Historical Events 1932 - Japanese forces attack Shanghai. 1943 - Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1‚ Max Bentley scores 4 goals 1951 - "La Vie Commence Demain" the 1st X-rated movie‚ depicting artificial insemination‚ opens in London 1979 - Pope John Paul II addresses the Third General Conference of Latin American Episcopate in Puebla‚ Mexico 2006 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo of France wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Justine Henin 6-1‚ 2-0; Henin retires from stomach cramps 2017 - US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull have a contentious phone call over deal for US to take 1‚250 refugees More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1600 - Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi]‚ Italian Pope (238th: 1667-69)‚ born in Pistoia‚ Italy (d. 1669) 1825 - George Edward Pickett‚ Major General (Confederate Army)‚ (d. 1875) 1884 - Lucien d'Azambuja‚ French astronomer (studied the solar chromosphere)‚ born in Paris‚ France (d. 1970) 1886 - Marthe Bibesco‚ Romanian writer (d. 1973) 1905 - Luther Simjian‚ Armenian-American Inventor (teleprompter and first self-posing portrait camera)‚ born in Aintab‚ Ottoman Empire (d. 1997) 1951 - William "Billy Bass" Nelson Jr‚ American funk-rock-soul bassist (Funkadelic)‚ born in Plainfield‚ New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1895 - François Certain Canrobert‚ French marshal and parliament member‚ dies at 85 1898 - Alexandru Flechtenmacher‚ Romanian composer‚ violinist and teacher‚ dies at 74 1965 - Tich Freeman‚ English cricket leg-spin bowler (12 Tests‚ 66 wickets; Kent CCC)‚ dies at 76 1986 - Ellison Onizuka‚ American Air Force Major and astronaut (STS 51C‚ 51L)‚ dies in the Challenger space shuttle disaster at 39 2004 - Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch‚ American NFL halfback and end (LA Rams)‚ dies at 80 2021 - Cicely Tyson‚ American stage and screen actress (Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman)‚ dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »