Historical Events1440 - Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)1949 - UN International Court of Justice holds Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages1972 - New Zealand cricket opening batsmen Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis (187) make 387 partnership in 4th Test v WI in Georgetown‚ Guyana1992 - Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)2013 - 37 people are killed and 850 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Iran2021 - Uganda opposition party National Unity Platform Party‚ headed by Bobi Wine‚ claims 623 people have been abducted and tortured by the government of President Yoweri MuseveniMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1753 - Pieter Paulus‚ Dutch Patriot and President of the First National Assembly in The Hague‚ born in Axel‚ Netherlands (d. 1796)1785 - Sibrandus Stratingh‚ Dutch physician and chemist (electric car)‚ born in Adorp‚ Netherlands (d. 1841)1865 - Erich Ludendorff‚ German general during World War I‚ born in Kruszewnia‚ Prussia (d. 1937)1905 - J. William Fulbright‚ American senator from Arkansas‚ known for opposition to the Vietnam War)‚ born in Sumner‚ Missouri (d. 1995)1936 - Michael Somare‚ British foreign affairs minister (Paupa and New Guinea)‚ born in Rabaul‚ Territory of New Guinea1943 - Terry Knight [Knapp]‚ American rock singer‚ manager‚ and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad)‚ born in Lapeer‚ Michigan (d. 2004)More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1681 - Alfonso Marsh‚ English composer and lutenist‚ dies at 541806 - William V of Orange‚ Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic‚ dies at 581922 - Patrick Manson‚ Scottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine)‚ dies at 771945 - Wilhelm Canaris‚ German admiral and head of Germany military intelligence‚ hanged by the Nazi regime for treason at 581970 - Gustaf Tenggren‚ Swedish-American artist and chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company during the 1930s (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs‚ Fantasia‚ Bambi‚ Pinocchio)‚ dies at 731976 - Akio Yashiro‚ Japanese composer‚ dies at 46More Famous Deaths