Historical Events 1777 - Virginia becomes 1st state to ratify Articles of Confederation (US 1st constitution) 1883 - Tonkin Campaign: The French capture the citadel in Hanoi 1960 - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances 1979 - Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular season game with the Cowboys‚ a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium 1979 - Libya raises crude oil prices‚ joining four other OPEC nations‚ which has a dramatic effect on the United States 1987 - Roh Tae Woo elected president of South Korea More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Lall Singh‚ Indian cricketer (scored 15 and 29 in India's 1st Test match) (d. 1985) 1916 - Theo Bitter‚ Dutch painter and set designer (d. 1994) 1931 - Shelby Singleton‚ American record label owner and producer (Smash Records‚ Mercury Records)‚ born in Waskom‚ Texas (d. 2009) 1937 - Joyce Bulifant‚ American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Marie Slaughter")‚ born in Newport News‚ Virginia 1950 - Roy Schuiten‚ Dutch cyclist‚ born in Zandvoort‚ Netherlands (d. 2006) 1963 - James Mangold‚ American filmmaker (Girl‚ Interrupted; Kate and Leopold; Walk the Line; Logan)‚ born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1783 - Yoriyuki Arima‚ Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square‚ pi^2)‚ dies at 68 1852 - Henri-Jean Rigel‚ French composer‚ music director‚ and "pianiste de la musique particulière de l’Empereur et Roi" to Napoleon‚ dies at 80 1920 - Ma Yuanzhang‚ Chinese Muslim rebel and Sufi master‚ crushed to death during the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake at an unknown age 1944 - Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State‚ Lipscomb‚ and Hamline 2001 - Stuart Adamson‚ Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (The Skids‚ Big Country)‚ dies at 43 2006 - Don Jardine‚ Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940) More Famous Deaths »