Historical Events1924 - Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim1938 - "Yankee Clipper" completes first passenger flight over Atlantic1965 - Beatles' "VI" album goes to number 1 and stays at number 1 for 6 weeks2019 - Taylor Swift named the world's highest paid entertainer by Forbes earning $185 million in 20182023 - Torrential rains across New England and New York cause historic flooding, especially in Vermont's capital Montpellier, affecting two million people and causing one deathMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1902 - Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), born in Knigshtte, Upper Silesia (d. 1958)1921 - Jean "Jeff" Donnell, American actress (Gidget Goes to Rome, Hoedown, 9 Girls), born in Windham, Maine (d. 1988)1922 - Herb McKenley, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m relay 1952; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2007)1931 - Nick Adams [Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock], American actor (Johnny Yuma-Rebel), born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)1934 - Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi), born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 2012)More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1839 - Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist, and composer (Twelve Studies), dies at 611940 - Donald Francis Tovey, British musicologist and composer, dies at 641985 - Fernando Pereira, military activist, murdered2003 - Hartley Shawcross, British lawyer and politician, prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, dies at 1012023 - Marga Minco [Sara Menco], Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb), dies at 103More Famous Deaths