Historical Events1800 - Luigi Chiaramonti elected Pope Pius VII1900 - Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries rediscovers Gregor Mendel's laws of heredity and genetics1972 - NBA's Cincinnati Royals, plagued by poor home attendance, announce they are moving franchise to Kansas City2013 - 7 people are killed after gunmen storm a bar in Cancun, Mexico2021 - UK police officer charged with the death of Sarah Everard, who disappeared walking home in south London, and whose death sparked debate about violence against womenMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1804 - Johann Strauss the Elder, Viennese violinist and composer (Radetzky March), born in Leopoldstadt, Austria (d. 1849)1898 - Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist, born in Sachikobavo, Georgia, Russian Empire (d. 1985)1917 - Macha Rosenthal, American critic and poet (Poetry as Confession), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1996)1938 - Eleanor Bron, British actress (Women in Love, Bedazzled), born in Stanmore, England1945 - Michael Martin Murphey, American country singer (Wildfire), born in Dallas, TexasMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1903 - Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 881917 - Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Duchess of Connaugh and Strathearn, dies of influenza at 561976 - Busby Berkeley [Enos], American film choreographer (42nd Street) and director (Strike Up The Band; They Made Me A Criminal), dies at 801991 - Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (Little Shop of Horrors; The Little Mermaid), dies of AIDS-related complications at 402023 - Jim Ferree, American golfer (1 x PGA Tour win; 2 x Senior PGA Tour wins), dies at 91More Famous Deaths