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Ancient Sponges May Be Earth’s First Animals, New MIT Evidence Shows

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Sea Sponge Evolution AbstractMIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists at MIT has uncovered compelling signs in ancient rocks that some of Earth’s earliest animals may have been the predecessors of today’s sea sponges. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]



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Reports Of Mysterious Whistling Giants Roaming The Cascade Mountains – Ancient And Modern Accounts

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It is time to visit the Cascade Mountains, a place where stories of giant humanoid beings have long captured people’s imaginations. These accounts are truly fascinating, as mysterious humanoids said to be much larger than ordinary humans have reportedly been seen both in ancient times and more recently.

Reports Of Mysterious Whistling Giants Roaming The Cascade Mountains - Ancient And Modern Accounts

This remote region may once have sheltered a lost tribe of giants that could still inhabit some of its canyons. Miners, locals, and tourists alike have reported seeing enormous human-like creatures emerging from dark caves or appearing in the canyons. Interestingly, nearly all Native American tribes describe similar beings and mention hearing their distinctive whistling sounds. How can we explain the loss of time and orientation reported by people who encountered these beings? What is the truth about the unusual sleep pattern and the power of hypnosis?

Who are these giant beings roaming the Cascade Mountains, and is it dangerous to encounter one of these unknown creatures? Can similar accounts from Canada shed more light on this fascinating mystery?

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Biology Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First New Plant Tissue in 160 Years – and It Supercharges Crop Yields

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Biotechnology Green Plant LeafA research group led by Dr. Ryushiro Kasahara has discovered a new plant tissue essential for seed formation, which will be named in his honor. A research team at Nagoya University in Japan has identified a previously unknown plant tissue that plays a crucial role in forming seeds. This marks the first time in 160 […]



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Three large coins hoard found in late Roman-era homes – The History Blog

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Three large coins hoards from Late Antiquity have been discovered in an ancient Roman residential block in Senon, northeastern France. Instead of being secreted during periods of instability, however, these were carefully installed and regularly maintained and accessed.

Senon was an important city of the Mediomatrici tribe, documented in Roman sources after the conquest of Gaul (57 B.C.). While pre-Roman Gallic remains had been found before, the excavations were too small in scale to draw any conclusions about the extent and nature of the settlement. The excavation revealed the remains of timber-framed constructions that proved it was a fully developed settlement from the middle of the 2nd century B.C. to the beginning of the Roman period.

The excavation also revealed how the Gallic settlement changed after the conquest. In the 1st century A.D., the growth of the city coupled with Roman building methods led to an explosion in stone quarrying. The wood and earth structures that characterized the Gallic settlement were overtaken by stone construction, and builders turned to local sources of limestone to supply it. No fewer than 10 quarry pits were found on the site, some as much as 10 feet deep. As the city expanded, the quarry pits were reused. Scientific analysis will determine what exactly they were used for, but possibilities includes as storage spaces or latrines.

The rebuilt stone houses and roads were laid out in a typical Roman pattern, and the survival of so many remains makes it possible for archaeologists map the buildings, their architectural features and therefore the economic status of their owners. At least three buildings had living rooms with concrete floors, hypocaust heating, meticulously designed cellars, ovens and courtyards in the back. The people who lived in these homes were well-off, likely commercial class like merchants or successful artisans.

The coins hoards were placed inside large amphorae in pits dug inside the homes. The were in different dwellings, but they all have in common the same type of container holding thousand pf coins dating from the last quarter of the 3rd century to the first decade of the 4th century.

[T]hese deposits should be seen … as a snapshot of complex monetary management, planned over the medium to long term, within a household or administration, capable of making deposits and withdrawals at various intervals. Initial analysis, observations made during the excavation do not appear to reveal hasty concealment: the vessels containing these coins were carefully placed in well-prepared pits, perfectly vertical thanks to the use of leveling stones. In two cases, the presence of a few coins found stuck to the outer face of the vessel clearly indicates that they were placed there after the vessel had been buried, before the pit was filled with sediment. Finally, the location of the two deposits discovered during the excavation, in apparently ordinary living rooms and at an altitude very close to that of the contemporary ground (the neck of the vases must have been flush with the surface), indicates that they remained easily accessible to their owner.

All hypotheses will be examined, but it is possible that there is a link between these three subcontemporary coin hoards—all buried, according to our current information, between 280 and 310 AD—and the known military occupation at Senon, attested by a fortification dating from the same period and located only 150 meters from the excavated area. This highlights the importance of documenting the archaeological context of these coin hoards, which will be clarified in the coming months through post-excavation studies. Their exceptional nature lies less in the discovery of a large quantity of coins (some thirty coin hoards are known in the Meuse department alone) than in the possibility of documenting their depositional context so precisely, which is rare. The fight against archaeological looting, which deprives scientific research and society as a whole of all this contextual information, is a crucial issue for understanding the motivations behind monetary deposits.



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Famous Deaths on November 28

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  • 741 Syrian Catholic Pope Saint Gregory III
  • 1058 Casimir I the Restorer, Polish nobleman (Duke of Poland, 1034-58), dies at 42
  • 1170 Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, dies at about 70 (b, c. 1100)
  • 1290 Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I of England, dies at about 49 (b. 1241)
  • 1499 Edward Plantagenet, English, 17th Count of Warwick, last Plantagenet heir, beheaded for treason at 24
  • 1514 Hartmann Schedel, German humanist, historian and physician, compiled “The Nuremburg Chronicle”, dies at 74
  • 1545 Jacob van Liesveld, Flemish printer and publisher of the 1st complete Dutch translation of the bible, beheaded for publishing unauthorised versions of the Bible
  • 1559 Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer, dies at about 58
  • 1574 Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, dies at 72
  • 1585 Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)
  • 1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50
  • 1667 Jean de Thévenot, French linguist, traveler and scientist (Voyages), dies at 34 [1]
  • 1675 Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English Civil War soldier (c. 1608)
  • 1675 Leonard Hoar, American President of Harvard University, dies at 45

Italian baroque sculptor, painter and architect (St. Peter’s Baldachin), dies at 81

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

  • 1695 Anthony Wood, English antiquarian, dies at 62
  • 1695 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58

French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

  • 1716 Gisbert Cuper, Dutch classicist and historian, dies at 72
  • 1785 William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (US Declaration of Independence), dies at 55
  • 1788 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

  • 1801 Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist, discovered mineral dolomite, dies at 51
  • 1815 Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70
  • 1827 Dov Baer Schneersohn, Lubavitch leader/author (Imirei Binah), dies
  • 1852 Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer, newspaper publisher and revolutionary, dies at 53

Washington Irving

  • 1860 Ludwig Rellstab, German music theorist, dies at 61
  • 1861 Robert Führer, Czech composer of sacred music, and music theorist, dies at 54
  • 1867 John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), dies at 86
  • 1870 Frédéric Bazille, French painter, dies at 28
  • 1876 Karl Earnest von Baer, Estonian-German embryologist (founding father of embryology), dies at 84
  • 1878 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, Italian classical guitarist and composer, dies at 78
  • 1878 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (b. 1805)
  • 1880 Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, dies at 43
  • 1898 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Swiss writer, dies at 73
  • 1899 Adriaan de la Rey, eldest son of Boer General Koos de la Rey, dies in The Battle of Modder River, Cape Colony (now South Africa) at 19
  • 1899 Robert Brank Vance, American politician (US Representatives from North Carolina, 1873-85), dies at 71
  • 1907 Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist, poet, painter, and architect, dies of syphilis at 38
  • 1912 Otto Brahm, German critic, theatre director (founded Neue Deutsche Rundschau), dies at 56
  • 1912 Walter Benona Sharp, American oil tycoon, dies at 41
  • 1915 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author and critic (C’era una Volta), dies at 76
  • 1915 Mubarak Al-Sabah “The Great”, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1896)
  • 1916 Marthinus Theunis Steyn, South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59
  • 1918 Alexis Contant, Canadian pianist, organist and composer, dies at 60
  • 1921 ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, Persian successor and head of the Bahá’í Faith (1892-1921) from his father Baháʼu’lláh, dies at 77
  • 1927 Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New Guinea), dies
  • 1927 C. E. A. Wichmann, German-Dutch geologist, dies at 76
  • 1928 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), dies at 73
  • 1935 Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian ethnomusicologist, dies at 58
  • 1936 Pedro Muñoz Seca, Spanish comic playwright (Don Mendo’s Revenge), executed by the Spanish Republican army at 55

Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), dies at 78

James Naismith

  • 1940 Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer, literature historian and Prime Minister of Romania, murdered by fascist at 69
  • 1944 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn
  • 1944 Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
  • 1944 Lode Zielens, Flemish author and journalist (Obscure Blood), dies at 43
  • 1945 Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of the Davis Cup, dies at 66

French general and WWII hero known as the “Liberator of Paris”, dies in a plane crash at 44

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

  • 1952 Elena of Montenegro, Queen of Italy as consort of Victor Emmanuel III, dies at 79

Italian-American nuclear physicist, gone fission, fermium (Nobel Prize 1938), dies of stomach cancer at 53

Enrico Fermi

  • 1959 Lester Vail, American actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage), dies at 60
  • 1960 Richard Wright, American author (Native Son; Uncle Tom’s Children), dies of a heart attack at 52

Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

  • 1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
  • 1963 Karyn Kupcinet, American actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show), murdered at 23
  • 1964 Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
  • 1966 Vittorio Giannini, American violinist, composer (The Medead), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1956-64), dies at 63
  • 1967 Léon M’ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), dies at 65

English children’s writer, fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure), dies at 71

Enid Blyton

  • 1969 Elbert Frank Cox, African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics), dies at 73
  • 1969 Roy Barcroft [Howard Ravenscroft], American actor (Oklahoma!; Freckles), dies at 67
  • 1970 Fritz von Unruh, German expressionist playwright (Jurgen Wullenweber, Zero), dies at 85
  • 1970 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani), dies at 55
  • 1970 Nina Ricci, French fashion couturiere (Nina Ricci), dies at 87
  • 1971 Alexander “Papa” Lightfoot, American blues singer and harmonica player, dies of respiratory failure at 47
  • 1971 Grantley Herbert Adams, Premier of Barbados (1953-58) and Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-62), dies at 73
  • 1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan’s PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
  • 1972 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, American composer, dies at 91
  • 1972 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer (“Gothic” symphony), dies at 96
  • 1973 Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess, dies at 87
  • 1975 Érico Veríssimo, Brazilian writer known for “O Tempo e o Vento”, dies at 69
  • 1976 (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), dies of breast cancer at 69
  • 1976 Robert Fleming, Canadian composer, dies at 55
  • 1977 Trevor Bardette, American actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape), dies at 75
  • 1978 André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor (Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles), dies from a heart attack at 69
  • 1978 Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Argentine football executive (b. 1902)
  • 1978 Carlo Scarpa, Italian architect and designer known for the Brion Tomb, dies of injuries after a fall at 72
  • 1982 Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania, dies at 86
  • 1983 Christopher George, American actor (The Rat Patrol; Chisum; The Immortal), and US Marine Corp veteran, dies of a heart attack at 52
  • 1984 Hans Speidel, German army officer (WWI, WWII), involved in the 20 July Plot to kill Adolf Hitler (19440, and NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
  • 1984 Ricky Bell, American College Football HOF running back (USC; #1 Overall Selection 1977 NFL Draft TB Buccaneers; San Diego Chargers), dies of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis at 29
  • 1985 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), dies at 83
  • 1985 Johnny “Blood” McNally, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C’ship 1929-31, 36; Green Bay Packers), dies from a stroke at 82
  • 1987 Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
  • 1987 Paul Arma, Hungarian-French pianist, composer, and ethno-musicologist, dies at 83
  • 1989 (Johanne) “Jo” Vincent, Dutch concert soprano (Royal Concertgebouw, 1924-42 – St. Matthew’s Passion; Benjamin Britten’s Spring Symphony), and voice teacher, dies at 91
  • 1990 Tamara De Treaux, actress (ET), dies at 31
  • 1992 Bill Kearns, American actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69
  • 1992 June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
  • 1992 Roland Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies in a car accident at 35
  • 1992 Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly), dies at 75
  • 1993 Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23
  • 1993 Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 71
  • 1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I’ve Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
  • 1993 Jerry Edmonton, Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf), dies at 47
  • 1993 Kenneth Connor, English comedian and actor, best known for his “Carry On” films, dies of cancer at 75
  • 1993 Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
  • 1994 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, dies at 63
  • 1994 Franfo Fortini [Franco Lattes], Italian poet, dies at 77
  • 1994 Ian Serraillier, English children’s books author (The Silver Sword), dies at 82

