Historical Events1943 - Montgomery discusses Operation Overlord (D-day landings) with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith1979 - Sire Records releases "Pretenders", the debut album of The Pretenders, in US1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan1983 - Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo1995 - Australian cricketer David Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 v SL, MCG)More Historical Events »Famous Birthdays1911 - Anna Russell, English music satirist and composer, born in London, England (d. 2006)1918 - Gale Cleven, American WWII pilot (100th Bomb Group), portrayed by Austin Butler in "Masters of the Air", born in Lemmon, South Dakota (d. 2006)1950 - Jack van Gelder, Dutch sport commentator and TV presenter (football commentator in "Aunt Rita's Feast"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands1971 - Duncan Ferguson, Scottish soccer striker (7 caps; Everton 230 games, Newcastle Utd) and manager (Everton 2019, 22), born in Stirling, Scotland1973 - Wilson Cruz [Echevarría], American stage and screen actor (My So Called Life; Party of Five), born in Brooklyn, NYCMore Famous Birthdays »Famous Deaths1737 - William Bowyer, English printer to the Royal Society, known as 'the learned printer', dies at 381923 - Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect who designed and built the Eiffel Tower, dies at 911955 - Alfred Carpenter, English Royal Navy soldier, dies at 741957 - Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 661999 - Bernard Chacksfield, British Air Vice-Marshal, dies at 86More Famous Deaths »