Historical Events 1440 - The Prussian Confederation is formed 1911 - Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto‚ Berceuse élégiaque‚ in New York City 1982 - "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances 1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) 1995 - RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado 1997 - NASA's STS 82 (Space Shuttle Discovery 22) lands More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1880 - Frank Orth‚ American actor (Boston Blackie‚ Brothers)‚ born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania (d. 1962) 1887 - Savielly Tartakower‚ Austrian-Polish-French chess player‚ born in Rostov-on-Don‚ Russian Empire (d. 1956) 1925 - Al Fann‚ American actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor)‚ born in Cleveland‚ Ohio (d. 2018) 1949 - Jerry Harrison‚ American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Talking Heads; solo "Rev It Up")‚ and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Bo-Deans; The String Cheese Incident)‚ born in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin 1958 - Steve Nieve [Nason]‚ British session and touring keyboard player and composer (Elvis Costello)‚ born in Bishop’s Stortford‚ England 1970 - Marc Woodard‚ American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)‚ born in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1846 - Emperor Ninko‚ 120th Emperor of Japan (1817-46)‚ dies at 45 1918 - Neltje Blanchan‚ American nature writer‚ dies at 52 1919 - Mary Edwards Walker‚ American surgeon and feminist‚ only woman awarded Medal of Honor (US Civil War)‚ dies at 86 1941 - Frederick Banting‚ Canadian physician‚ recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine‚ dies in a plane crash at 49 1985 - Ina Claire [Fagan]‚ American stage and screen actress (Ninotchika)‚ dies of a heart attack at 91 1993 - Dick White‚ British intelligence officer (Director General of MI5 1953–1956; Head of the Secret Intelligence Service 1956–1968)‚ dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »