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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1919">1919</a> - Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1933">1933</a> - FDR conducts his 1st "fireside chat" 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1966">1966</a> - Love's 1st album released "Love" 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1966">1966</a> - Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1987">1987</a> - David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1991">1991</a> - OPEC announces oil production cut to 22.3 Mbbl/d (3,550,000 m3/d) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php">Famous Birthdays</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1938">1938</a> - Karl Soderlund, Duluth Minn, Mr Sally Jesse Raphael 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1949">1949</a> - Mary Alice Williams, news reporter (NBC-TV) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1952">1952</a> - Eliézer Niyitegeka, Rwandan journalist, politician and genocidaire 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback/safety (Washington Redskins) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1984">1984</a> - Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1985">1985</a> - Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1447">1447</a> - Shahrukh Mirza, Ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (1405-47), dies at 69 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1872">1872</a> - Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1991">1991</a> - Ragnar Granit, Finnish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1998">1998</a> - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramist (b. 1893) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2005">2005</a> - Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2006">2006</a> - Victor Sokolov, Russian dissident journalist and priest (b. 1947) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/138">138</a> - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1634">1634</a> - Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills Duke Wallenstein 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1933">1933</a> - Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1962">1962</a> - India Congress Party wins elections 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1981">1981</a> - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2013">2013</a> - Italy Common Good, a centre left alliance, wins the Italian general election 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php">Famous Birthdays</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1663">1663</a> - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1847">1847</a> - John Watson, Canadian philosopher (Objective Idealism) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1887">1887</a> - Leonard Carey, British actor (Rebecca, Laughter), born in London, England (d. 1977) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1950">1950</a> - Emitt Rhodes, musician (Merry-go-Round) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1950">1950</a> - Neil Jordan, Irish director (Crying Game) and novelist, born in Sligo 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1950">1950</a> - Anthony Lloyd, British MP 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1601">1601</a> - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth I 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1723">1723</a> - Christopher Wren, English astronomer and architect (St. Paul's Cathedral), dies at 90 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1925">1925</a> - Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1953">1953</a> - Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1995">1995</a> - Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2012">2012</a> - Louisiana Red, American blues musician, dies from stroke at 79 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/607">607</a> - Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1950">1950</a> - Groundbreaking ceremony held for Mississippi Vocational College (later Mississippi Valley State University) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1971">1971</a> - Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleve Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1985">1985</a> - ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1989">1989</a> - Edgar Bowers wins Bollingen Prize 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1989">1989</a> - "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 64 performances 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php">Famous Birthdays</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1897">1897</a> - Alma Rubens, American actress (Humoresque), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1931) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1920">1920</a> - Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (d. 2007) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1949">1949</a> - William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1973">1973</a> - Terrence Rencher, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1985">1985</a> - Haylie Duff, American singer/actress 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1986">1986</a> - Henri Karjalainen, Finnish racing driver 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1620">1620</a> - Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1785">1785</a> - Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1969">1969</a> - Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1986">1986</a> - James O Eastland, (Sen-D-Miss), dies at 81 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1993">1993</a> - Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1997">1997</a> - Stanley Pearson, footballer, dies at 76 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1688">1688</a> - Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1967">1967</a> - Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3" 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1973">1973</a> - 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Washington 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1979">1979</a> - Snow falls in Sahara Desert 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1991">1991</a> - Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out NJ Devils 4-0 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1998">1998</a> - Two white separatists are arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways. 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/birthdays.php">Famous Birthdays</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1716">1716</a> - Gaspard Fritz, Swiss composer and violinist, born in Geneva (d. 1783) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1892">1892</a> - Wendell Wilkie, American Presidential candidate (R-1940)/author (One World), (d. 1944) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1931">1931</a> - Swraj Paul, Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1948">1948</a> - Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (Doobie Brothers), born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 2005) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1949">1949</a> - Gary Ridgway, American serial killer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1976">1976</a> - Volker Schenk, WLAF RB (Frankfurt Galaxy) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1379">1379</a> - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1654">1654</a> - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1861">1861</a> - Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1957">1957</a> - Joseph G. Hamilton, American Physician who was a pioneer of using radioactive isotopes in disease treatment and diagnosis, dies of radiation induced leukemia at 49 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1966">1966</a> - Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1977">1977</a> - Ralph Graves, American actor (Dirigible, Extra Girl, Flight, Dream Street), dies at 77 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1763">1763</a> - John Casteret appointed British minister of foreign