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Historical Events 1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended 1636 - Prince Frederick Henry occupies Schenkenschans fortress after a nine-month siege during the Dutch Revolt 1965 - Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam 1986 - NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2016 - "H.O.L.Y" single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year, 2016) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Georges Boulanger, French general and politician, born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1891) 1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch artist (The Blue Barge) and resistance fighter, born in Leens, Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1945) 1954 - Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), born in New York City (d. 2019) 1983 - Sam Jones III, American actor (Smallville), born in Boston, Massachusetts 2007 - Infanta Sofía of Spain, Princess of Spain, second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, born in Madrid, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1712 - Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, Spanish organist and composer, dies at 67 1928 - Henrich Federer, Swiss writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 1967 - Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (El Cid, Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story), dies from a heart attack at 60 1999 - Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League - "Tossing And Turning"), dies at 65 2012 - Amarillo Slim, American professional poker player, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1887 - "Europe's first motoring competition" is 'won' by The Marquis de Dion on a steam-powered quadricycle built by French toymaker and engineer Georges Bouton; French newspaper Le Velocipede organized the 'test', and Bouton was the only participant 1914 - 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia 1919 - American stuntman and parachute developer Leslie Irvin (23) makes the first premeditated free-fall parachute jump from a plane above the US Army Air Service's McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio 1952 - St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan 2017 - Gwyneth Paltrow brand Goop and Condé Nast announce they will be launching a quarterly publication together 2022 - Russian missiles strike Ukrainian city of Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General António Guterres 2025 - Beyoncé's 10th concert tour, The Cowboy Carter Tour, commences in Inglewood, California 2025 - Airports, hospitals, and public transit shut down due to a widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1920 - Azerbaijan SSR joins USSR (1st time) 1940 - Glenn Miller records the song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" in NYC; tune is named after phone number of the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan 1966 - David Diamond's 5th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein; the work was dedicated to the conductor 2019 - Disney says Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, first film to make more than 1 billion on opening 2024 - A worse than usual rainy season across East Africa due to El Nino kills at least 155 people in Tanzania and 60 in Kenya with hundreds of thousands displaced More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1757 - Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835) 1927 - Garry Weston, English businessman (Associated British Foods), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002) 1952 - Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama 1961 - Cathy Gerring, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour wins; Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1978 - Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1716 - Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint who preached Mariology (Secret of the Rosary; True Devotion to Mary), dies at 43 1843 - William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies at 74 1955 - Lode Cantens, Flemish playwright (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43 1992 - Francis Bacon, Irish-British abstract painter (Study for a Pope), dies at 82 2025 - Mike Peters, Welsh rock singer (The Alarm - "Rain In the Summertime"; Big Country, 2010-13), dies of blood cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1565 - First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City 1908 - IV Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in London 1912 - Relief laws in Netherlands replace those of 1854 1940 - Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp 1952 - Revival of Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein's operetta "Four Saints in Three Acts" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 15 performances 1968 - Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands 1982 - Trial of John Hinckley, Jr begins for the attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan 2023 - NFL Draft: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young first pick by the Carolina Panthers More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England 1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends 1905 - World Exposition opens in Liège 1976 - Stan Daniels' musical "So Long 174th Street", starring Robert Morse, opens at Harkness Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances 1992 - NY Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1875 - André Baillon, Belgian-French author (Un homme si simple), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1932) 1905 - Julian Stryjkowski, Polish journalist and writer known for his radical leftist leanings, born in Stryi, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1996) 1963 - Schae Harrison, American actress (Darla Forrester in "The Bold and the Beautiful"), born in Anaheim Hills, California 1969 - Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer, born in Lithgow, Australia 1995 - Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles [Thanasi Kokkinakis] 2022; Wimbledon 2022 runner-up; Hopman Cup 2016), born in Canberra, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1876 - George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", dies at 45 1996 - William Colby, American C.I.A. director (1973-76), dies at 76 1997 - Paul Lambert, American character actor (Executive Suite, Spartacus), dies at 74 1999 - Cyril Washbrook, English cricket batsman (37 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 195; Lancashire CCC), dies at 84 2002 - Ruth Handler, American toy manufacturer (invented the Barbie doll), dies of cancer at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1819 - Odd Fellows Lodge forms 1912 - First home run hit at Fenway Park by Hugh Bradley of the Red Sox 1956 - First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas 1967 - Jule Styne, Adolph Green and Betty Comden's musical "Hallelujah, Baby!", starring Leslie Uggams, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 293 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards 1976 - Pan Am begins nonstop flights between NYC and Tokyo 1983 - San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game 1994 - Physicists announce the first evidence of the top quark subatomic particle 2012 - NFL Draft: Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck first pick by Indianapolis Colts More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1906 - Motion pictures begin regular showings at the Orpheum Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii 1996 - Shaun Pollock takes 4 wkts in 4 balls for Warwickshire in BandH 2014 - Oratorio for chorus evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life "Anthracite Fields" by composer Julia Wolfe premieres in Philadelphia (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015) 2019 - Six suspected militants connected to Sri Lankan terror attacks killed along with ten others in a shootout with police in Sainthamaruthu 2023 - Brazilian Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary adds "pelé" as a new adjective to its online edition, meaning "exceptional, incomparable, unique" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1798 - Eugène Delacroix, French painter and etcher (Journal), born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, Île-de-France, France (d. 1863) 1931 - Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent, manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2008) 1955 - Mike Scott, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award and NLCS MVP 1986, NL wins leader 1989; 3 × MLB All-Star Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California 1957 - Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2018) 1975 - Joey Jordison, American drummer (Slipknot, 1995-2013 - "All Hope Is Gone"), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1196 - Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies at 39 1984 - May McAvoy, American actress (Ben Hur), dies from heart attack at 84 2003 - Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, dies at 98 2017 - Jonathan Demme, American film director (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia), dies at 73 2021 - Al Schmitt, American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1829 - Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom 1875 - Latest date for measurable snow in NYC (3") 1901 - Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run 1950 - Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics) 1982 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1984 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 2012 - The United Kingdom dips back into recession after the economy shrank 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012 2018 - Danish inventor Peter Madsen found guilty of killing and desecrating body of journalist Kim Wall aboard submarine, sentenced to life imprisonment More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1952 - American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter 1955 - Captiol Records releases "In the Wee Small Hours", the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra; collection of melancholy ballads with arrangements by Nelson Riddle was an early example of a concept album and helped popularize the 12-inch format for non-classical recordings 1959 - St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic and the Great Lakes opens to shipping 1994 - Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan 2015 - 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu in Nepal, killing 8000, leaving over 100,000 homeless, destroying many historic sites More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Jean Demoor, Belgian physician and physiologist, born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1941) 1869 - Karl Prohaska, Austrian composer, born in Mödling, Austria (d. 1927) 1923 - Anita Björk, Swedish actress (Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People), born in Tällberg, Sweden (d. 2012) 1949 - Michael Brown, American musician and songwriter (Don't Walk Away Renee), born in New York City (d. 2015) 1994 - Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and actor (Seventeen Going Under), born in South Shields, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1960 - Amanullah Khan, Emir and King of Afghanistan (1919-28), dies at 67 1969 - Margarita Xirgu, Catalan stage actress, director and political radical (Bloody Wedding, Mariana Pineda), dies at 80 1990 - Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist Go!; The Other Side of 'Round Midnight), and actor ('Round Midnight), dies of kidney failure at 67 2000 - Lucien le Cam, French mathematician (b. 1924) 2009 - John J. Marchi, American politician (NY Senate 1957-2006), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1288 - Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder 1910 - German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms 1917 - NY Yankees left-handed pitcher George Mogridge no-hits Boston Red Sox, 2-1 at Fenway Park 1921 - First municipal elections for men and women in Belgium 1950 - Leonard Bernstein's musical "Peter Pan", starring Jean Arthur and Boris Karloff, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances 1955 - Gaullists lose elections in France 1965 - "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances 1990 - Brian Friel's stage drama "Dancing at Lughnasa" opens at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland; later wins Olivier Award, Tony Award, and Drama Desk Award for Best Play More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1910 - German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms 1915 - Leaders of the Armenian community in Constantinople (now Istanbul) are arrested by Ottoman authorities, and many later killed, marking the start of the Armenian Genocide 1916 - Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for ice-trapped ship Endurance 1949 - 3rd Tony Awards: "Death of a Salesman" and "Kiss Me Kate" win 1976 - American composer Steve Reich's "Music for 16 Musicians," scored for four pianos, multiple percussion instruments, two clarinets, a violin, a cello, and four wordless and amplified women’s voices, a violin, has its world premiere at Town Hall in New York City More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, English inventor (power loom), born in Marnham, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1823) 1904 - Willem De Kooning, Dutch artist (North Atlantic Light), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1997) 1941 - Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat (Assistant Secretary of State, UN Ambassador) and author, born in New York City (d. 2010) 1948 - Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, born in Hudson, Massachusetts (d. 2013) 1961 - Roger Mayweather, American boxer, (WBA and lineal super featherweight titles 1983-84, WBC light welterweight 1987-89; IBO light welterweight; IBO welterweight 1994-95), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1776 - Giuseppe Paolucci, Italian composer, dies at 49 1824 - Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologian and writer (History of Mankind), dies at 71 1948 - Rosita Marstini, actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54 1967 - Frank Overton, American actor (Fail Safe; 12 O'Clock High (TV series, not film)), dies of a heart attack at 49 1988 - Bob Newson, South African cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 4 wickets; Transvaal; Rhodesia), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »

1851 - Canada issues its first postage stamp, a Three-Pence Beaver 1918 - Zeebrugge Raid: Dover Patrol attempted to block Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge to prevent German U-boats from leaving port 1942 - 4-day allied bombing on Rostock, Germany begins 1950 - NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 110-95 to take series, 4 games to 2 1958 - Robert Kurka's "The Good Soldier Schweik", with libretto written by Abe Meeropol, premieres at the New York City Opera 1963 - Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me", based on the film "The Shop Around the Corner", opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 302 performances and a Tony Award for Jack Cassidy 2013 - "Star Trek Into Darkness" directed by J. J. Abrams starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto premieres in Sydney 2017 - Adam Ondra sets a new highpoint for the Project indoor sport route in Stockholm, Sweden More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1516 - Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria endorses "The German Beer Purity Law" (Reinheitsgebot) and adds to it standards for the sale of beer in Bavaria, ensuring beer is only brewed from three ingredients: water, barley, and hops 1949 - Netherlands annex several German territories, including Elten and Tuddern, as apart of post-Wold War II border adjustments 1977 - Czech chess master, Vlastimil Hort, plays 201 games simultaneously; won-174, drew-17, lost-10 2012 - Rangers F.C. owner, Craig Whyte, is banned for life from any involvement in Scottish football 2019 - At least 54 jade miners buried by a mudslide in Kachin state, Myanmar More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1725 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint, born in Muro, Naples, Italy (d. 1755) 1881 - Claude Carter, South African cricket spin bowler (19 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/50; Natal, Transvaal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1952) 1900 - Henry Barraud, French composer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1997) 1918 - James Kirkup, British travel writer, poet and novelist (African in Greenland), born in South Shields, England (d. 2009) 1960 - Jodie Mudd, American golfer (Players C'ship 1990), born in Louisville, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1762 - Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, dies at 67 1986 - Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), dies from complications of gall bladder surgery at 64 1992 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director (Distant Thunder, Agantuk), dies at 70 2006 - Johnnie Checketts, New Zealand fighter pilot, dies at 94 2025 - Jonnie Boer, Dutch chef with three Michelin Stars and a pioneer of the New Nordic food movement, dies of a pulmonary embolism at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1728 - Pierre de Marivaux's play "Le Triomphe de Plutus" premieres in Paris 1823 - Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London 1848 - Captain James Fitzjames and 105 surviving crew depart their ice-trapped ships for safety in Arctic Canada; all later perish as part of John Franklin's doomed Northwest Passage expedition 1957 - All NL baseball teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies 1969 - Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 days of non-stop sailing to become the 1st person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe 1971 - Soyuz 10 launches as the world's first mission to the first-ever space station (the Salyut 1) however the docking was unsuccessful and the cosmonauts returned to Earth 1998 - 33rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and George Strait win 2006 - Nepalese security forces open fire on pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against King Gyanendra, injuring hundreds. The protesters secure the restoration of parliament and a federal state More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1601 - First expedition of the English East India Company to the Spice Islands of the Moluccas departs Torbay 1988 - Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) 1990 - Lebanon release US hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months 1993 - Pete Townshend's rock musical "The Who's Tommy" adapted for theatrical stage, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 899 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award 1994 - Schelto Patijn appointed Mayor of Amsterdam