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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1816 - France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever 1900 - Freeland Colony founded in US 1906 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a Liberal landslide in the British general election 1924 - History of Science Society organized at Boston 1950 - USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage 1954 - Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament 1969 - Atlantic Records releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin in US 1971 - Congressional Black Caucus organizes 2001 - Disney Channel TV series "Lizzie McGuire" premieres starring Hilary Duff 2020 - 1st ATP Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: Novak Đoković and Viktor Troicki beat Spanish pair Pablo Carreño Busta and Feliciano López 6-3, 6-4 to clinch inaugural title for Serbia, 2-1; Đoković beats Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1906 - 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26) 1916 - Britain proclaims Gilbert and Ellice Islands as a colony in Pacific 1948 - 1st Supermarket in UK opens 1990 - Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn 1993 - NHL great Mario Lemieux announces that he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma 2013 - "Mile High Miracle", In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1797 - Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873) 1819 - Zealous Bates Tower, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts (d. 1900) 1915 - Paul Jarrico, American writer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997) 1933 - Michael Aspel, English television presenter, born in Battersea, London 1962 - Richie Richardson, West Indies cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95), born in Five Islands Village, Antigua and Barbuda 1969 - Olga Domuladzhanova, Russian boxer (World amateur heavyweight gold 2001), born in Tashkent, Russia (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1705 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634) 1953 - Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, dies at 82 1972 - Padraic Colum, Irish novelist and poet (Collected Poems), dies at 90 1992 - Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84 2009 - Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter, dies at 74 2012 - Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1158 - Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king 1599 - Jacob van Neck's fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a further half a ship full of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon 1753 - Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord 1917 - Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart" premieres in New York 1944 - Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established 1968 - Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km) 1981 - "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances 1990 - Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84 1994 - Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy 1998 - 24th People's Choice Awards: Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen and Oprah Winfrey win (TV) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1916 - Austrian forces capture Mount Lovćen, Serbia. Serbian army retreats, evacuating to Greek island of Corfu 1917 - Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart" premieres in New York 1919 - 3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed 1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc) 1999 - American comedian Jon Stewart succeeds Craig Kilborn as host of late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central in US 2022 - Quebec announces it will impose a healthcare tax on unvaccinated adults who are accounting for 50% of ICU cases (scrapped Feb 2022) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1322 - Emperor Kōmyō of Japan, 2nd Northern Emperor (1336-48), born in Japan (d. 1380) 1449 - Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italian Renaissance painter and teacher of Michelangelo, born in Florence (d. 1494) 1818 - John Reese Kenly, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1891) 1905 - John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer and politician, born in Ashington, Northumberland (d. 1995) 1915 - Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier, co-founder Special Air Service (d. 1955) 1956 - Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2014) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1650 - Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49 1763 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676) 1928 - Thomas Hardy, English novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) and poet, dies near Dorchester at 87 1973 - Rudolf Kubin, Czech cellist, dies a day after 64th birthday 1995 - John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael and his Circle), dies at 73 2016 - Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - Florida secedes from the Union (US Civil War) 1861 - Fort Jackson and Fort Philip are taken over by LA state troops (US Civil War) 1862 - Romney expedition, Confederate Army military expedition begins in Romney, West Virginia (US Civil War) 1914 - Norwegian speed skater Oscar Mathisen skates world 500m record in 43.7s in Oslo, Norway 1923 - Lithuania seizes and annexes country of Memel 1949 - 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS 1977 - 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom 1996 - Boston guard Dana Barros sinks a 3-point field goal in his 89th straight game, during the Celtics' 113-104 win over Sacramento Kings; NBA record streak ends in next game when he goes 0 from 9 2011 - College Football, 13th BCS National Championship, University of Phoenix Stadium: #1 Auburn beats #2 Oregon, 22-19 2022 - 79th Golden Globes: Best film "The Power of the Dog" (drama), "West Side Story" (comedy/musical), Best TV series "Succession", Best Director Jane Campion (Motion Picture) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - 1st underground railway opens in London 1890 - Edward Macdowell's "Lancelot and Elaine" premieres 1946 - UN General Assembly meets for 1st time in London 1967 - PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network 1980 - Last broadcast of "The Rockford Files" on NBC 2005 - A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the Highway 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1840 - Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal, born in Lévis, Canada (d. 1925) 1931 - Peter Barnes, English writer, born in Manchester, United Kingdom (d. 2004) 1933 - Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013) 1945 - Rod Stewart, British singer ("Maggie Maey"; "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"; "Downtown Train"), and model railroad designer, born in London, England 1972 - Brian Lawler, American professional wrestler, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2018) 1982 - Josh Ryan Evans, American actor, born in Hayward, California (d. 2002) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1761 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral in the Royal Navy, dies at 49 1862 - Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), dies of gout at 47 1956 - Karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), dies at 64 1970 - Pavel Belyayev, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 2017 - Tony Rosato, Italian-born Canadian comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live), dies at 63 2018 - Doreen Tracey, British-born American performer (Mickey Mouse Club-Mouseketeer), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »