Historical Events1840 - The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished1966 - 18th Emmy Awards: "The Fugitive", Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore win1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel2001 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Cathy Freeman; Team: French Men's National Football team2018 - Stacey Abrams is the first black woman to be nominated as US state governor - for GeorgiaMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1660 - Andreas Schlter, German sculptor, baptized in Free Imperial City of Hamburg (d. 1714)1671 - Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1737)1930 - Harvey Milk, American politician, gay activist and first openly gay person elected to public office, born in Woodmere, New York (d. 1978)1936 - M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), born in New York City (d. 2005)2001 - Emma Chamberlain, American influencer (YouTube), born in San Mateo, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1667 - Alexander VII [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 681958 - Julien de Valckenaere, Belgian poet, dies at 601991 - Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 512022 - Dervla Murphy, Irish bicyclist and travel author (Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle; In Ethiopia with a Mule), dies at 902024 - Petri Sulonen, Finnish soccer defender (10 caps; TPS 319 games), dies from ALS at 60More Famous Deaths