Historical Events 1831 - "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City‚ the premier sports journal of the 19th century 1899 - Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York‚ to spread "the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men‚ without respect to race or creed." 1960 - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Medawar for work on tissue grafting 1986 - France performs nuclear test 1993 - Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1995 - 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams‚ Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1794 - James Wolfe Ripley‚ American Brevet Major General (Union Army)‚ born in Windham County‚ Connecticut (d. 1870) 1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs‚ German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966)‚ born in Berlin‚ Germany (d. 1970) 1952 - Susan Dey‚ American actress (1st Love‚ Partridge Family‚ LA Law)‚ born in Pekin‚ Illinois 1961 - Mark McKoy‚ Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor‚ Olympic gold 1992)‚ born in Georgetown‚ British Guiana 1964 - Bobby Flay‚ American celebrity chef‚ restaurateur and TV personality (Iron Chef America; Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction)‚ born in NYC‚ New York 1977 - Emmanuelle Chriqui‚ Canadian actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1826 - Benedikt Schack‚ Bohemian-born composer and singer and friend of Mozart‚ dies at 68 1896 - Alfred Nobel‚ Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date‚ dies at 63 2003 - Sean McClory‚ Irish actor (The Californians‚ My Chauffeur)‚ dies at 79 2019 - Jim Smith‚ English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City‚ QPR‚ Portsmouth‚ Derby County)‚ dies at 79 2019 - Jean Pagé‚ Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%')‚ dies from prostate cancer at 73 2021 - Michael Nesmith‚ American rock guitarist (The Monkees)‚ and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum")‚ dies of heart failure at 78 More Famous Deaths »