0236 - St Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
0269 - St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
1322 -
Philip V dies (b. 1923). King of France.
1552 - Henry II of Bavaria dies at 64. Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29).
1667 - Russia & Poland sign Truce of Androsovo.
1698 - Pietro Metastasio was born (d. 1782). Italian poet.
- 1760 - John Storm was born (d. 1835). American Revolutionary soldier
1780 - Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung
1787 - É inaugurado o Observatório Astronómico da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa, instalado no Castelo de São Jorge.
1793 -
Lucretia Mott was born (d. 1880). American women's rights activist and abolitionist.
1803 - Clement Attlee was born (d. 1857). English prime minister.
1810 - Antoine-Thomson d'Abbadie was born [d.1897]. French
geographer, born with his brother Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815-93) in Ireland, who were notable for their extensive travels in
Ethiopia where they
studied its geology, natural history and archaeology.
1823 - Robert Whitehead was born [d.1905]; British engineer who invented the modern
torpedo.
1840 -
Father Damien was born (d. 1889). Belgian missionary in Hawai.
1852 - First Chinese arrive in
Hawaii.
1867 - Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo dies (Marquess of Santos - Brazil)
1868 - Franz Cumont was born [d. 1947]. Belgian
archaeologist and philologist who strongly influenced the modern Protestant school of the history of religions through his fundamental studies, particularly on
Roman pagan cults.
1868 - Moritz Hauptmann dies at 75. Composer.
1870 - Construction of the
Brooklyn Bridge began. It was completed on May 24, 1883
1871 - Oleomargarine was patented by Henry Bradley in Binghamton, NY. A "compound for culinary use" called margarine.
1876 - Wilhelm Pieck was born. Co-founder of the German Communist Party - President (1949-60).
1886 - Josephine Hull was born (d. 1957). American actress.
1887 - In Chile Eloísa Insunsa (1866-1950) became the first Chilean female physician receiving her diplom from President José Manuel Balmaceda/ En Chile, Eloísa Insunza (1866-1950) se convierte en la primera médica chilena al recibir el título de médica cirujana de manos del Presidente José Manuel Balmaceda
1892 -
J. R. R. Tolkien was born in South African (d. 1973). English writer and philologist -"The Lord of the Rings" creator.
1894 -
ZaSu Pitts was born (d. 1963). American actress.
1898 -
Luís Carlos Prestes was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brazilian politician, communist.
1900 - Robert Adair was born in San Francisco. American actor.
1903 - Donald Soper was born (d. 1998). English methodist minister.
1905 -
Anna May Wong was born (d. 1961). Chinese-American actress.
1905 -
Ray Milland was born at Neath, Glamorganshire (d. 1986). Welsh actor - Oscar awarded.
1906 - William Wilson Morgan was born (d. 1994). American
astronomer who, in 1951, provided the first evidence that the Milky Way Galaxy has spiral arms. He spent his entire
career at the Yerkes Observatory, including three years as director.
1909 -
Victor Borge was born (d. 2000). Danish entertainer and humorist.
1915 - Foundation of Club Atlético Lanús - Argentina.
1916 -
Betty Furness was born (d. 1994). American actress and consumer activist.
1917 - Assinada uma Convenção com a Grã-bretanha para regulamentação da participação portuguesa na frente europeia, durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. O Corpo Expedicionário Português (CEP) ficará subordinado ao BEF (British Expeditionary Force).
1920 - Terremotos y volcanes en erupción destruyeron varias ciudades mexicanas y ocasionaron más de 7.000 víctimas.
1920 - The New York Yankees acquired
Babe Ruth and so began the "curse of the Bambino" that haunted the Boston Red Sox until 2004.
1921 - Turkey makes peace with
Armenia.
1921 -
John Russell was born (d. 1991). American film and television actor.
1922 -
Bill Travers was born (d. 1994). English actor, screenwriter and director.
1923 -
Hank Stram was born (d. 2005). American football coach.
1923 -
Jaroslav Hasek dies (b. 1883). Czech novelist (Brave soldaat Schweik)
1924 - English explorer
Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of
Tutankhamen in the
Valley of the Kings, near
Luxor, Egypt / O egiptólogo inglês Howard Carter descobriu o sarcófago do faraó Tutankhamon, no Vale dos Reis, perto de Luxor, após vários anos de buscas.
1924 -
Nell Rankin was born (d. 2005). American soprano.
1925 -
Benito Mussolini dissolves Italian Parliament and announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
1926 -
George Martin was born. Producer of
The Beatles' records. 60's EMI in-house record producer and so-called fifth Beatle. Produced all but one of The Beatles albums as well as working with comedy acts
The Goons and
Beyond The Fringe. Received a Knighthood in 1996.
1926 - Theodorus Pángulos names himself dictator of
Greece.
1930 -
Robert Loggia was born. American actor
(Independence Day, Wild Palms, Big, Armed and Dangerous, Prizzi’s Honor, Scarface, Psycho 2...).1935 -
Raymond Garneau was born. French Canadian politician and businessman
1938 -
Woman in White is first broadcast on the
NBC Red network. The program remains on the radio for the next ten years.
1941 -
Van Dyke Parks was born. American musician, composer. Worked with Brian Wilson on the
'Smile' album, played keyboards on The Byrds
'Eight Miles High', produced Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Judy Collins.
1941 - World War II: North Africa 5,000 Prisoners are taken by Australian troops during a major assault on Italian forces at Bardia.
1942 -
John Thaw was born (d. 2002). British actor.
1944 - Morrem mais de 500 pessoas em um choque entre um trem de viajantes e uma locomotiva em um túnel, sendo o maior desastre ferroviário espanhol.
1945 -
Stephen Stills was born. American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young).
1946 -
Victoria Principal was born in Fukuoka, Japan; American actress ( Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas).
1947 - Proceedings of the
U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
1953 -
Frances Bolton and her son,
Oliver from
Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
1954 -
Jim Ross was born. American wrestling announcer
1954 -
Dean Hart was born (d. 1990). Canadian wrestler.
- 1955 - Jose Ramon Guizado becomes President of Panamá.
- 1955 - Norton de Matos dies (b. 1867). Portuguese General and politician.
1956 -
Mel Gibson was born. Australian actor
(Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart, Maverick...), and Academy Award-winning director:
Braveheart [1995]; The Passion of the Christ.
1956 - Arturo Tosi dies. Italian painter.
1959 -
Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
1960 - Álvaro Cunhal fugiu do
Forte de Peniche, com mais 9 presos, tendo sido auxiliado por alguns pescadores.
1961 - The
SL-1, a government-run reactor near
Idaho Falls, Idaho leaks radiation, killing three workers at the installation. The radiation is contained.
1963 - University of Telaviv is officialy founded.
1963 -
Jerome Young was born. American professional wrestler.
1965 - Ricardo Prado was born. Brazilian swimmer: world recordist 400 m Medley (1982): 4'18"45, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
1969 - Matheus Nachtergaele was born in São Paulo. Brazilian actor.
1970 - Marxist government takes over in Congo.
1971 - Cave paintings, dated to 6,000 BC, are discovered in the Uweinat Mountains, Egypt.
1971 -
Cory Cross was born. Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Frans Masereel dies at 82. Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil).
1974 - Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as Premier of Spain.
1974 - Burma accepts its constitution.
1974 -
Gino Cervi dies at 72. AItalian actor (Becket, Don Camillo).
1975 - Robert Neumann dies at 77. Austrian/British author (False Flag).
1975 - Walter Linck dies at 71. Swiss sculptor.
1975 - Milton J Cross dies at 87. TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions)
1976 - Mal Evans dies. Beatles' roadie
1976 - Mateusz Glinski dies at 83. Composer.
1977 -
Lee Bowyer was born. English football player.
1977 - Avraham Ofer commits suicide. Israeli minister of housing
1977 - Benno Stokvis dies at 75. Dutch attorney/politician.
1978 -
Mike York was born. American ice hockey player
- 1979 - Conrad Hilton dies (b. 1887). American hotelier, founder of Hilton Hotels
- 1980 - David Tyree was born.American football player
1980 -
Joy Adamson dies killed in Northern Kenya by a servant in a wage dispute [b. 1910]. Czech
Naturalist, conservationalist and author of the best-selling book
"Born Free" 1980 - Gold hits record $634 an ounce.
1980 - Amos Milburn dies at 52. American rocker ( singer and pianist) who was famous for his drinking songs including, "Let Me Go Home, Whiskey".
1980 - Axel Springer Jr commits suicide at 38. German photographer.
1980 - Ivan Triesault dies at 81. Actor (Von Ryan's Express, Desert Fox).
1981 - David Bowie made his final appearance as the Elephant Man in the Broadway show in New York City.
1982 - Derek Sealy dies. Cricketer (West Indies 1930-39).
1986 - Michael V Love dies in F-4 crash at 37. US test pilot (X-24)
1985 - Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews.
