Historical Events1952 - American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter1955 - Captiol Records releases "In the Wee Small Hours", the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra; collection of melancholy ballads with arrangements by Nelson Riddle was an early example of a concept album and helped popularize the 12-inch format for non-classical recordings1959 - St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic and the Great Lakes opens to shipping1994 - Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan2015 - 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu in Nepal, killing 8000, leaving over 100,000 homeless, destroying many historic sitesMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1867 - Jean Demoor, Belgian physician and physiologist, born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1941)1869 - Karl Prohaska, Austrian composer, born in Mdling, Austria (d. 1927)1923 - Anita Bjrk, Swedish actress (Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People), born in Tllberg, Sweden (d. 2012)1949 - Michael Brown, American musician and songwriter (Don't Walk Away Renee), born in New York City (d. 2015)1994 - Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and actor (Seventeen Going Under), born in South Shields, EnglandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1960 - Amanullah Khan, Emir and King of Afghanistan (1919-28), dies at 671969 - Margarita Xirgu, Catalan stage actress, director and political radical (Bloody Wedding, Mariana Pineda), dies at 801990 - Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist Go!; The Other Side of 'Round Midnight), and actor ('Round Midnight), dies of kidney failure at 672000 - Lucien le Cam, French mathematician (b. 1924)2009 - John J. Marchi, American politician (NY Senate 1957-2006), dies at 87More Famous Deaths