affairs 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1949">1949</a> - Panic in Quito, Ecuador, after "War of the Worlds" played on radio 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1961">1961</a> - Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1977">1977</a> - Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1988">1988</a> - 38th Berlin International Film Festival: "Red Sorgum" wins the Golden Bear 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2006">2006</a> - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-17 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1891">1891</a> - Max Terhune, American actor (Arizona Stagecoach, Hit the Saddle, Range Justice), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1973) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1947">1947</a> - Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1955">1955</a> - Bill Laswell, US bassist and record producer, born in Salem, Illinois 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1967">1967</a> - Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist, born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 2006) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer, born in Seoul, South Korea 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Darren Aronofsky, US director and writer, born in Brooklyn, New York 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1889">1889</a> - Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1949">1949</a> - Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1991">1991</a> - Roger Patterson, American death metal bass player (b. 1968) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2000">2000</a> - Tom Landry, American football coach (Dallas Cowboys), dies at 75 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2010">2010</a> - Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2015">2015</a> - David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), dies of cancer at 58 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1806">1806</a> - William Grenville becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the death of William Pitt the Younger 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1953">1953</a> - USSR breaks diplomatic relations with Israel 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1989">1989</a> - Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated 1st female bishop (Episcopalian) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1991">1991</a> - UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and People Org forms in The Hague, Netherlands 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1995">1995</a> - Danyon Loader swims world record 400m freestyle (340.46) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2013">2013</a> - Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1893">1893</a> - Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1930">1930</a> - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1942">1942</a> - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1950">1950</a> - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1953">1953</a> - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1961">1961</a> - Becky LeBeau, vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1797">1797</a> - Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1954">1954</a> - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1958">1958</a> - Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. 1879) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1987">1987</a> - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1989">1989</a> - George O'Hanlon, american actor and director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2005">2005</a> - Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1902">1902</a> - Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1951">1951</a> - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1973">1973</a> - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1986">1986</a> - NJ Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1994">1994</a> - "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2005">2005</a> - Tony Blair, now the longest-serving Labour PM, marks 2,838 days as British Prime Minister 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1637">1637</a> - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1818">1818</a> - William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), (d. 1901) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1901">1901</a> - Ben Lyon, American actor (Hell's Angels, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1913">1913</a> - Mary Leakey, British paleoanthropologist, discovered earliest human footprints ((3.6 million years old), born in London (d. 1996) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1917">1917</a> - Zsa Zsa Gabor [Zsa Sari], Hungarian-born actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest (d. 2016) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1958">1958</a> - Mark Hamilton, sprint kayak Olympics 1996), born in Louisville, Kentucky 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1919">1919</a> - Friedrich Wulhelm Mengelberg, German sculptor, dies at 81 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1930">1930</a> - Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1958">1958</a> - Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1985">1985</a> - James Hadley Chase, English writer (b. 1906) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1986">1986</a> - Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th Salvation Army General, dies at 86 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1994">1994</a> - Joseph Cotten, American actor (Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Airport 77, Hearse), dies from pneumonia at 88 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1936">1936</a> - National Wildlife Federation forms 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1953">1953</a> - 5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes win 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1962">1962</a> - Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn within 16 degrees 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1970">1970</a> - WSCV TV channel 51 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (IND) suspends broadcasting 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1991">1991</a> - A Michigan court bars Dr Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1994">1994</a> - 68 killed and 200 wounded after a mortar bomb is set off in Sarajevo 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1799">1799</a> - John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1889">1889</a> - Ioan Dumitru Chirescu, composer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1922">1922</a> - Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1923">1923</a> - Stephen J Cannell, TV producer/writer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1970">1970</a> - Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback/safety (Saints, Scot Claymores) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1972">1972</a> - Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1721">1721</a> - James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1822">1822</a> - Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1881">1881</a> - Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1972">1972</a> - Marianne Moore, US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1982">1982</a> - Wies [Aloisius CA] Moens, Flemish writer/nazi, dies at 84 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1995">1995</a> - Doug Mcclure, US rodeo rider/actor (Trampas-Virginian), dies at 59 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1855">1855</a> - Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1861">1861</a> - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time; Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederacy (US Civil War) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1939">1939</a> - Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1974">1974</a> - Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2½ months 