Historical Events
1926 - Gas refrigerator patented
1971 - An off duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1994 - 5th Billboard Music Awards: Ace of Base and Mariah Carey win
1995 - American rock band The Grateful Dead break up
2020 - Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games
2020 - Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million
Famous Birthdays
1918 - Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer, born in ReykjavÃk, Iceland (d. 2017)
1926 - Victor Kermit Kiam II, American businessman (Remington shavers) and NFL owner (Patriots), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2001)
1932 - François Lafortune Jr., Belgian shooter (competed at 7 Olympic Games 1952-1976, 50m Rifle, Prone Position), born in Visé, Belgium (d. 2020)
1957 - Geoff "Henry" Lawson, Australian cricket player, fast bowler (1980-89) and coach of Pakistan, born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1967 - Tino Martinez, American MLB baseball first baseman, 1990-2005; All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 (Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Tampa, Florida
1977 - Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse), born in Stockport, England
Famous Deaths
1295 - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)
1874 - Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (b. 1815)
1927 - Albert Griffiths ("Young Griffo"), Australian boxer (World Featherweight champion 1890-92), dies of apoplexy at 56
2006 - Jay McShann, American musician (b. 1910)
2014 - Ken Weatherwax, American actor, dies from a heart attack at 59
2020 - Chuck Yeager, American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier, dies at 97
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