Historical Events1938 - Bronze memorial statue of explorer Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx, New York1980 - The beginning of the first GPS epoch2009 - Israel begins an assault on the Gaza Strip2013 - The NHL reaches an agreement to end a 113 day lockout2021 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says country's five-year economic plan has failed at opening of a rare meeting of the Workers' PartyMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1595 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Savoyard grammarian and man of letters, born in Meximieux, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1650)1853 - Clement Reid, English geologist and paleobotanist, first to suggest a drowned land bridge between Britain and Europe (now called Doggerland), born in London (d. 1916)1899 - Sophie-Carmen "Sonia" Eckhardt-Gramatt, Russian-Canadian pianist and composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1974)1970 - John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams), born in Youngstown, Ohio1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player, born in Tampa, FloridaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1541 - Bernard van Orley, Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 521852 - Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for the blind, dies of tuberculosis at 431958 - Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 851995 - Joe Slovo, Latvian-South African attorney and politician (Secretary General of SACR), dies at 682008 - Yunus Mahomed, South African lawyer and activist (UDF), dies at 57More Famous Deaths