Historical Events1477 - Duchess Maria of Burgundy ends the 'Great Privilege' in states of The Netherlands1948 - WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting1969 - Libya adopts constitution1993 - 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)2000 - 66th Heisman Trophy Award: Chris Weinke, Florida State (QB)More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1882 - Max Born, German physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1970)1954 - Gulaugur Kristinn ttarsson, Icelandic rock guitarist (Dense Time), and electronic engineer, born in Reykjavk, Iceland1966 - Terry Sharpe, Irish rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland1987 - Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer, born in Chiinu, Moldova1988 - Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New ZealandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1582 - Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (15671573)), dies at about 751884 - Samuel Greene, American naval commander inboard USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads, commits suicide at 451938 - Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian pacifist and internationalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), dies at 691968 - Nadine Riga, American actress, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 592024 - Mamiya Michio, Japanese composer (Narukami; Grave of the Fireflies), dies at 95More Famous Deaths