Historical Events1831 - British explorer James Clark Ross discovers the magnetic North Pole on the west coast of Boothia peninsula1888 - California gets its 1st seismograph1941 - Germany occupies Crete after Allied evacuation1975 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Kathy Whitworth wins her 3rd LPGA C'ship by 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie1979 - Los Angeles passes its first homosexual rights billMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1804 - Mikhail Glinka, Novosspaskoye Russian composer (Kamarinskaya; Ruslan and Ludmilla), born in Novospasskoye, Smolensk, Russian Empire (d. 1857) [birth OS=May 20]1952 - enol Gne, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Trabzonspor) and manager (Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Beikta, Turkey), born in Trabzon, Turkey1968 - Larry Centers, American NFL fullback (Pro Bowl 1995, 96, 2001; All-Pro 1996; Super Bowl 2003; Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, NE Patriots), born in Tyler, Texas1974 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musician (Jagged Little Pill, "Ironic"; "You Oughta Know"), born in Ottawa, Ontario1975 - James Storm, American pro wrestler (TNA World Heavyweight Champion 2011; record 7 x TNA World Tag Team Champion), born in Franklin, TennesseeMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1710 - David Mitchell, Scottish admiral in the British Royal navy (b. 1642)1740 - Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (reasonable orthodoxy), dies at 831769 - Edward Holyoke, American academic and 9th President of Harvard University, dies at 791841 - David Wilkie, British painter, dies at 551992 - Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), diesMore Famous Deaths