Historical Events1864 - Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri1906 - Belgian-British "Union Minire du Haut Katanga" mining company created in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo1948 - Flag of Israel is adopted1975 - Venezuela and foreign oil companies agree on nationalization as of January 1, 19762020 - Global COVID-19 cases increased by a record 500,000 for the first time, rising 25% in less than two weeks, according to ReutersMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1718 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary and geographer, born in Kottori, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1793)1909 - Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (Primrose Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra, 1947-60) and pedagogue (Indiana University, 1960-95), born in Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Brest, Belarus) (d. 1995)1949 - Caitlyn Jenner [born Bruce Jenner], American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1976), TV personality ('Keeping Up with the Kardashians') and prominent transgender figure, born in Mt Kisco, New York1967 - Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director, known for "Touching the Void", born in Glasgow, Scotland1974 - Braden Looper, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Weatherford, OklahomaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1627 - Jahangir, 4th Mughal Emperor of India (1605-27), dies at 581708 - Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Anne of England, dies at 551973 - Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer (b. 1889)1996 - William Downie Forrest, Scottish foreign correspondent (Spanish Civil War, WWII), dies at 941997 - Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71More Famous Deaths