Historical Events 1812 - James Madison re-elected President of the US‚ Elbridge Gerry Vice-President 1944 - US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar‚ GErmany 1971 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is appointed President of the United Arab Emirates 1972 - USC tailback Anthony Davis becomes first to score 6 touchdowns against Notre Dame; in a 45-23 victory over the Fighting Irish Davis at the LA Coliseum he scores on runs of 1‚ 4‚ 5 and 8 yards and 2 kickoff returns 1988 - ESPN airs its 10‚000th edition of 'Sports Center'‚ making it the most televised cable program in history 1991 - Muslim Shi'ites release American hostage Joseph Cicippio held in Lebanon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Harvey Phillips‚ American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra)‚ born in Aurora‚ Missouri (d. 2010) 1933 - K. Veeramani‚ Indian anti-caste activist‚ born in Cuddalore‚ Madras Presidency‚ British India 1960 - Deb Haaland‚ American politician (1st Native American to head a cabinet agency as Secretary of the Interior 2021-)‚ born in Winslow‚ Arizona 1983 - Chris Burke‚ Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C.‚ Kilmarnock)‚ born in Glasgow‚ Scotland 1986 - Claudiu KeÈ™erü‚ Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes‚ Steaua BucureÈ™ti)‚ born in Oradea‚ Romania 1993 - Kostas Stafylidis‚ Greek soccer left back (30 caps; 1899 Hoffenheim)‚ born in Thessaloniki‚ Macedonia‚ Greece More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Jane Appleton Pierce‚ American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce‚ dies of tuberculosis at 57 1890 - Cadmus M. Wilcox‚ American Major General (Confederate Army - American Civil War)‚ dies at 66 1931 - Vincent d'Indy‚ French composer (Symphony on a French Mountain Air)‚ and teacher‚ dies at 80 1973 - Watson Washburn‚ American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924‚ US Nationals 1921‚ 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame)‚ dies at 79 2007 - Thomas F. Torrance‚ Scottish Protestant theologist‚ dies at 94 2015 - Anthony Valentine‚ British actor (Colditz)‚ dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »