Historical Events 1958 - "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host 1966 - Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers 1978 - "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 101 performances 2003 - The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall‚ New South Wales‚ Australia. 2016 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković retains Championship for his record-equaling 6th Australian title; beats Andy Murray 6-1‚ 7-5‚ 7-6 2021 - Widespread protests in Russia against detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the government with 5‚000 people arrested More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Henri Desgrange‚ French cyclist‚ journalist and founder of the Tour de France‚ born in Paris‚ France (d. 1940) 1900 - Betty Parsons‚ American artist and art dealer‚ born in New York City (d. 1982) 1911 - Christina Foyle‚ English book seller (Foyles)‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1999) 1941 - Richard Gephardt‚ American politician (Rep-D-MO‚ 1977-2005)‚ born in St. Louis‚ Missouri 1952 - Rosanne Musgrave‚ English headmistress (Blackheath HS‚ 1989-2000) 1974 - Ariel Pestano‚ Cuban baseball player‚ born in Cuba More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1865 - Aristide Farrenc‚ French flautist‚ music publisher‚ and musicologist (Trésor des pianistes)‚ dies at 70 1922 - Heinrich Reinhardt‚ Austrian composer‚ dies at 56 1955 - John Mott‚ American theologist and founder (YMCA‚ Nobel 1946)‚ dies at 89 1983 - Lorraine Ellison‚ American soul singer ("Stay with Me"; "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)")‚ and songwriter‚ dies of ovarian cancer at 51 2012 - Tristram Coffin‚ American folklorist‚ dies from pneumonia at 89 2015 - Lizabeth Scott [Emma Matzo]‚ American actress (Desert Fury‚ Dark City)‚ dies of heart failure at 92 More Famous Deaths »