Historical Events1692 - Emperor Leopold I names Duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king1929 - 88th Grand National: Robert W. H. Everett wins aboard 100/1 outsider Gregalach1975 - AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Delta State beats Immaculata 90-81 in Harrisonburg1992 - Herb Gardner's stage drama "Conversations with My Father", starring Judd Hirsch and Tony Shalhoub, opens at Royale Theatre, NYC, runs for 462 performances and a Tony Award for Hirsch2024 - British runner Jasmin Paris is the first woman and 20th person to complete one of the world's hardest ultramarathons, the Barkley Marathons in Tennessee, with one minute and 39 seconds to spareMore Historical Events »Famous Birthdays1459 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1508-19, established Hapsburg dynasty in Spain), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1519)1908 - Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Urangeline, NSW (d. 1991)1921 - Wilhelmus Norbert Schmelzer, Dutch foreign minister (KVP), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008)1931 - Billy Vessels, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1952, University of Oklahoma), born in Cleveland, Oklahoma (d. 2001)1932 - Leo "Bud" Welch, American gospel and Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("You Can't Hurry God"; "Cadillac Baby"), born in Sabougla, Mississippi (d. 2017)More Famous Birthdays »Famous Deaths1838 - Hendrik Fagel de Jonge, Dutch-English baron and diplomat (Fagel collection National Library of the Netherlands and Trinity College), dies at 732009 - Jade Goody, English reality TV Star and Entrepreneur, dies of cancer at 272016 - Eli Louw, South African politician (Minister of Transport), dies at 882017 - Francine Hughes Wilson, American domestic abuse victim "The Burning Bed" who changed pubic perceptions, dies at 692020 - Stan Bronstein, American rock saxophonist (Elephant's Memory), dies at 81More Famous Deaths »