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Events
1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor , is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces ; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice.
1513 - Italian Wars : Battle of Novara . Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille , forcing the French to abandon Milan . Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.
1523 - Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden , marking the end of the Kalmar Union .
1644 - The Qing Dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming Dynasty . The Manchus would rule China until 1912 when the Republic of China is established.
1654 - Charles X succeeds his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne.
1683 - The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford , England , opens as the world's first university museum .
1752 - A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow , including 18,000 homes.
1808 - Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte is crowned King of Spain .
1809 - Sweden promulgates a new Constitution , which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism .
1813 - War of 1812 : Battle of Stoney Creek - A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeat an American force three times its size under William Winder and John Chandler .
1832 - The barricades fall and the Paris student uprisings of 1832 end.
1833 - U.S. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train .
1844 - The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London .
1857 - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway .
1859 - Australia : Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day ).
1862 - American Civil War : Battle of Memphis - Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee , from the Confederates .
1882 - More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed as a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
1882 - The Shewan forces of Menelik defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo . The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam , and heir victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River .
1889 - The Great Seattle Fire destroys the entirety of downtown Seattle, Washington .
1894 - Governor Davis H. Waite orders the Colorado state militia to protect and support the miners engaged in the Cripple Creek miners' strike .
1906 - Paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz).
1912 - The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
1918 - World War I : Battle of Belleau Wood - The U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties while attempting to recapture the wood at Chateau-Thierry.
1919 - The Republic of Prekmurje ends.
1921 - The Southwark Bridge in London, is opened for traffic by King George V and Queen Mary .
1925 - The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler .
1932 - The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold.
1933 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey , United States.
1934 - New Deal : U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Securities Act of 1933 into law, establishing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Judge Joseph Crater is declared dead in absentia .
1939 - German dictator Adolf Hitler gives a public address to returning German volunteers who fought as Legion Kondor during the Spanish Civil War .
1942 - Conclusion of the Battle of Midway, with the U.S. Navy sinking one of the cruisers that the Japanese had brought to the battle, the Mikuma.
1944 - World War II : Battle of Normandy begins. D-Day , code named Operation Overlord , commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France . The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.
1944 - Alaska Airlines commences operations.
1946 - The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City .
1946 - Soviet Union established diplomatic relations with Argentina .
1950 - Turkey : The Adhan in Arabic is legalized.
1956 - David Marshall , Singapore 's first Chief Minister, resigns.
1964 - Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at Cuxhaven , Germany , are terminated, though they never resume.
1966 - James Meredith , civil rights activist, is shot while trying to march across Mississippi .
1968 - Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a record 58th consecutive inning shutout, a major league record.
1968 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night.
1971 - Soyuz program : Soyuz 11 launches.
1971 - A midair collision between a Hughes Airwest Douglas DC-9 jetliner and a United States Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet fighter near Duarte, California claims 50 lives.
1974 - A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy .
1977 - Apple Computer 's first mass produced microcomputer product, the Apple II goes on sale.
1981 - A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa , India , jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river . The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed.
1982 - 1982 Lebanon War begins: Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon in their "Operation Peace for the Galilee ," eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut .
1984 - The Indian Army attacks the Golden Temple in Amritsar following an order from Indira Gandhi . Official casualties are 576 combatants killed and 335 wounded; independent observers estimate that thousands of unarmed Sikh civilians are also killed in the crossfire. A total death count adds up to almost 6,000.
1985 - The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard " is exhumed in Embu , Brazil ; the remains found are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele , Auschwitz 's "Angel of Death". Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February , 1979 .
1990 - U.S. District court judge Jose Gonzales rules that the rap album As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew violates Florida 's obscenity law; he declares that the predominant subject matter of the record is "directed to the 'dirty' thoughts and the loins, not to the intellect and the mind."
1993 - Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections .
1999 - In Australian Rules Football , Tony Lockett breaks the record for career goals, previously 1299 by Gordon Coventry and which had stood since 1937 .
1999 - At the Putim maximum security prison in Brazil, 345 prisoners run from the main gate in the largest jailbreak in Brazilian history, marking the 10th escape for the three-year-old facility. In the ensuing manhunt, two fugitives are killed and five innocent bystanders are accidentally jailed.
2002 - Eastern Mediterranean Event . A near-Earth asteroid estimated at 10 metres diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya . The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons , slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb .
2004 - Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India , Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
2005 - The United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning marijuana , including medical marijuana , in Gonzales v. Raich .
Births
1236 - Wen Tianxiang , Chinese prime minister (d. 1283 )
1436 - Regiomontanus , German mathematician (d. 1476 )
1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557 )
1519 - Andrea Cesalpino , Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603 )
1542 - Richard Grenville , English soldier and explorer (d. 1591 )
1576 - Giovanni Diodati , Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649 )
1580 - Godefroy Wendelin , Flemish astronomer (d. 1667 )
1599 - Diego Velázquez , Spanish painter (d. 1660 )
1606 - Pierre Corneille , French dramatist (d. 1684 )
1622 - Claude-Jean Allouez , French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d.1857 )
1714 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777 )
1755 - Nathan Hale , American writer and patriot (d. 1776 )
1756 - John Trumbull , American painter (d. 1843 )
1772 - Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies , Holy Roman Empire Empress consort (d. 1807 )
1799 - Alexander Pushkin , Russian poet (d. 1837 )
1810 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin , German classical scholar (d. 1856 )
1829 - Shusaku Honinbo , Japanese Go player (d. 1862 )
1841 - Eliza Orzeszkowa , Polish novelist (d.1910 )
1844 - Konstantin Savitsky , Russian painter (d. 1905 )
1850 - Karl Ferdinand Braun , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918 )
1857 - Aleksandr Lyapunov , Russian mathematician (d. 1918 )
1862 - Henry John Newbolt , English author (d. 1938 )
1867 - David Abercrombie , Abercrombie & Fitch founder (d. 1931 )
1868 - Robert Falcon Scott , English explorer (d. 1912 )
1872 - Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918 )
1875 - Thomas Mann , German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955 )
1878 - Vincent de Moro-Giafferi , French criminal attorney (d. 1956 )
1890 - Ted Lewis , American bandleader (d. 1971 )
1892 - Donald F. Duncan Sr. , American entrepreneur (d. 1971 )
1896 - Henry Allingham , English first world war veteran
1898 - Ninette de Valois , Irish dancer (d. 2001 )
1898 - Walter Abel , American actor (d. 1987 )
1900 - Manfred Sakel , Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957 )
1901 - Sukarno , first President of Indonesia (d. 1970 )
1902 - Jimmie Lunceford , American bandleader (d. 1947 )
1903 - Aram Khachaturian , Armenian composer (d. 1978 )
1906 - Max August Zorn , German-born mathematician (d. 1993 )
1907 - Bill Dickey , American baseball player (d. 1993 )
1913 - Carlo L. Golino , American scholar (d. 1991 )
1915 - Vincent Persichetti , American composer (d. 1987 )
1916 - Henriette Roosenburg , Dutch journalist (d. 1972 )
1917 - Kirk Kerkorian , American businessman
1918 - Edwin G. Krebs , American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1923 - V. C. Andrews , American author (d. 1986 )
1924 - Jinyong , Chinese novelist
1926 - Klaus Tennstedt , German conductor (d. 1998 )
1929 - Sunil Dutt , Indian actor and politician (d. 2005 )
1932 - David Scott , American astronaut
1933 - Heinrich Rohrer , Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 - King Albert II of Belgium
1934 - Roy Innis , American civil rights activist
1936 - Levi Stubbs , American musician (The Four Tops )
1936 - A. Venkatesh Naik , Indian politician
1938 - Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza , pretender to the Brazilian throne
1939 - Louis Andriessen , Dutch composer
1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds , American musician
1939 - Ed Giacomin , hockey player
1940 - Larry Lujack , American disc jockey
1941 - Alexander Cockburn , Scottish-born American journalist
1943 - Ken Hatfield , former N.C.A.A. Football Head Coach
1943 - Richard Smalley , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 - David Penhaligon , British politician
1944 - Phillip Allen Sharp , American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1945 - David E. Bonior , American politician
1945 - David Dukes , American actor (d. 2000 )
1947 - David Blunkett , English politician
1947 - Ada Kok , Dutch swimmer
1948 - Tony Levin , American bassist (King Crimson )
1948 - Richard Sinclair , English musician (Caravan )
1949 - Robert Englund , American actor
1949 - Holly Near , American folksinger
1950 - Chantal Akerman , Belgian film director
1951 - Noritake Takahara , Japanese racing driver
1952 - Yukihiro Takahashi , Japanese musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra )
1952 - Harvey Fierstein , American actor
1952 - Jean Hamel , Canadian hockey player
1953 - Dimitris Avramopoulos , Greek politician
1954 - Cynthia Rylant , American author
1955 - Sandra Bernhard , American actress and comedian
1956 - Björn Borg , Swedish tennis player
1956 - Bubbi Morthens , Icelandic singer and songwriter
1957 - Mike Gatting , English cricketer
1958 - Danny Webb , English actor
1959 - Jimmy Jam , American record producer
1959 - Colin Quinn , American comedian
1959 - David Schultz , American wrestler (d. 1996 )
1959 - Georgios Voulgarakis , Greek politician
1960 - Gary Graham , American actor
1960 - Lola Forner , Spanish actress
1960 - Jozef Pribilinec , Slovak athlete
1960 - Steve Vai , American musician
1961 - Bill Bates , American football player
1961 - Tom Araya , Chilean musician (Slayer )
1961 - Nir Brand , Israeli composer
1961 - Aldo Costa , Italian engineer
1963 - Wolfgang Drechsler , German social scientist
1963 - Jason Isaacs , English actor
1964 - Konnan , Mexican professional wrestler
1965 - Cam Neely , Canadian hockey player
1966 - Tony Yeboah , Ghanaian footballer
1966 - Sean Yseult , American musician (White Zombie )
1967 - Paul Giamatti , American actor
1967 - Max Casella , American actor
1968 - François Avard , Canadian writer and scenarist
1968 - Alan Licht , American guitarist, composer and journalist
1970 - Eugeni Berzin , Russian cyclist
1970 - Sarah Dessen , American author
1970 - Albert Ferrer , Spanish footballer
1970 - Anthony Norris , American professional wrestler
1970 - James Shaffer , American rock musician (Korn )
1972 - Cristina Scabbia , Italian singer (Lacuna Coil )
1973 - Kat Swift , American politician (Green Party )
1974 - Danny Strong , American actor
1974 - Sonya Walger , British actress
1975 - Cheer Chen , Taiwanese singer and musician
1975 - Nina Kaczorowski , American actress
1975 - Staci Keanan , American actress
1975 - Niklas Sundström , hockey player
1976 - aKido , Canadian musician
1976 - Ross Noble , British comedian
1976 - Geoff Rowley , British skateboarder
1977 - David Connolly , Irish footballer
1977 - Bryn Williams , Welsh chef
1978 - Carl Barât , English musician (The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things )
1978 - Judith Barsi , American actress (d. 1988 )
1978 - Mariana Popova , Bulgarian singer
1980 - Matt Belisle , American baseball player
1980 - Martin Devaney , English footballer
1981 - Johnny Pacar , American film actor
1983 - Gemma Bissix , British actress
1983 - Gianna Michaels , American porn actress
1984 - Noor Sabri , Iraqi footballplayer
1984 - Shannon Stewart , American model
1985 - Drew Galloway , Scottish professional wrestler
1987 - Kyle Falconer , Scottish musician
1987 - Daniel Logan , New Zealand actor
1987 - Rubin Okotie , Austrian footballer
Deaths
1393 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359 )
1480 - Vecchietta , Italian artist and architect
1548 - Juan de Castro , Portuguese explorer (b. 1500 )
1563 - Ikeda Nagamasa , Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519 )
1583 - Nakagawa Kiyohide , Japanese warlord (b. 1556 )
1730 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon , Marshal of France (b. 1646 )
1740 - Alexander Spotswood , British governor of Virginia Colony
1784 - Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol , Dutch politician (b. 1741 )
1799 - Patrick Henry , American revolutionary (b. 1736 )
1813 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart , French architect
1815 - Samuel Whitbread , English Politician
1832 - Jeremy Bentham , English philosopher (b. 1748 )
1840 - Marcellin Champagnat , French priest (b. 1789 )
1843 - Friedrich Hölderlin , German poet and dramatist (b. 1770 )
1861 - Count Camillo Benso di Cavour , Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1810 )
1865 - William Quantrill , American Confederate raider (b. 1837 )
1878 - Robert Stirling , Scottish inventor (b. 1790 )
1881 - Henri Vieuxtemps , Belgian composer (b. 1820 )
1891 - John A. Macdonald , 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815 )
1916 - Yuan Shikai , Chinese military officer and politician (b. 1859 )
1922 - Lillian Russell , American actress (b. 1860 )
1934 - Julije Kempf , Croatian historian and writer (b. 1864 )
1935 - Julian Byng , British army officer (b. 1862 )
1941 - Louis Chevrolet , American automotive pioneer (b. 1878 )
1946 - Gerhart Hauptmann , German dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862 )
1948 - Louis Lumière , French movie pioneer (b. 1864 )
1951 - Olive Tell , American actress (b. 1894 )
1955 - Max Meldrum , Scottish-born Australian painter (b. 1875 )
1961 - Carl Jung , Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875 )
1962 - Yves Klein , French artist (b. 1928 )
1968 - Robert F. Kennedy , United States Attorney General and Senator (b. 1925 )
1968 - Randolph Churchill , son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911 )
1975 - Larry Blyden , American actor (b. 1925 )
1976 - J. Paul Getty , American industrialist (b. 1892 )
1976 - Victor Varconi , Hungarian actor (b. 1891 )
1979 - Jack Haley , American actor (b. 1898 )
1981 - Carleton S. Coon , American anthropologist (b. 1904 )
1982 - Kenneth Rexroth , American poet (b. 1905 )
1984 - A. Bertram Chandler , Australian author (b. 1912 )
1986 - Bhavana Balachandran , Indian actress
1991 - Stan Getz , American musician (b. 1927 )
1992 - Larry Riley , American actor (b. 1952 )
1994 - Mark McManus , Scottish actor (Taggart ) (b. 1935 )
1994 - Barry Sullivan , American actor (b. 1912 )
1996 - George Davis Snell , American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903 )
1999 - Anne Haddy , Australian actress (b. 1930 )
2000 - Frédéric Dard , French writer (b. 1921 )
2002 - Robbin Crosby , American guitarist (Ratt ) (b. 1959 )
2003 - Ken Grimwood , American writer (b. 1944 )
2003 - Dave Rowberry , British musician (The Animals ) (b. 1940 )
2005 - Anne Bancroft , American actress (b. 1931 )
2005 - Dana Elcar , American actor (b. 1927 )
2006 - Billy Preston , American musician (b. 1946 )
2006 - Hilton Ruiz , Puerto Rican-American jazz pianist (b. 1952 )
2006 - Arnold Newman , American photographer (b. 1918 )
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