Historical Events1892 - US shoemaker Homer A. Plessy refuses to go to in a segregated RR car (US Supreme Court Plessy v Ferguson)1944 - Deportation of 70,000 Jews from d, Poland, to Auschwitz and other extermination camp begins1949 - Siam changes name to Thailand1991 - 123rd Belmont Stakes: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:282020 - Lockdowns for COVID-19 in Europe saved 3 million lives according to study by Imperial College LondonMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1926 - Cranley Onslow, British politician (C), born in Bexhill (d. 2001)1928 - Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018)1929 - Earl Ferrers, 13th Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Department of Environment), born in England (d. 2012)1952 - Lindka Cierach, British couturier and fashion designer for European royals, born in British Crown colony of Basutoland1960 - Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red - "Hodling Back the Years", "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, EnglandMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1768 - Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), dies at 501803 - Jean Noel Paquot, Belgian theologian and historian, dies at 801998 - Maria Reiche, German-Peruvian mathematician and archaeologist specializing in Nazca lines, dies of cancer at 952021 - John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), dies at 822023 - Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), dies at 87More Famous Deaths