Historical Events 1773 - State of Pennsylvania approves construction of Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia; it will become the first experiment with the practice of solitary confinement in the United States 1935 - RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt 1971 - Two Royal Ulster Constabulary officers shot and killed by the Irish Republican Army while on mobile patrol in the Ardoyne area of Belfast‚ North Ireland 2012 - 61st NBA All-Star Game‚ Amway Centre‚ Orlando‚ FL: West beats East‚ 152-149; MVP: Kevin Durant‚ OKC Thunder‚ F 2018 - Global Seed Vault in Svalbard‚ Norway‚ receives its 1 millionth seed on its 10 year anniversary 2023 - Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams faces widespread condemnation for his comments about African Americans in a YouTube show‚ prompting his strip and up-coming book to be cancelled More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1717 - John Randall‚ British organist and hymn composer‚ born in Cambridge‚ England (d. 1799) 1861 - Ferdinand I‚ 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18)‚ born in Vienna‚ Austria (d. 1948) 1887 - Benegal Narsing Rau‚ Indian lawyer and civil servant‚ President of UN Security Council (1950)‚ helped draft India's constitution‚ born in Mangalore‚ India (d. 1953) 1958 - Greg Germann‚ American actor‚ born in Houston‚ Texas 1981 - Johnathan Wendel‚ American professional video gamer‚ born in Kansas City‚ Kansas 1984 - Natalia Lafourcade‚ Mexican singer‚ born in Mexico City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1538 - Worp van Thabor‚ Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae)‚ dies 1906 - Manuel Fernandez Caballero‚ Spanish composer‚ dies at 70 1941 - Jan Keizer‚ Zaanse February striker‚ shot to death 1972 - Tom Manders‚ Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus)‚ dies at 50 1973 - Doc Hayes‚ American basketball coach (Southern Methodist University 1947-67)‚ dies in an auto accident at 67 2008 - John Yates‚ Anglican bishop (Bishop of Lambeth)‚ dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »