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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 »

Historical Events 1775 - Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw, Poland 1837 - Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands 1914 - Paul Claudel's play "L'échange" premieres in Paris 1957 - Mad Bomber (George P Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested 1985 - -30°F (-34°C), Mountain Lake Bio Station, Virginia (state record) 1985 - Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Harry Parry, Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader (BBC's Radio Rhythm Club), born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1956) 1938 - Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa (d. 2020) 1953 - Karen Moe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1972), born in Del Monte, Philippines 1953 - Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio 1982 - Jason Peters, American football player, born in Queen City, Texas 1984 - Ben Eager, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2004-15 (Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Black HAwks, and 3 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1799 - Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 1852 - George Rodwell, English composer, dies at 51 1978 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies at 83 1979 - Ali Hassan Salameh [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes 1997 - Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58 2002 - John Shea, American 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Clyde Fitch's play "The Climbers" premieres in NYC 1922 - 1st slalom ski race run at Murren, Switzerland 1950 - "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances 1958 - Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn't happen) 1969 - 22nd NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: Western Division ties Eastern Division, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Detroit, LW 1973 - 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB 1982 - "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances 1987 - 2nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler 1989 - A woman is assaulted and raped in room of an Oklahoma football player 2001 - 58th Golden Globes: "Gladiator", Tom Hanks, and Julia Roberts win More Historical Events »

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 »