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1854 - Steamship "Arctic" collides with "vesta" off Newfoundland coast due to heavy fog, killing 322 1864 - Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed 1900 - Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC 1910 - 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France) 1919 - Democratic National Committee votes to allow female members 1953 - KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit 1988 - Senate votes for major federal tax code changes 1989 - Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash 2003 - Smart 1 satellite is launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, for a moon orbit. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson) American Civil War, Missouri: 1700 killed/injured 1879 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman Jamie Anderson wins by 3 shots from countrymen Jamie Allen and Andrew Kirkaldy; 3rd consecutive title 1964 - Findings of the Warren Commission into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1987 - Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro's final MLB appearance, he surrenders for 5 runs in 3 innings against the San Francisco Giants 2020 - Border fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh kills at least 23 2021 - RandB artist R. Kelly is convicted on nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking after a six-week trial in New York More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1601 - Louis XIII, King of France (1610-43), born in Palace of Fontainebleau, France (d. 1643) 1927 - Boris Porena, Italian composer, poet, and writer, born in Rome 1939 - Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and writer 1953 - Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader 1969 - Robert Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys) 1996 - Daeg Faerch, Danish-born Canadian actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1404 - William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies 1921 - Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hänsel und Gretel), dies at 67 1972 - S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician (b. 1892) 1977 - Willis Bouchey, American character actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), dies at 70 1998 - Doak Walker, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1948; Pro Bowl 1950-51, 53–55; First-team All-Pro 1950–51, 53–54; Detroit Lions), dies from ski accident injuries at 71 2008 - Mahendra Kapoor, Indian singer (b. 1934) More Famous Deaths »

1810 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. 1835 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" premieres at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) 1933 - Sidney Kingsley's "Men in White" premieres in NYC 1953 - KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, CA (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 - NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 1957 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1963 - 1st edition of NYC Review of Books 1970 - A groups of Protestant youths attack the Catholic Unity Flats as rioting continues in the Protestant Shankill Road area 1982 - "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 5 performances 1992 - 1st time a positional player pitches for NY Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France 1890 - US stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece 1950 - Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1954 - Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1957 - Dag Hammarskjöld re-elected secretary-general of UN 2017 - The video game Fortnite: Battle Royale is released, eventually becoming one of the most popular games worldwide More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Ralph Michael, British actor (Quest, Doctor in the House), born in London (d. 1994) 1942 - Kent McCord, American actor (Officer Jim Reed- "Adam 12"), born in Los Angeles, California 1955 - Carlene Carter, American country singer ("I Fell in Love"), born in Nashville, Tennessee 1976 - Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant, born in Columbus, Ohio 1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer, born in Nuku'alofa, Tonga 1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater, born in Tampere, Finland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1023 - Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies 1846 - Thomas Clarkson, English abolitionist (Negro Emancipation), dies at 86 1937 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues" (recorded over 200 songs), dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43 1964 - Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79 1994 - Jessie Kesson, Scottish writer and radio producer, dies at 77 2006 - Byron Nelson, American golfer (winner 5 major titles; record 19 tournaments 1945), dies of a blood disorder at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1093 - Anselmo d'Aosta, Italian Benedictine monk seated as Anselm of Canterbury, Archbisop of Canterbury 1654 - England and Denmark sign trade agreement 1781 - -26] Joan Derks scatters "On the People of Netherlands" pamphlets 1861 - Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves 1878 - British physician Dr. Charles Drysdale warns against the use of tobacco in a letter to The Times newspaper in one of the earliest public health announcements on the dangers of smoking 1897 - 1st British bus service opens 1992 - Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea) 1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 2007 - Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 15th studio album "Magic", made with the E Street Band 2008 - Supernatural-fantasy film "Painted Skin" directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Chen Kun and Zhou Xun is released More Historical Events »

Historical Events 955 - Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees 1639 - Suzuki Shosan, Samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening 1861 - Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves 1979 - "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 1568 performances 1980 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1988 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Friar Junípero Serra (founder of 1st Californian missions) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1683 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (Traite), baptized in Dijon, France (d. 1764) 1902 - Ernst von Salomon, German writer (Kette Der Tausend Kraniche), born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1972) 1927 - Sir Colin Davis, British conductor (Covent Garden, 1970-85; Bavarian Radio Symphony, 1983-93; London Symphony, 1995-2006), born in Weybridge, Surrey (d. 2013) 1939 - Leon Brittan, British politician, Home Secretary and member of the European Commission, born in London (d. 2015) 1946 - Gil Morgan, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles, 3 Champions Tour majors), born in Wewoka, Oklahoma 1947 - John Fiddler, English rock vocalist and guitarist (British Lions), born in Darlaston, Wednesbury, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1792 - Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman, dies at 81 1970 - Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front), dies at 72 1980 - Lewis Milestone, Moldovan film director (b. 1895) 1980 - John Bonham, English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin), dies from asphyxiation after heavy alcohol intake at 32 2003 - Aquila al-Hashimi, Iraqi politician (b. 1953) 2019 - Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart interpretation), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1629 - Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies 1829 - Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople 1853 - France annexes New Caledonia 1929 - New York Yankee pitcher Tom Zachary ends season 12-0, record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season 1958 - 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Iowa 1970 - Soviet space probe Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon 1988 - Swimmer Silke Hörner wins her second gold medal of the Seoul Olympics as part of the victorious East German 4 x 100m medley relay team 1995 - Emillio and Gloria Estefan's boat hits and kills a jet skier 1996 - US President Bill Clinton signs the "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty" at the United Nations 2020 - David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston's record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers on Instagram More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1951 - USSR performs nuclear test 1965 - Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament 1971 - Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament 1974 - Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits 1990 - East Germany leaves Warsaw Pact 1990 - Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1564 - William Adams, English navigator and 1st ever Western Samurai, born in Gillingham, Kent, England (d. 1620) 1892 - Adélard Godbout, Canadian politician (15th Premier of Québec), born in Saint-Éloi, Quebec, Canada (d. 1956) 1898 - Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist who purified penicillin (Nobel 1945), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1968) 1923 - Theodore "Fats" Navarro, American jazz trumpet player, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1950) 1979 - Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian (The Tonight Show), born in Mount Vernon, Washington 1984 - Szilvia Molnar, Swedish writer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1180 - Manuel I Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1143-80), dies at 61 1896 - Percy McDonnell, Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests, 3 x 100s), dies of cardiac failure at 35 1945 - Hans Geiger, German physicist (co-inventor of the Geiger counter), dies at 62 1968 - Harry Robert Wilson, American composer, dies at 67 1990 - Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34 2008 - Irene Dailey, American actress (Another World, Grissom Gang), dies of colon cancer at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1779 - John Paul Jones aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard defeats the British frigate HMS Serepis and becomes the United States first well-known naval hero 1845 - Hunger strike in Hague 1857 - Russian warship Leffort disappears in a storm in the Gulf of Finland; 826 die 1911 - Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot 1927 - "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans", directed by F. W. Murnau, starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor, is released (Academy Awards Unique and Artistic Picture 1927) 1944 - Proclamation No. 30 was issued, declaring the existence of a state of war between the Philippines and the United States and the United Kingdom 1970 - Abdul Razak bin Hussain becomes premier of Malaysia 1974 - John Lennon's single "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", featuring Elton John, released in US; it was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single during his lifetime 1979 - Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC 1988 - Premiere of director Paul Schrader's crime biopic "Patty Hearst" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1889 - Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda 1961 - 1st movie to become a TV series, "How to Marry a Millionaire" premieres 1979 - Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC 1982 - Amin Gemayel sworn in as President of Lebanon 2019 - US police officer fired after arresting two six-year-olds at a school on charges of misdemeanour battery in Florida 2020 - President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the US November election at a White House press conference More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Miron Merzhanov, Soviet architect (d. 1975) 1920 - Gerard W Taylor, South African/British surgeon 1934 - John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), born in Farnborough, England (d. 2021) 1975 - Jaime Bergman, American model and actress 1977 - Matthieu Descoteaux, Canadian ice hockey player 1979 - Red, rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1974 - Robbie Mcintosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24 1987 - Louis Kentner, Hungarian-British pianist and composer, dies at 87 1994 - Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies of heart failure at 42 1994 - Alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80 1997 - Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72 2002 - Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan pioneer radio broadcaster, died at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1692 - Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem witch trials 1711 - French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro 1832 - During his HMS Beagle voyage Charles Darwin discovers a large number of fossils at Punta Alta in Argentina 1864 - Sheridan sets up camp in Harrisonburg, Virginia 1915 - Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in US, opens in NO LA 1927 - Yanks Earle Coombs hits 3 triples 1950 - Omar Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general in the United States Army 1978 - Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit 2013 - 78 people are killed in a church suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan 2018 - Four gunmen open fire on Revolutionary Guard soldiers at a parade in Ahvaz, Iran, killing 25 including civilians More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - US Open Men's Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson wins his 3rd consecutive Open title, and his record 4th overall, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith 1910 - Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms with an initial 9 team competition 1958 - KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 2002 - Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 and 2 victory over Karine Icher 2004 - "Lost" created by J.J. Abrams and starring Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly debuts on ABC in the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1864 - Lodewijk van Deyssel, Dutch writer (A Love Affair), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952) 1870 - Charlotte Cooper, British tennis player (1st female Olympic champion 1900; Wimbledon 1895-96, 98, 1901, 08), born in Ealing, England (d. 1966) 1953 - Richard Fairbrass, English singer and bassist (Right Said Fred), born in Kingston upon Thames, England 1956 - Debby Boone, American singer (You Light Up My Life), born in Hackensack, New Jersey 1961 - Catherine Oxenberg, American actress (Dynasty; Overexposed), born in NYC, New York 1969 - Marian Chlad, Czech soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1840 - Anne Lister, English diarist 'the 1st modern lesbian', dies of a fever at 49 1956 - Frederick Soddy, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, dies at 79 1975 - Patricia Doyle, actress (Wuthering Heights), dies at 60 1994 - Leonard Feather, British jazz critic and musician, dies at 80 1997 - Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister, dies at 77 2021 - Orlando Martínez, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold bantamweight 1972), dies at 77 More Famous Deaths »

1776 - Nathan Hale, spied on British for American rebels, arrested 1934 - St Louis Cardinals pitching Dean brothers shut-out Brooklyn Dodgers in a doubleheader; Dizzy, in a 13-0 rout and Paul, with a 3-0 no-hitter 1943 - Arundel (Solomon Island) in US hands 1950 - George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of the United States 1959 - 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US 1966 - Five inches of rain falls on NYC 1972 - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines (not publicly announced until 23rd Sep) 1981 - Enterprise Radio (all sports) goes off the air 1988 - East German swimmer Silke Hörner sets world record 2:26.71 to win the 200m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; first of 2 gold (4 x 100m medley relay) 2007 - George Clooney is injured in a motorcycle accident in Weehawken, New Jersey More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1921 - A storage silo at a BASF fertiliser producing plant explodes in Oppau, Germany, 500—600 killed 1950 - George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of the United States 1951 - Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec 1970 - "Monday Night Football" created by Roone Arledge, premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1973 - Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000 1988 - Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville, New Jersey home More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - H. G. Wells, English sci-fi author (War of the Worlds, Kipps), born in Bromley, Kent (d. 1946) 1898 - Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian journalist and world's oldest and longest serving newspaper editor 1941 - Tony Moon, American doo-wop singer, arranger, guitarist (Dante and the Evergreens - "Alley Oop"), producer, and songwriter ("Soldier of Love"), born in Los Angeles, California 1969 - Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1970 - Michael O'Shea, Canadian CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts), born in North Bay, Ontario 1973 - Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1974 - Jacqueline Susann, American author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 56 1988 - Robert Gwathmey, artist, dies at 85 1993 - Fernand Ledoux, Belgian-French actor (L'Homme de Londres), dies at 96 1996 - Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse, who tried save Izieu children from Nazis, dies at 89 2000 - Bryan Smith, Man who ran over Stephen King (b. 1957) 2011 - Troy Anthony Davis, American high-profile death row inmate and human rights activist (executed) (b. 1968) More Famous Deaths »

1884 - 6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria 1944 - Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation 1954 - Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles 1964 - Günter Grass' play "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin 1966 - US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 1977 - Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in UN 1994 - Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands 2002 - The Kolka-Karmadon rock and ice slide starts in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia 2005 - Model Kate Moss is dropped by clothing chain HandM after allegations of drug taking 2016 - "This Is Us" TV drama premieres in the US starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1792 - French defeat Prussians at Valmy 1854 - Battle of the Alma: British, French and Ottoman alliance defeat the Russian Empire in the 1st major battle of the Crimean War 1873 - Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal 1983 - Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented 1986 - Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State 2011 - The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1832 - Johann Joseph Abert, German composer, born in Gastorf, Bohemia (d. 1915) 1920 - Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky and his Friends, Bullwinkle), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1989) 1927 - Clarice Taylor, American actress (Nurse Bailey-Nurse), born in Buckingham County, Virginia (d. 2011) 1950 - James P[aul] Blaylock, American sci-fi author (Elfin Ship, Homunculus), born in Long Beach, California 1990 - John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Islanders), born in Mississauga, Ontario 1995 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1639 - John Meursius [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 1773 - Pieter de Swart, architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam), dies at 63 1939 - Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal, dies at 83 1973 - Glenn Strange, American actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke), dies at 74 1995 - Walter Haas Jr., American businessman and sports team owner (Levi Strauss and Co, Oakland A's), dies of prostate cancer at 79 2009 - John Hart, American actor (The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Captain Africa), dies from complications of dementia at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, GA (near Chattanooga) begins; Union forces retreat after a couple days of fighting 1933 - NY Giants clinch the pennant 1940 - Nazi decree forbids gentile woman to work in Jewish homes 1955 - An army and navy revolt forces Argentine President Juan Perón to resign and flee to Paraguay 1959 - Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland 1984 - Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997 2004 - 56th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, Arrested Development, James Spader and Allison Janney win 2006 - Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared. 2015 - Farm Aid (30th Anniversary) held in Chicago, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Imagine Dragons, Jack Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mavis Staples 2019 - Tropical Depression Imelda hits southeast Texas and Louisiana prompting widespread evacuations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - One of first known modern beauty contests held in Spa, Belgium 1939 - Wehrmacht (German regular army) murders 100 Jews in Lukov Poland 1940 - Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance 1960 - "LIFE" magazine celebrates artist Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses' 100th birthday by putting her on their cover 1992 - Demolition begins of JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; built in 1926 as Sesquicentennial Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium, it hosted the 1926 Tunney-Dempsey fight, 41 Army-Navy football games, The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; victory rallies for The NHL Flyers and MLB Phillies; and the US portion of Live-Aid 2004 - 56th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, Arrested Development, James Spader and Allison Janney win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1811 - Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader, born in Hartford, New York (d. 1881) 1946 - Michael Elphick, British stage and screen actor (Gorky Park; Boon), born in Chichester, Sussex, England (d. 2002) 1951 - Richard Dashut, American record producer (Bob Welch; Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham), born in West Hollywood, California 1959 - Marshall Jefferson, American musician 'father of house music' (Move your Body), born in Chicago, Illinois 1962 - Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter and reporter, born in Oyster Bay, Long Island 1966 - Soledad O'Brien, American journalist (Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien), born in St. James, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1339 - Go-Daigo, 96th Emperor of Japan (1318-39), dies at 50 1710 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer, dies at 65 1993 - Richard Landau, American screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies at 79 1995 - Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist, dies at 83 1996 - Timothy Nicholson, journalist, dies at 32 2006 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950) More Famous Deaths »

1850 - US Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850 1914 - Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I 1947 - US Department of Defense 1st day of operation 1951 - "The Day the Earth Stood Still", science fiction film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, opens 1980 - Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station 1981 - Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France. 1983 - Action series "Hardcastle and McCormick" premieres on ABC in the US 1984 - Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1986 - David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 v India at Madras 1997 - Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1846 - Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning exchange their last letters before they move to Italy 1962 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN 1964 - TV series "The Addams Family", starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy, and Jackie Coogan, premieres on ABC 1975 - Heiress-turned-bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco 1997 - Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation 2006 - "Watching You" single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2007) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1943 - Michael Vetter, German composer, born in Oberstdorf, Germany (d. 2013) 1966 - Ian "Spike" Spice, English guitarist (IBreathe, Flash Cadillac) (d. 2000) 1968 - Cappadonna [Darryl Hill], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Staten Island, New York 1970 - Mike Compton, American NFL center and guard (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, Virginia 1975 - Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter (OLympic gold 1992), born in Hrodna, Belarus 1981 - Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and model, born in Neptune, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1684 - Joannes Antonides van der Goes, Dutch poet (Ystroom), dies at 37 1939 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885) 1966 - Fernand Lamy, French composer, dies at 85 1975 - Fairfield Porter, American painter, dies at 68 1991 - Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock singer (MC5 - Kick Out The Jams), dies of a heart attack at 46 2013 - Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), dies from complications from pneumonia at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1691 - Massachusetts Bay Colony granted new charter 1789 - William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn 1861 - First class for escaped slaves taught by Mary Peake at Fortress Monroe Virginia (now Hampton University). 1946 - "If the Shoe Fits" opens at Century Theater NYC for 20 performances 1979 - Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72") 1986 - Mets clinch NL East Championship 1990 - Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep NY Post publishing 2000 - Farm Aid 13 held in Bristow, Virginia; performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, CSNandY, Arlo Guthrie, Sawyer Brown, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, North Mississippi Allstars, Barenaked Ladies, and Tipper Gore 2002 - 27th Toronto International Film Festival: "Whale Rider" directed by Niki Caro wins the People's Choice Award 2018 - 50 girls treated in hospital in Kaya, Burkina Faso after illegal botched circumcisions More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1957 - KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1978 - 30th Emmy Awards: "All in the Family"; Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win 1980 - South Korea opposition leader Kim Dae-jung sentenced to death 1988 - Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL 1989 - Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62 2019 - Indonesia raises the female marriage age to 19, in line with males, to curb child marriages More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1834 - Edouard Pailleron, French attorney, poet and stage writer, born in Paris, France (d. 1899) 1859 - Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1942) 1908 - Franz Grothe, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1982) 1922 - Ursula Howells, British actress (Hard Times, Girly, Murder is Announced), born in London, England (d. 2005) 1963 - Amy Roloff, American reality star (Little People, Big World), born in Michigan 1995 - Patrick Mahomes, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 2020; KC Chiefs), born in Tyler, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1604 - Lucas Osiander, German composer, dies at 69 1621 - Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), dies at 78 1986 - Patricia "Pat" Phoenix, British actress (Coronation Street, L Shaped Room), dies of lung cancer at 62 1994 - Vitas Gerulaitis, Lithuanian/American tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Wimbledon doubles 1975), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40 1996 - Spiro Agnew, American politician (Vice President, 1969 until resignation over corruption allegations in 1973), dies of leukemia at 77 2019 - Harold Mabern Jr., American post-bop jazz pianist and composer, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1597 - French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria 1869 - Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one by Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole, Scotland 1901 - French painter Paul Gauguin settles in Atuona in the Marquesas Islands 1940 - Samuel T Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of US House of Representatives 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, killing at least 1,930 1948 - "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" closes at Century NYC after 12 performances 1975 - Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) 1978 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox, 3-2; at Yankee Stadium; Blue Bombers 6th win over arch rivals in 2 weeks 2018 - Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: At age 40, American Angela Stanford wins her first major title by 1 stroke from Amy Olson, Austin Ernst, Mo Martin and Kim Sei-young 2021 - Earliest evidence announced for humans making clothes discovered from bone tools 100,000 years old found at Contrebandiers Cave, Morocco More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1920 - The "Wall Street bombing" occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143 1940 - FDR signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1954 - CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting 1960 - Milwaukee Braves' future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0 at County Stadium 1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1999 - 1st ever season of "Big Brother" reality show begins on the Veronica channel in The Netherlands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1875 - James Cash Penney, American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri (d. 1971) 1916 - M.S. [Madurai Shanmukhavadivu] Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (1st singer to be awarded the Bharat Ratna), born in Madurai, Madras Presidency (d. 2004) 1968 - Marc Anthony [Marco Antonio Muñiz], American sala singer-songwriter, born in NYC, New York 1969 - Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica), born in Kensington, London 1973 - Clint Peay, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland 1978 - Nick Cordero, Canadian Broadway actor (Bullets Over Broadway), born in Hamilton, Canada (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1916 - Basil W. Duke, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 78 1925 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (b. 1888) 1926 - Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80 1932 - Ronald Ross, British pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, dies at 75 1996 - Andrew MacElhone, bar owner, dies at 73 2005 - Harry Freedman (Henryk Frydmann), Canadian composer, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1931 - British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts 1938 - British PM Neville Chamberlain visits Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden 1938 - John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1960 - Maurice Richard announces his retirement. He finishes his career with 544 goals, an NHL record at the time. 1963 - Church bombing in Birmingham Alabama, kills 4 African-American girls 1967 - KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1972 - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Northern Illinois. 1973 - Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1¼ miles 1974 - Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens 1985 - Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government More Historical Events »