Historical Events 1572 - Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem 1862 - Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac‚ commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1913 - "Mona Lisa" recovered two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum 1937 - Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1975 - MLB New York Yankees make great trade getting Willie Randolph‚ Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pittsburgh Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 2004 - 70th Heisman Trophy Award: Matt Leinart‚ USC (QB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1904 - Joe Coral [Joseph Kagarlitski]‚ British bookmaker (Gala Coral Group)‚ born in Warsaw‚ Poland (d. 1996) 1926 - Richard Devon‚ American character actor (Magnum Force‚ Battle of Blood Island)‚ born in Glendale‚ California (d. 2010) 1948 - Chester Thompson‚ American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa; Genesis; Chester Thompson Trio)‚ born in Baltimore‚ Maryland 1957 - Mike Mesaros‚ American bassist (The Smithereens‚ 1980-2005 and 2016-present - "Only A Memory")‚ born in New Jersey 1973 - Ralph Intranuovo‚ Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)‚ born in East York‚ Toronto‚ Ontario 1978 - Celine Sciamma‚ French film director (Tomboy)‚ born in Paris‚ France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1857 - Castil-Blaze [Francois Henri Joseph Blaze]‚ French composer and music critic‚ dies at 73 1941 - Charles Émile Picard‚ French mathematician‚ died at 85 1971 - Maurice "Mac" McDonald‚ American fast-food pioneer (b. 1902) 1983 - Szymon Laks‚ Polish composer (head of prisoners orchestra at Auschwitz)‚ dies at 82 2009 - Richard O'Brien‚ British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission)‚ dies at 89 2013 - Barbara Branden‚ Canadian writer‚ dies from a lung infection at 84 More Famous Deaths »