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Historical Events 1798 - Russia and Britain sign Second anti-French Coalition 1932 - Arturo Alessandri wins presidential election in Chile 1941 - First ships of Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Pearl Harbor fleet return to Japan 1950 - National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions, Rams 1 1990 - Expos trade Tim Raines to the White Sox for Iván Calderón and Barry Jones More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1791 - Eugène Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton), born in Paris, France (d. 1861) 1809 - (Christopher) "Kit" Carson, American frontiersman, Indian fighter and army officer, born in Madison County, Kentucky (d. 1868) 1955 - Anwar Khan, Pakistani cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979), born in Karachi, Pakistan 1980 - Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1984 - Jehnny Beth [Camille Berthomier], French musician, singer-songwriter (John and Jehn; Savages; To Love Is to Live), born in Poitiers, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1959 - Edmund Goulding, British screenwriter and film director (Grand Hotel, Dark Victory, Nightmare Alley), dies during heart surgery at 68 1963 - Raphaël Verwilghen, Belgian architect, and urban planner, dies at 78 1975 - Tilly Losch, Austrian dancer and actress (Duel in the Sun; Garden of Allah), dies at about 71 (birth date disputed) 2002 - Laci Peterson, American murder victim, dies at 27 2024 - Richard Perry, American record producer (Harry Nilsson; Ringo Starr; Carly Simon; Leo Sayer; The Pointer Sisters), dies of cardiac arrest at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1815 - "Emma" novel by Jane Austen is published by John Murray in London 1941 - Japan begins assault on Rangoon, Burma 1962 - AFL Championship, Jeppesen Stadium, Houston: Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers, 20-17; Tommy Brooker lands winning 25-yard field goal in overtime 1966 - Britain's rock TV show "Ready Steady Go" last program 1970 - USSR performs nuclear test 1990 - Comedy "Lettice and Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater, NYC after 284 performances 1997 - Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins (682 games) 2016 - United Nations Security Council adopts a landmark resolution demanding a halt to all Israeli settlement in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. Resolution 2334 was moved by New Zealand, Malaysia, Senegal and Venezuela and passed 14-0 with a US abstention. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1751 - France sets plan to tax clergymen 1912 - First "Keystone Kops" silent slapstick comedy film, entitled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" is released 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson signs the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the modern central banking system of the United States to manage the money supply and promote financial stability 1942 - Allies air attack on Den Helder, Netherlands 1951 - National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17; first coast-to-coast televised NFL title game More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman, born at The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1889) 1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete (Olympic gold shot put, discus; bronze high jump 1948), born in Rang-du-Fliers, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 2001) 1945 - Ron Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly - “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021) 1954 - Brian Teacher, American tennis player (Australian Open 1980), born in San Diego, California 1981 - Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress, born in Súria, Catalonia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1575 - Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese warrior (hanged) (b. 1531) 1948 - Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during WW II (1941-44), hanged for war crimes at 63 1970 - Bessie Abramowitz Hillman, Russian-American labor leader and founder of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, dies at 71 2018 - (Ann) "Honey" Lantree, British rock drummer (The Honeycombs), dies at 75 2020 - James E. Gunn, American sci-fi author (The Listeners, Station in Space, Immortal), dies at 97 More Famous Deaths »

1890 - Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia. 1894 - Claude Debussy's first orchestral masterpiece "Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune" premieres in Paris 1930 - Convention of Economic Rapprochement/Oslo Agreesments signed between some European countries in response to the Great Depression 1940 - World War II: Himarë is captured by the Greek army. 1942 - World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon 2017 - UN Security Council votes 15 to 0 for additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petrol imports by up to 90% 2018 - Partial shutdown of US federal government begins 2022 - US Drug Enforcement Administration says it seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American, more than 379 million doses More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - Claude Debussy's first orchestral masterpiece "Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune" premieres in Paris 1964 - Ballon d'Or: Manchester United striker Denis Law wins award for best European football player; beats Inter midfielder Luis Suárez and Real Madrid winger Amancio Amaro; first Scotsman to win the award 1978 - Thailand adopts constitution 1997 - Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces 2003 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits near San Simeon, California. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (Ionisation; Poème électronique), born in Burgundy, France (d. 1965) 1889 - Minor Watson, American actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), born in Marianna, Arkansas (d. 1965) 1912 - Claudia A. "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, American first lady (1963-1969), born in Karnack, Texas (d. 2007) 1946 - Mary McCaslin, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player ("Prairie In The Sky"), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2022) 1954 - Jayaseelan Naidoo, South African worker's union leader, born in Durban, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1603 - Mehmed III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1595-1603), dies at 37 1767 - John Newberry, English publisher, dies 1809 - William Cooper, American judge and developer (founded Cooperstown, New York), dies at 55 1987 - Alice Terry [Taaffe], actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies 2016 - Bill Price, British audio engineer (Tom Jones; Wings: Sparks; Elton John), and record producer (The Clash; Sex Pistols; Waterboys), dies of cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1864 - US Civil War: General Sherman's Union Army captures Savannah, Georgia, which surrenders to him, at the end of his March To the Sea Campaign 1933 - Dried human blood serum is first prepared at the University of Pennsylvania 1951 - Pioneering telenovela "Sua Vida Me Pertence" premieres in Brazil 1958 - Charles de Gaulle wins a seven-year term as the first President of the Fifth Republic of France 1962 - Angolin leaves Comecon 1966 - USSR launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum 1990 - Steve and Mark Waugh complete 464* partnership for NSW v WA 2020 - Hawaiian vocalist Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's official music video for his rendition of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" reaches a billion views on YouTube More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1948 - 1949 NFL Draft: University of Pennsylvania linebacker/center Chuck Bednarik is selected first by Philadelphia Eagles 1948 - O'Neil Place in the Bronx erroneously renamed O'Neill Place 1976 - Patricia R Harris named secretary of HUD 1983 - NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1991 - El Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir Kahane More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1728 - Hermann Friedrich Raupach, German composer, born in Stralsund, kingdom of Sweden (d. 1778) 1914 - Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter, born in Hlebine, Croatia (d. 1992) 1942 - Carla Thomas, American soul and RandB singer ("Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"; with Otis Redding - "Tramp"), born in Memphis, Tennessee 1955 - Jane Kaczmarek, American actress (Lois in "Malcolm in the Middle"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1982 - Mike Gansey, American basketball player, born in Olmsted Falls, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1504 - Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) 1755 - Caspar Ruetz, German composer, dies at 47 1873 - Francis Garnier, French explorer, dies at 34 1937 - Ted Healy [Ernest Nash], American vaudeville, stage, and screen actor, comedian (Mad Love, San Francisco, Soup to Nuts), and developer of the Three Stooges, dies from complications of alcoholism at 41 2006 - Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914) More Famous Deaths »

1448 - Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal 1823 - Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna 1915 - WWI: ANZAC troops complete their withdrawal from Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula 1941 - Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon 1985 - Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points) 1991 - "Father of the Bride" film comedy starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short, premieres; film is a re-make of 1950 vehicle for Spencer Tracy and ELizabeth Taylor 1999 - Portugal returns Macau to China 2018 - New figures show average US male weighs 198 pounds and stands 5 feet 9 inches, women 171 pounds and 5 feet 4 inches More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1192 - Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194) 1862 - -Jan 3rd] Vicksburg campaign 1865 - De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens 1956 - Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra 1979 - Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Comin' Uptown", based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", and starring Gregory Hines, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Vlastimir Nikolovski, Macedonian composer, born in Prileb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now North Macedonia) (d. 2001) 1946 - Dick Wolf, American television series creator (Miami Vice, Law and Order), born in New York City 1956 - Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|) 1957 - Billy Bragg, English folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Greetings To The New Brunette"; "Sexuality"; "California Stars"), born in Barking, Essex, England 1990 - JoJo [Joanna Levesque], American pop singer-songwriter ("Too Little Too Late"; "Baby It's You"), born in Brattleboro, Vermont More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist, dies at 71 1768 - Carlo Innocenzo Fragoni, Italian poet, dies at 76 1819 - Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, dies at 50 1976 - Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80 1996 - Carl Sagan, American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, dies of pneumonia after suffering from myelodysplasia at 62 More Famous Deaths »