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1991">1991</a> - Baseball's Hall of Fame board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2004">2004</a> - Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1842">1842</a> - Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary historian and critic 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1904">1904</a> - Predrag Milosevic, composer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1906">1906</a> - Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (champ-1933) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1937">1937</a> - Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1972">1972</a> - Giovanni Silva De Oliveira, Brazilian footballer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1972">1972</a> - Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back (Calgary Stampeders) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1816">1816</a> - Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1895">1895</a> - Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1968">1968</a> - Neal Cassady, American writer (b. 1926) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2006">2006</a> - Myron Waldman, American animator (b. 1908) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2007">2007</a> - Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-born American abstract painter and sculptor (b. 1922) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2016">2016</a> - Leslie Bassett, American classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize 1966), dies at 93 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1923">1923</a> - 1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1961">1961</a> - US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1967">1967</a> - Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1974">1974</a> - Kuwait announces 60 percent government participation in BP-Gulf concession 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1982">1982</a> - Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1989">1989</a> - USSR's Phobos II enters Martian orbit 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1915">1915</a> - Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1918">1918</a> - John Forsythe, actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2010) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1942">1942</a> - Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez, Cuba, cosmonaut (Soyuz 38) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1943">1943</a> - Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Hyde [Hideto Takarai], Japanese singer, born in Wakayama 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Robert Young, NFL player (St Louis Rams) 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/deaths.php">Famous Deaths</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1743">1743</a> - Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1824">1824</a> - Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1988">1988</a> - James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59), dies at 83 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1995">1995</a> - Richard Burnell, British rower (Olympic gold 1948), dies at 77 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2008">2008</a> - Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2016">2016</a> - Jacques Rivette, French New Wave film director (The Beautiful Troublemaker), dies at 87 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1871">1871</a> - Paris surrenders to Prussians 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1927">1927</a> - Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1965">1965</a> - The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1979">1979</a> - Arthur Kopit's "Wings" premieres in NYC 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2012">2012</a> - Death toll from coordinated bombing attacks in Kano, Nigeria, reaches 185 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2013">2013</a> - Iran’s Pishgam rocket successfully completes a return trip of sending a monkey into space 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1884">1884</a> - Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientist/explorer (balloonist) twin brother of Auguste Piccard 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1909">1909</a> - Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II-George Medal) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1918">1918</a> - Suzanne Flon, French actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge), born in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Seine (d. 2005) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1921">1921</a> - Alfred Marks, British actor and comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again), born in Holborn, London (d. 1996) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1944">1944</a> - John Tavener, composer (The Whale), (d. 2013) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1968">1968</a> - Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96) 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1782">1782</a> - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1873">1873</a> - Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1918">1918</a> - John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician/soldier, dies of pneumonia at 45 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1951">1951</a> - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1984">1984</a> - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1997">1997</a> - Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68 
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<h4><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1813">1813</a> - Americans capture Frenchtown, Michigan Territory 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1938">1938</a> - "Our Town", Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres (NJ) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1973">1973</a> - Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1979">1979</a> - 10,000s UK public sector workers go on strike 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1983">1983</a> - 2nd flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 22 seconds 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1993">1993</a> - Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6:38.77 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1906">1906</a> - Willa B Brown (Coffey), US African American air pioneer (NAAA) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1960">1960</a> - Michael Hutchence, Australian rock vocalist/actor (INXS, Dogs in Space), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1997) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1971">1971</a> - Bucky Brooks, wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1973">1973</a> - George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1980">1980</a> - Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1987">1987</a> - Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian cross-country skier 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1581">1581</a> - Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1900">1900</a> - David Edward Hughes, British-American inventor (microphone, teleprinter), dies at 68 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1914">1914</a> - Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1975">1975</a> - Klaas Voskuil, Dutch journalist, dies at 79 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1978">1978</a> - Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1996">1996</a> - Yisrael Eldad, extremist politician, dies at 85 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1276">1276</a> - Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1967">1967</a> - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1971">1971</a> - "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1996">1996</a> - 53rd Golden Globes: "Sense and Sensibility", Nicolas Cage, and Sharon Stone win 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1999">1999</a> - In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the US Coast Guard intercepts a ship carrying 4,300 kg of cocaine 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2013">2013</a> - 1 person is killed and 15 are injured by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Indonesia 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1918">1918</a> - Richard D. Winters, American war hero 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1920">1920</a> - Donald Cuthbert Coleman, British economic historian (d. 1995) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1969">1969</a> - Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese manga artist 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1971">1971</a> - Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1974">1974</a> - Rove McManus, Australian television host and comedian 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/date/1990">1990</a> - Jacob Smith, American actor 
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<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1851">1851</a> - Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer, dies at 49 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1881">1881</a> - Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1903">1903</a> - Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1931">1931</a> - Felix Blumenfeld, Russian composer, conductor and pianist, dies at 67 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/1959">1959</a> - Lamar Stringfield, composer, dies at 61 
<a href="https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2008">2008</a> - Marie Smith Jones, last native speaker of the Eyak language (b. 1918) 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2DpT62W">1718</a> - Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2mDfM5e">1746</a> - Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2DniVOJ">1895</a> - French president Casimir-Perier resigns; Félix Faure installed. 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2i6BCN7">1928</a> - 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hIRTaD">1991</a> - Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2AunvYw">1994</a> - 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2yusVCh">1759</a> - Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/African American nationalist 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2jpCaRK">1828</a> - Lewis Addison Grant, American teacher, lawyer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Winhall, Vermont (d. 1918) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yQ1ZwW">1881</a> - Alfred Radcliffe-Browne, British anthropologist (Andaman Islanders), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1955) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hDyBDP">1908</a> - Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, producer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zpXVXB">1968</a> - Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch writer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2A6knC1">1980</a> - Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian ballroom dancer 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2BRqaNa">1661</a> - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2mF01uw">1820</a> - Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2DjVf07">1830</a> - W Waiblinger, writer, dies 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2BNY7iq">1913</a> - Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2jqGFeB">1962</a> - Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2AvHE1T">2008</a> - Bobby Fischer, American world chess champion (1972-75), dies of renal failure at 64 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2rbqNAk">929</a> - Caliphate of Cordoba is established by Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2BmDt8q">1913</a> - British House of Commons accepts Home Rule for Ireland (but the Great War gets in the way of it happening) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y3Jp40">1956</a> - Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iugbFg">1980</a> - Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hIRTaD">1991</a> - 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y4mxBH">1995</a> - UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in NYC) 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2hyH8ep">1872</a> - Henri-Paul Busser, composer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hDyBDP">1908</a> - Ethel Merman, American stage and screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam), born in Queens, New York (d. 1984) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zjG1pf">1914</a> - Roger Wagner, American choral musician (d. 1992) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2Axbqlv">1937</a> - Lorraine Bayly, Australian actress 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y1w4tf">1960</a> - Richard Elliot, Scottish-born American jazz saxophonist (When a Man Loves a Woman cover), born in Glasgow, Scotland 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zfpgta">1967</a> - Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Miss, infielder (Cincinnati Reds) 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2iEE38T">1979</a> - Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2h6zeF4">1987</a> - Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ziP4Ha">1996</a> - Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iy5d1f">2002</a> - Ron Taylor, American actor (b. 1952) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iEE3Wr">2007</a> - Ron Carey, American actor (Barney Miller), dies of a stroke at 71 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2pnKPXk">2014</a> - Russell Johnson, American television and film actor, best known for his role as "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island, dies of kidney failure at 89 
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<h4><a href="http://ift.tt/2ze8FGw">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="http://ift.tt/2C3tgyv">1831</a> - 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hNjPh1">1915</a> - Japan claims economic control of China 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2AbAVIR">1981</a> - Pope John Paul II receives Lech Wałęsa and Solidarity delegation at the Vatican 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ymSjK8">1984</a> - Schonbrun skates world record 5 km (7:39.44) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2xYr9ZS">1990</a> - NY Knicks Trent Tucker scores with 1/10 sec, beats Bulls, 109-106 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iDvriV">1997</a> - Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2hWwUl9">1879</a> - Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (d. 1961) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ipcK3k">1897</a> - Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (d. 1931) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iD80qv">1903</a> - Paul A. Dever, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2msDmVp">1945</a> - Vince Foster, American lawyer (d. 1993), born in Hope, Arkansas 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y2TA97">1974</a> - Ray King, American baseball player 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2AHrP7K">1979</a> - Ken Chu, Taiwanese singer-actor and taichi champ 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2FAgd9f">1683</a> - Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (b. 1609) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2EIKAJt">1876</a> - Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2lD1Msz">1893</a> - Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble, British Shakespearian actress (Juliet) and author, dies at 83 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2EHR1fy">1919</a> - Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-German Marxist revolutionary and founder of the Spartacus League, murdered by the Freikorps at 47 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zpXYCL">1995</a> - Sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ziP4Ha">1996</a> - Richard Cobb, British historian, dies at 78 
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<h4><a href="http://ift.tt/2ze8FGw">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="http://ift.tt/2D08HTp">1874</a> - I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2D6RYgN">1898</a> - Australian cricketer Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2jBx0lw">1943</a> - World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill, becoming the first American president to travel by airplane 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yJ0aWX">1944</a> - Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2m5RcNw">1977</a> - "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2i7Jga8">1996</a> - AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts 20-16 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2zyO55Q">1841</a> - Berthe M P Morisot, French painter/aquarellist 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2Du02cQ">1845</a> - Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/gov-gen Canada 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2lXDBHP">1942</a> - Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2lXDBHP">1942</a> - Carol Bellamy, Planfield NJ, (City Council Pres-D- 1978-85), born in NYC, New York 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2iy5am5">1948</a> - Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett, American musician and producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zfpgta">1967</a> - Tom Rhodes, actor (Tom Rhodes-Mr Rhodes) 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2DrUgs9">1965</a> - Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2D0t1UJ">1970</a> - John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2BgFbsk">1976</a> - Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zyHAka">1990</a> - Mani Madhava Chakyar, Koodiyattam artist and Sanskrit scholar (b. 1899) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2xYMna3">1993</a> - Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zHmL2q">2004</a> - Valfar, Norwegian musician (Windir) (b. 1978) 
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<h4><a href="http://ift.tt/2ze8FGw">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zpbHcQ">1918</a> - Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition of alcohol) of the US Constitution 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y3Jp40">1956</a> - Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" single goes #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zC4K9m">1963</a> - Dmitri Shostakovitch' Katharina Ismailova premieres in Riga 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hIRTaD">1991</a> - "Davis Rules" with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2y4mxBH">1995</a> - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hsImbc">1998</a> - NY Giant GM George Young resigns to accept NFL position 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2CQJfDD">1635</a> - Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2B06QgQ">1900</a> - Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zgDk9m">1902</a> - Georgy M Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM (1953-55) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yyhPAt">1936</a> - Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-born British scientist 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ApIHPu">1941</a> - Graham Chapman, English comedian (Monty Python's Flying Circus), born in Leicester, England (d. 1989) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yG3li1">1983</a> - Felipe Colombo, Argentine-Mexican actor and singer 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2CQ0k0y">1557</a> - Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hrpedv">1916</a> - Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zdMdMS">1948</a> - Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor (b. 1891) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hVhiy3">1953</a> - Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2BMkvaT">1988</a> - Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ziP4Ha">1996</a> - Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (b. 1907) 
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<h4><a href="http://ift.tt/2ze8FGw">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="http://ift.tt/2Di8zPu">1784</a> - 1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2B8UdzM">1925</a> - Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in NYC 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yJ0aWX">1944</a> - US Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2AAgfdQ">1964</a> - Dick Weber rolls highest bowling game in air (Boeing 707) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2Aununq">1975</a> - Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert causing $30,000 damage 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hyLHWb">2001</a> - 27th People's Choice Awards: Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Drew Carey and Jennifer Aniston win (TV) 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2iD80qv">1903</a> - Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2mxliJI">1917</a> - Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ApIHPu">1941</a> - Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (d. 2004) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ivkR1m">1950</a> - Ross Grimsley, American baseball player 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hahU2a">1972</a> - Chuck Levy, kick returner/running back (SF 49ers) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yG3li1">1983</a> - Natalie Gulbis, American golfer 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2CC1rNr">1451</a> - Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2BqcSqd">1892</a> - Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, German Physician and Physiologist, dies at 72 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2A7fhsF">1955</a> - Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (South African batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hyLL8n">1964</a> - Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zyHAka">1990</a> - Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, football hall of famer, dies at 81 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2i9yHmW">1994</a> - Lewis Boddington, aerospace Engineer, dies at 85 
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<h4><a href="http://ift.tt/2ze8FGw">Historical Events</a></h4>
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hUvwiz">1494</a> - The first Mass in the New World is celebrated at La Isabela, Hispaniola 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2EdiyFt">1832</a> - New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2pvvT9U">1930</a> - 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2m7JlPq">1937</a> - Bradman scores 270 Aust v England at the MCG, incl 110 singles 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hKuDsS">1938</a> - Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2Aq2iPu">1971</a> - Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2Cgas1K">1655</a> - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2F7eKXN">1832</a> - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2EeXFKi">1861</a> - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2yBBhZ3">1922</a> - Finn Einar Mortensen, composer 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2zcI8cy">1957</a> - Nancy Lopez, American golfer (3 Majors, 48 LPGA tour wins), born in Torrance, California 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hahU2a">1972</a> - Nek [Filippo Neviani], Italian singer-songwriter, born in Sassuolo, Modena 
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<a href="http://ift.tt/2F6GueP">1088</a> - Berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2EblqTa">1275</a> - Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2F1UGGd">1685</a> - Malachias Siebenhaar, composer, dies at 68 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hUnJRw">1934</a> - Herbert Chapman, Legendary Manager of Arsenal and Huddersfield Town (b. 1878) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2hJVskr">1984</a> - Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898) 
<a href="http://ift.tt/2ziP4Ha">1996</a> - Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician, dies at 94 
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