Historical Events1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz1815 - Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples1942 - Cigarettes and candy rationed in Holland1957 - USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test1972 - 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires‚ Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas2019 - Four tiny sweat bees removed alive from a woman';s eye in world';s first operation of its kind at Fooyin University Hospital‚ TaiwanMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1925 - Bernard Moitessier‚ French sailor‚ vagabond and author who famously led the 1st non-stop‚ singlehanded‚ round the world yacht race before sailing a 2nd lap of the world back to Tahiti‚ born in Saigon‚ French Vietnam (d. 1994)1932 - Mae Faggs‚ American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1952)‚ born in Mays Landing‚ New Jersey (d. 2000)1948 - Fred Smith‚ American rock bassist (Television - ";Marquee Moon";; Blondie‚ 1974-75)‚ born in New York City1958 - Bob Bell‚ British engineer and Chief Technical Officer of the Renault Formula One team‚ born in Belfast‚ Northern Ireland1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto‚ Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids)‚ born in Nara‚ Japan1981 - Liz McClarnon‚ British singer (Atomic Kitten)‚ born in LiverpoolMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1640 - Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau‚ French abbess and daughter of William I of Orange‚ dies at 601885 - Jan Hendrik Scholten‚ Dutch radical theologist (Free Will)‚ dies at 731979 - Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi]‚ Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze; The Godfather (I and II; 16 Fellini films)‚ dies from a coronary thrombosis at 671986 - Linda Creed‚ American singer and songwriter (";The Greatest Love Of All";)‚ dies of breast cancer at 371994 - Sam B. Hall‚ American politician and judge (Rep (D) Texas 1976-85)‚ dies at 702005 - Al Lucas‚ American football player (b. 1978)More Famous Deaths