American serial killer (Milwaukee Cannibal), killed in prison at 34

Jeffrey Dahmer

  • 1994 Jerry Rubin, US anti-war activist (Youth Party) and businessman, dies at 56
  • 1994 Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
  • 1994 Victor Legley, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1949-80), dies at 79
  • 1995 Brunhilde Hendrix, German relay runner (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 57
  • 1996 Anna Pollak, English mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
  • 1996 Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70
  • 1996 Don McNeill, American tennis player (French C’ship 1939, US Nat C’ship 1940), dies of pneumonia at 78
  • 1997 Georges Marchal, French actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way, La mort en ce jardin), dies at 77
  • 1997 William “Smitty” Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode – “When I Die”), dies of a heartattack at 53
  • 1998 Kerry Wendell Thornley, Co-founder of Discordianism, dies at 60
  • 1999 Bethel Leslie, American entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap), dies at 70
  • 1999 N. V. M. González, Filipino novelist, short story writer, and, poet, dies at 84
  • 1999 Robert Worth Bingham IV, American member of the Bingham media dynasty and author (Lightning on the Sun), dies of an overdose at 33
  • 2000 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), dies at 84
  • 2000 Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), dies at 105
  • 2001 Kal Mann, American pop lyricist (“Let’s Twist Again”), dies at 84
  • 2001 William Kienzle, American author (b. 1928)
  • 2001 William Reid, British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross (b. 1921)
  • 2002 Dave “Snaker” Ray, American country blues musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
  • 2003 Antonia Forest [Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein], British children’s author (The Marlows), dies at 88
  • 2003 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), dies at 85
  • 2003 Terry Lester, American actor (The Young and the Restless, Santa Barbara), dies at 53
  • 2005 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), dies of natural causes at 95
  • 2005 Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), dies from head injury after a fall at his home, at 62
  • 2006 Lyubov Polishchuk, Russian actress (b. 1949)
  • 2006 Robert Volpe, Artist, Art Theft Detective (b.1942)
  • 2007 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), dies at 85
  • 2007 Elly Beinhorn, German pilot and author (Alleinflug: Mein Leben / Solo Flight: My Life), dies at 100 [1]
  • 2007 Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
  • 2009 Gilles Carle, Canadian screenwriter and film director (b. 1928)
  • 2009 Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
  • 2010 Gil McDougald, American baseball player (b. 1928)
  • 2010 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84
  • 2010 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist (b. 1921)
  • 2011 Andrew Kazdin, classical record producer, dies at 77
  • 2011 Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87
  • 2012 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, dies at 90
  • 2013 Mitja Ribičič, Italian-born Slovenian communist politician and Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1969-71), dies at 94
  • 2015 Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist, and author (We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of), dies at 81
  • 2015 Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, dies of cancer at 67
  • 2015 Marjorie Lord [Wollenberg], American actress (Make Room for Daddy, Sherlock Holmes in Washington), dies of natural causes at 97
  • 2015 Olene Walker, American politician (R), 1st female Governor of Utah (2003-2005), dies at 85
  • 2016 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
  • 2016 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (Chairman of NBC), dies at 90
  • 2016 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, dies at 90
  • 2016 Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), dies at 82
  • 2016 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
  • 2017 Martin Nourse, British lawyer and Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales, dies at 85
  • 2017 Shadia [Fatmah Ahmed Kamal Shaker], Egyptian actress (“Al Maraa Al Maghoula” (The Unknown Woman)), and singer (“Ya Habibti Ya Masr” (Oh Egypt, My Love)), dies from respiratory failure at 86
  • 2018 Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter, dies of pneumonia at 87
  • 2018 Thomas J.J. Altizer, US Radical theologian (God is Dead), dies at 91
  • 2019 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the “Father of the Caribbean” (“Aruba Dushi Tera” – Aruba’s national anthem), dies at 99
  • 2020 Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader), dies of COVID-19 at 85
  • 2020 Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67
  • 2021 Carrie Meek, American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2003), dies at 95
  • 2021 François Moncla, French rugby union flanker (31 Tests; Racing 92, Section Paloise), dies at 89
  • 2021 Frank Williams, British businessman, racing team owner (Principal Williams Formula 1 team 1977-2020; 9 x F1 Constructors’ C’ships, 7 x Drivers’ C’ships), dies at 79
  • 2021 Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), dies at 87
  • 2021 Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), dies from cancer at 71
  • 2021 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician (President of National Assembly, 1998-2206; First Prime Minister, 1993-97), dies at 77
  • 2022 (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, dies at 85
  • 2022 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger – “Trivette”; Matlock, 1989-93 – “Conrad”; Die Hard), and educator, dies at 66
  • 2022 Rob Armitage, Canadian curler (World C’ship gold 2013), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
  • 2023 Cecil Sandford, British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952; 250cc world champion 1957), dies at 95

American investor (vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway), dies at 99

Charlie Munger

  • 2024 Bill Battle, American college football coach (Uni of Tennessee 1970-76) and executive (athletic director Uni of Alabama 2013-17), dies at 82

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Famous Birthdays on November 28

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  • 1118 Manuel I Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1143-80), born in Constantinople (d. 1180)
  • 1489 Margaret Tudor, Queen consort of Scots as wife of James IV of Scotland (1503-13), born in Westminster Palace, London (d. 1541)
  • 1570 James Whitelocke, English judge and politician under James I and Charles I (House of Commons 1610-22), born in England, likely London (d. 1632)
  • 1598 Hans Nansen, Danish statesman, born in Flensburg (d. 1667)
  • 1607 Francesco Sforza Pallavicino, Italian theologist and historian (Istoria del Concilio di Trento), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1667)

English minister and author (The Pilgrim’s Progress), born in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England

John Bunyan

  • 1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer (Miserere Suites de Symphonies et Trios), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1687)
  • 1640 Willem de Vlamingh, Dutch sea captain who explored the then “New Holland”, the central west coast of Australia, born in Oost-Vlieland, Dutch Republic (d. c. 1698)
  • 1650 Jan Palfijn, Flemish physician and inventor (obstetrical forceps), born in Kortrijk, Flanders (d. 1730)
  • 1661 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British nobleman, supporter of William III, Governor of New York and New Jersey (1701-08), born in England (d. 1723)
  • 1681 Jean Cavalier, French Huguenot chief of the Camisards, born in Ribaute, France (d. 1740)
  • 1700 Nathaniel Bliss, English 4th Astronomer Royal (1762-64), born in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1764)
  • 1700 Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1730-46), born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria (d. 1770)
  • 1704 Jacob Mossel, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1750-61), born in Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic (d. 1761)

English poet and artist (Songs of Innocence & Experience), born in London, England

William Blake

  • 1763 Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, born in Ried, Swabia (d. 1840)
  • 1770 Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Stadtholder William V Prince of Orange and Wilhelmina of Prussia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1819)
  • 1772 Luke Howard, British manufacturing chemist and meteorologist (nomenclature system for clouds), born in London (d. 1864)
  • 1777 Augsut Kestner, German art collector and diplomat, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1853)
  • 1784 Ferdinand Ries, German pianist, composer, and Beethoven’s secretary and copyist, baptized in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
  • 1785 Victor de Broglie, 3rd Duke of Broglie, 14th Prime Minister of France (1835-36), born in Paris (d. 1870)
  • 1792 Victor Cousin, French philosopher and educational reformer, born in Paris (d. 1867)
  • 1793 Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1866)

American explorer, archaeologist and pivotal figure in the rediscovery of the Maya civilization throughout Middle America, born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey

John Lloyd Stephens

  • 1810 William Froude, English engineer and naval architect, born in Devon, England (d. 1879)
  • 1811 Maximilian II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (1848-64), born in Munich (d. 1864)
  • 1812 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian organist, composer, musical folklorist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1887)

German social philosopher and revolutionary socialist who co-authored “The Communist Manifesto” with Karl Marx, born in Barmen, Kingdom of Prussia

Friedrich Engels

  • 1820 Lawrence O’Bryan Branch, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Enfield, North Carolina (d. 1862)

Russian pianist and composer (Dmitri Donskoi), born in Vikhvatinets, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire

Anton Rubinstein

American inventor who simplified the production of celluloid, born in Starkey, New York

John Wesley Hyatt

  • 1841 E. M. Grace, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test, HS 36; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 1911)
  • 1853 Helen Magill White, American educator and 1st woman to earn a Ph.D. in the U.S., born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1944)
  • 1854 Gottlieb Haberlandt, Austrian botanist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár (d. 1945)
  • 1856 Alexander Kastalsky, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
  • 1857 Alfonso XII, King of Spain (1874-85), born in Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid (d. 1885)
  • 1858 William Stanley, American inventor of the induction coil (electricity transformer), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1916) [1]
  • 1864 Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, Dutch lithographer and wood carver, born in Amsterdam (d. 1945)
  • 1864 James Allen, English writer (As a Man Thinketh), born in Leicester, England (d. 1912)
  • 1864 Lindley M. Garrison, American lawyer and 46th U.S. Secretary of War (1913-16), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1932)
  • 1866 Dick Lilley, English cricket wicket-keeper (35 Tests from 1896 to 1909), born in Holloway Head, Warwickshire, England (d. 1929)

