Historical Events
1920 – Home Rule Act passed by the British Parliament, dividing Ireland into two parts; it is rejected by the southern counties, where the Ango-Irish war continues for a year
1941 – Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets
1944 – U-575 sinks British corvette HMS Asphodel in the Atlantic Ocean killing 92 of the 97 men aboard
1945 – Patton’s 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge’s 1st Army
1951 – Ireland clinches their 7th Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff
2012 – 33rd Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: Louisville beats Cincinnati, 50-44
Famous Birthdays
1656 – Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician
1824 – Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1905)
1934 – Judith Jamison, artistic director (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
1957 – Matt Knudsen, American actor
1976 – Kisaki, Japanese musician
1982 – Timo Glock, German racing car driver
Famous Deaths
1940 – Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Blokkade, Ghetto, Merchant of Venice), dies at 68
1953 – Charles Gordon Curtis, American inventor (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92
1977 – Pieter Jan Bouman, Dutch sociologist and historian, dies at 74
1992 – Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. 1925)
1994 – Robert Shea, American author (Illuminatus!), dies of cancer at 61
2010 – Micky Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Man), dies of a brain tumour at 63