Historical Events1827 - Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander1863 - Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia1937 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins inaugural event by 3 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby1972 - Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard1983 - 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar, Rick Springfield, and Olivia Newton-John winMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1501 - Leonhard Fuchs, German physician and botanist (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants) for which the flowering plants and color Fuchsia is named after, born in Wemding, Bavaria (d. 1566)1905 - Franz Schmid, German climber (1st to ascend northside of Matterhorn 1931), born in Garmisch, Germany (d. 1992)1960 - John Crawford, American bass (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away), born in Palo Alto, California1961 - Brian Helgeland, American screenwriter (L.A. Confidential) and director (A Knight's Tale), born in Providence, Rhode Island1980 - Zooey Deschanel, American actress (Almost Famous; Elf; New Girl), and singer (She and Him), born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1882 - Alexander Bullock, American lawyer, politician, and 26th Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 651990 - Charles Hernu, French politician (Minister of Defense, 1981-85; Mayor of Villeurbanne, 1977-90), and environmental antagonist, dies at 661996 - Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (b. 1953)2013 - Robert F. Chew, American actor, dies from heart failure at 522014 - Francine Lalonde, Canadian politician (Member of Parliament for La Pointe-de-l'le), dies of cancer at 73More Famous Deaths