Historical Events 1799 - Austria declares war on France 1857 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra" premieres in Venice 1896 - 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) 2002 - Animated film "Ice Age" directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha‚ with voices by Denis Leary and John Leguizamo premieres 2017 - Irene Sankoff and David Hein's musical drama "Come From Away" opens at Schoenfeld Theatre‚ NYC 2019 - Dozens charged in US college admission scandal by US federal prosecutors‚ including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1837 - Alexandre Guilmant‚ French organist (La Trinitié‚ 1871-901)‚ composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum‚ 1894-1911)‚ born in Meudon‚ France (d. 1911) 1921 - Max de Metz‚ Dutch publisher and translator (d. 1993) 1931 - William "Billie" Thomas‚ American child actor (Buckwheat- Our Gang)‚ born in Los Angeles‚ California (d. 1980) 1938 - Tona Scherchen-Hsiao‚ German-Chinese composer (Yi; Lo; Shen)‚ born in Neuchâtel‚ Switzerland 1957 - Jerry Levine‚ American actor ("Born on the Fourth of July")‚ born in New Brunswick‚ New Jersey 1960 - Eldine Baptiste‚ cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80's) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1902 - John Peter Altgeld‚ German-American politician (Governor of Illinois‚ 1893-97)‚ known for pardoning of Haymarket anarchists‚ dies of a cerebral hemorrhage‚ while delivering a speech‚ at 54 1916 - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach‚ Austrian writer (The Child of the Parish)‚ dies at 39 1929 - Asa Griggs Candler‚ American businessman (developed Coca-Cola into a company)‚ dies at 77 1949 - Maria "Beppie" Bakker‚ Dutch actress abd wife of Piet Vink Sr‚ dies at 95 1950 - L Heinrich Mann‚ German/American writer (Between the Races)‚ dies at 78 1993 - Michael Kanin‚ American director‚ writer and actor (Woman of the Year‚ Teacher's Pet)‚ dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »