Historical Events 1870 - US Congress authorises Virginia to rejoin the union 1918 - US Food Administrator Herbert Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days to help war effort 1939 - Filming begins on film adaptation of "Gone With The Wind" 1951 - Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1969 - 1st Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court wins inaugural Open event; beats American Billie Jean King 6-4‚ 6-1 2013 - The United States Sentencing Commission is hacked by Anonymous in response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1786 - Benjamin Haydon‚ British painter (Waiting for The Times)‚ born in Plymouth‚ England (d. 1846) 1913 - William Prince‚ American actor (Spies Like Us‚ The Stepford Wives‚ City in Fear)‚ born in Nichols‚ New York‚ (d. 1996) 1932 - George H Clements‚ first Roman Catholic Priest to adopt a child. 1943 - Thom Bell‚ American session musician‚ arranger and Grammy Award-winning "Philadelphia soul" producer (Delfonics; Stylistics; The Spinners)‚ born in Kingston‚ Jamaican (d. 2022) 1977 - Vince Carter‚ American basketball forward (8 x NBA All Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1999‚ Toronto Raptors; Olympic gold 2000)‚ born in Daytona Beach‚ Florida 1981 - Reminisce [Remilekun Khalid Safaru]‚ Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (Vibes and Insha Allah)‚ born in Kaduna‚ Nigeria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1895 - Arthur Cayley‚ British mathematician (Cayley–Hamilton theorem)‚ dies at 73 1974 - Siegfried von Vegesack‚ German writer‚ dies at 85 2006 - Carol Lambrino‚ son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. 1920) 2012 - Dimitra Arliss [Arlys]‚ American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II‚ The Sting)‚ dies at 79 2013 - Edwin London‚ American horn player‚ conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Ineluctable Modality Choir)‚ and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes)‚ dies at 83 2022 - Janet Mead‚ Australian Catholic nun and pop-rock singer (The Lord's Prayer)‚ dies of cancer at 84 More Famous Deaths »