Historical Events 1915 - Pittsburgh Rebels' Frank Allen no-hits St Louis Terriers (Federal League)‚ 2-0 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 - Marshall Lin Biao named Mao's designated successor as the sole Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1996 - 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks and Dunn‚ Alan Jackson‚ and Patty Loveless win 2023 - Tucker Carlson‚ Fox News most popular prime-time host‚ is fired from the cable network More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Erastus Barnard Tyler‚ American businessman‚ merchant‚ and Brevet Major General (Union Army)‚ born in West Bloomfield‚ New York (d. 1891) 1828 - Robert Brank Vance‚ American politician‚ U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873-85)‚ born in Buncombe‚ North Carolina (d. 1899) 1889 - Lyubov Popova‚ Russian avant-garde artist and painter‚ born in Ivanovskoe‚ Moscow (d. 1924) 1889 - Stafford Cripps‚ British Labour politician‚ born in London (d. 1952) 1954 - Thomas Jennefelt‚ Swedish composer‚ chiefly of choral works (A Warning To The Rich; Villarosa Sequences)‚ born in Stuvsta‚ Sweden 1992 - Sean Rademaker‚ American actor (Kirkland Harrison-Another World)‚ born in Washington‚ D.C. More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1961 - (Joseph) Rosario Bourdon‚ French Canadian-American cellist‚ violinist‚ conductor‚ arranger and musical director (Victor Talking Machine Company‚ 1905-31; Symphonique de Montr&;eacute;al‚ 1935-44)‚ dies at 76 1967 - Frank Overton‚ American actor (Fail Safe; 12 O'Clock High (TV series‚ not film))‚ dies of a heart attack at 49 1983 - Rolf Stommelen‚ German auto racer (24 Hours of Daytona 1968‚ 78‚ 80‚ 82; 61 x F1 GP)‚ dies in a racing accident at 39 1986 - Wallis Simpson [Duchess of Windsor]‚ American divorcee whom British King Edward VIII abdicated his throne to marry‚ dies at 89 2011 - Sathya Sai Baba‚ Indian guru‚ spiritual figure‚ dies at 84 2011 - Colin Snedden‚ New Zealand cricket spin bowler (1 Test; Auckland)‚ dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »