Historical Events1703 - Great storm of 1703 hits Southern England - thousands killed, Royal Navy losses 13 ships and around 1,500 seamen1924 - German election (Social Democrats win, Nazis and Communists lose)1941 - The Imperial Japanese Navy, with 353 planes, attacks the US fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, killing 2,403 people1964 - George Harrison changes his music publishing company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs2020 - Australian states celebrate "Freedom Day" easing COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and New South WalesMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1557 - Girolamo Trombetti [Cavallari], Italian singer, trombonist, composer (Sustinuimus pacem), and maestro di cappella (San Giovanni de Monti, 1591-1628), baptized in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1628)1830 - Luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician (grafostatica), born in Pavia, Italy (d. 1903)1935 - Jean-Claude Casadesus, French conductor (Orchestre national de Lille, 1976-2016), born in Paris, France1954 - Bertn Osborne, Italian entertainer, born in Madrid, Spain1988 - Emily Browning, Australian actress (Ghost Ship), born in Melbourne, AustraliaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1498 - Alexander Hegius, German humanist and pioneering teacher of Erasmus and Pope Adrian VI, dies at about 651775 - Charles Saunders, British admiral, First Lord of the Admiralty, dies at about 601956 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor, dies at 771996 - Jose Donoso, Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits), dies at 722019 - Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist ('Le grand combat du XV de France'; 'Rugbymania: French flair attitude'), dies at 93More Famous Deaths