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415 - Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office 1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in the US as a refugee from Nazi Germany 1960 - "Tenderloin" opens at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City and runs for 216 performances 1964 - Australian athlete Betty Cuthbert wins her fourth career Olympic gold medal as she triumphs in the women's 400 m at the Tokyo Games with an Olympic record of 52.0 1983 - STS-9 vehicle moves to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida due to an SRB nozzle problem 1988 - Lyndon LaRouche pleads not guilty to fraud and conspiracy indictment 1990 - Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music 2010 - Brother André is the first Canadian to be canonized post-Federation by Pope Benedict XVI More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - Thomas Edison writes a letter to the US Patent Office describing his idea for "a device that would do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear" 1968 - Soviet athlete Viktor Saneev sets a world record of 17.39m to win the triple jump at the Mexico City Olympics; the world record is improved five times by three different athletes during the competition 1970 - Anwar Sadat is sworn in as the third President of Egypt 2008 - Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-scorer ever in Test cricket, surpassing Brian Lara's record and passing 12,000 runs against Australia in Mohali 2015 - Amy Schumer's comedy special "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo" premieres on HBO More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Henri Mulet, French organist, cellist, and composer (Carillon-Sortie; Esquisses Byzantines), born in Paris, France (d. 1967) 1886 - Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs (d. 1971) 1926 - Julie Adams [Betty May Adams], American actress (Creature from the Black Lagoon; Code Red), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2019) 1957 - Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025) 1957 - (Giuseppe) "Pino" Palladino, Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young; The Who; John Mayer Trio), born in Cardiff, Wales More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1985 - Joseph Rosenstock, American conductor (NY City Opera), dies at 90 1999 - Ralph Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton, Governor of Northern Ireland (1968-73), dies at 89 2001 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete (Olympic gold shot put, discus; bronze high jump 1948), dies at 78 2009 - Vic Mizzy, American composer ("Green Acres" and "The Addams Family" themes), and bandleader, dies at 93 2017 - Ingvar Lidholm, Swedish composer (Toccata e Canto), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »