Historical Events1922 - Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent1967 - ATS-3 launched by US to take first pictures of full Earth disc1988 - Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)1988 - France performs nuclear test2018 - BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalistsMore Historical Events »Famous Birthdays1819 - Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, Czech composer, born in Polepy, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1893)1891 - Mary Dorna [Mary Jeanette Tenkink-Stoppelman], Dutch author, born in Amsterdam (d. 1971)1900 - Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 1972)1948 - Charles Bradley, American RandB and funk singer, known as 'The Screaming Eagle of Soul', born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2017)1983 - (Anne) Leilehua Lanzilotti, Kānaka Maoli-American violinist and contemporary classical composer, born in Honolulu, HawaiiMore Famous Birthdays »Famous Deaths1772 - Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), dies at 661914 - August Weismann, German biologist, one of the founders of the science of genetics, dies at 802001 - Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist.2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)2024 - Elwood Edwards, American broadcast technician, and the voice of AOL's catchphrase "You've got mail", dies of complications from a stroke at 74More Famous Deaths »