Historical Events 1855 - Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1993 - In a landmark case‚ Mohamed Tabet‚ police commissioner of Casablanca‚ is convicted of sexually abusing over 1‚500 women and sentenced to death 1997 - France beats Scotland‚ 47-20 at Parc des Princes‚ Paris to claim an 11th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and 5th Triple Crown; fly-half Christophe Lamaison lands 6 penalties and 3 conversions 2013 - Justin Timberlake releases his 3rd studio album "The 20/20 Experience" (2013 Billboard Album of the Year) 2013 - 16 people are killed by a fireworks accident in Tlaxcala‚ Mexico 2017 - Dutch elections; Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD party win 33 seats vs against 20 for right wing Geert Wilder's Party of Freedom More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1821 - Johann Josef Loschmidt‚ Austrian scientist (d. 1895) 1913 - Lex Goudsmit‚ Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof‚ Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend)‚ born in Brussels‚ Belgium (d. 1999) 1916 - Geert Lubberhuizen‚ Dutch publisher (Busy Bee)‚ born in Schoten‚ Netherlands (d. 1984) 1961 - Craig Ludwig‚ American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)‚ born in Rhinelander‚ Wisconsin 1964 - Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy]‚ American rock vocalist (Somebody's Watching Me)‚ born in Detroit‚ Michigan 1972 - Mark Hoppus‚ American rock singer and bass player (+44; blink-182)‚ born in Ridgecrest‚ California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1891 - Théodore de Banville‚ French writer‚ dies at 67 1983 - Rebecca West [Cicely Isabel Fairfield]‚ English author (Meaning of Treason)‚ dies at 90 1983 - José Luis Sert‚ Spanish-American architect and urban developer‚ dies at 80 2011 - Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel]‚ British reggae singer ("Police Officer"; "Cockney Translation")‚ dies from a self-inflicted stab wound at 48 2022 - Lu Liang-Huan‚ Taiwanese golfer (British Open 1971 runner-up)‚ dies at 85 2023 - Dorothy Bohm‚ German-born British pioneering street photographer‚ dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »