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Historical Events 1837 - American Physiological Society organizes in Boston 1895 - -17°F (-27.2°C) in Braemar, Grampian (UK record) 1899 - -15°F (-26°C), Washington, D.C. (district record) 1908 - Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England 1964 - Beatles 1st live appearance in US; Washington, D.C. Coliseum 1977 - 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414) 1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, French composer, born in Angers, France (d. 1971) 1908 - Vivian Fuchs, English geologist and explorer (led Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1st to cross Antarctica via South Pole), born in Freshwater, Isle of Wight (d. 1999) 1941 - Glenn Randall Jr, stuntman (Species, Mrs Soffel, Return of the Jedi) 1967 - Derek King, Canadian NHL left wing (NY Islanders), born in Hamilton, Canada 1969 - Mark Atkinson, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Tasmanian batsman), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1879 - Willem Josephus van Zeggelen, Dutch author, dies at 67 1931 - Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine), dies at 76 1982 - Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (Rashomon, 7 Samurais), dies at 76 1993 - Joy Garrett, American actress (Jo Johnson-Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure at 47 1994 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazard), dies of colorectal cancer at 64 2017 - Harvey Lichtenstein, American head of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1855 - US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship 1940 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1971 - Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa 1971 - "Tapestry", second album by Carole King, is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1972) 1984 - Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zimyatov wins a career 4th Olympic gold medal when he takes out the 30k event in Sarajevo; 3 gold in Lake Placid 1980 1985 - Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82) 1998 - Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery 2004 - Kanye West releases his debut album "The College Dropout" (2005 Grammy Best Rap Album) 2013 - 5 people are killed by a falling lifeboat from the cruise ship Thomson Majesty in the Canary islands 2019 - Insect populations are collapsing worldwide threatening a“catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems” according to a global review saying 40% declining, 30% endangered More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1535 - 12 nude anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets 1882 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Snyegurochka" premieres in St Petersburg 1927 - US President Calvin Coolidge asks for 2nd disarmament conference 1962 - Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in LA 2014 - German alpine skier Maria Höfl-Riesch retains her Olympic combined title (Vancouver 2010) when she Nicole Hosp beats of Austria by 0.4s 2019 - 72nd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Roma" Best Film, Alfonso Cuarón Best Director, Olivia Coleman, Rami Malek best actors More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1741 - Franz Adam Veichtner, German violinist and composer, baptized in Regensburg, Bavaria (d. 1822) 1927 - Nigel Bagnall, British field marshal 1940 - Peter Middleton, CEO (Lloyd's) 1961 - Eva Pfaff, German tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1982 runner-up), born in Königstein im Taunus, Germany 1970 - Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukushima, Japan 1981 - Holly Willoughby, British TV presenter, born in Brighton, United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1774 - Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, dies at 44 1836 - Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier), dies at 78 1918 - Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909), dies at 75 1993 - Fred Hollows, New Zealand ophthalmologist (b. 1929) 2007 - Ned Austin, American character actor (b. 1925) 2022 - Nikolai Manoshin, Russian soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow) and manager (Somalia, Yemen, Mali), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1744 - Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews) 1918 - US Army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe, Virginia 1924 - Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR 1939 - Belgian Spaak government falls 1956 - KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 - Elektra Records releases eponymous debut album of American singer-songwriter Carly Simon; garners two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist 1972 - British government declares state of emergency after month-long coal miners' strike 1974 - "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 1986 - 36th NBA All-Star Game, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: East beats West, 139-132; MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G 1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - -63°F (-53°C), Moran, Wyoming (state record) 1940 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1943 - Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ending the epic World War II battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific 1979 - ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special, featuring archival performances of 62 artists 1989 - Michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election 2020 - Suspected militants attack and kill at least 30 people, many while sleeping in their cars in Auno, north-eastern Nigeria, kidnapping women and children More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1871 - Howard T Ricketts, American pathologist (studied typhus fever), born in Findlay, Ohio (d. 1910) 1914 - Ernest Tubb, American country musician ("Walking the Floor Over You"), born in Crisp, Texas (d. 1984) 1937 - (Leonard) "Len" Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, born in East End, London, England (d. 2021) 1950 - Lloyd Weldon Keasor, American wrestler (Olympic silver 1976), born in Pumphrey, Maryland 1969 - Jeff Pahukoa, NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons) 1983 - Vladimira Krckova, Czech jazz-pop singer, composer ("Your Aura On My Lips"), actress, and poet, born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1583 - Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake 1751 - Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717-50), dies at 82 1938 - Truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies 1991 - James Cleveland, American gospel singer, dies at 59 2001 - Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916) 2020 - Sorrel [Doris Ernestine] Hays, American pianist and composer (The Glass Woman), dies of cancer at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1627 - Gunpowder is used in a mining operation instead of mechanical tools in present-day Slovakia, reportedly the first time explosives had been used in mining 1735 - First opera performance in North American colonies "Flora" opens in Charleston, South Carolina 1744 - French and Spanish fleet leave Toulon 1862 - Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1924 - 1st US coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago 1930 - "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1 1960 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor". 