Historical Events 1969 - Ibuprofen launched in the UK under brand name Brufen as prescription medicine - now world's most popular anti-inflammatory painkiller 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - Dr Hook's "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" enters the top 40 and peaks at #6 1974 - "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances 1975 - Billy Herman‚ Earl Averill‚ and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - 26th NBA All-Star Game‚ Spectrum‚ Philadelphia‚ Pa: East beats West‚ 123-109; MVP: Dave Bing‚ Washington Bullets‚ PG More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Clarence E. Mulford‚ American writer (Hopalong Cassidy)‚ born in Streator‚ Illinois (d. 1956) 1900 - Mabel Mercer‚ British jazz and cabaret singer whose style and phrasing influenced Frank Sinatra ("Fly Me To The Moon")‚ born in Burton upon Trent‚ England (d. 1984) 1904 - Luigi Dallapiccola‚ Italian 12-tone composer (Il prigioniero; Ulisse)‚ born in Pisino d'Istria‚ Austrian Empire (now Pazin‚Croatia) (d. 1975) 1912 - Jacques Soustelle‚ French anthropologist and Minister of Information (Free French forces)‚ born in Montpellier‚ France (d. 1990) 1936 - Bob Simpson‚ Australian cricket batsman‚ captain and coach (62 Tests @ 46.81‚ 10 x 100s‚ HS 311‚ 71 wickets; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965; NSWCA)‚ born in Sydney‚ Australia 1966 - Jimmy Thunder‚ New Zealand boxer (IBO heavyweight title 1994-95)‚ born in Apia‚ Samoa (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1116 - King Coloman of Hungary (1095-1116) (b. 1070) 1895 - Theodore Dwight Weld‚ American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses)‚ dies at 91 1964 - Haakon Stotijn‚ Dutch oboist (Orkestgebouw Orchestra)‚ dies at 49 1967 - Winifred Kingston‚ British silent screen actress (The Squaw Man‚ Davy Crockett)‚ dies at 72 1984 - Ravindra Mhatre‚ Indian diplomat‚ murdered at 48 by Kashmiri terrorists in Birmingham‚ England 2022 - Tom Kiernan‚ Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC)‚ dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »