Historical Events 1857 - University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia 1961 - Lazard Brothers Ltd draw a check for $334‚867‚807.68 1986 - NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy scores his 1‚000th point 1988 - 4th Sundance Film Festival: "Heat and Sunlight" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic 1988 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander wins 3rd Australian title; beats home town favourite Pat Cash 6-3‚ 6-7‚ 3-6‚ 6-1‚ 8-6 2013 - A Japanese Coast guard ship engages a Taiwanese activist ship in the Senkaku Islands dispute More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1712 - Georg Friedrich Schmidt‚ German engraver and etcher (court artist for King Frederick of Prussia and Empress Elizabeth of Russia)‚ born in Wandlitz (d. 1775) 1798 - Karl von Holtei‚ Silesian actor‚ playwright and author (Die Vagabunden)‚ born in Poland (d. 1880) 1828 - Adam Jacoby Slemmer‚ American Brigadier General (Union Army)‚ born in Montgomery County‚ Pennsylvania (d. 1868) 1886 - Henry King‚ Christiansburg Virginia‚ American film director (d. 1982) 1972 - Naoshi Mizuta‚ Japanese composer‚ born in Kōchi 1977 - Lenka Cenkova‚ Czech tennis player (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER)‚ born in Trinec‚ Czechia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 817 - Stefanus IV‚ Pope (816-17)‚ dies 1812 - Eligio Celestino‚ Italian violinist and composer‚ dies at 72 1948 - Arthur Liebehenschel‚ Polish Commandant at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp‚ executed for war crimes at 48 1995 - David Cole‚ American songwriter ( C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat")‚ and record producer (Mariah Carey‚ Aretha Franklin‚ James Brown)‚ dies at 32 2003 - (Giovanni) "Gianni"Agnelli‚ Italian industrialist‚ executive (President of Fiat Automobiles‚ 1966-96)‚ and Italian Senator-for-life (1991-)‚ dies of prostate cancer at 81 2012 - James Farentino‚ American actor (The Final Countdown; Dynasty; Mary)‚ dies of heart failure at 73 More Famous Deaths »