Historical Events
1918 – Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany
1929 – Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building in New York
1942 – Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
1963 – New York Yankee catcher Elston Howard is first African-American to be voted AL MVP
1997 – “Bean” film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US
2017 – Danica Roem becomes the first US transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the US in North Virginia
Famous Birthdays
1955 – Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
1969 – Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian cyclist (Olympic 6th 1992, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American director and documentary producer (Super Size Me), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
1981 – Muhammad Hassan, American professional wrestler, born in Syracuse, New York
1990 – Courtney Marie Andrews, American singer-songwriter (Old Flowers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1995 – Bethany Mota, American video blogger, born in Merced County, California
Famous Deaths
1802 – Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, Austrian composer, dies at 50
1960 – Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69
1967 – Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71
1974 – Sandra Rivett, English nanny to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, allegedly bludgeoned to death by Mr Lucan at 29 before he mysteriously disappeared
1979 – Paolo Carlini, Italian actor (It Started in Naples), dies at 53
2006 – Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89