Historical Events
1926 – Montreal and Ottawa battle out just the second 0-0 tie in NHL history; dominant goalies are Clint Benedict (Maroons) and Alex Connell (Senators)
1971 – National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn’t resolved for 30 minutes
1976 – The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
1988 – Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jumps indoor world record (2.06 m)
1988 – Andre Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06)
2014 – Aberdeen, Washington unveils statue of a weeping Kurt Cobain at park named after the singer
Famous Birthdays
1779 – Augustus Callcott, English landscape painter, born in Kensington Gravel Pits, England (d. 1844)
1794 – William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)
1802 – Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist and composer, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1870)
1967 – Kurt Knudsen, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1971 – Shawn McKenzie, American programmer
1978 – Julia Jentsch, German actress
Famous Deaths
1855 – Joseph Hume, Scottish doctor and social reformer, dies at 78
1860 – Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, dies at 69
1911 – (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm, German-Baltic pianist and composer, dies at 76
1976 – Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies
2004 – J. J. Malone, American soul singer (“It’s A Shame”), dies of cancer at 68
2005 – John Raitt, American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; Pajama Game), dies from pneumonia at 88