Historical Events 1861 - Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" 1885 - Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) 1907 - Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle 1949 - New Zealand general election won by Sidney Holland's National party‚ ousting Peter Fraser's Labour government 2020 - Alphafold's DeepMind AI program announces it has achieved scientific breakthrough by being able to predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes 2022 - Artificial intelligence Chatbot ChatGPT prototype released by A.I. lab OpenAI‚ able to answer complex questions‚ write poetry and mimic some human emotions More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - August Klughardt‚ German composer‚ born in Köthen‚ Germany (d. 1902) 1880 - Herbert Jones‚ British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins)‚ born in Epsom‚ England (d. 1951) 1907 - Jacques Barzun‚ French author (The House of Intellect)‚ born in Créteil‚ France (d. 2012) 1943 - Jerry Hunt‚ American experimental composer and video artist‚ born in Waco‚ Texas (d. 1993) 1958 - Juliette Bergmann‚ Dutch bodybuilder 1964 - David Wood‚ NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Andries de Graeff‚ Dutch leader during Dutch Golden Age (Mayor of Amsterdam 1657-71)‚ dies at 67 1933 - Arthur Currie‚ Canadian army officer (1st Canadian commander of Canadian Corps‚ WWI)‚ dies from pneumonia complications at 57 1990 - Norman Cousins‚ American editor (Saturday Review) and peace activist‚ dies at 75 2008 - Naomi Datta‚ British geneticist and bacteriologist (pioneer in investigating the development of resistance to antibiotics by bacteria)‚ dies at 86 2010 - Monty Sunshine‚ British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur)‚ dies at 82 2010 - Garry Gross‚ American photographer (b. 1937) More Famous Deaths »