Historical Events1939 - Glamour magazine begins publishing1945 - Yugoslavia government of Josep Broz Tito forms1959 - "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 performances1998 - 19th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Connecticut beats Syracuse, 69-642024 - Sweden officially joins NATO as the alliance's 32nd member, abandoning its 200-year policy of neutralityMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1556 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621)1844 - Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader and philatelist, born in New Canaan, Connecticut (d. 1915)1942 - Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire), born in Albany, Georgia1960 - Ivan Lendl, Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic1967 - Randel "Randy" Guss, American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), born in Detroit, MichiganMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1810 - Albertus Henricus Wiese, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 481891 - Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian philologist, dies at 771964 - Franz Alexander, Hungarian-American pioneering psychoanalyst (pioneered psychosomatic medicine), dies at 731991 - Greta Schoon, German poet, and kindergarten teacher, dies at 812002 - Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein], French artist known for his works used on music album covers (Santana's Abraxus; Miles Davis' Bitches Brew; Osibisa's Heads; Jon Hassel's Dream Theory), dies at 69More Famous Deaths