Historical Events 1816 - American Colonization Society organizes 1904 - 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London) 1905 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) 1926 - Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22‚348 1963 - "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances 2002 - LinkedIn is founded by Reid Hoffman and others in Mountain View‚ California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Félix Vallotton‚ Swiss-French painter and writer (Chaste Suzanna)‚ born in Lausanne‚ Switzerland (d. 1925) 1902 - Shen Congwen‚ Chinese writer (Long River)‚ born in Zhen'gan‚ Hunan Province (d. 1988) 1929 - Terry Sawchuk‚ Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (4-time Vezina Trophy and Stanley Cup winner)‚ born in Winnipeg‚ Manitoba (d. 1970) 1942 - Arild Hetleøen‚ Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann)‚ born in Bergen‚ Norway (2023) 1962 - Michel Petrucciani‚ French jazz pianist (100 Hearts)‚ born in Orange‚ France (d. 1999) 1972 - Kevin Stitt‚ American politician‚ Governor of Oklahoma (2019-)‚ born in Milton‚ Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1663 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi‚ Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction)‚ dies at 45 1859 - Thomas Babington Macaulay‚ English poet (Ivy)‚ historian (The History of England)‚ and politician (British India education reform)‚ dies of a heat attack at 59 1978 - Harry Winston‚ US jeweler for the "rich and famous"‚ dies at 82 1984 - Sam Peckinpah‚ American film director (The Wild Bunch‚ Straw Dogs)‚ dies of cardiac arrest at 59 1995 - Harold Collison‚ British trade unionist (agriculture workers)‚ dies at 86 2017 - Recy Taylor‚ American sexual assault victim‚ dies at 97 More Famous Deaths »