1985 - Lucien Cailliet dies at 93. Composer.
1986 - Jens Bjerre dies at 82. Composer.
1987 - Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in NYC
1988 -
Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th Century.
1988 - Gaston Eyskens dies at 82. PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72).
1988 - William Cagney dies of a heart attack at 82. Actor (Torrid Zone)
1989 - Russian newspaper Izvestia gets its 1st commercial advertisement.
1989 -
Alex D. Linz was born in Santa Barbara, California. American actor.
1990 - Former leader of Panama
Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces.
1990 - Ken Hill dies. Actor (Cobra, Protocol).
1990 - Zita Seabra, uma figura importante do PCP posterior ao 25 de Abril, é expulsa do partido.
1991 - Israel reopens consulate in USSR after 23 years.
1992 - Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr married actress Patsy Kensit at Chelsea register office.
1992 - Radomiro Tomic dies. Chilean President (1970).
1992 - Anthony Del Casino dies at 79. Band leader (Charlie Barnet Band)
1992 - Judith Anderson dies of pneumonia at 93. Actress (Star Trek 3)
1992 - Ken Grieves dies. Cricketer (NSW & Lancashire leg-spin all-rounder).
1992 - Lewis Michael Friedman dies at 47 of AIDS. Pianist.
1993 -
Johnny Most dies (b. 1923). American sports announcer.
1994 - An
Aeroflot Tupolev TU-154 crashes and explodes after takeoff from Irkhutsk,
Russia killing 125 including 1 on the ground .
1994 - 100s killed in Venezuela in prison revolt.
1995 - Sri Lanka: Cease-fire agreement between government and Tamil rebels.
1997 - Burton Lane dies at 84. Composer.
- 1998 - El presidente de México Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León acepta la denuncia formal de su ministro del Interior, acusado de ser el máximo responsable de la matanza de 45 indígenas en Chiapas.
- 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander launched.
- 1999 - Israel detains, later to expel, 14 members of Concerned Christians.
- 2000 - No estado norte-americano de West Virginia, são iniciadas as negociações de paz entre Israel e Síria.
- 2000 - Luciano Pavarotti agreed to pay the Italian authorities £1.6 million ($2.72 million) after losing an appeal against tax evasion charges. It was reported that the singer was worth £300 million ($510 million) at the time.
- 2000 - The last Peanuts comic strip was created by Charles Schulz.
- 2002 - Israeli commandos seize Iranian ship Karim A. in international waters in the Red Sea some 500 km south of Elat. The ship is captained by a Palestinian and carries 50 tons of mainly Iranian-manufactured arms and munitions, including mortars and anti-tank missiles.
- 2002 - Zak Foley dies at 31. Bassist with EMF. The group scored the 1991 UK No.3 and US No.1 single 'Unbelievable.'
- 2002 - Juan Esquivel dies (b. 20 Jan 1918). Mexican musician (pianist and bandleader).
- 2002 - Freddy Heineken dies (b. 1923). Dutch beer executive.
- 2003 - Ohio State University becomes the first NCAA Division I football team to complete a season 14-0 by winning the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl over the University of Miami 31-24, and is crowned BCS National Champion.
- 2003 - O empresário Jair Ruvieri, sequestrado há 92 dias em Mato Grosso, é encontrado e resgatado pela Divisão Anti Sequestro.
- 2003 - José María Gironella dies from a blood clot on the brain. Catalan author, born on 31 December 1917 [Los Cipreses Creen en Dios (1953), Un Millón de Muertos (1961), Ha Estallado la Paz (1966). Los Hombres Lloran Solos (1986) Se Hace Camino al Andar (1997)...] .
- 2003 - Sid Gillman dies (b. 1911). American football coach.
- 2004 - Flight 604, a Boeing 737 owned by Flash Airlines, an Egyptian airliner, plunges into the Red Sea, killing all 148 aboard.
- 2004 - Leon Wagner dies (b. 1934). Baseball player.
- 2005 - Koo Chen-fu dies (b. 1917). Chinese negotiator.
- 2005 - JN Dixit dies (b. 1936). Indian government official.
- 2005 - Will Eisner dies (b. 06 Mar 1917). American comic book artis.
- 2006 - Steve Rogers dies (b. 1954). Australian rugby league player.
- 2006 - Bill Skate dies (b. 1954). Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
- 2006 - Cáceres Monteiro dies (b. 1948). Portuguese journalist.
- Feast day of St Genevieve
- Roman Empire - Festival in honour of Pax
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