Historical Events 1861 - Augusta Arsenal seized by the Confederacy in Georgia (US Civil War) 1890 - National Afro-American League founded in Chicago by Timothy Thomas Fortune‚ one of earliest civil rights organizations in America 1919 - The Hotel Pennsylvania‚ at the time the world's largest‚ opens in Manhattan 1955 - Russia ends state of war with Germany 1987 - 3rd Sundance Film Festival: "Waiting for the Moon" and "The Trouble with Dick" (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic 1994 - Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1509 - Giovanni Morone‚ Italian cardinal‚ born in Milan‚ Italy (d. 1580) 1866 - Emile Vandervelde‚ President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938) 1957 - Andrew P. Harris‚ American politician and physician‚ born in New York City 1961 - Michele Tobin‚ American actress (Fitzpatricks)‚ born in Chicago‚ Illinois 1966 - Paul Ranheim‚ American NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers)‚ born in St. Louis‚ Missouri 1976 - Mario Haberfeld‚ Brazilian racing car driver‚ born in São Paulo‚ Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1627 - Louis Hébert‚ French apothecary‚ kings attorney and colonist of New France‚ dies at 51 or 52 1907 - René Pottier‚ French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906)‚ dies of suicide at 27 1963 - Wilson Kettle‚ of Newfoundland‚ dies at 102‚ leaving 582 living descendants 1975 - Charlotte Whitton‚ Canadian politician‚ Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56)‚ dies at 78 1995 - Tom Brugman‚ Dutch puppeteer (Brave Dodo)‚ dies at 62 1998 - Mohammad Yusuf Khan‚ prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65)‚ dies More Famous Deaths »