More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1729 - Michael Hillegas, American merchant and first Treasurer of the United States (1775-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1804) 1863 - C. A. J. van Dishoeck, Dutch publisher, born in Zierikzee, Netherlands (d. 1931) 1919 - Donald J. Cram, American biochemist (development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity - Nobel 1987), born in Chester, Vermont (d. 2001) 1935 - Mario Machado, Chinese-American eight-time Emmy Award-winning television and radio broadcaster, first Chinese-American on-air news anchor in Los Angeles, born in Shanghai (d. 2013) 1950 - (Jesse) "Pete" Carr, American guitarist and session musician (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section; LeBlanc and Carr), born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1865 - Francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries 1992 - Billy Wayne White, American murderer, executed in Texas at 34 1996 - Erma Bombeck, American humorist (The Grass is Greener over the Septic Tank), dies at 69 2003 - Felice Bryant [Matilda Scaduto], American songwriter, with husband Boudleaux ("Bye Bye Love"; "Wake Up Little Susie"), dies of cancer at 77 2011 - Moin Akhter, Pakistani actor, dies at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1930 - Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 1944 - NFL Chic Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3) 1980 - Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit, Michigan 1991 - French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovers the San Diego, Dutch galleon sunk in 1600 off Fortune Island in the Philippines 1994 - Serbian army bombs distress clinic in Goradze Bosnia, 28 killed 1997 - 101st Boston Marathon: Lameck Aguta of Kenya wins men's event in 2:10:34; Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia women's champion in 2:26:23 2017 - Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing more than 100 2018 - Oakland A's left hander Sean Manaea no-hits the Boston Red Sox More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1789 - John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington) 1862 - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorodo 1960 - Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, DC 1983 - £1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom 1995 - FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case; he is indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including use of a weapon of mass destruction More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1911 - Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60) who died on stage, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1960) 1924 - Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 1965) 1942 - Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023) 1945 - Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000) 1958 - Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1073 - Alexander II [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies 1718 - Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer, known for his work on conic sections, dies at 78 1899 - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer and geographer (1st modern maps of classical world and Ottoman Empire), dies at 80 1975 - Jack Westrup, English composer, dies at 70 2008 - Al Wilson, American soul singer ("Show and Tell"; "The Snake"), dies of kidney failure at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1799 - Friedrich von Schiller's play "Wallensteins Tod" premieres in Weimar 1809 - Napoleon I and French forces defeat Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria 1951 - Huge ticker-tape parade held in NYC for World War II and Korean War General Douglas MacArthur after he was relieved of Command by President Truman 1962 - OAS-leader ex-general Salan arrested in Algiers 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong flies the experimental X-15 aircraft to an altitude of 63,250 meters 1991 - Mark Lenzi becomes the first diver to score more than 100 points on a single dive, earning 101.85 points 1996 - Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season 2012 - Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1931 - British House of Commons agrees to allow sports to be played on Sunday 1934 - Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of all German police including the Prussian secret state police 1985 - Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) 1998 - German terrorist group Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, disbands after 28 years 2009 - 113th Boston Marathon: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia wins men's event in 2:08:42; Salina Kosgei of Kenya women's champion in 2:32:16 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1857 - Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken, Dutch painter and author (HW Knife Day), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1930) 1894 - Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet and linguistic (spelling), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953) 1955 - Donald Pettit, American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Silverton, Oregon 1961 - Don Mattingly, American MLB first baseman (6 x MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1985; 9 x Gold Glove; 3 x Silver Slugger; AL batting champion 1984; NY Yankees) and manager (LA Dodgers, Miami Marlins), born in Evansville, Indiana 1971 - Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2011) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1164 - Victor IV [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies 1960 - Paul Fort, French poet (founder of Vers et Prose), dies at 88 1970 - Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), drowns himself at 49 1994 - Jean Carmet, French actor (Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic), dies of a heart attack at 72 2003 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908) More Famous Deaths »

