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Events

1487 – Battle of Stoke Field , the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
1586 – Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir.
1745 – British troops take Cape Breton Island , which is now part of Nova Scotia , Canada .
1745 – Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg , Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
1746 – War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco -Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
1755 – French and Indian War: the French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British , leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
1774 – Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky .
1779 – Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain , and the siege of Gibraltar begins.
1815 – Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo .
1836 – The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
1846 – The Papal conclave of 1846 concludes. Pope Pius IX is elected pope, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy (not counting St. Peter).
1858 – Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois .
1858 – Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.
1871 – The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford , Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology.
1883 – The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland , England kills 183 children
1891 – John Abbott becomes Canada 's third prime minister.
1897 – A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1903 – Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage by leaving Oslo , Norway .
1904 – Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
1904 – Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle, and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; traditionally "Bloomsday".
1911 – A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn.
1915 – The foundation of the British Women's Institute.
1922 – General election in Irish Free State: large majority to pro-Treaty Sinn Féin.
1924 – The Whampoa Military Academy is founded.
1925 – The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the USSR , Artek , is established.
1930 – Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
1940 – World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Premier of Vichy France.
1940 – A Communist government is installed in Lithuania .
1948 – The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
1955 – Pope Pius XII excommunicates Juan Perón.
1958 – Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
1961 – Rudolf Nureyev defects at Le Bourget airport in Paris .
1963 – Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
1967 – The three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival begins in Monterey, California .
1972 – Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen .
1972 – The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada starts at Churchill Falls , Labrador.
1976 – Soweto uprising: a non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto , South Africa turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd and kill 566 children.
1977 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores , California , as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
1989 – Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest .
1997 – The Dairat Labguer massacre in Algeria ; 50 people are killed.
2000 – Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years of it issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon . Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon , except the disputed Sheba Farms .

Births

1139 – Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
1332 – Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)
1514 – John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
1583 – Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654)
1591 – Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
1606 – Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)
1612 – Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)
1613 – John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
1633 – Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)
1644 – Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
1713 – Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
1723 – Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
1738 – Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
1754 – Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir poet (d. 1800)
1792 – John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
1792 – Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
1801 – Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
1806 – Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
1813 – Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
1820 – Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
1821 – Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
1826 – Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
1829 – Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)
1836 – Wesley Merritt, American soldier (d. 1910)
1837 – Ernst Laas, German philosopher (d. 1885)
1838 – Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)
1840 – Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)
1858 – King Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)
1874 – Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)
1880 – Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-born American chemist and historian (d. 1963)
1888 – Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (d. 1925)
1888 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
1890 – Stan Laurel, British actor and comedian (d. 1965)
1894 – Norman Kerry, American actor (d. 1956)
1896 – Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)
1897 – Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
1897 – Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
1902 – Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
1902 – George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist (d. 1984)
1903 – Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
1903 – Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (d. 1945)
1907 – Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)
1909 – Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)
1910 – Juan Velasco, President of Peru (d. 1977)
1912 – Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)
1915 – John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)
1916 – Hank Luisetti, American basketball player (d. 2002)
1917 – Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
1917 – Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari (d. 1989)
1917 – Irving Penn, American photographer
1920 – John Howard Griffin, American writer (d. 1980)
1920 – Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian scientist (d. 2002)
1920 – José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)
1923 – Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
1924 – Faith Domergue, American actor (d. 1999)
1927 – Tom Graveney, English cricketer
1927 – Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright (d. 2001)
1928 – Speedy O. Long, American politician (d. 2006)
1929 – Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)
1929 – Pauline Yates, English actress
1930 – Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-born American cinematographer
1930 – Allan D'Arcangelo, American artist (d. 1998)
1934 – Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress
1934 – Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2003)
1934 – William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 – Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona
1935 – Bill Cobbs, American actor
1935 – Jim Dine, American artist
1937 – Erich Segal, American author
1937 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar of Bulgaria
1938 – James Bolam, English actor
1938 – Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist
1938 – Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer
1939 – Billy Crash Craddock, American country singer
1940 – Neil Goldschmidt, American-born Governor of Oregon
1941 – Aldrich Ames, American Soviet spy
1941 – Lamont Dozier, American record company executive
1941 – Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
1942 – Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist
1942 – Eddie Levert, American singer (The O'Jays)
1943 – Joan Van Ark, American actress
1944 – Henri Richelet, French painter
1945 – Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 – Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
1946 – Rick Adelman, American basketball player & head coach
1946 – Jodi Rell, American politician
1946 – Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 – -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
1947 – Tom Wyner, British-American voice actor and writer
1948 – Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
1949 – Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
1951 – Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
1951 – Ultimate Warrior, former WWE wrestler (born James Brian Hellwig).
1951 – Charlie Dominici, American singer (Dominici)
1952 – George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
1952 – Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer and songwriter
1953 – Ian Mosley, British drummer (Marillion)
1953 – Valerie Mahaffey, American actress
1955 – Laurie Metcalf, American actress
1957 – Ian Buchanan, Scottish actor
1958 – Darrell Griffith, American basketball player
1958 – Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
1958 – Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
1959 – Warrior, American professional wrestler
1960 – Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league footballer
1961 – Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Wally Joyner, American baseball player
1962 – Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
1962 – Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
1962 – Anthony Wong Yiu Ming, Hong Kong composer and producer
1963 – Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
1963 – Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler
1966 – Jan Železný, Czech athlete
1967 – John Franklin, American actor
1969 – Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
1970 – Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
1970 – Cobi Jones, American soccer player
1970 – Phil Mickelson, American golfer
1971 – Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor (d. 1996)
1971 – Chris Gomez, American baseball player
1972 – John Cho, Korean-American actor
1972 – Simon Khan, English golfer
1972 – Ann Shoket, American magazine editor
1973 – Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
1974 – Paul Lee, British sculptor
1976 – Edwin Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 – Kerry Wood, American baseball player
1977 – Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster
1977 – Kevin Foster, American convicted murderer
1977 – Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league footballer
1978 – Daniel Brühl, German actor
1978 – Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
1978 – Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
1978 – Lyndsey Marshal, British actress
1980 – Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player
1980 – Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress
1980 – Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
1980 – Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
1980 – Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
1980 – Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
1980 – Phil Christophers, German rugby player
1981 – Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
1981 – Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Ben Kweller, American singer/songwriter
1981 – Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer
1982 – Fraser Cartmell, British triathlete
1982 – Matt Costa, American singer/songwriter
1982 – Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
1982 – Chris Wingert, American footballer
1982 – Jodi Santamaria, Filipina actress
1983 – Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
1984 – Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
1984 – Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Jonathan Broxton, American Baseball Player
1986 – Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
1986 – Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
1986 – Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer
1986 – Robert Rothbart, Bosnian/Israeli/Serbian basketball player
1987 – Diana DeGarmo, American singer
1987 – Abby Elliott, American comedienne
1987 – Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
1988 – Keshia Chante, Canadian singer
1989 – Elena Glebova, Estonian figure skater

Deaths

1216 – Pope Innocent III
1397 – Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)
1468 – Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. c. 1395)
1622 – Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)
1623 – Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
1666 – Richard Fanshawe, English poet, translator, and diplomat (b. 1608)
1671 – Stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader (executed) (b. 1630)
1707 – Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, Duchess de Nemours, sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and writer (b. 1625)
1722 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general (b. 1650)
1749 – Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)
1752 – Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (b. 1664)
1752 – Joseph Butler, English philosopher (b. 1692)
1777 – Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and dramatist (b. 1709)
1778 – Konrad Ekhof, German actor (b. 1720)
1779 – Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts (b. 1712)
1792 – Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (b. 1738)
1804 – Johann Adam Hiller, German composer (b. 1728)
1824 – Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (b. 1739)
1849 – Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German theologian (b. 1780)
1850 – William Lawson explorer of New South Wales , Australia (b. 1774)
1855 – John Gorrie, American physician (b. 1803)
1858 – John Snow, English epidemiologist (b. 1813)
1866 – Joseph Méry French poet (b. 1798)
1869 – Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)
1872 – Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)
1878 – Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)
1881 – Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)
1881 – Sir Josiah Mason, English manufacturer (b. 1795)
1885 – Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)
1902 – Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)
1925 – Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)
1925 – Emmett Hardy, American musician (b. 1903)
1928 – Dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)
1929 – Bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)
1930 – Ezra Fitch, Abercrombie & Fitch founder (b. 1866)
1930 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor (b. 1860)
1939 – Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905)
1940 – DuBose Heyward, American writer (b. 1885)
1944 – Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)
1945 – Aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905)
1952 – Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire San Andreas Fault (b. 1861)
1953 – Margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)
1955 – Ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)
1958 – Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
1959 – George Reeves, American actor (b. 1914)
1961 – Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (b. 1904)
1967 – Reginald Denny, English stage, film, and television actor (b. 1891)
1969 – Harold Alexander, British military commander (b. 1891)
1970 – Heino Eller, Estonian composer (b. 1887)
1970 – Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
1970 – Sydney Chapman, British mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
1971 – Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)
1977 – Wernher von Braun, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1912)
1979 – Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong, Ghanaian dictator (b. 1931)
1979 – Nicholas Ray, American film director (b. 1911)
1981 – Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (b. 1917)
1982 – James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (The Pretenders) (b. 1956)
1984 – Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)
1986 – Maurice Duruflé, French composer and organist (b. 1902)
1988 – Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. 1946)
1990 – Gertrude Baniszewski, murderer of Sylvia Likens (b. 1929)
1990 – Megan Leigh, American porn star (b. 1964)
1993 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer (b. 1913)
1994 – Kristen Pfaff, American bass guitarist (Hole) (b. 1967)
1996 – Mel Allen, American baseball announcer (b. 1913)
1996 – Curt Swan, American comic book artist (b. 1920)
1997 – Dal Stivens, Australian author (b. 1911)
1999 – David Edward Sutch, British musician (b. 1940)
2000 – Empress Kōjun of Japan (b. 1903)
2003 – Pierre Bourgault, French Canadian politician (b. 1934)
2003 – Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish-Swedish philosopher (b. 1916)
2004 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1912)
2005 – Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (b. 1906)
2006 – Igor Śmiałowski, Polish actor (b. 1917)
2006 – Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist, (b. 1942)
2007 – Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric (b. 1931)
2007 – Mikhail Kononov, Soviet actor (b. 1940)
2008 – Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (b. 1975)
2008 – Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian writer, World War II veteran and Nazi concentration camp survivor (b. 1921)