Historical Events
1845 - Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia
1884 - Netherlands recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1972 - LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
1983 - Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini claims first of 3 trophies for Europe's best football player ahead of Liverpool midfielder Kenny Dalgleish and Vejle BK striker Allan Simonsen
1992 - "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin Theatre, NYC; runs for 10 performances
2002 - "Chicago" (Best Picture 2003), based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones released.
Famous Birthdays
1829 - James Clay Rice, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Worthington, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
1936 - José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), born in Peñacastillo, Spain (d. 2021)
1948 - Martin Birch, British sound engineer and record producer (Whitesnake; Fleetwood Mac; Iron Maiden), born in Woking, Surrey, England (d. 2020)
1950 - Roberto Bettega, Italian soccer forward (42 caps; Juventus 326 games, 129 goals), born in Turin, Italy
1973 - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer
1975 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), born in San Diego, California (d. 1988)
Famous Deaths
975 - Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
1707 - Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632)
1836 - Stephen F. Austin, Founded and helped colonize the US state of Texas, dies of pneumonia at 43
1858 - Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, dies at 73
1982 - John Leonard Swigert Jr., American astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
1988 - Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid and Nancy), dies
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