Historical Events 1926 - Montreal and Ottawa battle out just the second 0-0 tie in NHL history; dominant goalies are Clint Benedict (Maroons) and Alex Connell (Senators) 1971 - National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes 1976 - The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands. 1988 - Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jumps indoor world record (2.06 m) 1988 - Andre Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) 2014 - Aberdeen‚ Washington unveils statue of a weeping Kurt Cobain at park named after the singer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1779 - Augustus Callcott‚ English landscape painter‚ born in Kensington Gravel Pits‚ England (d. 1844) 1794 - William Carleton‚ Irish novelist (d. 1869) 1802 - Charles-Auguste de Beriot‚ Belgian violinist and composer‚ born in Leuven‚ Belgium (d. 1870) 1967 - Kurt Knudsen‚ American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers) 1971 - Shawn McKenzie‚ American programmer 1978 - Julia Jentsch‚ German actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1855 - Joseph Hume‚ Scottish doctor and social reformer‚ dies at 78 1860 - Henry Drummond‚ English banker and religious leader‚ dies at 69 1911 - (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm‚ German-Baltic pianist and composer‚ dies at 76 1976 - Kathryn Kuhlman‚ religious leader/faith healer‚ dies 2004 - J. J. Malone‚ American soul singer ("It's A Shame")‚ dies of cancer at 68 2005 - John Raitt‚ American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; Pajama Game)‚ dies from pneumonia at 88 More Famous Deaths »