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1908 - Arturo Toscanini begins conducting NY's Metropolitan Opera 1935 - Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 420 performances 1945 - Two new elements discovered by Glenn Seaborg, James, Morgan and Albert Ghiorso were are announced: americium (atomic number 95) and curium (atomic number 96) 1962 - Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) 1966 - "Greatest Hits" album by The Temptations is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1967) 1972 - Elektra Records releases "No Secrets', the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon; her commercial breakthrough spends 5 weeks at top of US charts and contains the hit singles "You're So Vain" and "The Right Thing to Do" 1982 - Tom Stoppard's play "The Real Thing" premieres in London starring Felicity Kendal and Roger Rees 2003 - Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas 2019 - 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba 2020 - Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as a category four storm, just 15 km south of Hurricane Eta 13 days ago More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1519 - City of Havana moved to its current location to avoid mosquito infestations 1916 - Russian La Satannaya ammunition factory explodes, killing 1,000 1918 - Hungarian People's Republic declared 1990 - Manuel Noriega claims US denied him a fair trial 2019 - 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana, Cuba 2019 - Samoa declares state of emergency over measles epidemic closing all schools after six deaths More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (1963-66), born in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (d. 1996) 1922 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, born in Flandreau, South Dakota (d. 2015) 1938 - Robert Nozick, American philosopher (Anarchy, State, and Utopia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1938 - Toni Brown, American guitarist, singer and keyboardist (Joy of Cooking) 1967 - Craig Arnold, American poet 1973 - Sedrick Shaw, running back (New England Patriots) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1512 - Jemme Herjuwsma, Fries rebel, beheaded 1548 - Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 1934 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, dies at 92 1943 - Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed 1994 - Dino Valenti [Chester "Chet" Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies at 57 2016 - Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill captured by Boers in Natal 1913 - Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Ernie Parker beats NZ namesake Harry Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 1920 - Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen" premieres in Nuremberg 1953 - WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1987 - Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell 1989 - "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 497 performances 1991 - Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive) 1999 - Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 2017 - The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as interim president 2020 - World-record price for a Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim sold for €1.6m (£1.4m) at auction More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1870 - Bathe becomes member of Noordduitse Union 1976 - Syrian army conquers Beirut 1978 - Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP 1982 - Funeral service held in Moscow's Red Square for Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev 1994 - Nepal Communist party Dutch Communist Party-UML wins election 2015 - Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Strýcová beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 win and 9th title for the home country More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1604 - Davis Mell, English composer, born in Wilton (d. 1662) 1661 - Christoph von Graffenried, British peer from Switzerland who founded New Bern, Carolina, born in Worb Castle, Bern, Switzerland (d. 1743) 1930 - Whitman Mayo, American actor (Grady Wilson-"Sanford and Son"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001) 1930 - Robert Cohen, French boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56), born in Bône, Algeria (d. 2022) 1941 - Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2021) 1993 - Saaya [Irie], Japanese actress and singer (Sweet Kiss), born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 655 - Penda, King of Mercia, Anglo Saxon King 1629 - Bethlen Gabor, King of Hungary (1620-29), dies at 49 1934 - Anton Dreesmann, German-Dutch manufacturer (Vroom and Dreesman), dies at 80 1993 - Theo Huizenaar, Dutch boxing trainer (Bep van Klaveren), dies at 93 1993 - Luciano Liggio, Italian mafia leader/painter, dies 2010 - Imre Polyák, Hungarian featherweight (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1851 - "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US 1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1927 - World's largest gas tank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes; 28 die 1957 - Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP 1964 - "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances 1969 - 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US 1993 - "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 2007 - the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down. 2008 - Elizabeth Warren is appointed to chair a Congressional Oversight Panel for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2016 - "Moana" animated Disney film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with voices by Auli'i Cravalho and The Rock premieres in Los Angeles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1832 - First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets 1920 - American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards 1921 - The Communist Party of Spain is founded 1976 - Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten captured one day after fleeing 2007 - the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down. 2018 - Attempt to move 720,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps amid international criticism. They refuse to go. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author (Pippi Longstocking), born in Vimmerby, Sweden (d. 2002) 1921 - Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1997) 1948 - Charles III [Charles Philip Arthur George], King of the United Kingdom (2022-) Prince of Wales (1958-2022), born in London, England 1966 - Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska 1966 - Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals) 1979 - Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian-French model and actress who played Bond girl Camille Montes in Quantum of Solace, born in Berdyansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1909 - Joshua Slocum, Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, departs from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, sailing south for the winter, and is lost at sea, at 65 1914 - Frederick Sleigh "Bobs" Roberts, governor of Natal, dies at 82 1990 - Malcolm Muggeridge, WW II spy for Britain, dies at 87 1994 - John F Hampe, pathologist (Fabric and Stoflongen), dies at 83 2002 - Eddie Bracken, American actor (Summer Stock, Young and Willing), dies at 87 2005 - Jeno Takacs, Austrian composer, dies at 103 More Famous Deaths »

1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London 1902 - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is first published in one volume (previously serialized) by William Blackwood in Edinburgh 1906 - C. W. Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland, in record cricket innings by an Australian 1951 - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) 1952 - False fingernails 1st sold 1968 - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP 1979 - British newspaper "The Times" resumes publishing after 1 year 1993 - Pakistani minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president 2001 - US President George W. Bush orders that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve be filled to capacity over the next few years 2014 - Indian cricket batsman Rohit Sharma sets new world ODI record of 264 runs off 173 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1642 - Battle at Turnham Green outside London: King Charles I vs English parliament 1918 - Prince Friedrich, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, abdicates 1968 - William Craig, Home Affairs Minister, bans all marches, with the exception of 'customary' parades, in Derry, Northern Ireland; the exception of 'customary' parades meant that Loyalist institutions could parade but civil rights marches could not 1973 - "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 103 performances 2020 - British strategist and chief advisor to the PM Dominic Cummings is let go by Boris Johnson 2020 - Kylie Minogue becomes the first woman to top the UK album chart over five consecutive decades with "Disco" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1856 - Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1941) 1882 - John Lowry, American NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1962) 1940 - Jack Birkenshaw, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 13 wickets; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC) and umpire (2 Tests, 6 ODIs), born in Rothwell, England 1967 - Jimmy Kimmel, American TV host and producer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), born in Brooklyn, New York 1980 - Monique Coleman, American actress (High School Musical), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina 1990 - Jibbs [Jovan Campbell], American rapper (Chain Hang Low), born in St. Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1726 - Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle, repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II, dies at 60 1996 - Kenneth Watkins, British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust), dies at 86 1997 - André Boucourechliev, Bulgarian-French composer, dies at 72 2007 - Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman, dies at 47 2016 - Leon Russell, American musician and singer-songwriter (Carny), dies at 74 2020 - Peter Sutcliffe, English murderer of 13 women "The Yorkshire Ripper", dies in prison of COVID-29 complications at 74 More Famous Deaths »

954 - Lotharius becomes King of France 1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic 1904 - 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham 1925 - US and Italy sign peace accord about war debts 1931 - Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1 1951 - "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances 1981 - 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V) 2011 - Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis. 2012 - Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 2019 - Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+ More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Eagles tie Chicago Bears, 3-3 1936 - St Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt 1966 - 18-year-old US High schooler Robert Smith kills 5 people at Arizona's Rose-Mar Beauty College for fame 1970 - Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded 1981 - Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World 1996 - Saudi Arabian Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in midair over Charkhi Dadri in India, killing 349 people, the third-deadliest aviation disaster in history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1853 - Oskar Panizza, German writer (Das Liebeskonzil), born in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria (d. 1921) 1865 - Frans "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish operetta actor (Paljas), (d. 1939) 1921 - Robert Fleming, Canadian composer, born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (d. 1976) 1931 - Bob Crewe, songwriter and producer ("Big Girls Don't Cry"; "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2014) 1968 - Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer (My Dying Bride), born in England, United Kingdom 1978 - Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress, born in Bucharest, Romania More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1720 - Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30 1739 - Ludwig Ernst, German composer, dies at 71 1916 - Percival Lowell, American astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto) and founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, dies of a stroke at 61 1969 - Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77 1976 - Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1893) 1994 - Michael John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Innes, writer, dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1714 - A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street 1813 - Dresden surrenders to allied armies 1899 - Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora" premieres in London 1909 - Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1928 - WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions 1940 - Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100 1942 - Germany completes its WWII occupation of France 1989 - Romanian students protest in Bucharest before the Communist Party congress, shouting "we want reforms", in a sign of the revolution to come 2014 - The leaders of China and Japan meet for formal talks after more than two years of severe tension over a territorial dispute 2014 - Samsung Lions beat Nexen Heroes, 11-1 in Game 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul to win the Korean Series More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1811 - Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain 1957 - Demolition begins on cable car barn at California and Hyde, San Francisco 1971 - Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15 1996 - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award 2014 - An Italian appeals court overturns a manslaughter conviction against 6 scientists for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake 2020 - UK becomes the first European country to record over 50,000 Covid-19 related 50,000; 5fth country, after the US, Brazil, India, and Mexico More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1696 - Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, born in Casalmaggiore, Cremona Province (d. 1757) 1731 - Carl Joseph Toeschi, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1788) 1743 - Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist, born in Jönköping, Sweden (d. 1828) 1945 - Chris Dreja, British rock guitarist and bass player (Yardbirds - "For Your Love"), born in Surbiton, Surrey, England 1978 - Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer, born in Warkworth, New Zealand 1980 - Willie Parker, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Clinton, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 683 - Yazid I [Yazīd ibn Mu‘āwiya Lanatullah], second Umayyad caliph (680–683), dies at 36 1968 - Janet Sobel [Jennie Olechovsky], Ukrainian-American abstract expressionist and drip-paint pioneering artist (Milky Way), dies at 75 1994 - John Volpe, American politician (61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts) and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1969-73), dies at 85 1999 - Jacobo Timmerman, Argentine writer and journalist (b. 1923) 2012 - Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), dies at 86 2013 - Eddie McGrady, Northern Irish politician (SDLP) unseated Enoch Powell, dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1908 - 1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room 1975 - UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 1978 - Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks 1981 - Ernest Thompson's "West Side Waltz" premieres in NYC 1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankruptcy 1986 - Bangladeshi Constitution restored 1990 - John Hughes' film "Home Alone" directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin premieres in Chicago 1998 - "Star Trek: Insurrection" film directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres 2012 - 17 people are killed in a helicopter crash as a result of bad weather in Turkey 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1330 - Battle of Posada, Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army in an ambush 1858 - 1st performance of NY Symphony Orchestra 1925 - Robert A. Millikan confirms the existence of cosmic rays from outer space in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences at Madison, Wisconsin 1950 - Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1962 - Catharina Lodders of the Netherlands elected Miss World 1965 - 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis 1971 - John List kills family and moves to Colorado 1980 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1984 - Most shots in a NY Islander game (88 - Isles 45, NY Rangers 43) 2013 - 8 people are killed by a gunman in Cali, Columbia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1857 - Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1900 - China has resumed nominal control of Manchuria, but in a secret agreement the Chinese governor of Manchuria grants Russia such rights as keeping troops along the railroad lines and controlling civil administration 1912 - Ottoman garrison surrenders Thessaloniki / Salonika to the Greek army (OS Oct 27) 1996 - 8th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 48-21 in Chestnut Hill 1999 - TAESA Flight 725, crashes a few minutes after leaving the Uruapan airport en-route to Mexico City. 18 people were killed in the accident. 2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician, born in Lepoglava, Croatia (d. 1931) 1903 - Leon-Etienne Duval, French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church in Algeria, born in Chênex, Haute-Savoie, France (d. 1996) 1909 - H. M. van Randwijk, Dutch author and founder (Vrij Netherland), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1966) 1919 - Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter ("Hawaiian Cowboy"), born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1992) 1925 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995) 1984 - French Montana [Karim Kharbouch] American rapper, born in Casablanca, Morocco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1829 - Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer, dies at 66 1911 - Howard Pyle, American author (b. 1853) 1952 - Philip Murray, 1st president of the United Steelworkers and longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 66 1956 - Aino Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales), dies at 78 2002 - William Schutz, American psychologist (b. 1925) 2012 - Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

392 - Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion 1322 - Pope John XXII names John van Diest as Bishop of Utrecht 1620 - Battle of White Mountain, Prague - 1st major victory of the Catholic Habsburgs over the Protestant Alliance in The Thirty Years' War 1933 - US President FDR creates Civil Works Administration 1956 - Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US 1962 - Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape 1979 - ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1987 - 11 are killed in an IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country 2013 - At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, tied with Typhoon Meranti as being the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall, hits the Philippines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936) 1942 - Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US 1988 - Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75 2018 - CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him 2018 - Mass grave of 200 people discovered on border of Somali and Oromia regions, Ethiopia, in investigation into atrocities by former regional president Abdi Mohammed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - King Baggot, American actor and director (Tumbleweeds), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1948) 1938 - Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976) 1967 - Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey forward (Team Czech Rep), born in Kladno, Czechia 1967 - Jay Taylor, American NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California 1983 - Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper, born in Split, Croatia 1986 - Aaron H. Swartz, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1171 - Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1120-71), dies at about 63 1880 - Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, dies at 66 1992 - Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 65 1995 - Country Dick Montana [Daniel McLain], American rock drummer and vocalist (The Beat Farmers - "Happy Boy"), dies on stage during a performance in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada at age 40 2010 - Jack Levine, American social realist painter, dies at 95 2011 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - Battle of Belmont, fought in Mississippi County, Missouri begins, first combat test for Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, Union victory (US Civil War) 1885 - Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie 1917 - British capture Gaza, Palestine, from Turks 1942 - Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy 1984 - STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1985 - Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice 2001 - 35th Country Music Association Award: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack and Toby Keith win 2009 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Pounced, California Flag, Dancing In Silks, Vale of York, Goldikova, Furthest Land, Conduit, Zenyatta 2015 - Sierra Leone is declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (death toll 4,000) 2020 - Kamala Harris makes US history as the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency (date election called) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1918 - Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany 1929 - Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building in New York 1942 - Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy 1963 - New York Yankee catcher Elston Howard is first African-American to be voted AL MVP 1997 - "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US 2017 - Danica Roem becomes the first US transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the US in North Virginia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1955 - Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany 1969 - Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian cyclist (Olympic 6th 1992, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1970 - Morgan Spurlock, American director and documentary producer (Super Size Me), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia 1981 - Muhammad Hassan, American professional wrestler, born in Syracuse, New York 1990 - Courtney Marie Andrews, American singer-songwriter (Old Flowers), born in Phoenix, Arizona 1995 - Bethany Mota, American video blogger, born in Merced County, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1802 - Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, Austrian composer, dies at 50 1960 - Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69 1967 - Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71 1974 - Sandra Rivett, English nanny to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, allegedly bludgeoned to death by Mr Lucan at 29 before he mysteriously disappeared 1979 - Paolo Carlini, Italian actor (It Started in Naples), dies at 53 2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II proclaims his cousin Julian as Caesar 1153 - Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda) 1864 - Battle of Droop Mountain, West Virginia (Averell's Raid) 1935 - 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft 1943 - Soviet troops land on Kertsj peninsula 1950 - Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pittsburgh Pirates 1976 - Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1988 - Steve Jones wins 19th NYC men's marathon (2:08:20); Grete Waitz wins record 9th women's title 1997 - "Proposals" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances 2016 - New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men's race in 2:07:51; defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1928 - Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor 1939 - WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st commercial TV station, begins service 1941 - USA lends Soviet Union $1 million 1941 - Einsatz Gruppe kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine 1950 - King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India 1983 - Turkey Turgut Özals Moederland party wins elections More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1753 - Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1802) 1906 - James D. Norris, American sports businessman (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966) 1955 - Maria Shriver, American newscaster (Sunday Today) and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Chicago, Illinois 1961 - Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy 1970 - Ethan Hawke, American actor and author (Dead Poets Society, Before trilogy), born in Austin, Texas 1982 - Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1795 - Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 73 1922 - Morgan Bulkeley, American politician (US Senator - Connecticut 1905-11) and Baseball HOF administrator (NL President 1876), dies at 84 1997 - Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, British Labour Party politician, dies at 82 2004 - Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, dies at 66 2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician, killed in a bomb attack at 47 or 48 2018 - Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra - "Strange Magic"; "Evil Woman"), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1883 - Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army 1911 - Italian forces take Tripoli and Cyrenaica, declaring suzerainty over Ottoman-controlled Libya 1932 - Benito Mussolini frees 16,000 convicts 1942 - Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission 1944 - German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die 1955 - Date returned to in "Back to the Future" by Marty McFly 1983 - NY Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period 1996 - Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Bob Dole 1997 - 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns he is named AL Manager of Year 2012 - Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary 1811 - El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1873 - Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada 1973 - Arab producers announce 25 percent cut in oil production 1992 - "Revenge Match of the 20th century" American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade 2000 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is laid to rest 25 years after his death after a funeral procession through Addis Ababa More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Will Durant, American author and historian (The Story of Philosophy, The Story of Civilization), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 1981) 1911 - Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer ("Happy Trails"; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998) 1920 - Douglass North, American economist, (Nobel Prize Economic Sciences 1993), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015) 1930 - Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter (hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017) 1951 - Tony Evers, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (2019-), born in Plymouth, Wisconsin 1974 - Chris Sununu, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (2017-), born in Salem, New Hampshire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1680 - Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 1828 - Maria Feodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dies at 69 1860 - Carl Binder, Austrian composer, dies at 43 1989 - Barry Sadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), dies from complications of being shot at 49 1990 - Herbert Berghof, Austrian actor (Belarus File, Harry and Tonto, Target), dies of heart failure at 81 1991 - Robert Maxwell, Czech-British billionaire publisher, politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, NY Daily News), drowns at sea at 68 More Famous Deaths »