1487 - Opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) 4,000 prisoners of war are sacrificed to Aztec gods over four days 1910 - Rayon 1st commercially produced in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 1934 - Japan agrees to naval treaty of 1922 and 1930 1975 - The Red Hand Commandos, a very secretive Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, explode a no-warning car bomb in Dundalk, killing 2 civilians and wounding 20 1981 - Romuald Spasowski, Polish ambassador to the United States defects to show support for the Solidarity movement amid a crackdown 1983 - The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro 2004 - World's largest indoor water park Tropical Islands Resort, opens in the Aerium, an old airship hanger, in the world's largest free-standing hall, south of Berlin, Germany 2018 - Houston Rockets set NBA single-game record with 26 three-pointers in 136-118 victory over Washington Wizards; 8 players hit from deep as Rockets shoot 26-of-55 (47.3%); James Harden leads charge, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1835 - HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin aboard arrives in New Zealand 1910 - 1st US city ordinance requiring white and black residential areas in Baltimore 1920 - King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander I of Greece and a plebiscite 1984 - Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration to transfer Hong Kong back to China in 1997 1993 - Marsha Norman, Bob Merrill, and Jule Styne's fairy tale musical "Red Shoes", directed by Stanley Donen, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 5 performances; loses nearly $8 million More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1853 - Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian politician who was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and 5th Chief Justice of Canada, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1942) 1902 - Leonard Hirsch, Irish violinist and orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995) 1906 - H. Allen Smith, American humorist and author (Low Man on Totem Pole), born in McLeansboro, Illinois (d. 1976) 1909 - W.A. Criswell, American Baptist pastor, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, born in Eldorado, Oklahoma (d. 2002) 1973 - Zulfiya Zabirova, Uzbek road cyclist Olympic gold time trial 1996; UCI World C'ship gold 2002), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1737 - James Louis Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland, dies at 70 1996 - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (8½; La Dolce Vita; Dark Eyes; The Pizza Triangle), dies of pancreatic cancer at 72 1997 - Masaru Ibuka, Japanese electronics industrialist (Sony Corp), dies at 89 2012 - Robert Bork, American lawyer, government official (US Solicitor General, 1973-77), jurist (US Court of Appeals, 1982-88), rejected Supreme Court nominee (1987), and professor (Yale), dies from heart disease at 85 2020 - Rosalind Knight, British stage and screen actress (Friday Night Dinner - "Horrible Grandma"), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1773 - A skirmish at Grass Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound results in the deaths of two Māori and nine members of James Cook's expedition, New Zealand 1961 - For second consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year 1991 - DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood 1996 - The Oakland, California school board passes a resolution officially declaring "Ebonics" a language or dialect 2002 - Governor of California Gray Davis announces the state faces a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier 2012 - Six health workers dispensing polio vaccinations are gunned down in Pakistan 2020 - International body Covax, established to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low and middle income countries, announces deals with vaccine manufacturers and method for countries to share excess vaccines 2022 - Cinderella's glass slipper is a witty literary joke by Charles Perrault, poking fun at French King Louis XIV's love of shoes and Versailles' Hall of Mirrors, according to Scottish professor Genevieve Warwick More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - First automobile speed record set of 63 kph (39 mph) by French Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat of Paris 1968 - Musical-fantasy film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", co-written by Roald Dahl and director Ken Hughes, starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes, with songs by Sherman and Sherman, premieres in NYC 1969 - "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", 6th James Bond Film starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, premieres in London 1979 - Stuntman Stanley Barrett unofficially breaks the land speed record and the sound barrier in his three-wheeled vehicle the Budweiser Rocket (739.666 mph or Mach 1.01). The speed was never officially recorded and the attempt remains controversial. 2018 - Nevada becomes the first US state with a female-majority legislature with new appointments taking it to 51% More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1927 - Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (1995-99), born in Memramcook, New Brunswick (d. 2009) 1939 - Sandro Lopopolo Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014) 1963 - Karl Dorrell, American football coach, born in Alameda, California 1972 - Lawrence Wong, Singapore economist and politician, Prime Minister (2024-), born in Singapore 2001 - Billie Eilish, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1633 - Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, buried at 62 1832 - Philip Freneau, American poet of the American Revolution (The American Village), dies at 80 1990 - Paul Tortelier, French concert cellist, composer, and teacher, dies at 76 2002 - Wayne Owens, former U.S. Congressman (D-Utah) (b. 1937) 2007 - Jack Linkletter, American TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny), dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1938 - Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire 1989 - Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello as president 1992 - "A Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances 2007 - Republic of Lakotah asserts independence from the United States 2013 - Angela Merkel is elected Chancellor of Germany for a third term 2015 - Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals is arrested on fraud charges in New York by the FBI 2019 - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in absentia for high treason 2021 - Discovery of the first true millipede (Eumillipes persephone) with 1,000 legs found down a drill hole in Western Australia is published in "Scientific Reports" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 283 - St. Caius begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1843 - Henry Cole, founder of London's VandA Museum, commissions printing of the 1st Christmas card 1914 - Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities 1991 - Pittsburgh Penguins score team record 8 goals in one period in 2nd session of 10-2 win over NHL expansion San Jose Sharks 2019 - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in absentia for high treason More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1869 - Nikolai Ivanovich Kazanli, Russian composer, born in Tiraspol, Russian Empire (d. 1916) 1893 - Erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter), born in Greifenstein-Ulm, German Empire (d. 1966) 1903 - Ray Noble, English jazz bandleader, songwriter ("The Very Thought of You"; "Goodnight, Sweetheart"), composer, and actor, born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1978) 1914 - Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (prolific batsman of 30's and 40's), born in Indore, British India (d. 2005) 1923 - Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian of Christianity, born in Arkon, Ohio(d. 2006) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1962 - Thomas Mitchell, American Academy Award-winning actor (Gone With The Wind; High Noon), dies of bone cancer at 70 1962 - Carl Diem, German sports executive (Sec Gen Organising Committee 1936 Berlin Olympics; creator Olympic torch relay), dies at 80 1982 - Big Joe Williams, American Delta blues singer-songwriter, and nine-string guitarist ("Baby, Please Don't Go"), dies at 79 2006 - Larry Sherry, American baseball pitcher (World Series MVP 1959, LA Dodgers), dies at 71 2022 - Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1767 - Van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premieres 1826 - Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia. 1838 - Battle of Blood River: Zulu impis defeated by Voortrekkers in South Africa (Great Trek) 1850 - Ships the Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand 1897 - 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated 1940 - WWII: British air raid on Mannheim, Germany 1989 - Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés. 2012 - Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1877 - Anton Bruckner reluctantly steps in to conduct the premiere of his "Symphony No. 3," dedicated to Richard Wagner; it is a critical disaster and undergoes many revisions 1923 - National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (11-0-1) repeat as champions 1962 - Nepal establishes its constitution and becomes a Constitutional Hindu Monarchy 1990 - Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected President of Haiti 1993 - Jule Styne, Norman and Bob Merrill's musical "Red Shoes", based on the 1948 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1915 - Georgy Sviridov, Soviet Russian neo-romantic composer (The Blizzard; Time; Forward!), born in Fatezh, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1998) 1944 - N!xau [ǂToma], Namibian farmer and actor (The Gods Must Be Crazy), born in Tsumkwe, Namibia (d. 2007) 1946 - Adriaan van Dis, Dutch author (Promised Country), born in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands 1971 - Laurence Cottle, Welsh session rock, jazz, and jazz-fusion bass guitarist and composer (Earthworks; Alan Parsons Project; Black Sabbath), born in Swansea, Wales 1979 - Trevor Immelman, South African golfer (US Masters 2008), born in Cape Town, Western Cape More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 882 - John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies 1921 - Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), dies of a heart attack at 86 1984 - Debs Garms, American baseball utility (World Series 1944 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 77 2006 - Taliep Petersen, South African singer and composer (b. 1950) 2020 - Kálmán Sóvári, Hungarian soccer defender (17 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, VM Egyetértés), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1791 - First US law school is established at the University of Pennsylvania 1914 - Serbian troops retake Belgrade in Austria-Hungary 1969 - San Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones 1980 - ZBZ Sangha registered after 5 yrs of administrative hassles in Warsaw 1986 - CIA director William J. Casey suffers a cerebral seizure 1993 - Y-12 crashes at Phonesavanh, Laos: 18 killed 2024 - Five members of the "Bali Nine", arresting for smuggling drugs out of Indonesia in 2005, return to Australia after serving nearly 20 years in prison 2024 - More than 50 people are killed in Gaza in Israeli airstrikes as the death toll for Palestinians killed in the Israel-Gaza War surpasses 45,000 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1930 - Occasional leg-spin bowler Don Bradman takes his 1st of only 2 Test cricket wickets when he traps West Indian batsman Ivan Barrow lbw for 27 in the 1st Test in Adelaide 1984 - USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet 2011 - ESPN and the NCAA extend their TV rights deal through 2023-24, giving the network worldwide multi-media rights to 24 NCAA championships for various sports; deal worth $500m 2015 - 1,000 schools closed in Los Angeles after a email threat, supposedly from jihadists 2019 - Raiders play their final NFL game in Oakland conceding 17 unanswered 2nd half points to go down 20-16 to the Jacksonville Jaguars; team to play out of Las Vegas in 2020 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 130 - Lucius Verus, Roman emperor, born in Rome, Italy (d. 169) 1925 - Jack Rothstein, British concert violinist (London Czech Trio), conductor (Viennese Orchestra of London), and session player (The Beatles - "I Am the Walrus"; "Within You Without You"; Paul McCartney - “Here Today”), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2001) 1938 - Bob Foster, American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1968-74), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2015) 1939 - Dave Clark, British rock drummer, singer-songwriter, and producer (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England 1948 - David Gwillim, English actor (Island at Top of the World), born in Plymouth, Devon, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1924 - T. Frank Appleby, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives - (R) New Jersey, 1921-23), dies at 60 1947 - George L. Funke, Dutch botanist (Flower Physiology), dies after an operation at 50 1994 - Hans de Jong, Dutch conductor (De Damrakkertjes; Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86 2001 - Russ Haas, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 27 2003 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1971, 72; Chicago Black Hawks), dies in a motor vehicle accident at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1575 - Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland 1702 - The Forty-seven Ronin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master in Japan 1977 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore 1983 - Biographical drama film "Silkwood", directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher premieres 1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football 1993 - Muslim fundamentalists murder 12 Croats and Bosnians in Algeria 1997 - Revival of Arthur Miller's dramatic play "A View From the Bridge", starring Anthony LaPaglia, Allison Janney, and Brittany Murphy. opens at the Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 239 performance, wins 2 Tony and 4 Drama Desk Awards 2017 - The Walt Disney Company buys most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1925 - Alban Berg's first opera "Wozzeck" premieres with the Berlin State Opera in Berlin, Germany 1944 - Beginning of Liese-Aktion: Germany tries to recruit Dutch men for the Germany labor force 1969 - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" single sung by Peter, Paul and Mary, written by John Denver, hits #1 on US Billboard's Hot Top 100 1975 - WCPR (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM 1988 - Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-52), born in Norfolk, England (d. 1952) 1901 - Paul I, King of Greece (1947-64), born at Tatoi Palace in Parnitha, Kingdom of Greece (d. 1964) 1927 - Koss Rietkerk, Dutch internal minister (VVD) (1982-86), born in Boskoop, Netherlands (d. 1986) 1927 - Richard Cassilly, American tenor, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1998) 1975 - Tamecka Dixon, American WNBA guard (LA Sparks), born in Linden, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1417 - John Oldcastle, English nobleman and pro-protestant Lollard leader, whom Shakespeare based his Falstaff character on, hanged for heresy at 39 1998 - Annette Strauss, American philanthropist, dies at 74 2012 - Kenneth Kendall, British broadcaster (BBC News, Treasure Hunt), dies from a stroke at 88 2017 - Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), dies at 80 2017 - Yú Guāngzhōng [Yu Kwang-chung], Taiwanese poet, essayist, and translator (Nostalgia), dies from respiratory failure at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months, hoping to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit 1570 - Sweden and Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1643 - English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. 