Historical Events 1957 - 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline 1959 - Swiss men vote against voting rights for women 1965 - Martin Luther King Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma‚ Alabama 1973 - Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee 1981 - French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 2013 - John Kerry succeeds Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1710 - Konrad Ernst Ackermann‚ German actor and theatre director (Die Oberpfalz)‚ born in Schwerin‚ Germany (d. 1771) 1934 - Bob Shane‚ American folk vocalist (Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley")‚ born in Hilo‚ Territory of Hawaii (d. 2020) 1967 - Patle Shishupal Natthu‚ Indian politician‚ born in Bhandara‚ India 1972 - Geoff Sanderson‚ Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1994‚ 97; World C'ships gold 1994‚ 97; Hartford Whalers‚ Columbus Blue jackets)‚ born in Hay River‚ Canada 1989 - Hurricane Chris [Dooley]‚ American rapper‚ born in Shreveport‚ Louisiana 1994 - Julia Garner‚ American Actress (Ozark)‚ born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1922 - Yamagata Aritomo‚ Japanese soldier and statesman (Prime Minister of Japan 1889–91‚1898–1900)‚ dies at 83 1957 - Friedrich Paulus‚ German field marshal who commanded the 6th Army at Stalingrad and highest-ranking German officer to surrender‚ dies at 66 1967 - Ernie Bromley‚ Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia)‚ dies at 54 2000 - Dick Rathmann‚ American auto racer (first Indy pole-sitter to complete no laps)‚ dies at 74 2007 - Ahmad Abu Laban‚ Danish Muslim leader‚ dies at 60 2017 - Étienne Tshisekedi‚ Congolese opposition leader‚ dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »