Historical Events 1883 - 1st telephone call between NY and Chicago 1905 - A group of Cretans dedicated to Crete's union with Greece led by Eleutherios Venizelos‚ meet at the village of Therisso and proclaim a union in defiance of the Great Powers 1979 - 10 rebounds and 10 assists‚ as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Penn Mich State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts 1990 - Indian troops leave Sri Lanka 1999 - "The Matrix" film written and directed by The Wachowskis‚ starring Keanu Reeve‚ Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres 2013 - Scotland defeats Sweden to win the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1919 - John J. Duncan Sr.‚ American politician (Rep-R-TN‚ 1965-1988)‚ born in Huntsville‚ Tennessee (d. 1988) 1938 - David Irving‚ British historian 1951 - Dougie Thompson‚ Scottich bassist (Supertramp - "Bloody Well Right")‚ born in Glasgow‚ Scotland 1957 - Scott J Horowitz‚ PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 75‚ 82)‚ born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania 1960 - Kelly LeBrock‚ American actress (Weird Science‚ Woman in Red)‚ born in New York City 1977 - Natalie Hemby (Wrucke)‚ American Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter (Miranda Lambert - "Only Prettier"; "Automatic"; Toby Keith - "Drinks After Work")‚ and singer (The Highwomen)‚ born in Bloomington‚ Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1396 - Walter Hilton‚ English mystic 1563 - Hosokawa Harumoto‚ Japanese military leader (b. 1514) 1823 - Cornelis van Foreest‚ Dutch politician‚ Mayor of Alkmaar‚ dies at 66 1993 - John Hersey‚ American author (Hiroshima‚ Bell for Adano‚ Wall)‚ dies at 78 2010 - Robert Culp‚ American actor‚ screenwriter‚ voice actor‚ and director (I Spy‚ Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice)‚ dies at 79 2020 - Albert Uderzo‚ French cartoonist and script writer (Asterix comic books)‚ dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »