Historical Events 1814 - Norway's independence proclaimed 1929 - Eugene O'Neill's play "Dynamo" premieres in NYC 1989 - Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated 1st female bishop (Episcopalian) 1994 - Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18)‚ lands 1995 - Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19)‚ lands 2020 - "The Hot Wing King" a play by Katori Hall premieres off-Broadway at Signature Theatre in New York (Pulitzer Prize 2021 for Drama) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov‚ Russian-Soviet composer (Ice and Steel)‚ born in St. Petersburg‚ Russia (d. 1955) 1904 - Keith Holyoake‚ 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1960-72)‚ born in Pahiatua‚ New Zealand (d. 1983) 1923 - Sy Kattelson‚ American photographer‚ born in the Bronx‚ New York (d. 2018) 1929 - Leonard Kastle‚ opera composer‚ librettist‚ director (The Passion of Mother Ann)‚ and film maker (The Honeymoon Killers)‚ born in New York City (d. 2011) 1930 - Alevtina Koltschina‚ USSR‚ cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960) 1977 - Mike Shinoda‚ American musician (Linkin Park‚ Fort Minor)‚ born in Agoura Hills‚ California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1755 - Francesco Scipione‚ marchese di Maffei‚ Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) 1939 - Franz Schmidt‚ Austro-Hungarian cellist‚ pianist‚ and composer‚ dies at 64 1944 - Ivan Sollertinski‚ friend of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich‚ dies 1997 - Don Porter‚ American actor (Gidget)‚ dies at 84 1999 - Jaki Byard‚ American jazz pianist (Charlie Mingus)‚ saxophonist‚ drummer‚ composer‚ arranger‚ and educator‚ dies from an unsolved gunshot at 76 2021 - Phil Horrocks-Taylor‚ English rugby union fly half (9 caps England‚ 1 British and Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers)‚ dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »