Historical Events 1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville‚ Tennessee to Saltville‚ Virginia 1887 - Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle 1936 - Ernest Brundin and Frank Lyon obtain US patent for hydroponic (soil-less) culture of plants 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2018 - Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" starring Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Award Best Animated Film 2019) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Geraldine McCullough‚ American painter and sculptor (Phoenix)‚ born in Maywood‚ Illinois (d. 2008) 1946 - (Raymond) "Gilbert" O'Sullivan‚ Irish singer-songwriter ("Alone Again Naturally")‚ born in Waterford‚ Ireland 1948 - Neil Warnock‚ English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace‚ Leeds‚ QPR‚ Cardiff City)‚ born in Sheffield‚ England 1971 - Rob Waldrop‚ American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Outland Trophy 1993 Arizona; CFL‚ Toronto Argonauts)‚ born in Atlanta‚ Georgia 1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz‚ Polish historian and theologian 1981 - Francia Elena Márquez Mina‚ Colombian human rights activist‚ environmentalist and politician (Vice-President of Colombia)‚ born in Yolombó‚ Colombia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Susanna Centlivre‚ English actress known as "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century"‚ dies at 66 (approximately) 1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr‚ German mathematician‚ astronomer and cartographer‚ dies at 73 1884 - William Swainson (lawyer)‚ second‚ and last‚ Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) 1971 - Arthur B. Spingarn‚ American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP chairman‚ 1940-65)‚ dies at 93 1998 - Bertil Nordahl‚ Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948)‚ dies at 81 2001 - Ellis R. Dungan‚ American born Indian film director‚ dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »