This Day in History
February 22

What happened in history on this day: February 22? On February 22 in ... 606 - Sabinian ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 896 - Pope Formosa crowned king Arnulf of Karinthie/French emperor. 1071 - Arnulf III earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle. 1071 - Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I. 1076 - Godfried III with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered. 1078 - Johannes van Fécamp Italian mystic writer, dies. 1078 - John of Fécamp Italian mystic writer, dies. 1213 - Wibert of Gembloers benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies. 1281 - Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV. 1288 - Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV. 1300 - Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree. 1349 - Jews are expelled from Zurich Switzerland. 1371 - David II Bruce king of Scotland (1331-71), dies at age 46. 1403 - Birth of Charles VII king of France (1422-61), drove out English. 1440 - Birth of Ladislaus V Posthumus King of Hungary/Bohemia. 1455 - Birth of Johannes Reuchlin in Pforzheim, Germany; scholar of ancient Greek and Latin. 1478 - Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius) writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies. 1495 - French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim the crown. 1512 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at age 61. 1514 - Birth of Tahmasp I shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah). 1533 - Birth of Péter Bornemisza Hungarian vicar/author/publisher (Tragoedia). 1542 - Birth of Santino Garsi composer. 1561 - William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais. 1573 - Birth of Gemignano Capilupi composer. 1599 - Birth of Anthony Van Dyck Antwerp Belgium, painter. 1630 - Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving. 1632 - Galileo's 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems' is published. 1634 - Birth of Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten fortress architect. 1656 - New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site. 1674 - John Wilson composer, dies at age 78. 1684 - Birth of William Pulteney London, statesman (Earl of Bath). 1687 - Jean-Baptiste Lully Paris, composer. 1690 - Charles Le Brun classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at age 70. 1695 - Robert Southwell English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest. 1705 - Birth of Peter Arctedius [Artedi], Swedish biologist. 1727 - Francesco Gasparini composer, dies at age 58. 1731 - Frederik Ruysch Dutch anatomist, dies at age 92. 1732 - Birth of George Washington in Virginia; first American President (1789-97). 1744 - Battle at Toulon English-French and Spanish fleet. 1745 - Birth of Joao de Sousa Carvalho composer. 1746 - French troops conquer Brussels. 1746 - Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen. 1749 - Birth of Johann Nikolaus Forkel musicologist/first biographer of Bach. 1750 - Pietro Filippo Scarlotti composer, dies at age 71. 1761 - Birth of Erik Eriksson Tulindberg composer. 1761 - Birth of Jacob Kimball composer. 1764 - Birth of Alexander Campbell composer. 1770 - Birth of Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek composer. 1770 - Christopher Snider 11, Boston, becomes first martyr of US Revolution. 1772 - Birth of Joseph Lipavsky composer. 1772 - Birth of Karl Jacob Wagner composer. 1773 - Birth of Matthijs I van Bree Flemish (court)painter. 1774 - English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright. 1775 - First US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at £10. 1775 - Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland. 1778 - Birth of Rembrandt Peale portrait/historical painter (Court of Death). 1779 - Birth of Joachim Nicolas Eggert composer. 1784 - First US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China", sails from New York. 1788 - Birth of Arthur Schopenhauer Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist). 1788 - Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel composer, dies at age 63. 1796 - Birth of Adolphe Quetelet Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician. 1797 - Birth of William I Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88). 1798 - Birth of Charles Mynn Thruston Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1873. 1810 - Birth of Frédéric F Chopin Polish/French pianist/composer. 1810 - Birth of Holger Simon Paulli composer. 1814 - Birth of Henryk Oskar Kolberg composer. 1816 - Adam Ferguson Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at age 92. 1817 - Birth of Niels Wilhelm Gade Danish violinist/composer/conductor. 1819 - Birth of Bernardo Calvo Puig composer. 1819 - Birth of James Russell Lowell poet/critic/diplomat/abolitionist. 1819 - Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onís Treaty). 1821 - Birth of Giovanni Bottesini composer. 1821 - Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million. 1822 - Birth of Adolf Kuszmaul German physician (stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease). 1822 - Johann Ignaz Walter composer, dies at age 66. 1824 - John Davy composer, dies at age 60. 1825 - Russia and Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary. 1827 - Birth of James Barnet Fry Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1894. 1828 - Birth of Robert Alexander Cameron Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894. 1828 - Russia and Persia sign Peace of Turkmantsjai. 1829 - Adam A earl von Neipperg Austrian General, dies at age 53. 1832 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe poet, Weimar, Germany. 1833 - Birth of Josef Foerster composer. 1834 - Birth of Albert Heinrich Zabel composer. 1835 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile. 1836 - Birth of Eduard Wachmann composer. 1836 - Dutch garrison evacuates fort Du Bus New Guinea. 1836 - John Clarke-Whitfeld composer, dies at age 65. 1838 - Birth of Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen discoverer of hydrogen in Sun. 1838 - Friedrich Johann Eck composer, dies at age 70. 1840 - Birth of F August Bebel German social-democrat. 1842 - Birth of Carl Rosa Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company). 1842 - Birth of Léon Vanderkindere Belgian historian/mayor (Ukkel). 1843 - Birth of Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay France/Brazil writer (Inocencia). 1844 - Birth of Kazamierz Julian Kratzer composer. 1846 - Carolus Antonius Fodor composer, dies at age 77. 1846 - Nikoli A Poveloi Russian writer/publisher, dies at age 49. 1849 - Alexander Ernst Fesca composer, dies at age 28. 1850 - Birth of Isaac L Rice Germany, (namesake of Columbia University's Rice stadium). 1852 - Birth of Pieter K Pel internist (Pel-Ebstein fever). 1854 - First meeting of the Republican Party, Michigan. 1856 - First national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh). 1857 - Birth of Heinrich Hertz physicist, first to broadcast and receive radio waves. 1857 - Birth of Lord Robert Baden-Powell founder (Boy Scouts, Girl Guides). 1858 - Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown" premieres in New York City, New York. 1860 - Organized baseball played in San Francisco for the first time. 1860 - Shoe-making workers of Lynn Mississippi, strike successfully for higher wages. 1861 - On a bet Edward Weston leaves Boston to walk to Lincoln's inauguration. 1862 - Birth of Connie Mack baseball manager (Philadelphia Athletics 1900-1950). 1862 - Birth of Karen Hulda Garborg[-Bergersen] Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli). 1864 - Birth of Jules Renard France, writer (Poil de Carotte). 1864 - Battle at Dalton, Georgia. 1864 - Second and last day of Battle of Okolona, Mississippi. 1864 - Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee. 1865 - Birth of Otto Modersohn German painter. 1865 - Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery. 1865 - Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals. 1868 - Birth of Henri Polak union leader/politician (Social-Democrat). 1872 - First national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio). 1872 - Labor Reform Party formed at Columbus Ohio. 1873 - Birth of Muhammad Iqbal Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher. 1875 - Charles Lyell British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at age 77. 1876 - Johns Hopkins University opens. 1877 - Birth of Yme C Schuitmaker Dutch potato salesman/dramatist. 1878 - Franz Hunten composer, dies at age 84. 1878 - Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo Ohio). 1879 - First 5 and 10 cent store opened by Frank W Woolworth in Utica New York. 1879 - Birth of Johannes Brønsted Danish physical chemist (acid-base reactions). 1880 - In Yokohama, Japan, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs. 1882 - Birth of Eric Gill England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua). 1882 - With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24 hour race and $100 prize. 1883 - Birth of Alfred Wikenhauser German Roman Catholic exegetist (John-Apokalyps). 1883 - Birth of Jaroslav Kocian composer. 1883 - Birth of Marguerite Clark voice (Snow White). 1884 - Birth of Abraham "Abe" Attell boxing hall of famer. 1886 - Birth of Hugo Ball German playwright/co-founder Flametti. 1887 - Birth of Mary Ellen Chase educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award). 1887 - Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati. 1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers New York). 1889 - Birth of Robin G Collingwood English philosopher (Roman Britain). 1889 - Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to the union. 1889 - President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state. 1891 - Birth of "Chico" Marx New York City, New York; actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers). 1891 - Birth of Jan Wils Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympics Stadium). 1891 - Birth of Lucien Cailliet composer. 1892 - "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at Saint James Theater (London). 1892 - Birth of David Dubinsky labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom). 1892 - Birth of Edna Saint Vincent Millay poet/writer/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize). 1892 - Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms. 1894 - Birth of Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach composer. 1895 - Birth of Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre founder (Peruvian Aprista Party). 1896 - Birth of Edvin Wide Sweden, 10K runner (Olympics-silver-1924). 1896 - Birth of Enid Markey Dillon Colorado, actress (Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy). 1896 - Birth of Nacio Herb Brown US composer. 1896 - Birth of Paul Van Ostaijen Flemish poet/writer/critic (Occupied City). 1896 - Thomas Hughes politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton. 1898 - Birth of Anton de Kom Surinam/Dutch worker's union leader/resistance fighter. 1898 - Black postmaster lynched, his wife and three daughters shot in Lake City South Carolina. 1899 - Birth of Dwight Frye Salina KS; actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein). 1900 - Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army). 1900 - Birth of Evald Aav composer. 1900 - Birth of Giorgios Seferis Greece, poet (Nobel Prize 1963). 1900 - Birth of Luis Bruñel Calanda Spain, director (Tristana, Phantom of Liberty). 1900 - Birth of Sean O'Faolain [John Whelan], Ireland, writer (Murder at Cobbler's Hulk). 1900 - Hawaii became a US territory. 1901 - Birth of Charles E Whittaker Kansas, US Supreme Court justice (1957-62). 1901 - Birth of Mildred Davis Pennsylvania, actress (Grandma's Boy). 1901 - Birth of Stefan Lorant writer. 1902 - Birth of Hanns Neupert German piano builder/author (Das Klavichord). 1903 - Birth of Morley Callaghan Canada, author (Toronto Star, Native Argosy). 1903 - Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water. 1903 - Frederick William Farrar writer/dean (Canterbury 1895-1903), dies. 1903 - Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf Austrian composer (Corregidor), dies at age 42. 1904 - Birth of Peter Hurd Roswell New Mexico, painter (Portrait of José Herrera). 1905 - Birth of Luis Sandi composer. 1906 - Birth of Edmund von Borck composer. 1906 - Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in Los Angeles California. 1907 - First cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London. 1907 - Birth of Robert Young Chicago Illinois; actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby M.D.). 1907 - Birth of Sheldon Leonard New York City, New York; actor/director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie). 1907 - Leonid N Andreyev's "Zhizn Cheloveka" premieres in Saint Petersburg. 1908 - Birth of John Mills England; actor (Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace). 1908 - Birth of Rómulo Betancourt President of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64). 1909 - Birth of Roderick Barclay diplomat. 1909 - Great White Fleet, first US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia. 1910 - Birth of Al Sears jazz performer. 1910 - Birth of Muriel Monkhouse Red Cross worker. 1910 - Birth of Nicholas Monsarrat Liverpool England, novelist. 1912 - J Vedrines makes first airplane flight over 100 mph-161.29 kph. 1912 - Richard Andree German geographer (Andree's Handatlas), dies at age 76. 1913 - Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure Swiss linguist, dies at age 55. 1913 - Francisco Indalecio Madero Mexican President, assassinated in military coup at age 39. 1913 - Lowell High School, San Francisco opens (on its first campus). 1913 - Suarez Mexican vice President, assassinated in a military coup. 1915 - Birth of Dan Seymour Chicago Illinois; actor (We the People, Sing it Again). 1915 - Birth of Gus Lesnevich light heavyweight boxing champion (1947 fight of year). 1915 - Germany begins "unrestricted" submarine war. 1917 - Birth of Harmen van Rossum civil servant/resistance fighter (WWII). 1917 - Birth of Jack Robertson cricketer (superb England batsman only played 11 Tests). 1917 - Birth of Jane Bowles writer. 1917 - German Navy torpedoes 7 Dutch ships. 1918 - Birth of Charles O Finley baseball team owner (Oakland Athletics). 1918 - Birth of Don [Dominic G] Pardo in Westfield, Massachusetts; TV announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live). 1918 - Birth of Robert Wadlow Alton Illinois, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1"). 1918 - Birth of Sid Abel NHL player (1948-49 Hart Trophy). 1918 - Germany claims Baltic states, Finland and Ukraine from Russia. 1919 - Birth of Jiri Pauer composer. 1920 - In Emeryville, New York, the first dog race track to employ an imitation rabbit opens. 1920 - Birth of Bettina Vernon-Warren dancer. 1920 - Birth of Del Wood singer. 1920 - Birth of Giulietta Masina Italy, actress (La Strada, Swindle, White Sheik). 1921 - Birth of Jean-Bedel Bokassa dictator. 1922 - Birth of Andre Asriel composer. 1922 - Birth of Felix Werder composer. 1922 - US Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin. 1923 - First successful chinchilla farm in US (Los Angeles California). 1923 - The United States begins the first transcontinental air mail route. 1924 - First presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge). 1925 - Birth of Edward Gorey Chicago Illinois, author/artist (The Curious Sofa). 1925 - Birth of Gerard Hoffnung Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician. 1925 - Birth of Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernick], Detroit Michigan; actor/singer (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle). 1925 - Birth of Raymond Joseph Cecil British architect. 1925 - Georges/Joris Helleputte Belgian Catholic minister, dies at age 72. 1925 - Nina David [Mrs Radcliffe N Salomon], poet/author, dies. 1925 - Thomas C Allbutt English physiologist, dies at age 88. 1926 - Birth of Bud Yorkin producer (All in the Family, 1959, 1960 Emmy). 1927 - ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine. 1927 - Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum. 1927 - Birth of David Ahlstrom composer. 1927 - Birth of Donald May Chicago Illinois; actor (Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45). 1928 - First solo England to Australia flight lands (Bert Hinkler). 1928 - Birth of Bruce Forsyth London England, comedian/TV host (Generation Game). 1928 - Birth of Paul Dooley Parkersburg West Virginia; actor (16 Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding). 1929 - Birth of Marni Nixon singer (for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr). 1929 - Birth of Ryne Duren New York Yankees near-sighted pitcher. 1930 - Birth of Allison Hayes Washington, actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman). 1930 - Birth of JPS van Neerven Dutch economist/editor (Limbourg Daily). 1930 - Godfried van Daalen Dutch General/governor of Atjeh, dies at age 66. 1932 - Birth of Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1962-), (Don't let him drive). 1932 - Birth of Piper Laurie Detroit Michigan, actress (Days of Wine and Roses, Carrie). 1932 - Purple Heart award re-instituted. 1933 - Birth of Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley England, Duchess of Kent. 1933 - Göring forms SA/SS-police, shoots 40-50. 1934 - "It Happened One Night" opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall. 1934 - Birth of George "Sparky" Anderson South Dakota, baseball manager (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers). 1934 - Birth of Thomas Paul Chicago Illinois, bass (New York City Opera 1963-70). 1934 - Willem Kes violinist/composer/conductor, dies at age 78. 1935 - Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House. 1935 - Birth of Ineke [R M] Haas-Berger Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). 1936 - Birth of Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr], New Orleans Louisiana, rocker. 1936 - Construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins. 1936 - Johan M Skjoldborg Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at age 74. 1937 - Birth of Dubravko Detoni composer. 1937 - Birth of Joanna Russ US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx). 1937 - Birth of Noel Murphy British rugby player. 1937 - Birth of Samuel Whitbread English brewer/multi-millionaire. 1937 - Birth of Tommy Aaron Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer (1973 Masters, 1969 Canadian Open). 1938 - Birth of Bobby Hendricks US soul vocalist (Itchy Twitchy Feeling). 1938 - Birth of Ishmael Reed US, author (Last Days of Louisiana Red). 1939 - Birth of Steve Barber pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees). 1939 - Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain. 1940 - Birth of Chet Walker NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls). 1940 - Birth of Johnson P Mlambo South African leader (Pan-African Congress). 1940 - Birth of Julian Chagrin London, mime/actor (Golddiggers). 1940 - Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island. 1940 - Australian Prime Minister Menzies writes to High Commissioner Stanley Bruce in London, England, suggesting it is vital that a German defeat include "soft" peace terms, foreseeing a possible new alignment of nations including Britain, France, Germany, and Italy against Russia. 1940 - German air force sinks two German destroyers, killing 578. 1941 - Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal. 1941 - German assault on El Agheila Libya. 1941 - I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. 1941 - Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam. 1941 - Paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres. 1941 - Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man" premieres. 1943 - Birth of David E Skaggs (Representative-Democrat-Colorado). 1943 - Birth of Dick Van Arsdale NBA all-star (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns). 1943 - Birth of Louise Lopez singer. 1943 - Birth of Tom Van Arsdale NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha, Philadelphia). 1943 - Christoph Probst German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies. 1943 - Hans Scholl German resistance fighter (White Rose), beheaded at age 24. 1943 - Sophie Scholl German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose), beheaded. 1944 - Birth of E J Peaker Tulsa Oklahoma, actress (That's Life). 1944 - Birth of Jonathan Demme Baldwin New York; actor/director (Caged Heat, Swing Shift). 1944 - Birth of Ranjit Fernando Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (1975 World Cup). 1944 - Birth of Tom Okker tennis star. 1944 - US 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem and Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die. 1945 - Arab League forms (Cairo). 1945 - Birth of Oliver singer (Good Morning Starshine, Jean). 1945 - British troops take Ramree Island, Burma. 1945 - Canadian third Division occupies Moyland. 1947 - Birth of John Bryant (Representative-Democrat-Texas, 1983-). 1948 - Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die. 1948 - Birth of Dennis Awtrey NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns). 1949 - Birth of Leslie Charleson Kansas City Missouri, actress (Monica-General Hospital). 1949 - Birth of Nikki Lauda Austria, Formula One auto racer (world champion 1975, 1977, 1984). 1949 - Russell Porter actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies. 1950 - Birth of Ellen Greene Brooklyn New York, singer/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors, One Fine Day). 1950 - Birth of Julie Walters England, actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears). 1950 - Birth of Julius Erving ABA/NBA forward (Virginia Squirers, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers). 1950 - Birth of Sylvette "Miou-Miou" Hery Paris France, actress (Bottom Line, Menage, Dog Day, My Other Husband). 1950 - Brockway and Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (revised edition). 1951 - Birth of Harley O Staggers Jr (Representative-Democrat-WV, 1983-). 1952 - Birth of James Philip Bagian Philadelphia Pennsylvania, MDPE/astronaut (STS 29, STS 40). 1952 - Birth of Wayne John Levi Little Falls New York, PGA golfer (1983 Buick Open). 1955 - Birth of Tim Young athlete. 1955 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail. 1956 - First British soccer match at Kunstlicht Portsmouth vs Newcastle United. 1956 - Birth of Amy Alcott Kansas City Missouri, LPGA golfer (1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore, Vare Trophy 1980, 83). 1956 - Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10 "Heartbreak Hotel". 1956 - Paul Léautaud [Maurice Boissard], French writer (Petit ami), dies at age 84. 1957 - Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer - Buck Rogers), dies at age 72. 1957 - Jockey Ted Atkinson records his 3,500th win. 1958 - Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets six world records in two days. 1958 - Birth of Kyle MacLachlan in Yakima, Washington, USA; actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Twin Peaks, The Hidden). 1958 - Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR). 1958 - Indonesian air force bombs Padang, Sumatra/Menado, Celebes. 1958 - Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in a New Mexico air crash. 1959 - First Daytona 500 auto race; Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH). 1959 - Birth of Susan Benjamin; actress (Tracy - Accidental Family). 1959 - Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at age 36. 1960 - Hubert Cuypers, composer/choir conductor (Missa Populi), dies at age 86. 1961 - Birth of Debbie Linden in Glasgow, Scotland; actress (Kenny Everett Show). 1961 - Birth of Don Van Spall; guitarist (Sleeze Beez). 1961 - Birth of Marla O'Hara in Gardena, California, USA; WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz-third-1991). 1961 - Birth of Mike Morris; NFL center (Minnesota Vikings). 1961 - George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at age 75. 1962 - Birth of Lenda Murray in Detroit, Michigan, USA; body builder (four times Ms Olympia). 1962 - Steve Irwin is born; the Crocodile Hunter (dies 2006). 1962 - Birth of Lisa Jacquin; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996). 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts. 1963 - Birth of Dave Besteman in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994). 1963 - Birth of Devon Malcolm; cricketer (in Jamaica England fast bowler 1989-95). 1963 - Birth of Vijay Singh in Lautoka, Fiji; PGA golfer (1993 Buick Classic). 1964 - Birth of Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz] in San Juan, Puerto Rico; US tennis star (Olympics-gold-1996, 1988 US Open Doubles). 1964 - Birth of James Wlcek in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Trent - Walker Texas Ranger, Linc - As the World Turns). 1964 - Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at age 84. 1965 - Birth of Chris Dudley; NBA center (New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers). 1965 - Birth of Joe Reekie in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals). 1965 - Birth of Pat LaFontaine in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; NHL center (Olympics-1984, New York Islanders, New York Rangers). 1965 - USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test). 1966 - Birth of Brent Severyn in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (New York Islanders). 1966 - Birth of Sheila Riggins in Trussville, Alabama, USA; Miss Alabama-America (1990). 1966 - Birth of Suave; singer. 1966 - Birth of Thorsten Kaye; soap actor (Patrick - One Life to Live, Silencers). 1966 - Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at age 74. 1966 - Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, first two-dog crew. 1967 - 25,000 American and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border. 1967 - Birth of Marianne Ihalainen; ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-1998). 1967 - Birth of Steve Broussard; NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks). 1967 - Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at age 53. 1967 - Joe Forte, actor (Horwitz - Life With Luigi), dies at age 70. 1967 - Sling-shot goal post and 6-feet wide border around field are standard in NFL. 1968 - Birth of Jayson Williams; NBA center (New Jersey Nets). 1968 - Birth of Jeri Ryan; actress (7 of 9 - Star Trek: Voyager). 1968 - Birth of Abeyratne Samarasekera in United Arab Emirates; cricket all-rounder (1996 World Cup). 1968 - Birth of Johanne Samarasekera in United Arab Emirates; cricket opening bowler (1996 World Cup). 1968 - Birth of Reggie Rivers; NFL running back (Denver Broncos). 1968 - Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer, dies at age 71. 1969 - First female US thoroughbred pari-mutuel jockey win (Barbara Jo Rubin). 1969 - Birth of Kahryn Tough in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; volleyball (Olympics-1996). 1969 - Birth of Leslie Spalding in Billings, Montana, USA; golfer (Montana Women's Amateur-1990, 1991). 1969 - Birth of Mark Chmura; NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1969 - Birth of Shawn Jefferson; NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots). 1970 - Birth of Adam Keefe; NBA forward (Utah Jazz). 1970 - Birth of Dominic Roussel in Hull, Quebec, Canada; NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets). 1970 - Birth of Leo Stefan; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998). 1971 - Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at age 81. 1971 - Birth of Barry Smith; 100 metre/200 metre runner. 1971 - Birth of Gilbert Brown; NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31). 1971 - Birth of Jason Marshall in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks). 1971 - Birth of Lea Salonga in Manila, Philippines; singer/actress (Miss Saigon). 1971 - Birth of Lisa Fernandez in Lakewood, California, USA; softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-1996). 1971 - Birth of Max Lane; NFL tackle (New England Patriots). 1971 - Birth of Mohammed Sylla; soccer player (Willem II, FC Martigues). 1971 - Birth of Rico Mack; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals). 1971 - Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria. 1971 - Matt McHugh, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast), dies at age 77. 1971 - Rudolf Mauersberger, composer, dies at age 82. 1972 - Birth of Christin Didier; Miss Montana-USA (1997). 1972 - Birth of Michael Chang in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; tennis star (1989 French Open). 1972 - Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani becomes Amir and Prime Minister of Qatar. 1972 - US President Richard Nixon meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing. 1972 - Walter Sande, actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at age 65. 1973 - Birth of James Christensen; NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons). 1973 - Birth of Kate Sage; Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Birth of Kimberly Davies in Melbourne, Australia; actress (Baywatch). 1973 - Birth of Ntala Skinner in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA; biathlete (Olympics-1994). 1973 - Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in London, England, at age 72. 1973 - Israeli fighter planes shoot down a civilian Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 killing 108. 1973 - Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at age 72. 1973 - US and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington DC. 1973 - Winthrop Rockefeller, US Governor (Arkansas), dies at age 60. 1974 - Birth of Aaron Gavey in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning). 1974 - Birth of Kyoko Nagatsuka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; tennis star (1996 Hobart). 1974 - Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators. 1975 - Birth of Charles O'Bannon; NBA guard (Detroit Pistons). 1975 - Birth of Drew Barrymore in Los Angeles, California; actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy, Altered States). 1975 - Birth of Gregory Maddalone in Schenectady, New York, USA; dance skater (and Demkowski). 1976 - Angela Baddeley, actress (Mrs Kate Bridges - Upstairs, Downstairs), dies from pneumonia at age 71. 1976 - Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies of a heart attack at age 32. 1976 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. 1976 - Michael Polany, Hungarians/English chemist/sociologist, dies at age 84. 1977 - Birth of Melanie Schnell in Radstadt, Austria; tennis star (1994 semi Surabaya). 1977 - Edith Barrett, actress (Molly and Me, Ghost Ship), dies at age 64. 1977 - Jack O'Connor, cricketer (batted in four Tests for England 1929-30), dies. 1978 - Two tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tennessee. 1978 - Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at age 74. 1978 - Phyllis McGinley, US poetess (Pulitzer 1961), dies at age 72. 1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland Athletics. 1979 - Birth of David Lopez in Queens, New York; actor (And God Created Women, Ghostwriter). 1979 - Cleveland (Ohio) Metroparks Zoo's Primate and Cat Building is dedicated. 1979 - Saint Lucia gains independence from Britain. 1980 - Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at age 66. 1980 - Oskar Kokoschka, Austria/British painter/graphic artist, dies at age 93. 1980 - Richard Kallman, actor (Verboten, Hell Canyon Outlaws), dies at age 46. 1980 - The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics. 1980 - Death of the Expressionist painter and writer, Oskar Kokoschka, in Villeneuve, Switzerland (born in Pöchlarn, Austria). 1980 - Afghanistan declares martial law. 1981 - Birth of Jeanette Biedermann; German singer and actress. 1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic. 1982 - Murray "the K" Kaufman, New York City disc jockey (The 5th Beatle), dies at age 60. 1983 - Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at age 70. 1983 - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500 metre freestyle swimming record. 1983 - Death of Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor (born 1889). 1983 - Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at age 75. 1983 - Hindus kill 3000 Muslims in Assam, India. 1984 - David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at age 12. 1984 - Death of Jessamyn West, American writer (born 1902). 1984 - Death of Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah, a Pakistani religious leader of Allo Mahar Shrif. 1984 - Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec Nordiques. 1985 - Birth of Hameur Bouazza; Fulham F.C. footballer. 1985 - Alexander Scourby, actor (Victory at Sea, Ransom), dies at age 71. 1985 - Efrem A Zimbalist, Russian/US composer/violinist, dies at age 95. 1987 - Andy Warhol, American pop artist/director/writer, dies from complications following gall bladder surgery at age 58 (born 1928). 1987 - Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200 metre indoor (20.36 seconds). 1987 - David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at age 66. 1987 - Glenway Wescott, US writer (Apartment in Athens), dies at age 85. 1988 - Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 metre (39.10 seconds). 1989 - First Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award). 1989 - 31st Grammy Awards: "Don't Worry Be Happy", Faith, Tracy Chapman. 1989 - Joan Woodbury, actress (Super Sleuth, Northwest Trail), dies. 1989 - New York Lotto pays US$26.9 million to one winner (numbers are 1-5-12-19-44-50). 1989 - United Kingdom physicist Stephen Hawking calls US Strategic Defence Initiative a "deliberate fraud". 1989 - US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdie, author of Satanic Verses. 1990 - First day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps. 1990 - Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies. 1990 - Birth of Carol Burns, Australian actress. 1991 - Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32). 1991 - Bush and US Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal. 1991 - Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA. 1991 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Scenes from a Mall to theatres. 1991 - Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs New Zealand at Hamilton. 1992 - "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box New York City. 1992 - Barry Diller resigns as CEO of Fox. 1992 - The NBC TV network airs the last Walter and Emily show. 1992 - Ed McMahon, 69, weds Pamela Hurn, 37. 1992 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament. 1992 - Richard Sheldon dies at age 59. 1992 - Rockers Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) and Courtney Love (Hole), wed. 1993 - Two eleven-year-old boys are charged with the February 12 murder of Jamie Bulger in Liverpool. 1993 - Jean Lecanuet, French UDF-presidential candidate, dies at age 72. 1993 - Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/procureur-General (Aruba), dies at age 63. 1993 - Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours. 1994 - Les Miserables opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya. 1994 - "Papa" John Creach, American jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at age 76 (born 1917). 1994 - Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged with spying for the Soviet Union by the United States Department of Justice. Ames will later be convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and his wife will receive five years in prison. 1995 - Ed Flanders, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere), commits suicide at age 60. 1995 - Elfi Althoff-Jacobi, Austrian circus director, dies at age 80. 1995 - Lembarek Boumaarafi, Algerian murderer of President Boudiaf, dies. 1995 - Death of Melvin English Franklin, American singer at age 52 (born 1942). 1996 - Bus Stop opens at Circle in Square Theater in New York City for 29 performances. 1996 - Disney launches the Disney.com web site on the Internet. Primary purpose of the site is to provide travel info on Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and to promote Disney merchandise. 1996 - Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice. 1996 - Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at age 80. 1996 - Niall MacDermott, lawyer/politician, dies at age 79. 1996 - STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit. 1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open. 1997 - Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor, dies at age 85. 1997 - Frank Launder, director/scriptwriter, dies at age 91. 1997 - In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned, and was born in July 1996. 1998 - "King and I" closes at Neil Simon Theater in New York City after 781 performances. 1998 - 18th Winter Olympics games close at Nagano, Japan. 1998 - Louis Marshall (Grandpa Jones), country singer/comic/banjo wizard (Hee Haw), dies at age 84. 1998 - One third of the Tower block "Palace II" collapses in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1998 - Jose Maria de Areilza, Spanish minister of foreign affairs (1975-76), dies. 1998 - Sandy Hume, correspondent (Fox News), commits suicide at age 28. 1998 - Death of Abraham Alexander Ribicoff, American Democratic Party politician (born 1910). 1999 - Moderate Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr is assassinated. 1999 - Death of William Bronk, American poet (born 1918). 2002 - Death of Chuck Jones, American animator (born 1912). 2002 - Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. 2002 - A Norwegian-facilitated ceasefire begins in Sri Lanka. 2003 - In his first fight after losing to Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson beats Clifford Etienne by first round knock-out in a fight held at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. 2005 - Death of Lee Eun Joo, Korean Actress (born 1980). 2005 - More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured after entire villages are flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in the Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran. 2005 - Sony releases the Gran Turismo 4 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA. 2006 - A bomb heavily damages the Al Askari Mosque, a Shiite holy site in Samarra, Iraq. 2006 - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom. 2006 - The one billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store. 2006 - Death of Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (born 1961). 2006 - Death of Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, Singapore politician (born 1925). 2007 - A Large fire causes 26 fatalities in care center "Regi" which is located in Alsunga, Latvia. 2007 - Death of Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author, painter, and art collector (born 1918). 2007 - Death of Fons Rademakers, Dutch film director (born 1920). 2007 - Death of Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (born 1954). 2008 - In a court in Yunan, China, four men plead guilty to producing fake receipts valued at 1.05 trillion yuan (US$147 billion), the largest scan in China since 1949. 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