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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 »

1901 - Opera "Grisélidis" by Jules Massenet, Armand Silvestre and Eugène Morand premieres in Paris 1923 - Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design, an important development in automobile safety 1928 - Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 1966 - Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage 1977 - Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards 1980 - Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight 1989 - Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP 1990 - Soviet Union shows reluctance to endorse the use of force against Iraq 1998 - Court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania 2019 - Snakes lived with hind legs for 70 million years (Najash rionegrina), according to research from La Buitrera Palaeontological Area, Argentina, published in "Science Advances" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1168 - Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope 1719 - Sweden and Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm 1959 - WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal 1980 - United Nations Gulf War mediator Olof Palme makes first unsuccessful peace shuttle between Tehran and Baghdad 1993 - 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series) 2016 - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1766 - John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821) 1851 - Margherita of Savoy, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy by marriage to Umberto I (1878-1900), born in Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1926) 1891 - Reginald Denny, English actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1967) 1917 - Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008) 1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician, US Rep, Virginia (2005-09), born in Elyria, Ohio 1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic 1662 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614) 1882 - Henry Draper, American amateur astronomer (photos of the Moon, Orion Nebula), dies of pleurisy at 45 1984 - Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, dies at 78 2016 - Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90 2019 - Wataru "Wat" Misaka, American professional basketball player, first non-white player, and first player of Asian descent in BAA (later known as NBA) (New York Knicks, 1947-48), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1798 - Dutch Rijksmuseum founded in the Hague (moved to Amsterdam 1808) 1911 - NY receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy 1944 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort. 1952 - North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1972 - "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 5 performances 1986 - Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP 1996 - "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater NYC 1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sells at auction for $71.5 million 1999 - In Istanbul, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ends a two-day summit by calling for a political settlement in Chechnya and adopting a Charter for European Security. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - Dutch troops occupy and plunders palace of Tjakra Negara, Lombok 1923 - Béla Bartòk's "Tancsuite" premieres 1950 - US General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe 1955 - KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 - First 2 F-27 Fokker's Friendships delivered on Aer Lingus 2020 - Inquiry find "credible evidence" elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Jacques Leguerney, French composer, born in LeHarve, France, (d. 1997) 1907 - Jack Schaefer, American author (Shane), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1991) 1927 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of Motown's house band - The Funk Brothers (1959-64), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007) 1944 - Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player 1954 - Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice - "Smarty Pants"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1971 - Alice Peacock, American folk singer, born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1557 - Bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494) 1915 - Joe Hill [Joel Hägglund], Swedish-American labor activist and protest songwriter "The Preacher and the Slave"; "There Is Power in a Union"), executed at Sugar House Prison in Salt Lake City, Utah for murder at 36 1940 - Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist, dies at 75 1967 - Charles J. Watters, US Army chaplain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927) 1990 - Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War), dies at 89 1995 - Bruce Trent [William Butters], British singer and actor (The Passing Show, Band Waggon), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reaches the Cape of Good Hope 1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Carlisle 1942 - Thornton Wilder's "Skin of our Teeth" premieres in NYC 1956 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev says the phrase "we will bury you!" to Western ambassadors at a reception at the Polish embassy in Moscow 1984 - "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 9 performances 1993 - WWF boss Vince McMahon charged with steroid distribution 2007 - 35th American Music Awards: Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Carrie Underwood win 2013 - 20 people are killed after a train collides with a minibus in Cairo, Egypt 2020 - US COVID-19 death toll passes 250,000, recorded cases at 11.5 million, hospitalizations at 76,830 amid a country-wide surge 2021 - Longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, lasting 3 hours, 28 minutes and 23 seconds More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway 1943 - U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean 1989 - Pennsylvania is first to restrict abortions after US Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 2001 - Phillips Petroleum and Conoco merge into a new company as 'ConocoPhillips', the third-largest oil and natural gas company in the US 2003 - The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML). 2021 - US judge exonerates two men for the killing of Malcolm X in 1965, saying they were "wrongly convicted" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Dorothy Dix [Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer], American journalist and columnist, born in Woodstock, Tennessee (d. 1951) 1900 - Constantin Alajalov, Armenian-American illustrator (The New Yorker; Saturday Evening Post; Dithers and Jitters), and painter, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1987) 1901 - Craig Wood, American golfer (US Masters, US Open 1941), born in Lake Placid, New York (d. 1968) 1912 - Jaap Meijer, Dutch historian and rabbi in Paramaribo, born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 1993) 1925 - Yvonne Bryceland, South African stage actress (Road to Mecca), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1992) 1934 - Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, born in Kavala, Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1919 - Ferdinand Domela Newenhouse, anarchist (free socialist), dies 1946 - Donald Meek, Scottish-American actor (You Can't Take It with You, Stagecoach), dies at 86 1966 - Bela Tardos, Hungarian composer, dies at 56 1980 - Conn Smythe, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame team owner (Toronto Maple Leafs 1927-61; Stanley Cup x 8), dies of heart failure at 85 1996 - Douglas Guest, British organist (For the Fallen), dies at 80 2009 - Jeanne-Claude [Denat de Guillebon], French artist who worked with Christo (Running Fence, Wrapped Reichstag), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1183 - Battle of Mizushima: Japanese Taira clan defeat the Minamoto 1292 - (O.S.) John Balliol becomes King of Scots 1839 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di" premieres in Milan 1869 - Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race, racing 13K Paris to Rouen 1877 - Gilbert and Sullivan's operette "Sorcerer" premieres in London 1885 - The Serbian Army, with Russian support, invades Bulgaria 1953 - The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland are evacuated to the mainland 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos 1981 - "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 37 performances 1984 - Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1853 - Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections 1928 - Boston Garden officially opens 1968 - Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos 1973 - Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed 1980 - WHHM Television in Washington, D.C., becomes the first African-American public-broadcasting television station 1982 - Dale Murphy wins NL MVP More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Jack Lescoulie, American TV host (Jackie Gleason Show), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987) 1963 - Pedro Luis Estrada, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Brooklyn, New York 1965 - Grant Connell, Canadian tennis player who was the world's #1 doubles player in the 1990s, born in Regina Saskatchewan 1966 - Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay (America's Funniest Videos) 1966 - Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer ("Hallelujah"), Anaheim, California (d. 1997) 1980 - [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, American pop singer and guitarist (Hanson - "MMMbop"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1512 - Kempo Roeper, Frisian rebel, quartered 1770 - Gian Francesco de Majo, Italian composer, dies at 38 1922 - Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912), dies at 75 1986 - Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered 1990 - Robert Hofstadter, American atomic physicist and Nobel laureate (electron scattering in atomic nuclei), dies at 75 2017 - Earle Hyman, American stage and screen actor (The Cosby Show - "Russell Huxtable"; ThunderCats; Coriolanus), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »