Historical Events 1827 - 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans 1943 - The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin 1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1981 - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record the single "Ebony and Ivory" 1992 - Larry Smith named 9th Commissioner of the CFL 2005 - 77th Academy Awards: "Million Dollar Baby"‚ Jamie Foxx‚ and Hilary Swank win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 272 - Constantine the Great‚ Emperor of Rome (306-37) who adopted Christianity‚ born in Naissus (d. 337) 1899 - Charles Best‚ American-Canadian medical scientist and co-discoverer of insulin‚ born in West Pembroke‚ Maine (d. 1978) 1901 - Horatio Luro‚ American horse trainer (43 x stakes winners; Decidedly‚ Northern Dancer)‚ born in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina (d. 1991) 1933 - Geoffrey Maitland Smith‚ CEO (Sears) 1933 - Edward Lucie-Smith‚ British poet and poetry critic‚ born in Kingston‚ Jamaica 1942 - Michel Forget‚ French Canadian actor‚ born in Montreal‚ Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1844 - Nicholas Biddle‚ US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier‚ dies at 85 1921 - Schofield Haigh‚ English cricket fast bowler (11 Tests‚ 24 wickets‚ BB 6/11; Yorkshire CCC)‚ dies from a stroke at 49 1958 - Harry Cohn‚ CEO (Columbia Pictures)‚ dies of a heart attack 1994 - Harold Acton‚ English-Italian historian and art collector‚ dies at 84 2008 - Myron Cope‚ American sports broadcaster (b. 1929) 2023 - Ricou Browning‚ American film stuntman (Creature from the Black Lagoon)‚ stunt co-ordinator (Thunderball)‚ director‚ and producer (Flipper)‚ dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »