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Historical Events 1926 - Detective novelist Agatha Christie mysteriously disappears for 11 days 1961 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) [Dec 4-GMT] 1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area. 1982 - 77°F highest December temperature ever recorded in Cleveland, Ohio 2019 - Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce they are stepping down from roles at parent company Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to become head of both More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1483 - Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist, born in Torgau, Saxony (d. 1565) 1857 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-English novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness), born in Berdychiv, Poland (d. 1924) 1883 - Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1945) 1973 - Francisco Islas Rueda [Super Crazy], Mexican pro wrestler (WWE; NJPW, Zero-1, AJPW), born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico 1978 - Trina [Katrina Laverne Taylor], American rapper (Glamorest Life), born in Miami, Florida 1985 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress (Mamma Mia, The Dropout), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1765 - Lord John Sackville, English politician (MP Tamworth 1734-47) and cricketer (Kent CCC), dies at 52 1960 - Hermann Stephani, German organist, and musicologist, dies at 83 1976 - Mary Nash, actress (Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91 1993 - Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80 1997 - Violet Carlson, American Broadway actress (The Student Prince), dies at 97 2017 - John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1620 - English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam 1899 - Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. 1913 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua created in Nicaragua 1951 - Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Hutson has his #14 jersey retired by the Green Bay Packers; first number retired in franchise history 1961 - 26th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-0 in Birmingham 1974 - Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ 1988 - "Naked Gun" movie based on TV's "Police Squad" premieres 1995 - 4th SEC Championship Game: #2 Florida beats #23 Arkansas, 34-3 2012 - 9 people are killed after 30 cars are trapped in Sasago Tunnel, Japan 2014 - The World Food Programme suspends critical food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt because of a lack of funds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1907 - Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by Charlie Roberts and Billy Meredith in Manchester, England 1972 - "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 7 performances 1985 - NFL quarterback legends Dan Marino and John Elway (Denver Broncos) face each other for the first time, a 30-26 win for Marino's Miami Dolphins (390 yards and 3 TDs) 1988 - STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) 1988 - UN votes 151-2 (Israel and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Great Britain abstains 1990 - US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - Francis Jammes, French poet and writer (Jammisme), born in Tournay, Hautes-Pyrénées, France (d. 1938) 1902 - Horace Hildreth, American politician (Gov-Maine, 1945-49) and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (1953-57), born in Gardiner, Maine (d. 1988) 1910 - Bob Newson, South African cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 4 wickets; Transvaal; Rhodesia), born in Sea Point, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1988) 1960 - Rick Savage, English bass player (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 1962 - Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, eldest son of King Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2015) 1968 - Lucy Liu, American actress (Ally McBeal), born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 537 - Saint Silverius, Italian Pope (536-37) till deposed in March 537, starves to death in exile 1552 - Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) 1748 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, dies at 86 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer (Justine) and where the words sadism and sadist are derived from, dies at 74 1888 - Franz Xaver Witt, German church musician, composer, and priest, dies at 54 2005 - Van Tuong Nguyen, Australian drug smuggler (hanged) (b. 1980) More Famous Deaths »

1896 - 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) 1909 - 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pennsylvania 1925 - Peace Treaty of Locarno signed between Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy 1936 - Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1980 - US Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination 1984 - American boxer Greg Page KOs home town favourite Gerrie Coetzee in 8th round to win WBA heavyweight title in Sun City, South Africa 1984 - "Beverly Hills Cop" directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold premieres in Los Angeles 1986 - Musée d'Orsay opens in Paris 1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands 1997 - Golden State Warriors NBA guard Latrell Sprewell assaults head coach P.J. Carlesimo; suspended for 10 games More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1824 - US House of Representatives begins to decide outcome of election deadlock between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (Adams wins) 1974 - South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup tennis title after India refuses to travel to South Africa for the final in protest of the South African government's apartheid policies 1984 - American tennis icon Chris Evert wins her 1,000th career professional match; beats Pascale Paradis of France 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the Australian Open; Evert goes on to win the event 1989 - Romanian 5-time Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Nadia Comăneci arrives in NYC requesting political asylum to the United States; granted 1994 - Jim Bakker, American televangelist and convicted fraud is released from jail 2015 - After finishing the season with the largest payroll in MLB history at $298.3 million, the Los Angeles Dodgers are assigned the largest luxury tax bill ever, $43.7 million More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1945 - Ross Edwards, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests @ 40.37, top score 170no; 9 ODIs), born in Perth Western Australia 1954 - Bob Goen, American TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight), born in Long Beach, California 1955 - Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic football left half forward and broadcaster (8 x All Ireland titles; Kerry), born in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland 1971 - Rob Waldrop, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Outland Trophy 1993 Arizona; CFL, Toronto Argonauts), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1976 - Konerak Sinthasomphone, Jeffrey Dahmer's victim, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1988 - Zoë Kravitz, American actress (Big Little Lies), daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 660 - Eligius [Eloy], French patron saint of horses, goldsmiths and metalworkers who as bishop of Tournay-Noyon spent 20 years converting the pagan population of Flanders to Christianity, dies at around 72 1925 - Vicente Arregui Garay, Spanish composer, dies at 54 1958 - Patricia "Boots" Mallory, American dancer and actress (Handle With Care), dies from chronic throat disease at 45 1970 - Frank Smailes, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 8 County C'ships, Yorkshire), dies at 60 1984 - Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (b. 1911) 2019 - Shelley Morrison, American actress (General Hospital, Will and Grace), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1487 - The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria stating beer should be brewed from only three ingredients – water, malt and hops 1700 - Utrecht, Overijssel, Buren, Leerdam and IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar 1735 - States of Holland forbid Free Masonry 1782 - Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence 1955 - "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 245 performances 1956 - Australian Betty Cuthbert takes Olympic sprint double when she runs OR equalling 23.4s to win the 200m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; beats Christa Stubnick in repeat of 100m final 4 days earlier 1994 - Cruise ship Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die 1999 - In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies 2005 - The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks 2019 - Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1886 - First commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo, NY 1924 - National Football League Championship: Cleveland Bulldogs (7-1-1) [formerly Canton] win first past the post title 1956 - 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards and the News) 1981 - NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 2009 - Canada begins its recovery from the recession; economic growth is at 0.4% after 14 months of economic stagnation 2017 - World's longest recorded rainbow - 8 hrs 58 min in Taipei's Yangmingshan mountain range More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - Jacques Aliamet, French etcher and engraver, born in Abbeville, France (d. 1788) 1828 - Jedediah Hotchkiss, American topographer and cartographer, born in Windsor, New York (d. 1899) 1890 - John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964) 1968 - Des'ree [Desirée Annette Weeks], English singer ("Feel So High"; "You Gotta Be"; "Life") 1971 - Heath Davis, New Zealand cricket bowler (NZ open v England 1994), born in Wellington, New Zealand 1981 - Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - John Adams, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in the Battle of Franklin at about 39 1967 - Patrick Kavanagh, Irish screenwriterr (Great Hunger), dies 1985 - Phil Tucker, American film director (Robot Monster), dies at 58 1993 - Bob Wolf, agent (New Kids on the Block, Larry Bird), dies 2010 - Peter Hofmann, Czech-born German operatic tenor (b. 1944) 2021 - Ray Kennedy, English soccer midfielder, forward (17 caps; Arsenal, Liverpool), dies from Parkinson's disease at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's army moves into Manchester and occupies Carlisle 1929 - Richard E. Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole" (He was wrong) 1948 - Puppet TV show"Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" starring Fran Allison debuts on NBC 1956 - Chris Brasher becomes first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field since 1936; claims 3,000m steeplechase in 8:41.2 at the Melbourne Games; initially disqualified but reversed on appeal 1964 - Roman Catholic Church in US replaces Latin with English 1966 - 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101 1972 - Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell releases Pong, the 1st commercially successful video game, in Andy Capp's Tavern in Sunnyvale, California 1974 - 39th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham 1981 - Revival of musical "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 119 performances 2001 - UN Security Council unanimously approves a resolution extending the Oil-for-Food program in Iraq for another six-month period More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1830 - November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule beings in Poland begins 1980 - 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham 1987 - New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season 1989 - 8th Largest wrestling crowd UFW U-Cosmos (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1995 - CNNfn, a financial network by Turner Enterprises is launched 1997 - OPEC agrees to an increase in its production ceiling. OPEC has raised the ceiling to 27.5 million barrels per day for the first half of 1998 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1770 - Peter Hänsel, German-Austrian violinist and composer, born in Leppe, Silesia Province (d. 1831) 1904 - Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist, conductor and composer (Glorify Kokila), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1984) 1908 - N. S. Krishnan, Tamil film comedian (d. 1957) 1929 - Jackie Stallone, American astrologer and mother of Sylvester Stallone, born in Washington, D.C. 1952 - Dusty Hare, English rugby union player, born in Newark-on-Trent, England 1959 - Rich Camarillo, American NFL punter, 1981-96, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots, Phoenix Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Whittier, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera (L'Orfeo,espro della Beata Vergine), dies at 76 1939 - Philipp Scheidemann, German politician (SPD) and Mayor of Kassel, dies at 74 1997 - Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, dies at 80 2001 - Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'"), dies of head injury after a fall at 32 2017 - Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, commits suicide at 72 2019 - Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), dies at 99 More Famous Deaths »

1670 - Pierre Corneille's "Tite et Berenice" premieres in Paris 1814 - The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer - makes newspapers available to a mass audience 1899 - Battle of Mud River (Boer general Cronjé beats British gen Methuen) 1925 - Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville, Tennessee 1951 - John Van Druten's "I am a Camera" premieres in NYC 1958 - AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1959 - CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats (21-7) for a second straight year 1971 - CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 on a slick, rain-covered field 1993 - CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 33-23; Sean Fleming lands record equalling 6 field goals 2012 - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 1st of the Hobbit film series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1901 - Gustav Mahler conducts premiere of his 4th Symphony in G, at Kaim-Saal concert hall in Maxvorstadt, Munich, Germany to mixed reviews 1938 - 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (QB) 1955 - 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado AandM first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 - Telegraph between Netherlands and Indonesia restored 1971 - CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 on a slick, rain-covered field 2020 - Joe Biden injures his foot playing with his dog Major More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1854 - Gottlieb Haberlandt, Austrian botanist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár (d. 1945) 1864 - Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, Dutch lithographer and wood carver, born in Amsterdam (d. 1945) 1967 - Anna Nicole Smith [Vickie Hogan], American model, Playboy playmate (May 1992, Playmate of the Year 1993) and tabloid fixture, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007) 1972 - Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer 1977 - Angela Stanford, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas 1997 - Thor! [Salden], Belgian pop singer, born in Antwerp, Belgium More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1794 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American military officer (major general of the Continental Army), dies at 64 1852 - Ludger Duvernay, French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799) 1859 - Washington Irving, American author (Legend of Sleepy Hollow), dies of a heart attack at 76 1867 - John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), dies at 86 1983 - Christopher George, American actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of a heart attack at 52 2010 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1237 - Battle of Cortenuova: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeats the Second Lombard League 1885 - 1st photograph of a meteor taken by Austro-Hungarian photographer Ladislaus Weinek in Prague 1945 - General George Marshall named special US envoy to China 1950 - Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1956 - Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's "The Diary of Anne Frank" premieres in Netherlands 1966 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Kathy Whitworth wins back-to-back titles by 2 shots from Judy Kimball and Mary Mills 1973 - Neil Simon's play "Good Doctor" premieres in NYC 1982 - Davis Cup, Grenoble, France: US takes unassailable, 3-0 lead over France as John McEnroe and Peter Flemming take the doubles 6-3, 6-4, 9-7 over Henri Leconte and Yannick Noah; tie ends 4-1 2017 - 8 Donkeys freed from jail after 4 days in Orai, Uttar Pradesh, India for eating plants 2017 - Pope Francis begins a three-day trip to Myanmar, amid the Rohingya refugee crisis More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1295 - English King Edward I calls what later became known as "The Model Parliament" extending the authorities of its representatives 1956 - Al Oerter wins first of 4 consecutive men's discus gold medals when he throws Olympic record 56.36m to lead an American medal sweep at the Melbourne Games; Fortune Gordien silver, Desmond Koch bronze 1970 - Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year 1992 - Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire 2017 - North Korean ghost ship washes up Akita prefecture beach, Japan with 8 skeletons on board, 4th boat in a month 2019 - Ghana celebrates the "year of return" marking 300 years since 1st African slave sold in America, by granting 125 people citizenship in special ceremony More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1950) 1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000) 1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, American songwriter ("Kentucky Rain"), and country singer ("I Love a Rainy Night"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998) 1944 - Trevor Ward-Davies 'Dozy', British rock bassist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich), born in Enford, Wilshire (d. 2015) 1951 - Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer and writer (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), born in San Carlos, California 1981 - Matthew Taylor, English footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1971 - Jekabs Medinš, Latvian composer, dies at 86 1980 - F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (b. 1882) 1982 - Filip Kutev, Bulgarian composer (State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance), dies at 79 1985 - Harry Harvey Sr, American actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 84 1994 - Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist (b. 1906) 2015 - Gwyn Jones Francis, Welsh UK Forestry commissioner, dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1841 - 1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan 1894 - King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France 1922 - English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt 1925 - Netherlands and Germany sign trade agreement 1941 - Japanese naval carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1942 - Anti-fascist Council for National Liberation (AVNOJ) forms 1995 - 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2) 1999 - Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal 2011 - NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani checkpoint in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others 2018 - Third of a species begin dying (23,000) over a two day period, the spectacled flying foxes, unable to survive heatwave of 42 degrees in northern Queensland, Australia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1476 - Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time. 1917 - NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands 1956 - Egil Danielsen of Norway sets a new world record throw of 85.71m to win the men's javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics 1975 - US Federal jury finds Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination 1979 - Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years 1995 - New Zealand score 8-348 in 49 overs v India in Nagpur ODI More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1850 - Henricus van de Wetering, Archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929), born in Hoogland, Netherlands (d. 1929) 1873 - Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (US Open 1898), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1954) 1925 - Eugene Istomin, American pianist (Leventritt Award-1943), born in NYC, New York (d. 2003) 1939 - David White, American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors - "At The Hop": Leslie Gore - "You Don't Own Me"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019) 1970 - Dave Hughes, Australian comedian (Hughesy, We Have a Problem), born in Warrnambool, Victoria 1986 - Trevor Morgan, American actor (Genius), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1326 - Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) 1719 - John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662) 1836 - John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer and road builder who created macadam road surface (asphalt), dies at 80 1966 - Harold Burrage, American RandB singer, pianist, and songwriter ("Got to Find a Way"), dies of heart failure at 35 1995 - David Briggs, American record producer (Neil Young; Nils Lofgren), dies of lung cancer at 51 2013 - Araucaria [John Galbraith Graham], British crossword compiler (The Guardian) and priest, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1277 - Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III 1951 - Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden 1970 - New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1977 - David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hrs 15 mins 1987 - Supertyphoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that swallows entire villages. at least 1,036 deaths attributed to the storm. 1993 - Failed bomb attack on Egyptian premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead 1997 - "Sevens" 7th studio album by Garth Brooks is released (Grammy Award Best Country Collaboration with Vocals 1998, Billboard Album of the Year 1998) 2007 - CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 3rd title; defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 23-19 2015 - Pope Francis begins his trip to Africa, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic 2018 - EU leaders approve an agreement for Britain to leave the EU (Brexit) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1744 - Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague 1912 - Socialist International rejects that world war is coming 1947 - The 1st systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals due to alleged Communist ties or sympathies 1969 - KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1973 - US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 2012 - 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), born in Martinez, California (d. 1999) 1933 - Ramiro Cortés Jr., American composer, born in Dallas, Texas (c. 1984) 1977 - Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player 1980 - Josh Lomberger, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer 1981 - Jenna Bush Hager, American author, news personality (Today with Hoda and Jenna) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas 1981 - Barbara Bush, American activist (Global Health Corps) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1785 - Richard Glover, British poet, dies at about 73 1950 - Johannes V. Jensen, Danish novelist and poet (The Fall of the King; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1944), dies at 77 1967 - Ossip Zadkine [Zadkin], Russian French sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77 1974 - Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter (Pink Moon), dies of a drug overdose at 26 1983 - Anton Dolin [Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-kay], British dancer (Girl From Petrovka), dies at 79 1989 - Alva R. Fitch, American World War II and Korean soldier (b. 1907) More Famous Deaths »

1863 - Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee 1903 - George Ade's "County Chairman" premieres in NYC 1905 - Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel 1944 - US bombers based on Saipan begin 1st attack on Tokyo 1962 - Last of Dutch military leave New Guinea 1985 - NBC miniseries "Mussolini: The Untold Story" starring George C. Scott premieres in the US 1991 - CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy 1996 - CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: MVP Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37 2007 - 72nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-10 in Auburn 2019 - New Zealand cricket batsman BJ Watling scores a marathon 205 off 473 balls to lead the home side to an innings and 65 run 1st Test victory over England at Mount Maunganui More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1542 - Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V 1926 - Sri Aurobindo retires to lead life of seclusion, hands responsibility for followers to Mirra Alfassa (founding of Sri Aurobindo ashram) 1949 - British steel and iron industry nationalised 1971 - American "Dan Cooper" hijacks plane, extorts $200,000 ransom before jumping out of plane over Washington State, never seen again 2018 - Cruise boat sinks on Lake Victoria near Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 29 2019 - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a late-bid to be the US Democratic presidential candidate More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1615 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector of Palatine (d. 1690) 1849 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American playwright and children's author ("The Secret Garden"; "Little Lord Fauntleroy"), born in Manchester (d. 1924) 1912 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993) 1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer 1973 - Donny Brady, defensive back (Baltimore Ravens) 1983 - Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 654 - Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596) 1985 - "Big" Joe Turner, American blues and RandB singer ("Shake, Rattle and Roll"), dies of heart failure at 74 1990 - Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, dies at 72 1992 - Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer and actress (Bridge Too Far), dies at 85 1994 - Ivo Perilli, Italian screenplay/director (Ragazzo), dies at 92 2021 - Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1654 - French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense, mystical vision that marks him for life. 1783 - Annapolis, Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784) 1848 - Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston 1956 - Vladimir Kuts of the Soviet Union runs Olympic record 28:45.6 to win the 10,000m at the Melbourne Olympics; later also wins 5,000m gold 1974 - Alexis Argüello of Nicaragua knocks out Mexican defending champion Rubén Olivares in the 13th round at the Forum in Inglewood, California, to claim the WBA world featherweight boxing title 1983 - USSR leaves weapon disarmament talks 1991 - Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 2015 - Lydia Ko (18) of New Zealand wins women's LPGA Player of the Year and retains the Race to the CME Globe title worth $1 million 2021 - NASA launches its DART Mission, to test technology to prevent future impact on earth by hazardous asteroid, by deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid (in a real life echo of the movie Armageddon) 2021 - Egypt reopens its 3000 year old Avenue of the Sphinxes in Luxor with a grand ceremony More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1897 - Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love 1923 - Germany's Gustav Stresemann's government falls to the SPD 1947 - Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21) 1954 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash 1989 - Xenophon Zolotas is sworn in as premier of Greece 2008 - 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1815 - William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882) 1887 - Boris Karloff [William H. Pratt], English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1969) 1924 - Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003) 1929 - Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer, born in Houston, Texas 1946 - Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia 1963 - Dale Sveum, American MLB player and coach, born in Richmond, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1682 - Claude Lorrain, French painter known for his landscapes (b. 1604) 1804 - Richard Graves, English writer (The Spiritual Quixote), dies at 89 1940 - Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, dies at 82 1964 - Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93 1994 - Erick Frederick Hawkins, US dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85 2012 - Larry Hagman, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas), dies of complications from throat cancer at 81 More Famous Deaths »

498 - St Symmachus begins his reign as Pope replacing Anastasius II 1861 - Battle of Fort McRee, Florida 1941 - British cruiser Devonshire sinks German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis 1968 - 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek - Captain Kirk and Uhura) 1974 - Lake Buena Vista Club opens 1986 - 20 year old Mike Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history when he stops titleholder Trevor Berbick in round 2 at Las Vegas Hilton to earn the WBC title 1993 - Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances 1999 - "How Do You Like Me Now?!" single released by Toby Keith (Billboard Song of the Year 2000) 2003 - 5th Rugby World Cup Final, Stadium Australia, Sydney: Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson lands winning drop goal in extra time as England beats Australia, 20-17 2008 - 13th Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Australia 34-20 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1924 - Britain orders Egyptians out of Sudan 1931 - 1st performance of Ferde Grofé's "Grand Canyon Suite" given by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra at Studebaker Theater, Chicago 1934 - "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show 1975 - Drummuckavall Ambush: 3 British Army soldiers are killed and one captured when the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a watchtower in South Armagh, North Ireland 1989 - Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired 1991 - "Phool Aur Kaante", the film debut of famous Indian actor Ajay Devgan, is released More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Tarzan of the Apes date of birth, according to author Edgar Rice Burroughs 1917 - Jean-Etienne Marie, French composer of microtonal music and electroacoustics, born in Pont-l'Évêque, France (d. 1989) 1961 - John Schnatter, American businessman (founder of Papa John's Pizza), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana [or November 23] 1977 - Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated) 1983 - Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium) 1986 - Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 365 - Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies after failing to regain position as Pope from Liberius 1286 - Eric V of Denmark, Danish King (b. 1249) 1758 - Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680) 1900 - Arthur Sullivan, British composer (The Golden Legend; Onward, Christian Soldiers), major-generally remembered for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert (The Pirates of Penzance:, H.M.S Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of heart failure at 58 1996 - Terence Donovan, English fashion photographer, film and video director, commits suicide at 60 2008 - MC Breed, American hip hop artist (b. 1971) More Famous Deaths »

1783 - Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st manned free balloon flight in a Montgolfier balloon 1806 - Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with Britain 1880 - Henry Stanley and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo 1938 - -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands 1980 - Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1990 - French President François Mitterrand voices support for a proposed UN resolution that would authorize the use of force in the Persian Gulf 1993 - Top seeded German tennis player Steffi Graf wins WTA Tour Championship; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC 2013 - The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys 2017 - Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1852 - Duke University founded in 1838 as Union Institute, chartered as Normal College 1942 - Adolf Hitler names field marshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don) 1980 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1986 - Central African Republic adopts constitution 1999 - 51st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Jarrett wins 2004 - CFL Grey Cup, Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts defeat BC Lions, 27-19; first Grey Cup game played on next-generation FieldTurf surface More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1567 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, born in Dijon, France (d. 1621) 1924 - Milka Planinc, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1982-86), born in Drniš, Yugoslavia (d. 2010) 1940 - Richard Marcinko, American author 1943 - Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer 1979 - Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa) 1983 - Nikki Bella, American pro wrestler, one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas), born in San Diego, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1481 - Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 1580 - Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed 1916 - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1848-1916), dies of pneumonia at 86 after catching a cold taking a walk 1942 - J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], South African General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1924-39), dies at 76 1986 - Jerry Colonna, American actor (Jerry Colonna Show, Alice in Wonderland, Road to Singapore), dies at 82 1993 - Bill Bixby, American actor, director and producer (Incredible Hulk; The Courtship of Eddie's Father; My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59 More Famous Deaths »