1895 - First complete performance of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony ("Resurrection"), in Berlin, Germany, conducted by the composer 1979 - Strikes against price increases in Gdańsk, Poland 1982 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins 2nd straight Australian title; repeats previous year's win over American Steve Denton 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 1990 - Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances 2023 - COP28 in Dubai ends with agreement from 190 counties to begin “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, a compromise but still the first to directly address an end to fossil fuels More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1930 - French government of André Tardieu falls for the second time 1997 - 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB) 2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released 2014 - Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, criticizes UN Security Council for its lack of action over war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan 2018 - Apple announces new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas and expansion in other US cities More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1941 - Elizabeth Pochoda, American journalist who helped revitalize Vanity Fair magazine, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2025) 1950 - Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in "Scooby-Doo"), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2017) 1961 - Irene Sáez, Venezuelan beauty queen crowned Miss Universe 1981 and politician, born in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela 1967 - NeNe Leakes (née Linnethia Johnson), American television personality (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), actress, and fashion designer, born in Queens, New York City 1991 - Dermot Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Power Over Me"; "Giants"), born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1204 - Maimonides [Moses Ben Maimon], Sephardic Jewish philosopher, astronomer and physician (Mishneh Torah), dies in Cairo at 69 1978 - Frits Slomp, Dutch pastor and resistance fighter (aided people in hiding during WWII), dies at 80 1987 - Peter Birch, American dancer, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), and director (Captain Kangaroo), dies of a heart attack at 65 1997 - Harry Glaß, German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956), dies at 67 2007 - Mark Partridge, Rhodesian politician More Famous Deaths »

1822 - Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US 1932 - USSR and China resume diplomatic relations 1955 - The first prototype of the hovercraft is patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell 1961 - Nazi German army officer Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes in Israel 1963 - Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from the United Kingdom 1982 - $9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in NYC 1988 - PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist 2016 - Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo claims award for the 4th time; record winning margin of 429 from Lionel Messi More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1969 - Comedy film "The Magic Christian", starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in London, England 1991 - Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test 2000 - US Supreme Court releases its 5-4 decision in Bush v. Gore, settling the recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election in George W. Bush's favor, thus handing him the presidency over Al Gore 2020 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping says the country will reduce its carbon intensity by 65% by 2030 2021 - Dutchman Max Verstappen wins Formula 1 Drivers' C'ship for Red Bull with a controversial last lap win over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Kurt Magnus Atterberg, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1974) 1928 - Chinghiz Aitmatov, Soviet-Kyrgyz author and best-known figure in Kyrgyzstan's literature (Jamila), born in Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union (d. 2008) 1941 - Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2023) 1952 - Ajit De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (4 Tests), born in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka 1959 - Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener), born in Madras, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1788 - Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, dies at 88 1912 - Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (regent for nephews King Ludwig II and King Otto), dies at 91 1965 - Johnny Lee, American actor (Song of the South, The Amos 'n' Andy Show), dies from a heart attack at 67 1970 - Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (Member of the Australian Parliament for Bourke), dies at 81 1998 - Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida (1971-89) and Governor of Florida (1991-98), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »