Events
1946 - The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made.
1957 - President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur.
1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed.
1971 - After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.
1972 - The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday.
1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
1976 - The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
1980 - Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in the Abscam sting operation.
1980 - This Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is formally founded.
1982 - Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.
1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation.
1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in Europe.
1990 - Apartheid: In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.
1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104.
2002 - The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta takes place.
2002 - Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers, is founded in Girona, Spain.
Births
1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer
1972 - Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
1972 - Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper.
1973 - Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer
1975 - Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Niclas Wallin, Swedish hockey player
1976 - James Hickman, British swimmer
1976 - Lori Beth Denberg, American actress
1977 - Shakira, Colombian singer
1977 - Libor Sionko, Czech football player
1977 - Heather Martin, American gospel singer
1978 - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
1978 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
1979 - Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
1979 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 - Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
1981 - Jason Kapono, American basketball player
1982 - Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
1982 - Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer
1982 - Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
1983 - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
1983 - Alex Westaway, British musician
1983 - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
1987 - Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
1992 - Danielle White, American singer
Deaths
1980 - William Howard Stein, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
1982 - Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905)
1987 - Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1927)
1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)
1988 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French film actor (b. 1929)
1989 - Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (b. 1951)
1990 - Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (b. 1934)
1992 - Bert Parks, American television host (b. 1914)
1995 - Fred Perry, British former tennis player (b. 1909)
1995 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)
1996 - Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (b. 1912)
1997 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. 1913)
1997 - Sanford Meisner, American actor (b. 1904)
1999 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)
2002 - Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
2002 - Claude Brown, American writer (b. 1937)
2003 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
2004 - Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)
2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
2007 - Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)
2007 - Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)
2007 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)
2007 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
2007 - Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
2007 - Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
Source : Wikipedia
1946 - The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made.
1957 - President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur.
1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed.
1971 - After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.
1972 - The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday.
1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
1976 - The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
1980 - Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in the Abscam sting operation.
1980 - This Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is formally founded.
1982 - Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.
1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation.
1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in Europe.
1990 - Apartheid: In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.
1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104.
2002 - The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta takes place.
2002 - Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers, is founded in Girona, Spain.
Births
1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer
1972 - Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
1972 - Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper.
1973 - Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer
1975 - Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Niclas Wallin, Swedish hockey player
1976 - James Hickman, British swimmer
1976 - Lori Beth Denberg, American actress
1977 - Shakira, Colombian singer
1977 - Libor Sionko, Czech football player
1977 - Heather Martin, American gospel singer
1978 - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
1978 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
1979 - Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
1979 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 - Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
1981 - Jason Kapono, American basketball player
1982 - Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
1982 - Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer
1982 - Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
1983 - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
1983 - Alex Westaway, British musician
1983 - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
1987 - Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
1992 - Danielle White, American singer
Deaths
1980 - William Howard Stein, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
1982 - Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905)
1987 - Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1927)
1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)
1988 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French film actor (b. 1929)
1989 - Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (b. 1951)
1990 - Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (b. 1934)
1992 - Bert Parks, American television host (b. 1914)
1995 - Fred Perry, British former tennis player (b. 1909)
1995 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)
1996 - Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (b. 1912)
1997 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. 1913)
1997 - Sanford Meisner, American actor (b. 1904)
1999 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)
2002 - Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
2002 - Claude Brown, American writer (b. 1937)
2003 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
2004 - Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)
2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
2007 - Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)
2007 - Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. 1939)
2007 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)
2007 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
2007 - Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
2007 - Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
Source : Wikipedia
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