Historical Events 1939 - The Irish Republican Army (IRA) begins a 14 month long bombing campaign in England 1949 - KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles‚ CA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause 1972 - Super Bowl VI‚ Tulane Stadium‚ New Orleans‚ LA: Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins‚ 24-3; MVP: Roger Staubach‚ Dallas‚ QB 1985 - "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds 2016 - First ever flower grown in space - a zinnia aboard the International Space Station using NASA Veggie system More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1672 - Francesco Mancini‚ Neapolitan composer‚ born in Naples‚ Kingdom of Naples‚ Spanish Empire (d. 1737) 1928 - Pilar Lorengar [Lorenza Pilar García]‚ Aragones soprano‚ born in El Gancho‚ Zaragoza‚ Spain (d. 1996) 1938 - Michael Pataki‚ American actor (Get Christie Love)‚ born in Youngstown‚ Ohio 1950 - (Kemji) "Damo" Suzuki‚ Japanese rock singer (Can; Damo Suzuki's Network)‚ born in Japan 1950 - Jesse Dizon‚ American actor‚ born in Oceanside‚ California 1996 - Jennie Kim‚ South Korean singer and actress (Blackpink)‚ born in Seoul‚ South Korea More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1917 - George Dewey‚ U.S. Admiral of the Navy‚ won Battle of Manila Bay‚ dies at 79 1919 - Jaroslav Jeremiáš‚ Czech pianist and composer‚ dies at 19 1924 - Maurice de Plessys‚ French poet (Palace Occidental)‚ dies at 59 1942 - Prince Arthur‚ Duke of Connaught and Strathearn‚ Governor General of Canada (1911-16)‚ dies at 91 1979 - Peter Butterworth‚ British actor and comedian (Carry On)‚ dies of a heart attack at 63 1998 - Dimitris Horn‚ Greek actor (A Girl in Black)‚ dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »