Historical Events 1920 - Saarland administrated by League of Nations 1941 - Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) 1971 - James Saunders (22)‚ a member of the IRA‚ is shot and killed by the British Army during a gun battle near the Oldpark Road‚ Belfast 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender‚ Edm 1974 - Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1996 - Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1639 - Daniel Georg Morhof‚ German writer and scholar‚ born in Wismar‚ Germany (d. 1691) 1899 - Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos]‚ Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur‚ Mata Hari)‚ born in Durango‚ Mexico (d. 1968) 1925 - Pramoedya Ananta Toer‚ Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa)‚ born in Blora Regency‚ Indonesia (d. 2006) 1929 - Sixten Jernberg‚ Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64)‚ born in Lima‚ Sweden (d. 2012) 1957 - Simon Phillips‚ English drummer and record producer (Toto)‚ born in London 1983 - S. Sreesanth‚ Indian cricketer‚ born in Kothamangalam‚ India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1699 - Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria‚ heir of Spanish king Carlos II‚ dies of smallpox at 6 1958 - Billy Whelan‚ Irish soccer forward (4 caps‚ Republic of Ireland; Manchester United 79 games)‚ dies Munich air disaster at 22 1985 - Charles Briggs‚ American actor (13 Frightened Girls‚ Capt Newman)‚ dies at 53 1989 - Nuno Oliveira‚ Portuguese equestrian‚ horse trainer‚ dressage instructor‚ author ('baroque' or 'classical' style)‚ dies at 63 2001 - Filemon Lagman‚ Filipino Communist revolutionary (b. 1953) 2012 - Antoni Tapies‚ Spanish painter‚ sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set)‚ dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »