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Events
8
–
Roman Empire
general
Tiberius
defeats
Dalmatians
on the river
Bathinus
.
435
– Deposed
Patriarch of Constantinople
Nestorius
, considered the originator of
Nestorianism
, is exiled by
Byzantine Emperor
Theodosius II
to a
monastery
in
Egypt
.
881
–
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu
:
Louis III of France
defeats the
Vikings
, an event celebrated in the poem
Ludwigslied
1492
–
Christopher Columbus
sets sail from
Palos de la Frontera
,
Spain
.
1492 – The
Jews
of
Spain
are expelled by the
Catholic Monarchs
.
1527
– First known letter is sent from
North America
by
John Rut
while at
St. John's
,
Newfoundland
.
1645
–
Thirty Years' War
:
Second Battle of Nördlingen
.
1678
–
Robert LaSalle
builds the
Le Griffon
, the first known ship built on the
Great Lakes
.
1783
–
Mount Asama
erupts in
Japan
, killing 35,000 people.
1811
– First ascent of
Jungfrau
, third highest summit in the
Bernese Alps
.
1852
– First
Boat Race
between
Yale
and
Harvard
, the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
Harvard won.
1860
– The
Second Maori War
begins in
New Zealand
.
1900
– The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
is founded.
1913
–
Wheatland Hop Riot
.
1914
–
World War I
:
Germany
declares war against
France
.
1916
– World War I:
Battle of Romani
– Allied forces, under the command of
Archibald Murray
, defeat an attacking
Ottoman army
, under the command of
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
, securing the
Suez Canal
, and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai.
1923
–
Calvin Coolidge
is sworn in as the 30th
President of the United States
in the early morning following the death of
Warren G.
Harding
the previous day.
1934
–
Adolf Hitler
becomes the supreme leader of
Germany
by joining the offices of
President
and
Chancellor
into
Führer
.
1936
–
Jesse Owens
wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the
Berlin Olympics
.
1940
–
World War II
: Forces of
Italy
begin the invasion of British Somaliland
.
1948
–
Whittaker Chambers
accuses
Alger Hiss
of being a
communist
and a
spy
for the
Soviet Union
.
1949
– The
National Basketball Association
is founded in the
United States
.
1958
– The
nuclear
submarine
travels beneath the
Arctic
ice cap.
1960
–
Niger
gains independence from
France
.
1972
– The
United States Senate
ratifies the
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
.
1975
– A privately chartered
Boeing 707
crashes into the mountainside near
Agadir
,
Morocco
killing 188.
1977
– The United States Senate hearing on
MKULTRA
.
1981
–
Senegalese
opposition parties, under the leadership of
Mamadou Dia
, launch the
Antiimperialist Action Front-Suxxali Reew Mi
.
1997
–
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre
in
Algeria
; 40-76 villagers killed.
2001
– The
Real IRA
detonates a car bomb
in
Ealing
,
London
,
U.K
injuring seven people.
2004
– The pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty
reopens after being closed since the
September 11 attacks
.
2005
– President
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
of
Mauritania
is overthrown in a
military coup
while attending the funeral of
King Fahd
in
Saudi Arabia
.
Births
1509
–
Étienne Dolet
, French scholar (d. 1546)
1692
–
John Henley
, English clergyman (d. 1759)
1770
– King
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
(d. 1840)
1801
–
Joseph Paxton
, English gardener (d. 1865)
1808
–
Hamilton Fish
, American politician (d. 1893)
1811
–
Elisha Graves Otis
, American inventor (d. 1861)
1817
–
Archduke Albert
, Austrian general (d. 1895)
1832
–
Ivan Zajc
, Croatian composer (d. 1914)
1850
–
Reginald Heber Roe
, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. 1926)
1855
–
Joe Hunter
, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
1856
–
Alfred Deakin
, 2nd
Prime Minister of Australia
(d. 1919)
1860
–
W.
K.
Dickson
, Scottish inventor (d. 1935)
1867
–
Stanley Baldwin
,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(d. 1947)
1872
– King
Haakon VII of Norway
(d. 1957)
1887
–
Rupert Brooke
, English poet (d. 1915)
1894
–
Harry Heilmann
, American baseball player (d. 1951)
1895
–
Neva Morris
, American
supercentenarian
1895 –
Marguerite Nichols
, American actress (d. 1941)
1899
–
Louis Chiron
, Monegasque race car driver (d. 1979)
1900
–
Ernie Pyle
, American war correspondent (d. 1945)
1900 –
John T.
Scopes
, American defendant (d. 1970)
1901
–
Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński
, Polish Catholic prelate (d. 1981)
1902
–
Regina Jonas
, German rabbi (d. 1944)
1903
–
Habib Bourguiba
, Tunisian politician (d. 2000)
1904
–
Clifford D.
Simak
, American author (d. 1988)
1905
–
Dolores del Río
, Mexican actress (d. 1983)
1905 –
Franz Cardinal König
, Austrian Catholic archbishop (d. 2004)
1911
–
Alex McCrindle
, Scottish actor (d. 1990)
1913
–
Mel Tolkin
, Ukrainian television comedy writer (d. 2007)
1915
–
Frank Arthur Calder
, Canadian politician and Nisga'a statesman (d. 2006)
1915 –
Pete Newell
, American basketball coach (d. 2008)
1916
–
Shakeel Badayuni
, Indian poet and lyricist (d. 1970)
1916 –
José Manuel Moreno
, Argentine footballer (d. 1978)
1917
–
Les Elgart
, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1995)
1918
–
Sidney Gottlieb
, American CIA official (d. 1999)
1918 –
Larry Haines
, American actor (d. 2008)
1920
–
P.
D.
James
, English novelist
1920 –
Charlie Shavers
, American trumpet player (d. 1971)
1920 –
Elmar Tampõld
, Estonian/Canadian architect
1921
–
Marilyn Maxwell
, American actress (d. 1972)
1921 –
Hayden Carruth
, American poet and literary critic (d. 2008)
1923
–
Shenouda III of Alexandria
, Pope of
Coptic Christianity
1924
–
Leon Uris
, American novelist (d. 2003)
1925
–
Marv Levy
, American football coach
1926
–
Tony Bennett
, American singer
1926 –
Anthony Sampson
, British journalist (d. 2004)
1927
–
Gordon Scott
, American actor (d. 2007)
1928
–
Cécile Aubry
, French actress
1928 –
Henning Moritzen
, Danish actor
1933
–
Pat Crawford
, Australian cricketer
1934
–
Haystacks Calhoun
, American professional wrestler (d. 1989)
1934 –
Jonas Savimbi
, Angolan political leader (d. 2002)
1934 –
Michael Chapman
, British classical bassoonist (d. 2005)
1935
–
Georgi Shonin
, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1997)
1935 –
Vic Vogel
, Canadian pianist, composer and bandleader
1937
–
Steven Berkoff
, English actor
1937 –
Roland Burris
, American politician, junior senator of Illinois
1937 –
Duncan Sharpe
, Former Pakistani cricketer
1938
–
Terry Wogan
, Irish television presenter
1939
–
Jimmy Nicol
, English musician
1939 –
Apoorva Sengupta
, Indian cricketer
1940
–
Lance Alworth
, American football player
1940 –
Martin Sheen
, American actor
1941
–
Beverly Lee
, American singer (
Shirelles
)
1941 –
Martha Stewart
, American media personality
1944
–
Nino Bravo
, Spanish singer (d. 1973)
1945
–
Eamon Dunphy
, Irish footballer
1946
–
Jack Straw
, British politician
1946 –
Syreeta Wright
, American singer and songwriter (d. 2004)
1948
–
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
, Prime Minister of France
1950
–
John Landis
, American film director
1950
–
Jo Marie Payton
, American Actress
1951
–
Marcel Dionne
, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 –
Jay North
, American actor
1952
–
Osvaldo Ardiles
, Argentine footballer
1952 –
Loles León
, Spanish actress
1954
–
Gary Peters
, English footballer
1955
–
Corey Burton
, American voice actor
1956
–
Abhisit Vejjajiva
, Thai politician
1956 –
Balwinder Sandhu
, Indian cricketer
1958
–
Ana Kokkinos
, Greek/Australian film director
1958 –
Lambert Wilson
, French actor
1959
–
John C.
McGinley
, American actor
1959 –
Martin Atkins
, English musician
1959 –
Mike Gminski
, American basketball player
1959 –
Koichi Tanaka
, Japanese scientist,
Nobel laureate
1960
–
Tim Mayotte
, American tennis player
1960 –
Gopal Sharma
, Indian cricketer
1961
–
Lee Rocker
, American musician (
Stray Cats
)
1961 –
Molly Hagan
, American actress
1963
–
James Hetfield
, American musician (
Metallica
)
1963 –
Ed Roland
, American musician (
Collective Soul
)
1963 –
Isaiah Washington
, American actor
1963 –
Lisa Ann Walter
, American actress
1964
–
Lucky Dube
, South African reggae musician (d. 2007)
1964 –
Nate McMillan
, American basketball player and coach
1966
–
Eric Esch
, American boxer
1967
–
Mathieu Kassovitz
, French film director and screenwriter
1968
–
Rod Beck
, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1970
–
Masahiro Sakurai
, Japanese video game developer
1970 –
Stephen Carpenter
, American musician (
Deftones
)
1970 –
Manmohan Waris
, Punjabi Singer
1971
–
Forbes Johnston
, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
1972
–
Sandis Ozoliņš
, Latvian ice hockey player
1973
–
Jay Cutler
, American bodybuilder
1973 –
Nikos Dabizas
, Greek footballer
1973 –
Michael Ealy
, American actor
1975
–
Argiro Strataki
, Greek heptathlete
1976
–
Troy Glaus
, American baseball player
1977
–
Tom Brady
, American football player
1977 –
Tómas Lemarquis
, Icelandic actor
1977 –
Óscar Pereiro
, Spanish cyclist
1978
–
Joi Chua
, Singaporean female singer
1978 –
Mariusz Jop
, Polish footballer
1979
–
Evangeline Lilly
, Canadian model and actress
1980
–
Dominic Moore
, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 –
Brandan Schieppati
, American singer (
Bleeding Through
)
1983
–
Mamie Gummer
, American actress
1983 –
Mark Reynolds
, American baseball player
1984
–
Jon Foster
, American actor
1984 –
Yasin Avci
, Danish footballer
1984 –
Ryan Lochte
, American swimmer
1984 –
Sunil Chetri
, Indian footballer
1985
–
Sonny Bill Williams
, New Zealand rugby league footballer
1986
–
Charlotte Casiraghi
, Monegasque royalty
1987 –
Kim Hyung Joon
, Korean singer (
SS501
)
1993
–
Yurina Kumai
, Japanese singer
Deaths
1460
– King
James II of Scotland
(b. 1430)
1527
–
Scaramuccia Trivulzio
, Italian cardinal
1546
–
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
, Italian architect (b. 1484)
1546 –
Étienne Dolet
, French scholar and printer (b. 1509)
1604
–
Bernardino de Mendoza
, Spanish military commander
1621
–
Guillaume du Vair
, French writer (b. 1556)
1667
–
Francesco Borromini
, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)
1712
–
Joshua Barnes
, English scholar (b. 1654)
1720
–
Anthonie Heinsius
, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)
1721
–
Grinling Gibbons
, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)
1761
–
Johann Matthias Gesner
, German classical scholar (b. 1691)
1773
–
Stanisław Konarski
, Polish writer (b. 1700)
1780
–
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
, French philosopher (b. 1715)
1792
–
Richard Arkwright
, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)
1797
–
Jeffrey Amherst
, British military commander (b. 1717)
1805
–
Christopher Anstey
, English writer (b. 1724)
1835
–
Wenzel Müller
, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1767)
1839
–
Dorothea von Schlegel
, German novelist (b. 1763)
1857
–
Eugène Sue
, French novelist (b. 1804)
1867
–
Philipp August Böckh
, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)
1877
–
William Butler Ogden
, American politician, 1st
Mayor of Chicago
(b. 1805)
1879
–
Joseph Severn
, English painter (b. 1793)
1916
– Sir
Roger Casement
, Irish rebel (hanged) (b. 1864)
1917
–
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
, German mathematician (b. 1849)
1924
–
Joseph Conrad
, Polish-born writer (b. 1857)
1925
–
William Bruce
, Former Australian cricketer (b. 1864)
1929
–
Emile Berliner
, German-born American telephone and recording pioneer (b. 1851)
1929 –
Thorstein Veblen
, American economist (b. 1857)
1942
–
Richard Willstätter
, German chemist,
Nobel Prize Laureate
(b. 1872)
1954
–
Colette
, French writer (b. 1873)
1958
–
Peter Collins
, English race car driver (b. 1931)
1964
–
Flannery O'Connor
, American writer (b. 1925)
1966
–
Lenny Bruce
, American comedian (b. 1925)
1972
–
Giannis Papaioannou
, Greek musician and composer (b. 1913)
1973
–
Richard Marshall
, U.S. Army general (b. 1895)
1977
–
Alfred Lunt
, American actor (b. 1892)
1977 –
Makarios III
,
Archbishop
and first
President of Cyprus
(b. 1913)
1979
–
Bertil Ohlin
, Swedish economist,
Nobel Prize Laureate
(b. 1899)
1983
–
Carolyn Jones
, American actress (b. 1930)
1990
–
Betty Amann
, German-born American actress (b. 1905)
1993
–
Chinmayananda
, Indian born Swami who spread the teachings of
Vedanta
(b. 1916)
1995
–
Ida Lupino
, English actress and director (b. 1914)
1995 –
Edward Whittemore
, American writer (b. 1933)
1997
–
Pietro Rizzuto
, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
1998
–
Alfred Schnittke
, Russian composer (b. 1934)
1999
–
Byron Farwell
, American military historian (b. 1921)
2001
–
Christopher Hewett
, British actor (b. 1922)
2002
–
Carmen Silvera
, British actress (b. 1922)
2003
–
Roger Voudouris
, American singer and songwriter (b. 1954)
2004
–
Henri Cartier-Bresson
, French photographer (b. 1908)
2005
–
Françoise d'Eaubonne
, French feminist (b. 1920)
2006
–
Arthur Lee
, American psychedelic rock musician (b. 1945)
2006 –
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
, German-born British opera singer (b. 1915)
2007
–
John Gardner
, British author (b. 1926)
2008
–
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
, Russian writer (b. 1918)
2008 –
Skip Caray
, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
2008 –
Erik Darling
, American folk singer/songwriter (b. 1933)
Holidays and observances
Niger
–
Independence Day
.
Venezuela
–
Flag Day
(since 2006)
Hinduism
South India
–
Adiperukku
Roman Catholicism
Saint Nicodemus
Translation of
Saint Olaf of Norway
, king, martyr [Norway]
Invention of
Saint Stephen
Feast of
Lydia of Thyatira
sometimes called Lydia of Philippi
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