Nothingandall: On this day in History

0534 - Taliesin was born. Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion.
0711 - Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
0926 – Burchard II, Duke of Swabia dies.
1380 - Catherine of Siena dies (b. 1347). Italian saint / Morte de Santa Catarina de Sena.
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.
1483 – Gran Canaria, the main of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, very important step in the expansion of Spain.
1594 - Thomas Cooper dies. English bishop, lexicographer and writer.
1623 - 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru.
1624 – In France, Richelieu assumes as Prime Minister of Louis XIII.
1630 - Agrippa d'Aubigné dies (b. 1552). French poet.
1658 - John Cleveland dies (b. 1613). English poet.
1661 - China's Ming Dynasty occupies Taiwan.
1665 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde was born (d. 1745). Irish statesman and soldier.
1667 - John Arbuthnot was born (d. 1735). English physician and satirist.
1670 - Pope Clemens X elected.
1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands.
1675 - Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini was born (d. 05 Nov 1741) Venitian painter.
1676 - Michiel de Ruyter dies (b. 1607). Dutch admiral.
1686 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was born (d. 1742). English statesman.
1688 - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg dies (b. 1620).

1698 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis dies (b. 1655). First Lord of the British Admiralty.

1707 – Scotland and England unified in United Kingdom of Great Britain.

1707 - George Farquhar dies (b. 1678). Irish dramatist.

1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre was born (d. 1810). French dancer and creator of modern ballet.

1743 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre dies (b. 1658). French writer.

1745 - Oliver Ellsworth was born (d. 1807). 3rd Chief Justice of the United States.

1758 - Georg Carl von Döbeln was born (d. 1820). Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero.

1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was born (d. 1833). French marshal.

1768 - Georg Brandt dies (b. 1694). Swedish chemist and minerologist.

1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was born (d. 1852). Anglo-Irish statesman.

1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.

1771 – Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli dies (b. 1700). Italian-born Russian architect.

1776 - Edward Wortley Montagu dies (b. 1713). English traveler and writer.

1780 - Charles Nodier was born (d. 1844). French writer.

1782 - Richard Kempenfelt dies (b. 1718). Royal Navy Admiral.

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.

1784 - Samuel Turell Armstrong was born (d. 1850). American poltician and acting Governor of Massachusetts.

1793 - John Michell dies (b. 1724). English scientist.

1793 – Yechezkel Landau dies (b. 1713). Polish rabbi.

1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus dies (b. 1723). German entomologist.

1810 – Thomas Adolphus Trollope was born (d. 1892). English author and journalist.

1813 - Rubber is patented.

1818 - Alexander II was born. Emperor of Russia.

1821 - Domingo de Azcuénaga dies. Argentine jurist, poet and fabulist.

1832 - Évariste Galois released from prison.

1837 - Georges Boulanger was born (d. 1891). French general and politician.

1842 - Karl Millöcker was born (d. 1899). Dutch composer.

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.

1848 – Raja Ravi Varma was born (d. 1906). Indian painter.

1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for African American students.

1854 - Henri Poincaré was born. French phisicyst and mathematician.

1854 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey dies (b. 1768). English general.

1856 - End of Crimean War.

1861 - American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

1861 - Achille Guillaume Lauge was born (d. 02 Jun 1944). French artist; a very prolific artist, painted compositions, landscapes, portraits, and flowers.

1861 - José María Obando dies. Colombian statesman.

1862 - José Alfredo Ferreira was born. Argentine educator and politician.

1862 - American Civil War: New Orleans falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.

1863 – Constantine P. Cavafy was born (d. 1933). Greek poet.

1863 – Maria Theresa Ledochowska was born (d. 1922). Polish-Austrian Catholic nun.

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.

1864 - The Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

1870 - D. Pedro IV statue is inaugurated in Lisbon at Rossio.

1872 - Manolo Hugué was born. Sculptor.

1872 - Harry Payne Whitney was born (d. 1930). American businessman.

1875 - Rafael Sabatini was born (d. 1950). Italian/British writer.

1876 - Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia was born (d. 1930).

1876 - Ulises Francisco Espaillat assume a presidência da República Dominicana.

1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham was born (d. 1961). English conductor.

1882 - The "Elektromote" – forerunner of the trolleybus – trialed by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.

1882 - Auguste Herbin was born (d. 31 Jan 1960). French painter.

1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman was born (d. 1945). Dutch artist and printer.

1884 - Jaime Cortesão was born (d. 1957). Portuguese writer and historian.

1885 - Portugal: Theatre Sá de Miranda is inaugurated in Viana do Castelo/ Inauguração do Teatro Sá de Miranda em Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch was born (d. 1948). Czech journalist and author.

1893 - Harold Urey was born (d. 1981). American chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

1894 - Paul Hörbiger was born in Budapest (d. 1981). Hungarian actor.

1895 - Sir Malcolm Sargent was born (d. 1967). English conductor.

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.

1901 - Hirohito was born (d. 7 Jan 1989). Japanese emperor. Japan’s longest-reigning emperor.

1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada.

1903 – Paul du Chaillu dies (b. 1835). French explorer.

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.

1908 - Jack Williamson was born (d. 2006). American writer.

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.

1910 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time.

1911 - Shri Gurudev Mahendranath was born (d. 1991). British writer.

1912 - Richard Carlson was born (d. 1977). American actor.

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.

1915 - Donald Mills was born (d. 1999). American singer (Mills Brothers).

1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.

1916 - World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrendered to Ottoman Forces at Kut. One of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

1916 - Jørgen Pedersen Gram dies (b. 1850). Danish mathematician.

1917 - Celeste Holm was born. American actress.

1918 - George Allen was born (d. 1990). American football coach, Pro Football Hall of Famer.

1919 - Gérard Oury was born (d. 2006). French film actor and director.

1920 - Harold Shapero was born. American composer.

1920 - William Henry Seward, Jr. was born (d. 1839). Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War.

1922 - Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer was born (d. 2001). Austrian journalist and motorcycle racer.

1922 - Toots Thielemans was born. Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player.

1924 - Al Balding was born (d. 2006). Canadian golfer.

1924 - Zizi Jeanmaire was born. French ballet dancer and actress.

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 – Iwao Takamoto was born (d. 2007). American animator, producer and film director.

1925 - John Compton was born (d. 2007). Saint Lucian Prime Minister.

1925 - Ned Austin was born (d. 2007). American character actor.

1926 – Elmer Kelton was born (d. 2009). American Western novelist.

1928 - Carl Gardner was born. American singer (The Coasters).

1929 – Mickey McDermott was born (d. 2003). American baseball player.

1929 - Peter Sculthorpe was born. Australian composer.

1929 - Ray Baretto was born (d. 2006). American jazz musician.

1929 – Walter Kempowski was born (d. 2007). German author.

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.

1931 - Lonnie Donegan was born (d. 2002). Scottish musician.

1932 - The radio program One Man's Family debuts.

1932 – Joy Clements was born (d. 2005). American soprano.

1933 - Mark Eyskens was born. Belgian Prime Minister.

1933 - Rod McKuen was born. American poet and composer.

1933 – Constantine P. Cavafy dies (b. 1863). Greek poet.

1934 - Luis Aparicio was born. Venezuelan Major League Baseball player.

1934 – Otis Rush was born. American musician.

1934 – Pedro Pires was born. 3rd President of Cape Verde.

1935 – Leroy Carr dies (b. 1905). American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.

1936 - Alejandra Pizarnik was born. Argentinian poet.

1936 - April Stevens was born. American singer.

1936 - Dedé Santana was born. Brazilian actor e comedian.

1936 - Lane Smith was born (d. 2005). American actor.

1936 - Zubin Mehta was born. Indian-born conductor.

1936 - O argentino Luis O. Salesi é nomeado presidente da Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol.

1937 - Jill Paton Walsh was born. English writer.

1937 - William Gillette dies (b. 1853). American actor.

1938 – Bernard Madoff wasn born. American convict, who was a financier and Chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange.

1938 - Fred Dibnah was born (d. 2004). English television personality.

1938 – Klaus Voormann was born. German musician, artist, and record producer.

1941 - Nana Caymmi was born. Brazilian singer and composer.

1942 - Galina Kulakova was born. Soviet skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972).

1942 - Klaus Voormann was born. German illustrator and musician.

1944 - "Dancing Romeo" the last Our Gang film, premiers.

1944 - Francis Lee was born. English International Footballer and philantropist.

1944 - Princess Benedikte of Denmark was born.

1944 - Richard Kline was born. American actor and director.

1944 - Bernardino Machado dies (b. 1851). President of Portugal.

1945 – World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.

1945 – The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.

1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.

1945 - World War II: Start of Operation Manna.

1945 - World War II - Fuehrerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Both Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun will commit suicide the next day on 30 April 1945.

1945 - Tammi Terrell was born (d. 1970). American singer.

1945 – Matthias Kleinheisterkamp dies (b. 1893). German SS officer.

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 - Olavo de Carvalho was born. Brazilian philosopher and journalist.

1947 - Serge Bernier was born. Canadian ice hockey player.

1947 – Tommy James was born. American musician.

1948 - Bruce Cutler was born. American attorney.

1948 - Michael Karoli was born (d. 2001). German guitarist and violinist (Can).

1949 - Luís Miguel Cintra was born. Portuguese actor.

1949 - Nana Caymmi was born. Brazilian singer.

1949 - Nuno Júdice was born in Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão. Portuguese writer.

1950 - Debbie Stabenow was born.American politician.

1950 - Phillip Noyce was born. Australian film director.

1951 - A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government was presented with a treaty draft regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

1951 - Dale Earnhardt was born (d. 2001). American race car driver.

1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein dies (b. 1889). Austrian-born philosopher.

1952 - Bob McClure was born. American baseball player.

1952 - David Icke was born. British writer.

1952 - Nora Dunn was born. American actress.

1953 - The first US experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.

1953 - Moïse Kisling dies (b. 22 Jan 1891). Jewish Polish French artist.

1954 - Jake Burton Carpenter was born. American snowboarder and founder of Burton Sowboards.

1954 - Jerry Seinfeld was born. American comedian and Emmy award-winning producer: Seinfeld [1992-1993].

1955 - Giovanni Gronchi is elected President of Italy.

1955 - Gino Quilico was born. Canadian opera singer.

1955 - Kate Mulgrew was born. American actress.

1955 - Wendee Lee was born. American voice actress.

1956 - Ketil Stokkan was born. Norwegian singer.

1956 - Sofia Sakorafa was born. Greek javelin thrower and politician.

1956 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb dies (b. 1876). German field marshal.

1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis was born. Irish actor.

1957 - Mark Kendall was born. American guitarist.

1957 - Timothy Treadwell was born (d. 2003). American bear enthusiast.

1958 - My Fair Lady dazzles London The Broadway musical, My Fair Lady, opens for its first night in London.

1958 – Eve Plumb was born. American actress.

1958 – Gary Cohen was born. Baseball broadcaster.

1958 - Giovanni Galli was born. Italian football (goalkeeper).

1958 – Martin Whitmarsh was born. Current CEO of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 Racing Team.

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 - Payola Scandal: Radio disk jockey Dick Clark denies involvement in the scandal in front of a United States House of Representatives subcommittee.

1960 - Caveh Zahedi was born. American filmmaker.

1960 - Phil King was born. English bassist.

1960 - Robert J. Sawyer was born. Canadian writer.

1961 - Fumihiko Tachiki was born. Japanese seiyuu.

1961 – Cisco Houston dies (b. 1918). American folk singer.

1963 - Mike Babcock was born. NHL Coach.

1964 - Federico Castelluccio was born. Italian-American actor.

1964 – Mohammad Qatanani was born. Muslim Imam.

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.

1966 - Phil Tufnell was born. English cricketer.

1966 - William Eccles dies (b. 1875). English physicist and radio pioneer.

1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.

1967 - Curtis Joseph was born. Canadian NHL goalie.

1967 - Master P was born. American rapper, composer, actor, athlete, and sports agent.

1967 - Anthony Mann dies (b. 1906). American actor and director.

1967 – J.B. Lenoir dies (b. 1929). American Blues Musician.

1968 - The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway.

1968 - Carnie Wilson was born. American singer.

1969 - İzel was born. Turkish singer.

