Historical Events 1690 - English astronomer John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered 1907 - 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed‚ Altoona‚ Pennsylvania 1921 - Gangster Carlo Gambino enters the United States as an illegal immigrant on the SS Vincenzo Florio 1933 - Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe sentenced to death for setting the German Reichstag on fire 1946 - Highest ridership in NYC subway history (8.8 million passengers) 1970 - NYC World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Julien Carette‚ French actor (Sylvia and the Phantom)‚ born in Paris‚ France (d. 1966) 1935 - Paul Hornung‚ American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1956‚ Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1959‚ 60‚ Green Bay Packers)‚ born in Louisville‚ Kentucky 1936 - Claude Albert Coppens‚ Belgian pianist‚ born in Schaerbeek‚ Belgium 1951 - Anthony Phillips‚ English guitarist (Genesis‚ 1967-70)‚ born in London‚ England 1962 - Jerry Reynolds‚ NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks)‚ born in French Lick‚ Indiana 1979 - Kenny Miller‚ Scottish football player‚ born in Edinburgh‚ United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1652 - John Cotton‚ Puritan clergyman in Massachusetts Bay colony‚ dies at 68 1962 - George Saiko‚ Austrian writer‚ dies at 70 1997 - Keith Bentley‚ English international racing cyclist‚ dies at 72 2010 - Fred Hargesheimer‚ American World War II pilot (b. 1916) 2015 - Alfred G. Gilman‚ American scientist (1994 Nobel Prize for G-protein discoveries)‚ dies at 74 2022 - Txetxu Rojo‚ Spanish soccer forward (18 caps; Athletic Bilbao 413 games) and manager (Athletic Bilbao‚ Celta Vigo‚ Osasuna‚ Real Zaragoza)‚ dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »