Historical Events1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side1967 - Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey; 27 die2012 - Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division2018 - Outline of 5,000-year-old henge is discovered at Newgrange, Ireland, through drought and drone footage2022 - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives just before leaving office amid nationwide protests and economic unrestMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1895 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (played Ted Roosevelt in 7 movies, Rosemary's Baby), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 1973)1913 - Dave Garroway, American TV host (Today Show, 1951-61), born in Schnectady, New York (d. 1982)1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, born in Vidalenzo, Italy (d. 2014)1941 - Lut Tomsin, Belgian actress and director (Knock on the Door), born in Tongeren, Belgium1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian auto racer (Monaco F1 GP 2004; German Formula 3 Series 1996), born in Pescara, ItalyMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1762 - James Bradley, English astronomer, 3rd Royal, discovered Earth's nutation motion, dies at 691965 - Photis Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer, dies at 691997 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina (The Turning Point), dies at 922012 - Richard Darryl Zanuck, American Academy Award-winning film producer, dies from a heart attack at 772020 - Chuck Hulse, American auto racer (USAC Champ Car Series, 26 x top 10 finishes), dies at 92More Famous Deaths