Historical Events
1770
The Boston Massacre: British soldiers fire into a crowd, killing 5 colonists.
1946
Winston Churchill gives his "Iron Curtain" speech, marking the start of the Cold War.
1953
Joseph Stalin dies after a stroke.
1963
Patsy Cline, the country music singer, dies in a plane crash.
1982
John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose.
Famous Birthdays
1512
Gerardus Mercator
Flemish cartographer who created the Mercator projection map.
1770
Samson Raphael Hirsch
German rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism.
1853
Howard Pyle
American illustrator and author known for his illustrated versions of Robin Hood.
1936
Dean Stockwell
American actor known for Quantum Leap.
1958
Andy Gibb
English-Australian singer and brother of the Bee Gees.
