Historical Events 1903 - NY Wall Street vendor Italo Marchiony [Marcioni] granted patent for a mound for making ice cream cones 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band‚ play their only European gig - appearing in UNICEF charity concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom‚ band is augmented by Bonnie and Delaney and guitarist George Harrison 1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland 2011 - Barry Bonds is sentenced to 30 days of house arrest‚ two years of probation and 250 hours of community service‚ for an obstruction of justice conviction stemming from a grand jury appearance in 2003 2018 - Egyptian Archaeologists announce discovery of 4‚400 year old tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo 2020 - MacKenzie Scott announces she has given away more than $4 billion to 384 nonprofit organizations across the US More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Pieter Geyl‚ Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)‚ born in Dordrecht‚ Netherlands (d. 1966) 1907 - Gordon Douglas [Brickner]‚ American film director (Our Gang; Laurel and Hardy; Young At Heart; Way...Way Out; Tony Rome; They Call Me Mister Tibbs!)‚ born in NYC (d. 1993) 1922 - (Albert) "Alan" Freed‚ American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll"‚ and payola scandal figure‚ born in Windber‚ Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1930 - Edna O'Brien‚ Irish novelist and short story writer (Girl with Green Eyes‚ Casualties of Peace)‚ born in Tuamgraney‚ County Clare‚ Ireland 1939 - Nicolaus A. Huber‚ German composer‚ born in Passau‚ Germany 1986 - Snejana Onopka‚ Ukrainian supermodel‚ born in Sievierodonetsk‚ Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1715 - George Hickes‚ English linguist (Old German Philology)‚ dies at 73 1990 - Betty Warren‚ British actress (Passport to Pimlico)‚ dies at 83 1990 - Jean Paige‚ American silent film actress (Capt Blood; Black Beauty)‚ dies at 95 1999 - George Elrick‚ Scottish-British singer ("I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones")‚ and broadcaster known as 'The Smiling Voice of Radio' (BBC's "Housewives' Choice")‚ dies at 95 2010 - Bob Feller‚ American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All Star; AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x no-hit games; Cleveland Indians)‚ dies from leukemia at 92 2021 - Bridget Hanley‚ American actress (Here Come the Brides - "Candy Pruitt")‚ dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 80 More Famous Deaths »