Historical Events1890 - African American inventor William Purvis receives a patent for the fountain pen1956 - Indian batsman Vinoo Mankad scores 231 v NZ, 413 opening stand with Roy1974 - Gasoline rationing begins in the Netherlands1990 - Lynn Jennings runs world record indoor 5km indoor at 15:22.642001 - 27th People's Choice Awards: Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Drew Carey and Jennifer Aniston win (TV)More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1827 - Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer; introduced Universal Standard Time, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 1915)1948 - Steve Sheetz, American businessman, philanthropist and chief executive of Sheetz convenience stores (1984-95), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2026)1965 - Five for Fighting [Vladimir John Ondrasik], American soft rock-pop pianist, singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Superman (It's Not Easy)"; "100 Years"), born in Los Angeles, California1977 - John Gidding, American architect and TV host (Designed to Sell), born in Istanbul, Turkey1991 - Eden Hazard, Belgian soccer midfielder (126 caps; Lille, Chelsea 245 games, Real Madrid), born in La Louvire, BelgiumMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1783 - William Tans'ur, English hymnist, dies at 761892 - Muammad Tawfq Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (1879-92), dies at 391974 - Charles Alfred Coulson, British chemist (theoretical), dies at 631980 - Sarah Selby, American actress (Tower of London), dies at 742015 - Tadeusz Konwicki, Polish writer (Bohin Manor) and film director, dies at 88More Famous Deaths