title 1972 - 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville, Kentucky 1974 - 1974 NFL Draft: Ed Jones from Tennessee State first pick by Dallas Cowboys 2019 - US Postal Service suspends deliveries to ten states due to severity of the polar vortex More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1632 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) 1937 - Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), born in Mt Pleasant, New York (d. 1990) 1950 - Jody Scheckter, South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979), born in East London, South Africa 1955 - John Tate, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968) 1975 - Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California 1985 - Rag'n'Bone Man [Rory Charles Graham], English singer-songwriter (Human), born in Uckfield, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1993 - Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies at 65 2004 - Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88 2011 - Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), dies at 94 2015 - Colleen McCullough, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession, The Thorn Birds), dies at 77 2021 - Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and RandB tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), dies at 86 2022 - Rashid Byramji, Indian thoroughbred trainer (3,170 winners/230 classics; Elusive Pimpernel 22/23 starts; Squanderer 18/19 starts; Indian Derby x 10), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1824 - William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40) 1887 - England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever 1904 - 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1922 - J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL 1942 - Revival of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opens on The Majestic Theatre, NYC, with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan 1961 - Republic of Rwanda proclaimed 1973 - "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV 1979 - Charlie Smalls' musical "The Wiz", an updated take on "The Wizard of Oz", starring Stephanie Mills, Stu Gilliam, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, closes at Majestic Theater in NYC, after 1,672 performances, 7 Tony and 6 Drama Desk Awards 2010 - Five murderers of Bangladeshi President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hanged: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruq Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Major Bazlul Huda and Lieutenant Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed 2016 - Seventh Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by Fox, held in Des Moines, Iowa More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1760 - Pownal, Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants 1881 - Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British 1904 - 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1929 - Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Englishman Colin Gregory wins his only Grad Slam title, beating Richard Schlesinger of Australia 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 1978 - Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife 1991 - David Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1540 - Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) 1884 - Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientist, explorer and balloonist (1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1963) 1932 - Thomas J. Bliley Jr., American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1981-2001), born in Chesterfield County, Virginia 1940 - Carlos Slim, Mexican business magnate (América Móvil) once ranked as the richest person in the world, born in Mexico City, Mexico 1943 - Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things - "S.F. Sorrow"), born in Dartford, England 1966 - Rob Clayton, American rock drummer (Jody Grind), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1393 - Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball in Paris 1868 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62 1896 - Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 1965 - Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, dies at 57 1997 - Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68 2005 - Karen Lancaume, French actress (suicide) (b. 1973) More Famous Deaths »

672 - St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1934 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Joan Hartigan Bathurst retains title; beats Margaret Molesworth 6-1, 6-4 1961 - Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli make debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in "Il trovatore"; final curtain call lasts 35 minutes 1966 - Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1972 - World premiere of Scott Joplin's rediscovered opera "Treemonisha" at Morehouse College in Atlanta 1976 - Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia 1985 - Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25) 1996 - Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup. 2001 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Jennifer Capriati wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3 2013 - Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti 1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1944 - Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed 1963 - Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1992 - "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 7 performances 1997 - 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol), born in Utrecht , Netherlands (d. 1959) 1912 - E. R. Braithwaite, diplomat and writer (To Sir with Love), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2016) 1929 - Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist (d. 1984) 1948 - Kim Gardner, English rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke), born in London (d. 2001) 1954 - Joko Ninomiya, Japanese martial artist, born in Yawatahama, Ehime, Japan 1970 - Carlos Javier Bernardo, Dutch prince More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1540 - Angela Merici, Italian religious educator, founder of the Ursuline Order of nuns, and Roman Catholic saint, dies at 65 1927 - Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army 1972 - Richard Courant, German-American mathematician, dies at 84 2000 - Mae Faggs Starr, American athlete, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67 2006 - Roger Durham Hannay, American composer and teacher, dies at 75 2017 - Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1531 - Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night 1861 - Louisiana secedes from the Union (US Civil War) 1934 - Nazi Germany and Poland sign 10-year non-aggression treaty 1940 - Nazis forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains 1958 - Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed. 1958 - Jack Smith takes over from Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" 1990 - Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic 1991 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles becomes the only Yugoslav player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Jana Novotná 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 1993 - West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - Rube Goldberg's "The Inventions of Professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts, A.K.," cartoon series first published in "Colliers Weekly" 1959 - KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting 1991 - Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter 1997 - Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots, 35-21; MVP: Desmond Howard, Green Bay KR 2003 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi of the US wins his 8th and last Grand Slam title; beats Rainer Schuttler of Germany 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 2018 - Residents left without heat in -27C in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after boiler breaks in main power station More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1813 - Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 1857 - Trinley Gyatso, 12th Dalai Lama, born in Tibet (d. 1875) 1924 - Warren Frank Benson, American composer (The Leaves Are Falling), and educator (Eastman School, 1967-1993), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005) 1925 - Paul Newman, American actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler), auto racer and team owner (Newman/Haas Racing) and charity food company founder (Newman's Own), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008) 1932 - Ronald Allison, British author/broadcaster 1964 - Cathy Podewell, American actress (Cally Harper Ewing-Dallas), born in Evanston, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1870 - Cesare Pugni, Italian composer, dies at 67 1920 - Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered 1974 - Wiktor Labunski, Polish-American composer, dies at 78 1975 - Lubov Orlova, Russian actress (Moscow Laughs; Man of Music; Tanya), dies at 74 2007 - Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 77 2021 - Jozef Vengloš, Slovak soccer manager (Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1885 - Vincent d'Indy's "Saugefleurie" premieres 1904 - John Millington Synge's play "Riders to the Sea" premieres in Dublin 1907 - Julia Ward Howe is first woman elected to National Institute of Arts and Letters (USA) 1945 - West Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma 1952 - Test debut of great Australian cricket captain (62 Tests) and broadcaster Richie Benaud, v West Indies at the SCG 1966 - WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, NJ (NBC) 1st broadcast 1977 - 30th NHL All-Star Game, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC: Wales beats Campbell, 4-3; MVP: Rick Martin, Buffalo Sabres, LW 1998 - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide attack on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth, killing 8 people injuring 25 others. 2019 - At least 20 people have died this week in Venezuelan anti-government protests according to the UN 2019 - Documentary "Leaving Neverland" detailing singer Michael Jackson's relationship with two boys premieres at the Sundance Film Festival More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1802 - Napoleon Bonaparte elected president of Italian (Cisalpine) Republic 1906 - Del Valle Inclans "El Marqués de Bradomin" premieres in Madrid 1941 - Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. 1955 - US and Panama sign canal treaty 1970 - Dark comedy film "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, and based on novel by Richard Hooker, premieres (Palme d'Or 1970) 2013 - Initial GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2012 show the UK economy shrank by 0.3% raising fears of a triple dip recession More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1640 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English polymath and aristocrat, born in Handsworth, England (d. 1707) 1736 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (number theory, celestial mechanics), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1813) 1814 - Francis Harrison Pierpont, American lawyer and politician (Union), born in Morgantown, West Virginia (d. 1899) 1900 - Yojiro Ishizaka, Japanese writer, born in Hirosaki, Japan (d. 1986) 1931 - Harold Lloyd Jr., American actor, singer and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd, Sr. (Frankenstein's Daughter), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971) 1987 - Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1910 - Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75 1933 - William Faulkes, British organist, transcriber and composer, dies at 59 1949 - Emil Axman, Czech composer, dies at 61 1972 - Erhard Milch, German field marshal (b. 1892) 1998 - Mohammad Yusuf Khan, prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65), dies 2016 - Concepcion Picciotto, American peace activist (longest political protest in US history, outside The White House), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1936 - Albert Sarraut becomes Prime Minister of France 1944 - Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy 1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1959 - WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting 1973 - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; Foreman knocked down twice in 4th; 'The Ring' Fight of the Year 1981 - Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 2021 - NFC Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Green Bay Packers, 31-26 2022 - 19 die in a fight and a fire at a nightclub in Sorong city, West Papua, Indonesia 2022 - At least 34 people killed and 65,000 left homeless after two different tropical storms batter Madagascar and Mozambique with Madagascar's capital Antananarivo particularly affected More Historical Events »

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 »