1657 - Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 1817 - Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish and Lithuanian national hero (b. 1924 - Fascists kidnap and kill Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. Namely by Bengalis, Burmese, Cambodians, Laotians, Malayalees, Nepalese (Vaishak Ek) Punjabis, Sinhalese, Tamils and Thais. 1932 - Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966) 1976 - Apple Computer is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. 1918 - Arrigo Boito, Italian composer (b. 1978 - Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. 1969 - Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist 1973 - Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Corbett National Park, India. 1985 - Marcos Martínez, Spanish racing driver 2005 - Matti Wuori, Finnish politician (b. 1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor 1973 - Geoff Johns, American comic book writer 1971 - Psicosis, Mexican professional wrestler 1972 – Nicky Southall, English footballer 1918) 1771) 1939 - Auberon Waugh, British author (d. 2001) 1909) 1521 - Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1846 – Battle of Aliwal, India is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith. 804 - Alcuin, English monk (b. c.735) 1867 - Singapore becomes a British crown colony. 1175 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince Calocerus 1643 - Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power. 1925 - Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (d. 2006) 1247) 1993 - Vivien Cardone, an American actress 1940 - Raymond Pearl, American biologist (b. 473 - The future Zeno I is named associate emperor by Emperor Leo I. ClaireDPhotography edited this topic ages ago. 1915) 1862 - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard. 1882 - Virginia Woolf, English writer (d. 1941) 1978 - Devon Gummersall, American actor 1924 - Warren Miller, American director 1948 - Faroe Islands receive autonomy from Denmark. 1825 - Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1994 - Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. Greece - Polytechneio - Commemorates the 1973 students protests against the junta of the colonels. The bombers were lost. 1806 – Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883) 1920 - Ronald Speirs, WWII Veteran (d. 2007) 1898 - Tuone Udaina, last speaker of the Dalmatian language. 1917 - Jan Miner, American actress (d. 2004) 1986 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1929 - Milan Kundera, Czech-born writer 1921 – A symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is installed beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to honor the unknown dead of World War I. 1952) 1855) 1882 – Anglo-French Convention of 1882 signed marking territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone. 1925 - John Singer Sargent, English artist (b. 1514) 1977 - Manuel Almúnia, Spanish footballer 1775 - The first abolition society in North America is established. 1962 – Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1958 - Mort Cooper, baseball player (b. 1981 – Rick Razzano, American football player 1887) 1796) 1713 - Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 1856) 1973 - Alexei Urmanov, Russian figure skater 1986 – Jessica Ennis, British athlete 1946 - Martin Barre, English rock musician (Jethro Tull) 1896 - Amelia Dyer, English murderer (b. 1919 - The League of Nations is founded. 1979 - Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer 1899) 1939 - Livio Berruti, Italian athlete 1939 - Peter S. Beagle, American author 2004 – Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1205 - King Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. 1999 - Jesse Stone, American record producer (b. 1979 - Pi Hongyan, French badminton player 1909 - Robert Trout, American reporter (d. 2000) 1999 - Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (b. 1697 – John Fenwick, English conspirator 1950 – Barbi Benton, American actress 1981 - Bjoern Einar Romoeren, Norwegian skijumper 1889 - Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor (d. 1973) 1991 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor and musician. 1930 - Fereydun M. Esfandiary, Iranian philosopher (d. 2000) 1946 - Booth Tarkington, American novelist (b. 1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete 1979 – Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder 1915 - John Simpson Kirkpatrick stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during World War I (b. 1922) 1850) This painting appeared on pages 92 and 93 of the October 1987 issue. 1891) 1945 - World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. 1975 – Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1934) 1975 - Ginuwine, American singer 1550) 1971 - Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer 1967 - Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player 1913) 1947 – Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard, executed (b. 1678) 1839) 1883 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (d. 1930) 1969 - Irene Castle, English dancer (b. 1675) 1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish musician, Mor ve Ötesi 2005 - Iraqi constitution ratification vote. 1947 - Paul Brady, Northern Ireland singer/songwriter 1915 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (b. 1855 – The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway. 1977 - Paul Shepherd, English footballer 1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995) 1939) 1890 - Maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec (d. 1959) 1904 – The SS Norge Runs aground and sinks 1847) 1994 - In a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people. 1714 - Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788) 1795 - Johns Hopkins, American philanthropist (d. 1873) 1927) 1813 – Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. 1923 - Hubertus Brandenburg, Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockholm The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra commissioned. 1975 – Anne Montminy, Canadian Olympic diver 1968 – Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr.), American rapper 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. 1892) 1777 - Articles of Confederation are submitted to the states for ratification. 1928 - Rance Howard, American actor 1878 - Grace Abbott, American social worker (d. 1939) 1959 - Todd Solondz, American film director 1598 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish-born cartographer (b. 1939 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong actress 1901 - Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (d. 1982) 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo. 1983 - Christopher Paolini, American novelist 1843) 1969 - Coleman Hawkins, American musician (b. 1818 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III (b. 1986 – Francis R. Scobee – Commander of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1944) 1981 - Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer 1871 - Civil Rights Act of 1871 1963 - Randy Black, Canadian drummer (Annihilator) 28th June. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. 1938 - Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet (d. 1980) 1915 - Saul Bellow, Nobel laureate (d. 2005) 1956) 1897 - Nita Naldi, American actress (d. 1961) 1939 – William Butler Yeats, Irish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1919 – Francis Gabreski, American fighter pilot (d. 2002) 1827 - The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, is founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York. 593) 1882 - Mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967) 1944 - World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia Prefecture, Greece 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops. 1981 – Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. 1953 – Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and executive 1965 – Maxime Weygand, French soldier (b. 1924 - Marguerite Andersen, German writer 1994 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States (b. 2000 - Wilf Mannion, English footballer (b. 1884 - Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical, Humanum Genus. ages ago 1953 - Barry Sonnenfeld, producer and director 1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright 2005 - Henry Corden, American actor and voice artist (b. 1970 - Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer 1976 - Max Ernst, German artist (b. 1615 - Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (d. 1660) 1977 - Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli, professional wrestler 1947 - Saab produces its first automobile. 1947 - David Helfgott, Australian pianist 1908 – Paul Misraki, French composer and songwriter (d. 1998) Reddit has hundreds of thousands of interest-based communities. 1990 – Paperback Software International Ltd. found guilty by a U.S. court of copyright violation for copying the appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing spreadsheet program. 1899) 1952 - Ties Kruize, Dutch field hockey player 1771) ages ago 2005 – Jacques Villeret, French actor (b. 1920 - Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997) 1943 - Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter (b. 1890 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969) 1942) Lee could cause a 300-lb (136 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a side kick. 1959 – Dave Sharp, Welsh guitarist (The Alarm) 1791 - Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1996 - Jonathan Larson, American composer (b. 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. 356 BC) 2001 - Princess Leila of Iran (b. 1958) 1990 - Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts. 1831 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907) 1521 – The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1629 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician (d. 1695) 1699 - Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. 2006 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1874 - Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1983 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded. 1908 - Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. 1982) 1882 - Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher, (d. 1936) 1952 - Annette O'Toole, American actress 1970 - Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1738) 1842) 1785 - William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1995 - Lucy Rie, American potter (b. 1970) 1983 - Jessica Fox, British actress 1948 - Cold War: Berlin Airlift - Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin. 1621 – Pope Paul V (b. 1946 - Ronnie Lane, English musician (d. 1997) Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor 1932 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (b. 1945 – David Knights, English musician (Procol Harum) 1176 - Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 2003 - Arthur Conley, American singer (b. 1989 - Doru Davidovici, Romanian writer and fighter pilot (b. 1879) 1907 - Israel Regardie, Aleister Crowley's secretary (d. 1985) 1977 – Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira) 1649 - An Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. 1910 - Robert Still, English composer (d. 1971) 1965 - Adrian Fernández, Mexican racing driver 1194 – Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1937 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989) 1943) 1848 - Mexican-American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of five other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for $15 million USD. 1865 – The Army of the Potomac is disbanded 966 - Christianisation of Poland 1943) Italian writer (d. 1985) 1946 - Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor 1904 - Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor (d. 1988) 1902 - Hugh Price Hughes, Methodist Social Reformer (b. 1948 – Cominform circulates the "Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia"; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc. 1562 - Antoine de Bourbon, father of Henry IV of France (b. 1494 - King Ferdinand I of Naples (b. John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. 1837 - Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman and poet (b. 1950 - Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and race team owner 1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire. 1923 - Pierre Loti, French sailor (b. 1744) 1924) 1949 - Paul Nurse, English biochemist, Nobel Laureate 1992 - Bertram Vere Dean, Brother of Milvina Dean (Last Titanic Survivor) (b. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29). 1952 - Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball coach 1988 - Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player 2003 - Bernard Williams, English philosopher (b. 1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965) 1939) 1920 - Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish singer (d. 2005) 1979 - John Glascock, British bassist (Jethro Tull) (b. 1995 - Alan Hull, English Rock Musician (Lindisfarne) (b. ~Carolina 1960 - Balakrishna Nandamuri, Indian actor 1940 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. 1876 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch politician (b. 1978) 1987 - Paul Derringer, baseball player (b. 1883) Oct 6, 2015 - Bright Meadows Apartments & Townhomes . 1875 - Edgar Wallace, English writer (d. 1932) 1932 – Japanese forces attack Shanghai. 1672 – Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1896) 1891) 1975 - Masanobu Ando, Japanese actor 1668 - Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739) 1668 - Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) 1815 - Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. 1712 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778) 2005 - Robert Coldwell Wood, American educator (b. 2004 - Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress (b. [edit] Births 1983 - Eve Angel, Hungarian porn star ages ago [edit] Births 1933 - Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian Prime Minister 1491) 1950 - Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher (b. 1962 - Vincent Perez, Swiss actor 1980 - Isaac Hanson, American musician (Hanson) Japan - Shogi Day. 1st April!! 1539 - Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice. 1960) 1874) 1847) 1946 - The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. 1888) 1935 - T. E. Lawrence, English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1811 - Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (b. 2004 - Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. 1986 - Donghae, Korean singer (Super Junior) 1558 - Reginald Cardinal Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1986 – Shruti Haasan, Indian actress 1871 – Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. 1729) 1914) 1978 - Paul O'Brien, Australian actor 1882) 1755 – Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (d. 1830) 1826 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. 1755) 2002 - Alan Dale, American singer (b. 1919) (permalink), March 1st 1841 – The Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris premieres the ballet Giselle 1910) 1939 - Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. 1578 - William Harvey, English physician (d. 1657) 1975 - Risto Jussilainen, Finnish ski jumper R.C. 1919 - King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). 1977 - Erin McKeown, American musician 1949 - Dusty Hill, American blues rock singer/bassist (ZZ Top) I enjoy the look of the bodybuilders of yesteryear. 1861 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. Parliament. 1966 - Kate Ceberano, Australian singer 1870 - Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (d. 1905) 1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England 1874 - Gilbert Laird Jessop, English cricketer (d. 1955) 1960 – John Elway, American football player 1934 - Fredric Jameson, American philosopher, cultural theorist 1941 - Buddy Baker, American race car driver 1928 - Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars (d. 1982) 1526 - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1578 - King Philip III of Spain (d. 1621) 1969 - Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. 1980 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1879) 1997 - In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre (The police then kill the assailants). 1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress 1975 – Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer 1622 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691) 1485) 1858 - Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese pearl farm pioneer (d. 1954) 1882 - Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (d. 1941) 1978 - Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. 2003 - Donald Regan, Chief of Staff and U.S. Treasury Secretary (b. 1640 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) 1061 – Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1956 - Andy Cox, English musician (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals) 1965 - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins. 1997 - The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom). 1903 – Augusta Holmès, French composer (b. 1920) 1819 - Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1959 - Pope John XXIII proclaims upcoming Second Vatican Council. 1967 - Alain Côté, French Canadian ice hockey player 1935 - Vic Elford, British racing driver 1939) 1883 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945) 1954 - Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1558 - Mary I of England (b. 1865 – Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1928) 1969 - Paige Davis, American television personality and Broadway actress 1918 - Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1919) 1927) 1827 - Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (d. 1896) 1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster) – Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board. Black Day - Informal celebration day for single people in South Korea. 1991 - Croatian's vote for independence at their independence referendum. 1974 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer 2001 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, which is the first country to allow it. 1760) Vaisakhi in India 1987) 1943) 1935 - Willie O'Ree, Canadian Hockey Player 1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1878) (More accurately 17th day on Kannazuki; 17th November in modern calendar) 1825 - Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (d. 1897) 1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook". 1918 - Ernie Harwell, American baseball sportscaster 1918) 1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City. 1977 - Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist 1820) 1964 – Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor and comedian 1870) 1982 - Leonid Borisovitch Kogan, Russian violinist (b. 1749 - King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River. 2008 - Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race. 1927 - The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. 680 - Hilda of Whitby (b. 1632 - Esprit Fléchier, French writer and bishop (d. 1710) 1918 - Barry Morse, British-born Canadian actor (d. 2008) 1976 – Emiko Kado, Japanese wrestler (d. 1999) 2005 – Karen Lancaume, French actress (suicide) (b. 1942 – Frank Zane, American bodybuilder 1896 – An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston City, Pennsylvania resulted in a massive cave-in that killed 58 miners. 1968 - Anthony Michael Hall, American actor 2001 - China removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. 1819 - Gustave Courbet, French painter (d. 1877) 1926 - Anne McCaffrey, American author 1706 - John Dollond, English optician (d. 1761) [edit] Deaths 1902) Roman Catholic Church calendar: 1948 – Boxer Dick Turpin beat Vince Hawkins at Villa Park, Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. 1969 - Fadl Shaker, Lebanese singer 1943 - Tobe Hooper, American film director 1966 - Richard Fortus, American guitarist (Guns N' Roses) 1951) No fads, gimmicks, or miracle claims. 1940) 1978 – The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. 1864 – Charles W. Nash, American automobile entrepreneur (d. 1948) 1986 - The National Resistance Movement topple the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. 1878) 1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995) 1969 – Kathryn Morris, American actress 2000 - Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1935 - Loretta Lynn, American singer/songwriter 1957 - Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1556 - Martin Agricola, German composer (b. 1940) Brielle celebrates the victory of 1572 over the Spaniards. 1992 – The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law. 1940) 2003 - Donald Regan, Chief of Staff and U.S. Treasury Secretary (b. (permalink) 1770 - Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. 1906 - Hiram Leong Fong, American politician (d. 2004) (permalink), ClaireDPhotography 1944 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (b. 1979 - Gabe Jennings, American distance runner 1958 - The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. 1933 - Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, French physicist, Nobel laureate 1976 - Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer 1795 - Josiah Bartlett, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1925) 1858) 1946 - Richard Carpenter, American musician (The Carpenters) 1972 - Jesse Tobias, American musician