1932 - US President Herbert Hoover suggests five-day work week 1954 - 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th 1959 - Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails 1971 - Charles Manson sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sharon Tate 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1974 - Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees 1982 - Former Cuban marathon cheat Rosie Ruiz is arrested for embezzling $60,000 1987 - Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1923 - New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1926 - 30th Boston Marathon won by Canadian Johnny Miles in 2:25:40.4 1944 - 1944 NFL Draft: Angelo Bertelli from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks 1965 - 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating 1965 - T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1821 - Mortimer Dormer Leggett, American Major General (Union Army), born in Ithaca, New York (d. 1896) 1931 - Walter Stewart, Canadian writer and journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2004) 1945 - Michael Stewart, American folk music producer, arranger, banjo player and guitarist (We Five - "You Were On My Mind"), born in Riverside County, California (d. 2002) 1972 - Jeff Wilkins, American football kicker (Super Bowl XXXIV St Louis Rams; Pro Bowl and NFL scoring leader 2003), born in Youngstown, Ohio 1977 - Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer (2002 World Cup), born in Douala, Cameroon More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1776 - Jacob Israel Emden [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 1870 - William Henry Havergal, composer, dies at 77 1874 - Owen Jones, architect, dies 1949 - Stephen Samuel Wise, American Rabbi and President of Zionist Org of America, dies at 75 2022 - Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), dies from dementia at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1738 - Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid 1869 - 1st international cricket match, held in San Francisco, won by California 1922 - Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1939 - Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government 1946 - Jackie Robinson debuts as second baseman for the Montreal Royals, the minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1956 - Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire 1966 - 70th Boston Marathon: Kenji Kimihara of Japan wins in 2:17:11; American Bobbi Gibb first woman in 3:21:40 (unsanctioned) 2013 - 28th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Heart; Albert King; Randy Newman; Public Enemy; Rush; Donna Summer; Quincy Jones; and Lou Adler More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals forms in San Francisco, California 1950 - 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 1963 - Dr. James Campbell performs the first human nerve transplant 1974 - Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi 1996 - In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces accidentally shell the UN compound at Quana. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1918 - Róbert Zimonyi, Hungarian rowing coxswain (Olympic gold USA men's eight 1964; bronze Hungary coxed pair 1948), born in Sárvár, Hungary (d. 2004) 1925 - Bob Hastings, American actor (McHale's Navy; All in the Family), born in Brooklyn, New York City(d. 2014) 1946 - Tommy Shannon [Smedley], American blues-rock bassist (Johnny Winter; Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble), born in Tucson, Arizona 1950 - Kenny Ortega, American film and television producer (High School Musical trilogy), born in Palo Alto, California 1966 - Valeri Kamensky, Russian NHL left wing (Avalanche, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskresensk, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1587 - John Foxe, English historian (Book of Martyrs), dies 1674 - John Graunt, English statistician and founder of science of demography, dies at 53 1960 - Emory Johnson, American actor and director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66 1974 - John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion, 1935-38), dies of emphysema and Parkinson's at 59 1997 - Edward Barker, English cartoonist, dies at 46 More Famous Deaths »

1930 - Abkhazian ASSR forms in Georgian SSR 1950 - 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of South Korea in 2:32:39 1956 - Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament 1961 - 1,400 Cuban exiles land in the Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro 1964 - 1st game at Shea Stadium, NY Mets lose to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3 1987 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1993 - Two Los Angeles police officers convicted in federal court of violating Rodney King's civil rights and sentenced to prison, while two others are acquitted, 2006 - 110th Boston Marathon: Kenyan double; Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot wins 2nd men's title in 2:07:14; Rita Jeptoo takes women's title in 2:23:38 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1933 - 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson in 2:31:01.6 1939 - 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown in 2:28:51.8; his second victory in the event 1981 - New York Islander Dennis Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals vs Edmonton Oilers tie NHL record 1995 - 99th Boston Marathon: Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya claims 3rd straight title in 2:09:22; Uta Pippig of Germany wins 2nd consecutive women's event in 2:25:11 1997 - NJ Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Johannes Petrus Boskaljon, Curacaoian composer and conductor, born in Willemstad (d. 1936) 1885 - Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen-Finecke], Danish baroness and writer (Out of Africa), born in Rungsted, Zealand, Denmark (d. 1962) 1956 - Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise), born in Oahu, Territory of Hawaii 1962 - Nancy Hogshead, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Iowa City 1980 - Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player, born in Seoul More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), dies at 75 1987 - Dick Shawn [Richard Schulefand], American character actor and comedian (The Producers - "L.S.D."; Maid to Order), suffers a fatal heart attack on stage in San Diego on stage at 57 2008 - Danny Federici, American rock organist, accordionist, and glockenspieler (E Street Band), dies of melanoma at 58 2011 - Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (Tops Estates), dies at 79 2024 - Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »