Historical Events 1917 - Victor Herbert and Harry Blossom's operetta "Eileen"‚ loosely based on a novel by Herbert's grandfather‚ premieres at Shubert Theater‚ New York City 1946 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1953 - 25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth"‚ Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1965 - Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania 1981 - Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 2016 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‚ directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill‚ first premieres in Mexico City More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1593 - Georges de la Tour‚ French painter of candlelit scenes‚ born in Vic-sur-Seille‚ Duchy of Lorraine (d. 1652) 1917 - Constantin "Dinu" Lipatti‚ Romanian classical pianist and composer‚ born in Bucharest‚ Kingdom of Romania (d. 1950) 1930 - Bill Henderson‚ American jazz singer ("Señor Blues")‚ and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo")‚ born in Chicago‚ Illinois (d. 2016) 1975 - Antonio Daniels‚ NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1982 - Brad Jones‚ Australian footballer 1999 - Tatum McCann‚ American actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1797 - Philip Hayes‚ English composer‚ dies at 58 1897 - Antoine T. d'Abbadie‚ French explorer (Ethiopia)‚ dies at 87 1945 - Fritz Fromm‚ German supreme commander of Reserve army‚ executed 1995 - Gerard Tebroke‚ 5/10 km-dasher‚ dies at 45 1999 - Bob Cato‚ American photographer‚ graphic artist and Grammy Award-winning album cover designer (Columbia Records; United Artists)‚ of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 75 2009 - Ion Dolănescu‚ Romanian singer and politician (b. 1944) More Famous Deaths »