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*[[1795]] - [[Belgium]] is conquered by [[France]]. | *[[1795]] - [[Belgium]] is conquered by [[France]]. | ||
*[[1964]] - The [[Free Speech Movement]] is launched on the campus of [[University of California, Berkeley]]. | *[[1964]] - The [[Free Speech Movement]] is launched on the campus of [[University of California, Berkeley]]. | ||
- | * 1964 - [[Japan]]ese ''[[Shinkansen]]'' ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from [[Tokyo]] to [[Osaka]]. | ||
- | *[[1965]] - ''[[Apostasia of 1965|Apostasia]]'', a political move in Greece designed by the former King of Greece [[Constantine II of Greece|Constantine II]] and executed by a group of politicians (led by the later PM of Greece [[Constantine Mitsotakis]]) who have betrayed and overthrown the Prime Minister [[George Papandreou (senior)|George Papandreou]] in [[Greece]] in favour of the formerly King of Greece. | ||
- | * 1965 - General [[Suharto]] crushes an attempted [[coup d'état|coup]] in [[Indonesia]]. | ||
- | *[[1968]] - The [[Guyana|Guyanese]] government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS). | ||
- | *[[1969]] - The [[Concorde]] supersonic transport plane breaks the [[sound barrier]] for the first time. | ||
- | *[[1971]] - [[Walt Disney World]] opens near [[Orlando, Florida]], [[United States]]. | ||
- | *[[1975]] - The [[Seychelles]] gain internal self-government. The [[Ellice Islands]] split from [[Gilbert Islands]] and take the name [[Tuvalu]]. | ||
- | * 1975 - [[Thrilla in Manila]]: [[Muhammad Ali]] defeats [[Joe Frazier]] in a [[boxing]] match in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. | ||
- | *[[1978]] - The [[Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party]] is founded. | ||
- | *[[1979]] - The [[United States]] returns sovereignty of the [[Panama canal]] to [[Panama]]. | ||
- | *[[1982]] - [[Helmut Kohl]] replaces [[Helmut Schmidt]] as [[Chancellor of Germany]] through a [[Constructive Vote of No Confidence]]. | ||
- | * 1982 - [[EPCOT Center]] opens at [[Walt Disney World]] near [[Orlando, Florida]], [[United States]]. | ||
- | * 1982 - [[Sony]] launches the first consumer [[compact disc]] player (model CDP-101). | ||
- | *[[1985]] - The [[Israel]]i air force bombs [[PLO]] Headquarters in [[Tunis]]. | ||
- | *[[1987]] - The [[Whittier Narrows earthquake]] shook the [[San Gabriel Valley]], registering as a [[Richter scale|magnitude]] 5.9. | ||
*[[1989]] - [[Denmark]]: World's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership" | *[[1989]] - [[Denmark]]: World's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership" | ||
- | *[[1998]] - [[Vladimir Putin]] became a permanent member of the [[Security Council of the Russian Federation]]. | ||
- | *[[2004]] - [[Baseball]]: [[Seattle Mariners]] [[outfield]]er [[Ichiro Suzuki]] makes his 258th hit of the season, breaking [[George Sisler]]'s 84-year-old single-season record. | ||
- | *[[2005]] - [[2005 Bali bombing|Bombing]] kills 23 people in [[Bali]]. | ||
- | *[[2006]] - [[Age discrimination]] in employment is made illegal in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
- | *[[2007]] - [[Smoking age]] raised from 16 to 18 in [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
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- 1795 - Belgium is conquered by France.
- 1964 - The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
- 1989 - Denmark: World's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership"
Births
- 1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
- 1507 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
- 1540 - Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)
- 1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)
- 1620 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
- 1644 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
- 1671 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742)
- 1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
- 1691 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)
- 1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
- 1760 - William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)
- 1771 - Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
- 1791 - Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. 1859)
- 1800 - Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. 1861)
- 1835 - Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)
- 1842 - Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)
- 1865 - Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)
- 1881 - William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)
- 1885 - Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977)
- 1878 - Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950)
- 1890 - Stanley Holloway, British actor (d. 1982)
- 1896 - Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
- 1896 - Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)
- 1899 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)
- 1900 - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
- 1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. 1989)
- 1904 - Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
- 1904 - A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. 1977)
- 1909 - Maurice Bardèche, French fascist, (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Sam Yorty, Mayor of Los Angeles, California (d. 1998)
- 1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
- 1910 - Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
- 1910 - José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)
- 1914 - Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1921 - James Whitmore, American actor
- 1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1924 - William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
- 1925 - Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1926 - Roger Williams, American pianist
- 1927 - Tom Bosley, American actor
- 1928 - Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (d. 1973)
- 1928 - George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1928 - Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
- 1930 - Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
- 1930 - Sir Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002)
- 1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver
- 1931 - Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
- 1932 - Albert Collins, American guitarist (d. 1993)
- 1935 - Julie Andrews, British actress and singer
- 1936 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)
- 1936 - Stella Stevens, American actress
- 1939 - George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)
- 1943 - Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director
- 1943 - Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1943 - Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone)
- 1945 - Rod Carew, Panamanian-born baseball player
- 1945 - Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
- 1945 - Donny Hathaway, American soul musician and composer (d. 1979)
- 1946 - Tim O'Brien, American writer
- 1947 - Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
- 1947 - Stephen Collins, American actor
- 1947 - Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
- 1948 - Cub Koda, American singer (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)
- 1949 - Isaac Bonewits, American author
- 1950 - Randy Quaid, American actor
- 1950 - Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
- 1952 - Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
- 1953 - John Hegley, British poet
- 1953 - Pete Falcone, American baseball player
- 1954 - Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
- 1955 - Duško Tadić, Bosnian Serb
- 1956 - Theresa May, British politician
- 1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
- 1958 - Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
- 1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer
- 1961 - Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
- 1961 - Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
- 1962 - Esai Morales, American actor
- 1963 - Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver
- 1963 - Mark McGwire, American baseball player
- 1964 - Harry Hill, British comedian
- 1964 - Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-born chess player, scientist, and author
- 1965 - Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
- 1965 - Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Cindy Margolis, American model and spokesmodel
- 1966 - Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
- 1966 - George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer
- 1967 - Scott Young, American ice hockey player
- 1967 - Mike Pringle, American football player
- 1968 - Jon Guenther, American author
- 1968 - Rob Collard, British racing driver
- 1969 - Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player
- 1969 - Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician
- 1970 - Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
- 1970 - Simon Davey, Barnsley football manager
- 1970 - Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1971 - Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality
- 1973 - Jana Henke, German swimmer
- 1973 - Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
- 1973 - John Thomson, American baseball player
- 1974 - Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1975 - Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
- 1976 - Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
- 1976 - Denis Gauthier, Canadian hockey player
- 1976 - Dora Venter, Hungarian pornographic film actress
- 1976 - Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
- 1977 - Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
- 1978 - Andrew JC Jackson, Australian Surf Lifesaver
- 1979 - Cameron Bruce, Australian rules footballer
- 1979 - Rudi Johnson, American football player
- 1979 - Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1979 - Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby player
- 1981 - Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
- 1981 - Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1981 - Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
- 1982 - Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
- 1982 - Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
- 1984 - Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
- 1984 - Matt Cain, American baseball player
- 1985 - Dizzee Rascal, English musician
- 1985 - Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer
- 1986 - Ricardo Vaz Té, Portuguese footballer
Deaths
- 959 - King Edwy of England
- 1040 - Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
- 1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar
- 1310 - Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
- 1404 - Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)
- 1499 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
- 1500 - John Alcock, English Catholic bishop
- 1567 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
- 1570 - Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
- 1574 - Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
- 1578 - Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)
- 1588 - Execution of Blessed Edward James, Christian martyr
- 1609 - Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer
- 1684 - Pierre Corneille, French author (b. 1606)
- 1693 - Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619)
- 1708 - John Blow, British composer (b. 1649)
- 1768 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687)
- 1837 - Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
- 1838 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)
- 1864 - Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
- 1876 - James Lick, California land baron (b. 1796)
- 1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir
- 1913 - Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 - Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. 1861)
- 1955 - Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. 1880)
- 1958 - Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886)
- 1970 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (b. 1893)
- 1974 - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901)
- 1975 - Al Jackson, American drummer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935)
- 1984 - Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
- 1985 - E. B. White, American author (b. 1899)
- 1988 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. 1897)
- 1990 - Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general (b. 1906)
- 1992 - Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
- 1994 - Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. 1915)
- 1997 - Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b. 1923)
- 1998 - Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (b. 1928)
- 2000 - Reginald Kray, British gangster (b. 1933)
- 2000 - Robert Allen, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1928)
- 2001 - Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and theatre director (b. 1921)
- 2002 - Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1908)
- 2004 - Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
- 2004 - Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (b. 1946)
- 2006 - Jerald Tanner, American religious activist (b. 1938)
- 2006 - André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. 1952)
Notes
- Le Symboliste
- Richard Avedon
- Philippe Noiret
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Charles Cros
- Far From Vietnam
- Incoherents
- Paul Bilhaud
- Monochrome painting
- Richard Corben
- Eugeen Van Mieghem
- Frans Floris
- Madame Bovary
- Renato Polselli
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