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 2009 - Singer Rihanna cancels appearance at the Grammys after being assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1896 - Georges Feydeau's "Le Dindon" premieres in Paris 1972 - Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame 1973 - Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches" premieres in NYC 1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period 1990 - "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1993 - Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1828 - Antonio Cagnoni, Italian composer, born in Godiasco (d. 1896) 1877 - Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1906), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1949) 1906 - Chester F. Carlson, American inventor (photocopy), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1968) 1930 - Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2005) 1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer 1983 - Jim Verraros, American pop singer (American Idol, 2002), born in Mount Prospect, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1611 - Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Dutch traveller and writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies (B. 1653) 1650 - John Adriaensz, Dutch hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 1909 - Edouard Silas, Dutch composer, dies at 80 1975 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886) 1979 - Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet and writer (against Pasternak), dies at 82 1994 - Raymond Scott, American composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1550 - Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III 1889 - Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in San Francisco 1908 - Philadelphia A's manager/owner Connie Mack sells future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 1946 - Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Committee) bill 1969 - Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO 1976 - World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (USSR) 1979 - Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for WI v India at Kanpur 1984 - American astronaut Bruce McCandless makes 1st untethered space walk 1988 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 15-6; MVP: Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, DE 2018 - DNA analysis of Chedder Man, UK's oldest complete skeleton shows he had dark skin and blue eyes More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1301 - Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales 1912 - 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40) 1943 - Shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942) 1964 - Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream 1974 - Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1985 - Marshall U's Bruce Morris scores a basket from 92'5" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1899 - Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader (First Secretary of the Latvian SSR, CPSU Politburo member), born near Zālīte, Latvia (d. 1983) 1904 - Alison Leggatt, British character actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), born in Kensington, London (d. 1990) 1925 - Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2004) 1931 - Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as "the Scream Queen" for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000) 1960 - James Spader, American actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin), born in NYC, New York 1968 - Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1693 - Paul Pellisson, French writer, dies at 68 1994 - Richard Bissell, US under director of CIA (Pig's Bay), dies at 84 2005 - Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934) 2012 - Phil Bruns, American actor and writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "George Shumway"), dies of natural causes at 80 2018 - Mickey Jones, American musician and actor (Home Improvement, Justified), dies at 76 2019 - Frank Robinson, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, manager (14 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1961; AL MVP 1966; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies of bone cancer at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1902 - Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC 1934 - Far right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France 1943 - Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" 1948 - World and European champion Barbara Ann Scott becomes the first Canadian to win a women's figure skating Olympic gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games 1969 - The New Ulster Movement forms, promoting moderate and non-sectarian policies and to assist those candidates who support Northern Ireland Prime MinisterTerence O'Neill 1973 - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah 1993 - 44th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Wales beats Campbell, 16-6; MVP: Mike Gartner, NY Rangers, RW 1994 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR 1995 - MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days for positive cocaine test 2019 - Quadriga, Canada's biggest cryptocurrency exchange is unable to get to $145 million of bitcoin assets after its CEO dies with its access passwords More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1760 - Niccolò Piccinni's opera buffa "La buona figliuola" (The Good-Natured Girl) first performed at the Teatro delle Dame, Rome, Italy, with an all-male cast 1855 - British government of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston forms 1911 - Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) 1947 - Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket 1979 - Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against Premier Bhutto 2018 - Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals world record number of victories for a jockey - 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1673 - Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German composer, born in Immelborn, Germany (d. 1731) 1868 - Syd Callaway, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 5/37, HS 41; NSW CA, Canterbury [NZ]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1923) 1931 - Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota 1957 - Kathy Najimy, American actress and activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California 1972 - Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia 1993 - Tinashe [Kachingwe], American actress and singer (Nightride), born in Lexington, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1785 - Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 1896 - Abraham van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82 1963 - Abd el-Krim [Mohamed ibn Abdelkrim El-Khattabi], Moroccan political and military leader (Republic of the Rif), dies at 85 1966 - Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist, and composer, dies at 79 2012 - Billy Bean, American jazz guitarist (John Lewis; Herbie Mann; Bud Shank), dies at 79 2015 - André Brink, South African writer (Kennis van die aand - 1st Afrikaans book banned), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - Danish army begins its withdrawal from Danevirke to Dybbøl through driven snow, last time the Danes would occupy Danevirke, symbol of Danish identity 1897 - Marcel Proust meets Jean Lorrain in a pistol duel 1917 - The last of the American troops commanded by General John Pershing leave Mexico; President Carranza will be assassinated within the next year 1933 - Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts 1967 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren 1969 - Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice-president, general manager, and head coach of NFL Washington Redskins 1970 - Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa v Australia, Durban 1978 - Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded 1994 - 68 killed and 200 wounded after a mortar bomb is set off in Sarajevo 1997 - Japan's Ministry of Finance announces plans to cut import tariffs on crude oil and most petroleum products More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1818 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway 1870 - 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia 1885 - News of the fall of Khartoum reaches London 1962 - French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1991 - Howard Stern kisses NY Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Super Bowl More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1804 - Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (Finland's national anthem "Maamme"), born in Jakobstad, Finland (d. 1877) 1923 - Doris Bohrer [Sharrar], American WWII spy, born in Basin, Wyoming (d. 2016) 1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager and player, born in Sunne, Sweden 1953 - Valerie Carter, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and session vocalist, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2017) 1968 - Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel 1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer (LiveJournal), born in Iowa, United States More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1807 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 1892 - Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) 1946 - George Arliss, British Academy Award-winning actor (Disraeli; Devil; Green Goddess), dies at 77 1977 - Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 1979 - Eddie Paynter, English cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies at 77 2003 - Helge Boes, American Central Intelligence Agency officer More Famous Deaths »

1600 - Astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for the first time near Prague 1846 - Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois, for settlement in the west 1855 - Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela 1922 - WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions 1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of World War II 1982 - Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash 1982 - Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater, NYC; runs for 573 performances 1990 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 27-21; MVP: Jerry Gray, LA Rams, DB 1991 - Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth) 2014 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Scotland More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1555 - Reformer and bible translator John Roger is the first protestant martyr under Mary I, when he is burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London 1847 - 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland 1866 - Mary Baker Eddy reportedly cures her injuries by opening a bible 1973 - "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances 2016 - Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace 2020 - Charles McGee, American retired US Air Force officer and fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen promoted from colonel to brigadier general More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1808 - Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, writer and author of the Czech national anthem (Kde domov můj), born in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1856) 1841 - Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (d. 1926) 1903 - Edwin Denby, American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N, Horse Eats Hat), born in Tientsin China (d. 1924) 1943 - Cheryl Miller, American actress (Daktari - "Paula"; Born Free), born in Sherman Oaks, California 1960 - Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish author (d. 2007) 1961 - Denis Savard, Canadian NHL centre (Chicago Blackhawks) named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history, born in Pointe Gatineau, Canada More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1781 - Willem Crul, British admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at 59 1946 - Margarete Boie, writer, dies 1957 - Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator, dies 1982 - Alex Harvey, Scottish singer (The Electric Cowboys), dies of a heart attack at 46 2002 - George Nader, American actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats), dies at 80 2013 - Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

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 »