Historical Events 1855 - US Court of Claims forms for cases against government 1857 - 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to government 1920 - NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich 1938 - Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles 1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games 1980 - US ice hockey team clinches gold medal with 4-2 win over Finland at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; comes after 4-3 "Miracle on Ice" victory against hot favorite Soviet Union More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Bert Lytell‚ American actor (One Man's Family)‚ born in New York City (d. 1954) 1939 - George Bain‚ principal (London Business School) 1951 - Derek Randall‚ English cricket batsman (47 Tests‚ 7 x 100‚ HS 174; Nottinghamshire CCC‚ Suffolk CCC)‚ born in Retford‚ England 1968 - John Velddman‚ soccer player (Sparta) 1970 - Jonathan Ward‚ American actor (Doug-Charles in Charge; Beans Baxter)‚ born in Baltimore‚ Maryland 1973 - Chris Fehn‚ American heavy metal percussionist (Slipknot‚ 1998-2019)‚ born in Des Moines‚ Iowa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1975 - Nikolai A Bulganin‚ Soviet-Russian marshal and 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (1955-58)‚ dies at 79 1986 - Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri)‚ Indian dancer‚ educator (co-founder of Kalakshetra Academy)‚ politician (Member or Parliament‚ 1952-62)‚ and animal rights activist‚ dies at 81 1997 - Isabelle Harriet Lucas‚ Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland‚ Comics)‚ dies at 69 2006 - Octavia E. Butler‚ American sci-fi author (Hugo‚ Wild Seed)‚ dies at 58 2020 - Ben Cooper‚ American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders)‚ dies at 86 2021 - Peter Ostroushko‚ American fiddler‚ mandolin player‚ and composer (A Prairie Home Companion)‚ dies of heart failure at 67 More Famous Deaths »