Henry Bacon

  • 1868 František Drdla, Czech composer, born in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic (d. 1944)
  • 1868 William H. Lewis, American College football center and coach (first African-American selected as an All-American; Harvard), born in Berkley, Virginia (d. 1949)
  • 1876 Bert Vogler, South African cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 64 wickets, BB 7/94, 2 x 50; Natal, Transvaal; MCC), born in Swartwater, South Africa (d. 1946)
  • 1878 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit and literary (Hadewych), born in Turnhout, Belgium (d. 1958)
  • 1880 Alexander Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1921)
  • 1880 Marinus van Meel, Dutch aviator and aircraft manufacturer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1958)
  • 1881 Stefan Zweig, Austrian novelist (Beware of Pity), playwright (Jeremiah), and memoirist (The World of Yesterday), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
  • 1883 Paul Hastings Allen, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1952)
  • 1887 Bobby Watson, American comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1965)
  • 1887 Ernst Röhm, German army officer and chief organizer of Adolf Hitler’s Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung, or SA; Brownshirts), born in Munich (d. 1934)
  • 1887 Jacobo Palm, Dutch Antillean classical organist, violist, pianist, and composer, born in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles (d. 1982)
  • 1891 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist (48th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court) and politician, born in Mandurriao, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1949)
  • 1892 Thomas Wood, English composer, born in Chorley, Lancashire, England (d. 1950)

American drama critic (The New York Times), born in Melrose, Massachusetts

Brooks Atkinson

  • 1895 José Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist and conductor who appeared in nearly a dozen 1940s MGM musicals, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1980)
  • 1896 Dawn Powell, American writer (Turn, Magic Wheel), born in Mount Gilead, Ohio (d. 1965)
  • 1896 Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
  • 1897 Uno Chiyo, Japanese writer (Confessions of Love), born in Iwakuni (d. 1996)
  • 1904 James Eastland, American politician (Sen-D-Miss 1943-68), born in Doddsville, Mississippi (d. 1986)
  • 1904 Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a Cold Climate), one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 1973)
  • 1906 Henry Picard, American golfer (Masters 1938, PGA 1939), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
  • 1907 Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian author (the Indifferent Ones), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1990)
  • 1908 Arturo Frondizi, 35th President Argentina (1958-62), born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina (d. 1995)
  • 1908 Claude Lévi-Strauss, French social anthropologist and ethnologist (structuralism), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2009)
  • 1908 Roberto Lupi, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1971)
  • 1909 Aleksandar Ranković, Yugoslavic partisan and 1st Vice President of Yugoslavia (1963-66), born in Draževac, Serbia (d. 1983)
  • 1909 David Miller, American film director (Billy the Kid), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1992)
  • 1909 Lotta Hitschmanova, Canadian humanitarian (founder of the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada), born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1990) [1]
  • 1911 Václav Renč, Czech poet, dramatist and translator, born in Vodochody, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
  • 1912 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), born in Marienburg, West Prussia, Germany (d. 1992)
  • 1912 Morris Louis, American painter (post painterly abstraction), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1962)
  • 1913 Hugo Pos, Surinamese-Dutch poet and writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2000)
  • 1914 Gertrude Jeannette, African American taxi driver, playwright and film and stage actress (Shaft, Cotton Comes to Harlem), born in Urbana, Arkansas (d. 2018)
  • 1915 Evald Okas, Estonian painter, born in Talinn, Estonia (d. 2011)
  • 1915 Pamela Harrison, English pianist and composer, born in Orpington, England (d. 1990)
  • 1916 Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy, 2nd wife of Belgian King Leopold III, born in London, England (d. 2002)
  • 1917 Kees Schilperoort, Dutch radio and TV host, born in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1999)

Australian cricket all-rounder (55 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 147, 70 wickets, BB 7/60; Victoria, NSWCA), born in Melbourne, Australia

Keith Miller

  • 1920 Cecilia Colledge, British figure skater (World C’ship gold ladies singles 1937; Olympic silver 1936; first female to land a two rotation jump), born in London, England (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Helen Copley, American newspaper publisher (The San Diego Union-Tribune), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2004)
  • 1923 Gloria Grahame [Hallward], American actress (Crossfire; Sudden Fear; Rich Man, Poor Man), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981)
  • 1923 Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
  • 1923 Lorna Beal (née Larter), Australian cricket wicket-keeper (7 Tests; 16 dismissals), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
  • 1923 Phyllis Jenkins, American literary & theatrical agent community activist, born in New York (d. 2004)
  • 1924 (Gerrit Cornelis) “Kees” Otten, Dutch flautist and recorder player, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2008)
  • 1925 Aurelio de la Vega, Cuban-American composer (Adiós; Variación del Recuerdo), educator (California State University, 1959-92), and poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2022)
  • 1925 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 1978)
  • 1925 Virginia Hewitt, American actress (Carol-Space Patrol), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1986)
  • 1927 Chuck Mitchell, American actor (General Hospital, Porky’s, Better Off Dead), born in Connecticut, United States (d. 1992)
  • 1928 Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (Misery Index), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1980)
  • 1928 Edward LeBone Molotlegi, Kgosi (king) of the Bafokeng (1956-95), born in Otsetswe, Botswana (d. 1995)
  • 1928 Jan Fotek, Polish composer (Musica Cromatica), born in Czerwińsk on the Vistula, Poland (d. 2015)

1929 Jr, American songwriter, producer and record company founder (Motown), born in Detroit, Michigan

Berry Gordy

  • 1929 Clarence Fountain, American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer (The Blind Boys of Alabama), born in Tyler, Alabama (d. 2018)
  • 1931 Dervla Murphy, Irish bicyclist and travel author (Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle; In Ethiopia with a Mule), born in Lismore, Ireland (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1931 Rinus Ferdinandusse, Dutch journalist, editor (Vrij Nederland, 1969-96), and author (Dovemansoren; Naked Over the Fence), born in Goes, Netherlands (d. 2022)
  • 1931 Thomas Enders, German business executive and diplomat, born in Bruchertseifen, Germany
  • 1932 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
  • 1932 Gato Barbieri, Latin jazz musician (Last Tango in Paris), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2016)
  • 1932 Terence Frisby, English actor and playwright (There’s a Girl in My Soup), born in London, England (d. 2020)
  • 1933 Hope Lange, American actress (Peyton Place, The Ghost & Mrs Muir), born in Redding, Connecticut (d. 2003)
  • 1933 Joe Knollenberg, American politician (Rep-R-Michigan 1993-2009), born in Mattoon, Illinois (d. 2018)
  • 1934 Carlos Fariñas, Cuban avant-garde composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2002)
  • 1935 Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty (sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun), born in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
  • 1935 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), born in Geraldton, Western Australia (d. 2010)
  • 1935 Srichand P. Hinduja, Indian-British billionaire and businessman (Hinduja Group), born in Karachi, British India (d. 2023)
  • 1936 Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas
  • 1936 Roy McCurdy, American jazz drummer (Sonny Rollins; Cannonball Adderly; Chuck Mangione), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1936 Trisutji Kamal, Indonesian classical pianist and composer (Prayer of Redemption), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
  • 1937 Richie Roberts, American criminal defense attorney portrayed in “American Gangster” and convicted thief, born in the Bronx, New York
  • 1939 Gary Troxel, American rocker (The Fleetwoods), born in Centralia, Washington
  • 1940 Bruce Channel [McMeans], American singer (“Hey! Baby”), born in Jacksonville, Texas
  • 1940 Clem Curtis, Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations – ” “Baby Now That I’ve Found You”, “Build Me Up Buttercup”), born in Trinidad, British West Indies
  • 1941 Jessie Smith, American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; The Mirettes; Dr. John), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2021)
  • 1941 Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph), born in Pola, Italy (d. 2015)
  • 1942 Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer, born in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain
  • 1942 Paul Warfield, American NFL/WFL wide receiver, 1964-77, 8X Pro-Bowl (Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Memphis Southmen), born in Warren, Ohio
  • 1943 (Johan) “Hans” Rosenberg, Dutch astrophysicist, politician (Alderman of Utrecht, 1974-82), and administrator (University of Utrecht, 1984-91), born in Mierlo-Hout, Netherlands (d. 1992)
  • 1943 George T. Miller, Scottish-Australian film and television director (The Man from Snowy River; Zeus and Roxanne), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2023)
  • 1943 Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter (“Short People”; “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”; “Louisiana 1927”) and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1944 Rita Mae Brown, American poet, novelist (Rubyfruit Jungle), screenwriter (Long Hot Summer), and mystery writer (Mrs. Murphy), born in Hanover, Pennsylvania
  • 1944 Ronald Bertram “R.B.” Greaves, American pop singer (“Take A Letter Maria”), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 2012)
  • 1944 Timothy Krajcir, American serial killer, born in West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
  • 1945 Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), born in Ansbach, Germany (d. 2020)
  • 1946 Joe Dante, American film director (Matinee; Twilight Zone:The Movie; Police Squad; Gremlins), born in Morristown, New Jersey
  • 1946 Nikolay Korolkov, Russian equestrian (Olympic gold USSR team jumping, silver individual jumping 1980), born in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia (d. 2024)
  • 1946 Susan Spencer, American broadcast journalist (CBS News; 48 Hours Mystery), born in Memphis Tennessee
  • 1947 Maria Farantouri, Greek folk and jazz singer, born in Athens, Greece
  • 1947 Michel Berger [Hamburger], French pop singer and songwriter, and record producer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1992)
  • 1948 Agnieszka Holland, Polish actress and director (Europa Europa), born in Warsaw, Poland
  • 1948 Beeb Birtles [Gerard Birtlekamp], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist (Little River Band – Diamantina Cocktail), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1949 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, USSR (d. 1995)
  • 1949 Hugh McKenna, British rock keyboardist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), born in Coatsbridge, England (d. 2019)
  • 1949 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist (SNL, 1975-80), orchestra leader (David Letterman, 1982-2015; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and songwriter (“It’s Raining Men”), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • 1949 Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian-Israel Mossad agent and author (By Way of Deception), born in Edmonton, Alberta

1950 American actor (Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma), born in Englewood, New Jersey

Ed Harris

  • 1950 Russell Alan Hulse, American astrophysicist (1993 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of a new type of pulsar), born in New York City
  • 1952 S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress (“Law & Order”, “Chicago Med”), born in Saginaw Michigan
  • 1953 Nadezhda Olizarenko, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 800m WR 1:53.43 1980, bronze 1500m 1980), born in Bryansk, Russia (d. 2017)
  • 1955 Adem Jashari, known as the ‘Hero of Kosovo’, Albanian Kosovo revolutionary, co-founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army, born in Prekaz, Yugoslavia (d. 1998)
  • 1955 Alessandro Altobelli, Italian soccer striker (61 caps; Internazionale 317 games), born in Sonnino, Italy
  • 1956 David Van Day [David Paul Day], British pop singer (Dollar – “Loves Gotta Hold On Me”), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
  • 1956 Kristine Arnold, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo – “Midnight Girl”), born in Torrance, California
  • 1957 Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, politician (US Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-13: Governor of Arizona, 2003-09), and academic administrator (President of University of California, 2013-20), born in New York City

Dave Righetti

  • 1958 Georges Rutaganda, Rwandan war criminal imprisoned for crimes against humanity as vice president of Hutu militia Interahamwe during the Rwandan Genocide, born in Commune Masango, Rwanda (d. 2010)
  • 1958 Kriss Akabusi, British athlete (World C’ship gold 4x400m; Olympic silver 1984) and broadcaster (ITV, BBC Channel 4), born in London, England
  • 1958 Tim Mullens, Dutch punk rock singer and guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands
  • 1959 Judd Nelson, American actor (Breakfast Club, Jack-Suddenly Susan), born in Portland, Maine
  • 1959 Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist (1987 Tour de France winner), born in Dundrum, Ireland
  • 1960 Denice Lewis, American fashion model, and abstract artist, born in Lynchburg, Virginia
  • 1960 John Galliano, British fashion designer (Maison Margiela, 2014-present; 1997-2011; Givenchy, 1995-96), born in Gibraltar

Alfonso Cuarón

  • 1961 Jane Sibbett, American actress (Teddy Z, Heddy Newman-Herman’s Head), born in Berkeley, California
  • 1961 Martin Clunes, British actor (Doc Martin), born in Wimbledon, England
  • 1961 Patty Zomer, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots – “Love Me Just a Little Bit More (Totally Hooked on You)”, “P.S.”), born in Haarlem, The Netherlands

1962 American Emmy, Grammy, and Peabody Award-winning comedian and writer (The Daily Show, 1999-2015), born in New York City

Jon Stewart

  • 1962 Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden, 1986-97; Pearl Jam, 1998-2025), born in San Diego, California
  • 1962 Paul Dinello, American comedian and television writer (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), born in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1963 Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, writer and television producer (Veep, The Thick of It), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1963 Walt Weiss, American baseball shortstop (AL Rookie of the Year 1988; World Series 1989; MLB All Star 1998; Oakland A’s, Colorado Rockies) and manager (Colorado Rockies 2013-16), born in Tuxedo, New York
  • 1964 Cornelia Guest, American socialite and famous debutante (Debutante’s Guide to Life), born in New York City
  • 1964 Jesse Cook, French Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist (Free Fall), born in Paris, France
  • 1964 John Burkett, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, NL wins leader 1993 SF Giants; All Star 2001 Atlanta Braves), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Michael Bennet, American politician (Senator-D-Colorado 2009-), born in New Delhi, India
  • 1965 Matt Williams, American baseball infielder (5 x MLB All Star; NL home run leader 1994; NL RBI leader 1990; SF Giants) and manager (Washington Nationals), born in Bishop, California
  • 1966 Sam Seder, American comedian and political commentator ( The Majority Report with Sam Seder), born in New York City

American model, Playboy playmate (May 1992, Playmate of the Year 1993) and tabloid fixture, born in Houston, Texas

