Historical Events1962 - Martin Walser's play "Esche und Angora" premieres in Berlin1968 - WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting1990 - PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on the Civil War2017 - Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th National Day celebrations2022 - Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, with some Ukrainian citizens forced to vote at gunpointMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1865 - Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnars Hungary (d. 1947)1867 - Draga Main, Queen of Serbia and wife of King Alexander I, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia (d. 1903)1871 - Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opono, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)1925 - Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996)1946 - Franz Fischler, Austrian politician and EU's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (19952004), born in Absam, AustriaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1764 - Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)1797 - Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 571994 - John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 592004 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 862023 - Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83More Famous Deaths