1429 -
Joan of Arc, a 17-year-old French peasant convinced she has a divine mission to expel the British from France, leads troops into the besieged city of Orléans / Joana D´Arc, uma camponesa de 17 anos, lidera tropas francesas e vence os ingleses na Batalha de Orleans, durante a Guerra dos Cem Anos.
1594 -
Thomas Cooper dies. English bishop, lexicographer and writer
1623 - 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru.
1667 -
John Arbuthnot was born (d. 1735). English physician and satirist.
1670 - Pope Clemens X elected .
1675 - Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini was born (d. 05 Nov 1741) Venitian painter.
1707 - Escocia e Inglaterra se unen formando el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña .
1768 -
Georg Brandt dies (b. 1694). Swedish chemist and minerologist.
1783 - David Cox was born (d. 07 Jun 1783). English painter (Treatise on landscape painting). He was an eminent landscape painter both in watercolor and in oil.
- 1793 - Yechezkel Landau dies (b. 1713). Polish rabbi and Talmudist.
1813 - Rubber is patented.
1821 - Domingo de Azcuénaga dies. Argentine jurist, poet and fabulist.
1843 - Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo was born. Brazilian painter.
1848
- Theodore Blake Wirgman was born in Louvain (d. 16 Jan 1925 in London). Swiss painter and etcher, active in England.
1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for
African American students.
1856 - End of Crimean War .
1861
- Achille Guillaume Lauge was born (d. 02 Jun 1944). French artist; a very prolific artist, painted compositions, landscapes, portraits, and flowers .
1862 - José Alfredo Ferreira was born. Argentine educator and politician.
1863 -
William Randolph Hearst was born in S. Francisco (d. 1851). American publisher. American publisher and political figure, who built up the country's largest chain of newspapers.
1870 - D. Pedro IV statue is inaugurated in Lisbon at Rossio.
1872 - Manolo Hugué was born. Sculptor.
1876 - Ulises Francisco Espaillat assume a presidência da República Dominicana.
1882
- Auguste Herbin was born (d. 31 Jan 1960). French painter.
- 1884 - Jaime Cortesão was born. Portuguese historian. /Nascimento de Jaime Cortesão, em Ançã, concelho de Cantanhede. Historiador, membro do movimento «Renascença Portuguesa», será Director da Biblioteca Nacional de 1919 a 1927.
1894 -
Paul Hörbiger was born in Budapest (d. 1981). Hungarian actor.
1897 -
Humberto Mauro was born (d. 1983). Brazilian actor and diretor.
1899 -
Duke Ellington was born (d. 1974). American jazz pianist, bandleader. He was honored, at the date of his 70th birthday, with the presentation of the Medal of Freedom, the U.S. government’s highest civilian honor.
1904 - Enrico Mattei was born. Italian oil magnate.
1905 - Ogden Minton Pleissner was born (d. 1963). US painter specialized in
Landscapes. Pleissner is best known for his painting of the outdoors and gentlemanly sports.
1906 - André Plumot dies (b. 1829). Belgian artist.
1907 -
Fred Zinnemann was born (d. 1997). Austrian-born American film director. Academy Award-winning director: High Noon [1952], From Here to Eternity [1953], A Man for All Seasons [1966]; died Mar 14, 1997.
1907 -
Tino Rossi was born (d. 1983). French singer and actor.
1909 -
Tom Ewell [Samuel Yewell Tompkins] was born (d. 12 Sep 1994). American actor. Tony Award-winning actor: The Seven Year Itch [1953]; The Tom Ewell Show, Easy Money;
1913 - Swedish Canadian Gideon Sundback received a U.S. patent this day in 1913 for the modern “hookless”
zipper, which improved on the clasp locker exhibited by Whitcomb Judson at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1914 - Dorival Caymmi was born. Brazilian composer.
1919 -
Gérard Oury was born (d. 2006). French film actor and director.
- 1924 - Al Balding was born (d. 2006). Canadian golfer.
1925 - Danny Davis (George Nowland) was born. Grammy Award-winning bandleader: group: Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass: Best Country Instrumental Performance [1969]; Country Music Awards Instrumental Group of the Year [1969 - 1974].
1925 -
John Compton was born (d. 2007). Saint Lucian Prime Minister.
1925 -
Iwao Takamoto was born (d. 2007). American animator, producer and film director.
1925 -
Ned Austin was born (d. 2007). American character actor.
- 1929 - Walter Kempowski was born. German author.
1929 -
Ray Baretto was born (d. 2006). American jazz musician.
- 1930 - Jean Rochefort was born. French actor.
1931 -
Frank Auerbach was born (d. 2002). German-born British painter Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter and printmaker.
1933 -
Rod McKuen was born. American poet and composer.
- 1933 - Constantine P. Cavafy dies (b. 1863). Greek poet
- 1934 - Otis Rush was born. American blues musician.
1936 -
Zubin Mehta was born. Indian-born American conductor.
1936 -
Lane Smith was born (d. 2005). American actor.
1936 - O argentino Luis O. Salesi é nomeado presidente da Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol.
1938 -
Fred Dibnah was born (d. 2004). English television personality
- 1938 - Klaus Voormann was born. German musician, artist, and record producer.
- 1939 - Lino Ferreira dies. Portuguese author, actor and film director.
1941 - Nana Caymmi was born. Brazilian singer and composer.
- 1945 - World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1946 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes.
1946 -
John Waters was born. American film director and writer.
1947 -
Jim Ryun was born. American athlete and politician.
- 1947 - Serge Bernier was born. French Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Luís Miguel Cintra was born. Portuguese actor.
1949 - Nuno Júdice was born. Portuguese writer.
- 1951 - Dale Earnhardt was born (d. 2001). American race car driver.
1953
- Moïse Kisling dies (b. 22 Jan 1891). Jewish Polish French artist.
1954 -
Jerry Seinfeld was born. American comedian and Emmy award-winning producer: Seinfeld [1992-1993].
1955 - Giovanni Gronchi is elected President of Italy.
1955 -
Wendee Lee was born. American voice actress.
- 1957 - Belle Baker dies (b. 1893). American 1920s torch singer, film & tv actress.
1958 -
Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana CA. American actress : Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Grease 2, Ladyhawke, Scarface, The Witches of Eastwicke, The Age of Innocence.
- 1960 - Phil King was born. English bassist.
1964 - Albert Saverys (or Saverijs) dies (b. 12 May 1886). Belgian artist.
1965 - Papa Paulo VI publica a Encíclica 'Mense Maio'.
1965 -
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (
SUPARCO) successfully launches seventh
rocket in their Rehber series.
1967 -
Master P was born. American rapper, composer, actor, athlete, and sports agent.
1967 -
Anthony Mann dies (b. 1906). American actor and director.
- 1969 - Jazz musician Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1970 -
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas NV. American
tennis player (Olympic-gold 1996, Wimbledon [1992], U.S. Open [1994 & 1999].
1970 -
Uma Thurman was born. American actress:
The Truth about Cats and Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Mad Dog and Glory, Final Analysis, Robin Hood, Henry and June, Dangerous Liaisons, Kiss Daddy Goodnight .1970 - Tomás de Figueiredo dies in Lisbon (b. 6 Jul 1902). Portuguese writer and politician.
1973 -
Johan Hegg was born. Swedish heavy metal vocalist.
- 1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1974 - Anggun was born. Indonesian singer.
- 1974 - Julian Knowle was born. Austrian tennis player.
- 1974 - Pascal Cygan was born. French footballer.
- 1974 - Jasper Wood was born. Canadian violinist.
- 1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind - The last American citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. United States involvement in the war comes to an end.
1975 - Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/eaerh.
1975 -
Eric Koston was born. Thai-born professional skateboarder.
1976 -
Jay Orpin was born. Swedish composer and producer
- 1977 - Claus Jensen was born. Danish footballer.
- 1978 - Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were born. American tennis players
- 1978 - Tony Armas, Jr. was born. Venezuelan baseball player
- 1978 - Yasuda Yukihiko dies. Japanese painter.
1979 -
Ryan Sharp was born. British racing driver.
- 1979 - Hardie Gramatky dies (b. 1907). American author and animator.
1980 - Corazones Unidos Siempre
Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. founded.
1980 -
Mathieu Biron was born. French-Canadian ice hockey player.
1980 -
Alfred Hitchcock dies (b. 1899). British-born director, best known for psychological suspense films such as Psycho.
1981 -
Émilie Mondor was born (d. 2006). French Canadian olympic athlete.
- 1982 - Alfredo Magana is elected President of El Salvador.
1982 -
Carlos Martins was born in Oliveira do Hospital. Portuguese footballer.
1982 -
Kamran Jawaid was born. Pakistani film critic and producer
1983 -
Jay Cutler was born. American football player
- 1983 - Yuriko Shiratori was born. Japanese gravure idol and actress.
1984 - Britain announces that its administration of Hong Kong will cease in 1997, when it will return the colony to China.
1986 - Fire at the Central library of the City of
Los Angeles Public Library, some 400,000 books and other items damaged or destroyed.
1987 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretário-Geral da ONU, recebeu o doutoramento "Honoris Causa" pela Universidade de Coimbra.
1988 -
Younha was born. Korean pop singer.
- 1991 - Croatia declares independence.
1991 -
Gonzaguinha dies (b. 1946). Brazilian singer and composer.
1992 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks .
- 1993 - Queen to open Palace doors Buckingham Palace opened to the public for the first time in a bid to raise funds to repair Windsor Castle.
1996 - Jaime García Tarrés dies. Mexican poet.
- 1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories.
1997 -
Mike Royko dies (b. 1932). American columnist.
1998 - Austrália, Áustria, Bélgica, Brasil, Itália e Portugal sign Protocolo de Kyoto
1998 -
Hal Laycoe dies (b. 1922). Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
2002 -
Bob Akin dies (b. 1936). American industrialist and race car driver.
- 2002 - Fernando Pessa dies (b. 1902). Portuguese journalist. (... E esta hem?!)
2002 -
Lor Tok dies (b. 1914). Thai comedian and actor.
2003 -
Barbaro was born (d. 2007). American thoroughbred racehorse.
2003 -
Maud Behn was born. Granddaughter of the King of Norway
2004 -
Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
2004 -
Sid Smith dies (b. 1925). Canadian ice hockey player.
2005 -
Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation.
2005 -
Apple releases Macintosh OS X 10.4 (AKA Tiger).
2005 -
Mariana Levy dies (b. 1966). Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host.
2007 -
Ivica Račan dies (b. 1944). Prime Minister of Croatia.
2007 -
Milt Bocek dies (b. 1912). American baseball player.
2007 -
Josh Hancock dies (b. 1978). American baseball player.
2007 -
Dick Motz dies (b. 1940). New Zealand cricket player.
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