Anna Nicole Smith

  • 1967 José del Solar, Peruvian soccer midfielder (74 caps; Universidad Católica, Tenerife, Salamanca) and manager (Peru, Universitario, Universidad CV), born in Lima, Peru
  • 1968 Jonathan Brown, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in New York City
  • 1969 Colman Domingo, American actor, playwright, an director (Rustin, Fear the Walking Dead), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1969 Dale Carter, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1994, 95, 96, 97; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1992; KC Chiefs), born in Covington, Georgia
  • 1969 Nick Knight, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 113; Essex CCC, Warwickshire CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Watford, England
  • 1969 Pedro Astacio, Dominican pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Hato Mayor del Ray, Dominican Republic
  • 1969 Pio Sagapolutele, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns), born in American Samoa (d. 2009)
  • 1969 Robb Nen, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1998, 99, 2002; NL saves leader 2001 SF Giants; World Series 1997 Florida Marlins), born in San Pedro, California
  • 1969 Sonia O’Sullivan, Irish athlete (World C’ship gold 5000m 1995; Olympic silver 2000; World CC C’ship gold 4k & 8k 1998), born in Cobh, Republic of Ireland
  • 1970 Julie Mehretu, Ethiopian-American artist whose “Untitled” broke auction record for an African artist in 2023, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 1970 Richard Osman, English TV presenter (Pointless), comedian and author (Thursday Murder Club), born in Billericay, England
  • 1971 Fenriz [Leif Nagell], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Darkthrone), born in Kolbotn, Norway
  • 1971 William Simas Jr, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Hanford, California
  • 1972 Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan soccer midfielder (38 caps; CD Santa Clara 256 games), born in Malanje, Angola
  • 1973 Jade Puget, American rock guitarist (AFI), born in Santa Rosa, California
  • 1974 apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo], Filipino-American rapper and producer (Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”), born in Angeles City, Philippines
  • 1974 Kristian Schmid, Australian actor (Neighbours, Packed to the Rafters), born in Geelong, Australia
  • 1975 Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian writer (Beauty is a Wound), born in Tasikmalaya, West Java
  • 1975 Satyr [Sigurd Wongraven], Norwegian heavy metal musician (Satyricon), born in Oslo, Norway

1977 American golfer (Evian C’ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Angela Stanford

  • 1977 DeMya Walker, American basketball forward (WNBA C’ship & WNBA All Star 2005 Sacramento Monarchs), born in Mount Holly, New Jersey
  • 1977 Fabio Grosso, Italian soccer left-back (48 caps; Palermo, Inter Milan, Lyon, Juventus) and manager (Bari, H Verona, Brescia, Sion, Frosinone, Lyon), born in Rome, Italy
  • 1977 Gavin Rae, Scottish soccer midfielder (14 caps; Dundee FC 223 games, Rangers, Cardiff City), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 1977 Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby union front rower (66 Tests; Canterbury RFU, Crusaders, Gloucester Rugby), born in Wairoa, New Zealand
  • 1978 Brent Albright, American professional wrestler (Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE Velocity), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1978 Haytham Tambal, Sudanese soccer striker (61 caps; Al-Hilal Club 132 games), born in Omdurman, Sudan
  • 1978 Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian soccer midfielder (46 caps; Racing Santander, Birmingham City, Real Valladolid) and manager (Leganés, Levante), born in Toulouse, France
  • 1979 Chamillionaire [Hakeem Seriki], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1979 Daniel Henney, American actor (The Wheel of Time ), born in Carson City, Michigan
  • 1980 Kim André Arnesen, Norwegian composer, chiefly of choral music (Tuvayhun – Beatitudes for a Wounded World), born in Trondheim, Norway
  • 1980 Lisa Middelhauve [Elisabeth Rodermund], German rock singer (Xandria), born in Bielefeld, West Germany
  • 1981 Sharon Needles [Aaron Coady], American drag queen, recording artist and TV performer (RuPaul’s Drag Race season 4 winner), born in Newton, Iowa
  • 1981 Unk [Anthony Platt], American hip-hop DJ and rapper (“Walk It Out”), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2025)
  • 1982 Alan Ritchson, American actor (Reacher), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • 1982 Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball guard (NBA C’ship 2015 GS Warriors; NBA 6th Man of the Year 2007 Phoenix Suns), born in São, Brazil
  • 1983 Rostam [Batmanglij], Iranian-American songwriter, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and record producer (Vampire Weekend, 2006-16 – “A-Punk”; “Oxford Comma”), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1983 Tyler Glenn, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Neon Trees), born in California
  • 1984 Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball center (2005 NBA Draft #1 pick Milwaukee Bucks; NBA C’ship 2015 GS Warriors), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1984 Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor (Deadma Walking, Intoy Shokoy ng Kalye Marino), born in Talisay, Philippines
  • 1984 Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (Stanley Cup 2009, 16, 17 Pittsburgh Penguins; Vezina Trophy 2021; 5 x NHL All-Star), born in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
  • 1984 Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress (“Fargo”, ” Ahsoka”), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
  • 1984 Trey Songz [Tremaine Neverson], American singer, rapper and songwriter (Passion, Pain & Pleasure), born in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 1985 Landry Nguémo, Cameroonian soccer defensive midfielder (41 caps; Nancy, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2024)

Karen Gillan

  • 1988 Christopher Stringini, American pop singer (US5), born in Wheaton, Illinois
  • 1988 Scarlett Pomers, American actress (Reba), born in California
  • 1997 Thor! [Salden], Belgian pop singer, born in Antwerp, Belgium
  • 1999 Hinata Miyazawa, Japanese football player (Mynavi Sendai, Japan), born in Minamiashigara, Japan

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  • 587 Treaty of Andelot: signed between Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia and King Guntram of Burgundy; King Guntram names his cousin Childebert II as heir

1240 Batu Khan’s Mongol army lays siege to Kyiv and begins assaulting its city walls with catapults; the city falls eight days later

Eleanor of Castile Dies

1290 Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England, dies in Northamptonshire. Crosses are erected where her body rests on the way to London.

  • 1443 Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Krujë in Middle Albania from the Ottomans and raise the Albanian flag
  • 1561 Livonia is incorporated into Lithuania, and Courland becomes a fief of the Polish crown
  • 1569 Duke of Alva forces Bishop of Haarlem Nicolaas van Nieuwland to resign due to the clergyman’s alcoholism

The Royal Society

1660 Lecture by Sir Christopher Wren, Professor of Astronomy at England’s Gresham College, inspires the formation of a scientific group that later becomes the Royal Society of London

Blackbeard Captures his Flagship

1717 Blackbeard attacks and captures a French merchant slave ship, renaming it “Queen Anne’s Revenge” and equipping it with 40 guns

Anne Bonny and Mary Read Sentenced to Death

1720 Anne Bonny and Mary Read are tried, found guilty of pirating, and sentenced to death in Spanish Town, Jamaica, although their discovered pregnancies win them stays of execution

  • 1729 The Natchez Native American people massacre 138 French men, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi
  • 1745 French troops and Native American forces attack Saratoga, New York, killing about 30 people and capturing 60 to 100
  • 1757 Britain condemns Convention of Kloster-Zeven
  • 1785 The Treaty of Hopewell is signed between the Confederation Congress of the United States of America and the Cherokee people
  • 1795 US pays $800,000 and a frigate as tribute to Algiers and Tunis
  • 1813 Cossacks liberate Utrecht from French occupation
  • 1814 The Times of London is first printed by automatic, steam-powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, making newspapers available to a mass audience
  • 1821 Panama declares independence from Spain
  • 1843 Ka Lahui: Hawaiian Independence Day; the United Kingdom and France officially recognize the Kingdom of Hawaii as an independent nation
  • 1847 Church of San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali in Bologna, Italy, initiated with the premier of Rossini’s “Tantum ergo”
  • 1853 Olympia is selected as the capital of Washington Territory by Governor Isaac Stevens
  • 1854 Dutch army stops Chinese uprising in Borneo
  • 1861 Confederate Congress officially admits Missouri as the 12th Confederate State
  • 1862 Battle of Cane Hill is fought between Union and Confederate forces in northwestern Arkansas
  • 1864 Confederates under Thomas Rosser ride to New Creek, surprising and capturing more than 700 Union soldiers
  • 1864 Joseph Wheeler attacks Judson Kilpatrick’s camp south of Waynesboro, Georgia
  • 1871 Ku Klux Klan trials begin in Federal District Court in South Carolina
  • 1875 British explorer Verney Cameron arrives on the Atlantic coast of Africa, becoming the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea

1878 Whistler v. Ruskin, the most famous trial in art history, ends with artist James McNeill Whistler being awarded a token farthing in compensation after suing the writer and critic John Ruskin for libel, accusing Whistler of “flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face” [1]

  • 1879 General Wolseley defeats King Sekhukhune I of the Bapedi people

1893 New Zealand women vote for the first time in a national election [1]

1895 America’s first auto race is organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald” from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participate in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins, averaging 7 mph

Battle of Modder River

1899 Second Boer War: Battle of Modder River (Cape Colony), British Lord Methuen defeats Boer forces of Piet Cronjé and Koos de la Rey

  • 1904 German forces defeat the Bondelswarts (Hottentots) in Warmbad, German South-West Africa

Sinn Féin Forms

1905 Arthur Griffith formally launches the Sinn Féin political movement in Dublin

Mayer’s 1st Theater

1907 Scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater in Haverhill, Massachusetts

  • 1908 154 men die in a coal mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3

1909 Sergei Rachmaninoff‘s Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genre’s most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch

Event of Interest

1912 Ismail Qemali declares Albania independent in Vlorë from the Ottoman Empire after 400 years of rule

  • 1914 World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading
  • 1916 First German daylight air raid on London by a lone airplane
  • 1917 Sigmund Romberg’s revue “Over the Top” premieres in New York
  • 1918 Bukovinian Romanians declare their union with Romania

Wilhelm II Abdicates

1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates as German Emperor and King of Prussia while in exile in Amerongen, Netherlands

1st Woman MP

1919 American-born Lady Nancy Astor is elected as the first female member of the British House of Commons (to take her seat)

  • 1920 Kilmichael Ambush: Irish Republican Army attacks one week after Bloody Sunday
  • 1922 RAF Captain Cyril Turner performs the first skywriting exhibition in New York City, spelling out “Hello USA Call Vanderbilt 7200”; 47,000 people call
  • 1922 Trial of the Six: Six Greek ex-ministers are executed for treason, two are imprisoned for life, and one is exiled
  • 1925 Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee

Georges Vezina

1925 NHL goalie Georges Vézina collapses during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and dies four months later of tuberculosis

  • 1929 Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets the NFL record for most points scored in a single game with all 40 in the Cardinals’ 40–6 rout of the Chicago Bears; Nevers holds the NFL record with 6 touchdowns and 4 extra points

Romantic

1930 Howard Hanson‘s Symphony No. 2 “Romantic” premieres for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Parker and Barrow Indicted

1933 A Dallas grand jury delivers a murder indictment against Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow for the January 1933 killing of Tarrant County Deputy Malcolm Davis

  • 1936 Spanish comic playwright Pedro Muñoz Seca comments, “I am starting to believe you are not intending to count me among your friends!” before his execution by the Republican army
  • 1938 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O’Brien, TCU quarterback

Judenrat

1939 Hans Frank, Nazi Governor-General of Poland, organizes Judenräte (Jewish councils)

  • 1939 Soviet government revokes Russian-Finnish non-aggression treaty
  • 1942 492 die in a fire that destroys Cocoanut Grove nightclub, fueled by flammable tropical decor, in Boston, Massachusetts [1]
  • 1944 Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser is named American League MVP
  • 1944 Fort Cataraqui is the first allied ship to sail into Antwerp via the Scheldt
  • 1945 Australian Services draw second Victory Test Cricket v India at Calcutta
  • 1946 Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert is sentenced to death
  • 1946 The French Fourth Republic government, led by Georges Bidault, resigns
  • 1948 Edited film serial “Hopalong Cassidy” premieres on TV, later becoming the 1st network western series on NBC
  • 1950 Walter O’Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager and replaces him with Chuck Dressen
  • 1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, Kansas (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 1955 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado A&M first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers
  • 1955 KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, Hawaii (IND), begins broadcasting
  • 1955 KTHV TV channel 11 (CBS affiliate) in Little Rock, Arkansas, begins broadcasting
  • 1956 Lee Calhoun leads an American trifecta in the men’s 110m hurdles at the Melbourne Olympics, setting a hurdles Olympic record of 13.5 seconds to beat teammates Jack Davis and Joel Shankle
  • 1956 Leonid Spirin leads a Soviet Union 1-2-3 to win the men’s 20 kilometre walk gold medal in 1:31:27.4 at the Melbourne Olympics; beats teammates Antanas Mikėnas and Bruno Junk
  • 1956 Photography begins on French film “Et Dieu… créa la femme / And God Created Woman”
  • 1956 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty of Australia retains her 80m hurdles Olympic title in 10.7 seconds, defeating German Gisela Birkemeyer by just 0.2 seconds at the Melbourne Games
  • 1956 Soviet runner Vladimir Kuts wraps up the Olympic middle distance double by winning the 5,000m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; runs Olympic records in both 5k and 10,000m events

Look Homeward, Angel

1957 “Look Homeward, Angel”, a play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe, adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins, premieres in New York City

  • 1958 Chad becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community
  • 1958 Congo and Mauritania become autonomous members of the French Community
  • 1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, South Dakota (ABC), begins broadcasting
  • 1958 Legendary cricket fast bowler Wes Hall makes his Test debut for West Indies v India in 1st Test at Bombay; Hall’s match figures 4/107
  • 1958 The American League announces that the 1959 Opening Day will be the earliest ever on April 9
  • 1958 US reports 1st full-range firing of an Intercontinental ballistic missile
  • 1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook, Nebraska (NBC), begins broadcasting

Princeps Pastorum

1959 Pope John XXIII publishes the encyclical Princeps Pastorum (Prince of the Shepherds), focusing on the missionary apostolate

  • 1960 CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes
  • 1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)

Der Abstecher

1961 German writer Martin Walser‘s play “Der Abstecher” (The Detour) premieres in Munich

  • 1962 Telegraph communication between Netherlands and Indonesia is restored
  • 1963 The Beatles “She Loves You” unusually, returns to #1 in UK record chart and reaches 1 million copies sold
  • 1963 WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, Alabama (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1964 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by New York Giants
  • 1964 NASA launches Mariner 4, the first probe to successfully fly by Mars
  • 1966 The Kingdom of Burundi becomes a republic: Michel Micombero performs a coup, overthrowing King Ntare V and the monarchy
  • 1967 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA quarterback

Radio Pulsars

1967 First radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University

John Lennon

1968 John Lennon is fined £150 for unauthorized drug possession

  • 1969 Infielder Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year
  • 1972 Two members of the Provisional IRA are killed in a premature bomb explosion in the Bogside area of Derry
  • 1973 Baltimore Oriole’s Al Bumbry wins the American League Rookie of the Year award
  • 1973 The Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole representative of the Palestinian People

George Steinbrenner Suspended

1974 Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for two years due to his federal conviction for illegal contributions to political campaigns [1]

  • 1974 John Lennon‘s last concert appearance is as a guest of Elton John at Madison Square Garden in New York City; they perform “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” and “I Saw Her Standing There”
  • 1975 “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night”, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes
  • 1975 Test cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding for West Indies against Australia in Brisbane
  • 1975 The Democratic Republic of East Timor is proclaimed by Fretilin
  • 1978 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma running back

Briefcase Full of Blues

1978 Atlantic Records releases “Briefcase Full of Blues,” the debut album by The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi); the album tops the chart and becomes the best-selling blues record of all time

  • 1978 Cincinnati Reds fire their manager Sparky Anderson after nine years with the team
  • 1979 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mt. Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers, making it New Zealand’s deadliest peacetime disaster
  • 1979 LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins the National League Rookie of the Year award

John Paul II in Turkey

1979 Pope John Paul II‘s first papal visit to Turkey, almost 1 1/2 years before Turkish native Mehmet Ali Agca attempts to kill him

  • 1981 Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to surpass Amos Alonzo Stagg, becoming college football’s winningest coach

Muldoon Re-elected

1981 The New Zealand general election is won by the ruling National Party and Prime Minister Robert Muldoon

  • 1983 9th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: STS-9 flown on the orbiter Columbia [1]

William and Hannah Penn

1984 Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn, become Honorary Citizens of the United States [1]

  • 1986 Hilbert van der Duim skates the one-hour world record with 39.4928 km

US Exceeds SALT II

1986 The US Reagan administration exceeds the SALT II numerical weapons limitations

  • 1987 South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 passengers

Acrobat & Harlequin

1988 Picasso‘s “Acrobat and Harlequin” sells for $38.45 million

Henderson’s Record Contract

1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 contract per year with baseball’s Oakland Athletics

Lee Kuan Yew Resigns

1990 Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew resigns, ending his term as Singapore’s longest-serving Prime Minister

  • 1993 Carlos Roberto Reina wins the Honduran presidential election

Murder of Jeffrey Dahmer

1994 Convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver in the Columbia Correctional Institution gymnasium in Portage, Wisconsin

  • 1994 Norway votes against joining the European Union with 52.2% of the vote
  • 1995 James Brady, former white house press secretary, suffers a heart attack
  • 1997 200th and final episode of original “Beavis and Butt-head” airs on MTV
  • 1997 First public appearance of the Kosovo Liberation Army, an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group that fought for the independence of Kosovo from Serbia
  • 1998 Albanians overwhelmingly endorse a new constitution in a national referendum, with 93.5% of voters in support
  • 2000 Ukrainian politician Oleksandr Moroz begins the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze
  • 2005 American Congressman Duke Cunningham admits to accepting $2.4 million in bribes and pleads guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit bribery [1]

2005 Ballon d’Or: FC Barcelona’s Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho is named the best football player in Europe ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard

  • 2008 Sweden technically enters a recession after experiencing a contraction of 0.1% in the second and third quarters
  • 2012 54 people are killed and 120 are injured by two car bombs in Damascus, Syria

Fury vs. Klitschko

2015 British boxer Tyson Fury defeats Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to win WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, The Ring magazine, and lineal heavyweight titles in Düsseldorf, Germany; ends Klitschko’s 9-year reign as champion

Vardy’s Record Score

2015 Jamie Vardy scores for Leicester City in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at the King Power Stadium; EPL record 11th consecutive game in which Vardy scores

  • 2016 LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, including players and journalists
  • 2017 India’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to block global release of controversial film “Padmavati” [1]

Kenyatta’s 2nd Term

2017 Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn in for a second term as President of Kenya

  • 2018 Australian state Queensland raises its fire warning to “catastrophic” for the first time as 130 fires burn across the state [1]
  • 2018 French director Luc Besson is accused of sexual harassment by five more women, adding to the four already made public [1]
  • 2019 Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters, killing at least 25 in Nasiriya a day after the Iranian embassy in Najaf is burned down [1]
  • 2019 Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool, Las Vegas, Nevada: US retains trophy with an 11-8 win over Europe; MVP: Skyler Woodward (USA)
  • 2019 The European Parliament declares a climate emergency
  • 2019 Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation, according to a UN expert
  • 2020 At least 110 people are killed in an attack on Koshobe village in north-east Nigeria by the Boko Haram jihadist group [1]

Biden Injures Foot

2020 Joe Biden injures his foot while playing with his dog Major

  • 2020 Thousands of farmers begin entering Delhi to protest the proposed agriculture reforms [1]
  • 2021 Dan Campbell records his first victory as head coach of the Detroit Lions with a win against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13
  • 2022 50 million birds are killed in a record-breaking outbreak of avian flu across the US, according to the Department of Agriculture, amid similar outbreaks elsewhere around the world [1]
  • 2022 Canadian scientists announce the discovery of two new minerals, elaliite and elkinstantonite, within a 70-gram sample of the El Ali meteorite found in Somalia [1]
  • 2022 London’s Horniman Museum becomes the first UK museum to return items, including Benin Bronzes, to Nigeria, originally looted from Benin City by British troops in 1897 [1]
  • 2022 Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is “gaslighting,” while Collins Dictionary’s is “permacrisis” [1]
  • 2022 Qatar Football World Cup Chief Hassan Al-Thawadi confirms 400 to 500 migrant workers died during the building of the World Cup venues [1]
  • 2022 Recent protests in Iran have killed 451 protesters and 60 security forces, according to the Human Rights Activists in Iran group, with 18,000 detained. The Iranian government says the number killed is 300. [1]
  • 2022 The cocaine “super-cartel” that controls one-third of European trade is broken up in ‘Operation Desert Light’ by Europol, with 30 tons of the drug seized and 49 people arrested [1]
  • 2023 41 Indian construction workers are successfully rescued after 41 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India [1]
  • 2024 Archaeologists reveal the first evidence of two different early human species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, coexisting in the same location in Kenya [1]
  • 2024 Australia becomes the first country to pass legislation banning children under 16 from using social media [1]
  • 2024 More than 1 million Ukrainian households are left without power after a widespread Russian missile strike targets the country’s energy infrastructure [1]

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What Happened on November 28

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Major Events

  • 1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean
  • 1814 The Times of London is first printed by automatic, steam-powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, making newspapers available to a mass audience
  • 1893 New Zealand women vote for the first time in a national election [1]
  • 1919 American-born Lady Nancy Astor is elected as the first female member of the British House of Commons (to take her seat)
  • 1967 First radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University

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Nov 28 in Film & TV

  • 1975 “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night”, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes

Nov 28 in Music

  • 1925 Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee

Nov 28 in Sport

  • 1895 America’s first auto race is organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald” from Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars participate in the 55-mile race, and Frank Duryea wins, averaging 7 mph


Fun Fact About November 28

RAF Captain Cyril Turner performs the first skywriting exhibition in New York City, spelling out “Hello USA Call Vanderbilt 7200”; 47,000 people call

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Your Weed Might Not Be As Strong as the Label Says, Scientists Find

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Hands Cannabis Package Marijuana Flower Fresh BudsColorado researchers tested hundreds of cannabis products and found that almost half of flower labels overstated their THC potency. The findings reveal how inconsistent testing and labeling practices can mislead consumers about strength and safety. Scientists say future labels should also include other cannabinoids like CBG and CBGA, which may have beneficial effects. THC Label […]



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Calvin University axes programs, trims faculty amid academic overhaul – Campus Reform

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