1969 - Paul Adelstein was born. American actor.

1970 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.

1970 - Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas NV. American tennis player (Olympic-gold 1996, Wimbledon [1992], U.S. Open [1994 & 1999].

1970 - China Forbes was born. American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini).

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.

1971 - Sam Michael was born. Australian engineer.

1971 – Tamara Johnson-George was born. American singer (SWV).

1972 - Dustin McDaniel was born. American politician.

1973 - David Belle was born. French physical educator.

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 – Jasper Wood was born. Canadian violinist

1974 – Julian Knowle was born. Austrian tennis player

1974 - Pascal Cygan was born. French footballer.

1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind - The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.

1975 - Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/eaerh.

1975 - Béres Zoo weas born. Hungarian radio DJ.

1975 - Eric Koston was born. Thai-born professional skateboarder.

1975 - Rafael Betancourt was born. Venezuelan baseball player.

1976 - Jay Orpin was born. Swedish composer and producer.

1977 – Claus Jensen was born. Danish footballer.

1977 - Rocío Carrasco was born. Spanish TV host and socialite.

1978 – Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were born. American tennis players.

1978 - Tony Armas, Jr. wasd born. Venezuelan baseball player.

1978 - Yasuda Yukihiko dies. Japanese painter.

1979 - Jo O'Meara was born. British singer (S Club 7).

1979 - Lee Dong-Gook was born. Korean footballer.

1979 - Matt Tong was born. English drummer (Bloc Party).

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 - Kelly Shoppach was born. American baseball player.

1980 - Kian Egan was born. Irish musician (Westlife).

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 - Alex Vincent was born. American actor.

1981 - Émilie Mondor was born (d. 2006). French Canadian olympic athlete.

1981 - George McCartney was born. Northern Irish footballer.

1982 - Alfredo Magana is elected President of El Salvador.

1982 - Carlos Martins was born in Oliveira do Hospital. Portuguese footballer (Benfica).

1982 - Kamran Jawaid was born. Pakistani film critic and producer.

1982 – Travis Smith was born. American drummer (Trivium).

1983 – David Lee was born. American basketball player.

1983 - Jay Cutler was born. American football player.

1983 - Sam Jones III was born. American actor.

1983 – Tommie Harris 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.

1984 - Firass Dirani was born. Lebanese-Australian actor.

1984 - Pham Van Quyen was born. Vietnamese footballer.

1984 - Taylor Cole was born. American actress.

1984 – Vasilis Xanthopoulos was born. Greek basketball player.

1986 - Roger Clemens sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners.

1986 - A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.

1986 - Renee Alway was born. American model.

1987 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretário-Geral da ONU, recebeu o doutoramento "Honoris Causa" pela Universidade de Coimbra.

1987 - Alicia Morton was born. American actress.

1987 - Matthew Doherty was born. Northern Irish football player.

1988 - Glasnost: Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev promises increased religious freedoms.

1988 – Colin Taylor was born. American historical figure and 1337 CS authority.

1988 – Jonathan Toews was born. Canadian ice hockey player.

1988 - Younha was born. Korean pop singer.

1988 - James McCracken dies (b. 1926). American tenor.

1991 - Richard Cheney gives a speech at the Washington Institute's Soref Symposium explaining why he believed it would have been "a mistake" to invade Iraq.

1991 - Croatia declares independence.

1991 – A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.

1991 - Gonzaguinha dies (b. 1946). Brazilian singer and composer.

1992 - Legion of Net. Heroes, the first Usenet superhero shared universe, is formed.

1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people will be killed and hundreds of buildings will be destroyed.

1992 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks.

1992 – Mae Clarke dies (b. 1910). American actress.

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.

1993 – Michael Gordon dies (b. 1909). American film director.

1993 - Mick Ronson dies (b. 1946). British musician.

1996 - Jaime García Tarrés dies. Mexican poet.

1996 - The musical Rent premieres at the Nederlander Theatre.

1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories.

1997 - Eduardo Mascarenhas dies (b. 1942). Brazilian physician and pshycoanalist.

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.

1999 - The Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

2000 - Antonio Buero Vallejo dies. Spanish dramatist.

2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.

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.