Historical Events1800 - Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)1918 - Train accident at Weesp Netherlands, kills 421969 - San Francisco Giant Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player1973 - ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics1999 - Bomb explodes in Moscow, Russia, killing at least 119 peopleMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1893 - Larry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (Original Dixieland Jazz Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1953)1903 - Claudette Colbert, French-born American actress (It Happened One Night, Texas Lady), born in Paris (d. 1996)1980 - Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece1982 - Nen, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in So Carlos, Brazil1996 - Playboi Carti [Jordan Carter], American rapper (Whole Lotta Red), born in Riverdale, GeorgiaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1759 - James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, dies in battle at 321902 - John Horace Forney, American engineer and Major General in Confederate Army, dies at 731906 - Georges Jacobi, German violinist, composer (The Black Crook), and conductor (Alhambra Theatre, London, 1872-98), dies at 661971 - Paul Blackburn, American poet, and editor (Black Mountain Review), dies of esophageal cancer at 442001 - Jaroslav Drobn, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French Open 1951-52), dies of a stroke at 79More Famous Deaths