Historical Events
1919 - Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, that when light passes a large body, gravity will bend the rays confirmed by Arthur Eddington's expedition to photograph a solar eclipse on the island of Principe, West Africa
1943 - Algiers Allied Planning Conference between Winston Churchill, George C. Marshall and General Dwight D. Eisenhower finalizes the plan for the Italian Campaign
1969 - Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes 1st crossing of Arctic Sea ice
1970 - Soviet dissident Zhores Medvedev is arrested and taken to a psychiatric hospital in Kaluga sparking protests
1983 - Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first Indy 500; represents record 7th Indy victory for chief mechanic George Bignotti
Famous Birthdays
1929 - Peter Higgs, English theoretical physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics, 2013), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 2024)
1946 - Fernando Buesa Blanco, Spanish politician, member of the Basque Parliament (1984-2000) and Deputy General of Álava (1987-91), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2000)
1962 - Eric Davis, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds; MLB All-Star 1987, 89; Gold Glove 1987, 88, 89), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 - Natarsha Belling, Australian news presenter, born in Mudgee, Australia
1983 - Richard Jackson, American actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell), born in Redlands, California
Famous Deaths
1973 - P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 44
1996 - Jeremy Sinden, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), dies at 45
1998 - Eric Atkinson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (8 Tests, 25 wickets, BB 5/42; Barbados), dies at 70
2021 - Keith Mullings, American boxer (WBC and lineal light middleweight titles 1998), dies at 53
2024 - Manfred Wolke, German boxer (Olympic gold GDR welterweight 1968), dies at 81
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