Historical Events1534 - French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland1933 - Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms1945 - Soviet troops occupied Prague1992 - Revival of William Shakespeare's stage drama "Hamlet" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 45 performances1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa's first Black presidentMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1830 - Franois-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (law of Raoult), born in Fournes, France (d. 1901)1877 - Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, Austrian music educator and composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1954)1920 - Basil Kelly, Irish barrister, politician and judge (Lord Chief Justice), born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 2008)1928 - Arnold Rtel, Estonian agronomist and politician (President of Estonia, 2001-06), born in Pahavalla, Estonia (d. 2024)1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, IrelandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1954 - George Hirst, English cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies at 821968 - Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), dies from either an overdose, or as a result from a beating at 381972 - Rhys Gemmell, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ships singles and doubles 1921), dies at 762001 - Deborah Walley, American actress (b. 1943)2022 - Bob Lanier, American Basketball HOF center (8 x NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1974; Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks), dies at 73More Famous Deaths