1668 - Jean Racine's tragic play "Britannicus" premieres in Paris 1889 - Belgium rules on women and child labor law 1920 - Netherland breaks contact with Kingdom of Serbia‚ Croatia and Slavia 1967 - United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1975 - West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls 1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark)‚ the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet‚ is published in Sweden 1990 - Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily‚ 18 die 1993 - Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China‚ 60 killed 1994 - "The Hits" 2nd compilation album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1995) 2021 - 70th Miss Universe Contest won by Miss India's Harnaaz Sandhu in Eilat‚ Israel More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1545 - Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III 1961 - "The Young Ones" directed by Sidney J. Furie‚ starring Cliff Richard‚ Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London 1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT 1985 - Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century‚ 123 v India at Adelaide 2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released 2022 - First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting‚ replicating the same energy that powers the sun - announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory‚ California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Mykola Leontovych‚ Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells)‚ born in Selevyntsi‚ Podolia‚ Russian Empire (d. 1921) 1918 - Bill Vukovich‚ American auto racer (Indianapolis 500‚ 1953-4)‚ born in Fresno‚ California (d. 1955) 1936 - J. C. Martin‚ American baseball player‚ born in Axton‚ Virginia 1943 - Arturo Ripstein‚ Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites‚ Foxtrot)‚ born in Mexico City 1953 - Thomas E. Sanders‚ American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights)‚ born in San Pedro‚ California (d. 2017) 1974 - Chris Lewis‚ CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1908 - Augustus Le Plongeon‚ French-American photographer and antiquitarian‚ dies at 83 1929 - Knut Algot HÃ¥kanson‚ Swedish composer‚ dies at 42 1931 - Gustave le Bon‚ French psychologist (b. 1840) 1975 - Hendrik Johan Kruls‚ Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46)‚ dies at 73 2008 - Horst Tappert‚ German director‚ actor and former SS member (Derrick)‚ dies of diabetes at 85 2019 - Roy Loney‚ American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies‚ 1965-71)‚ dies of multiple organ failure at 73 More Famous Deaths »

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