Historical Events
474 – Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor
1535 – Francisco Pizarro founds the city of Lima in Peru
1919 – The Paris peace conference (aka the Versailles peace conference) opens to draw up the treaties formally ending the Great War (WWI)
1977 – Pakistan cricket all-rounder Imran Khan takes 6 for 63 in the Australian 2nd innings for a match total of 12 to lead his side to an easy 8 wicket 3rd Test win in Sydney
1991 – Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy’s Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 mins
2004 – NFC Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia: Carolina Panthers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3
Famous Birthdays
885 – Daigo, 60th Emperor of Japan (897-930), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 930)
1904 – Henri-Georges Adam, French engraver and sculptor (Grand Nude), born in Paris, France (d. 1967)
1918 – Adriano Mandarino Hypolito, Brazilian priest, born in Aracaju, State of Sergipe, Brazil (d. 1996)
1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer, songwriter, and home recording pioneer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American MLB catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Glendale, California
1975 – Derek Smith, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in American Fork, Utah
Famous Deaths
1769 – Hakuin Ekaku, Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), dies in Japan
1892 – Anton Anderledy, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
1977 – Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80
1991 – Hamilton Fish III, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 102
1997 – Paul Tsongas, (Sen-D-Mass), dies at 55
2000 – Jester Hairston, American actor (That’s My Mama, Amen), dies at 98