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Events

  • 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
  • 1501 - Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry.
  • 1576 - Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
  • 1677 - The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.
  • 1737 - The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated.
  • 1783 - W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 receives its première performance in Linz, Austria.
  • 1791 - The Western Confederacy of American Indians win a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
  • 1825 - The Erie Canal is completed with Governor DeWitt Clinton performing the Wedding of The Waters ceremony in New York Harbour.
  • 1834 - The Delta Upsilon Fraternity is established at Williams College Massachusetts.
  • 1839 - The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
  • 1852 - Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
  • 1861 - The University of Washington opens in Seattle, Washington as the Territorial University
  • 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville - Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
  • 1889 - Menelek of Shoa obtains the allegiance of a large majority of the Ethiopian nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned emperor.
  • 1890 - City & South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
  • 1918 - World War I: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy.
  • 1918 - The German Revolution begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
  • 1921 - The Sturmabteilung or SA is formally formed by Adolf Hitler
  • 1921 - Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
  • 1921 - The Italian unknown soldier is buried in the Altare della Patria (Fatherland Altar) in Rome.
  • 1922 - In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
  • 1924 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected as the first female governor in the United States.
  • 1939 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
  • 1942 - World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein - Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leads his forces on a five-month retreat.
  • 1944 - World War II: Bitola Liberation Day
  • 1952 - The United States government establishes the National Security Agency.
  • 1955 - After being totally destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio.
  • 1956 - Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
  • 1962 - In a test of the Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69,000 feet above Johnston Island. It would also be the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States.
  • 1966 - Two-thirds of Florence, Italy is submerged as the Arno river floods; together with the contemporaneous flood of the Po River in northern Italy, this leads to 113 deaths, 30,000 made homeless, and the destruction of numerous Renaissance artworks and books.
  • 1970 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - The United States turns control of the Binh Thuy Air Base in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam.
  • 1970 - Genie, a 13 year old feral child is found in Los Angeles, California having been locked in her bedroom for most of her life.
  • 1973 - The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
  • 1979 - Iran hostage crisis begins: a group of Iranians, mostly students, invades the United States embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American).
  • 1984 - Dell Computers is founded as PC's Limited.
  • 1986 - Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by the electorate from the Supreme Court of California for their opposition to capital punishment.
  • 1989 - The congress of the Solidarity Party is inaugurated in Sweden. The congress decides, contrary to the proposal of the central committee, not to disband the party.
  • 1993 - Bolivia becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
  • 1993 - A China Airlines Boeing 747 overruns Runway 13 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon, injuring 22 people.
  • 1994 - San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
  • 1995 - Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Orthodox Israeli.
  • 2002 - Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress
  • 2003 - The most powerful solar flare observed by satellite instrumentation is recorded.
  • 2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.

Births

  • 1448 - King Alphonso II of Naples (d. 1495)
  • 1470 - King Edward V of England, one of the two princes in the Tower (d. 1483)
  • 1575 - Guido Reni, Italian painter (d. 1642)
  • 1631 - Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III of England (d. 1660)
  • 1661 - Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
  • 1740 - Augustus Montague Toplady, English author of hymn "Rock of Ages" (d. 1778)
  • 1765 - Pierre Girard, French mathematician (d. 1836)
  • 1809 - Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1874)
  • 1816 - Stephen Johnson Field, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
  • 1836 - Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (d. 1912)
  • 1845 - Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary (d. 1883)
  • 1868 - Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
  • 1874 - Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (d. 1920)
  • 1879 - Will Rogers, American humorist (d. 1935)
  • 1883 - Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general (d. 1953)
  • 1884 - Harry Ferguson, Northern Irish aviator and inventor (d. 1960)
  • 1890 - Alfred Henschke, ps. Klabund, German writer and poet (d. 1928)
  • 1896 - Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (d. 1971)
  • 1899 - Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 1985)
  • 1900 - LucreÅ£iu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist (d. 1954)
  • 1901 - Princess Bang-ja of Korea (d. 1989)
  • 1901 - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
  • 1904 - Tadeusz Å»yliÅ„ski, Polish technician and textilist (d. 1967)
  • 1908 - Józef Rotblat, Polish physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
  • 1908 - Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (d. 1997)
  • 1909 - Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)
  • 1909 - Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
  • 1912 - Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (d. 1978)
  • 1913 - Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978)
  • 1916 - Walter Cronkite, American news broadcaster
  • 1918 - Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)
  • 1918 - Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994)
  • 1919 - Martin Balsam, American actor (d. 1996)
  • 1922 - Benno Besson, Swiss actor (d. 2006)
  • 1923 - Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (d. 2002)
  • 1924 - Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
  • 1928 - Hannah Weiner American experimental poet
  • 1929 - Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor (d. 1987)
  • 1930 - Doris Roberts, American actress
  • 1930 - Dick Groat, American baseball player
  • 1932 - Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (d. 2004)
  • 1933 - Tito Francona, American baseball player
  • 1936 - C. K. Williams, American poet
  • 1937 - Loretta Swit, American actress
  • 1937 - Michael Wilson, Canadian politician
  • 1940 - Delbert McClinton, American musician
  • 1943 - Marlène Jobert, French actress
  • 1943 - Clark Graebner, American tennis player
  • 1943 - Bob Wollek, French race car driver (d. 2001)
  • 1944 - Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes)
  • 1944 - Linda Gary, American voice actress (d. 1995)
  • 1946 - Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
  • 1946 - Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
  • 1946 - Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989)
  • 1950 - Charles Frazier, American author
  • 1950 - Markie Post, American actress
  • 1951 - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
  • 1951 - Cosey Fanni Tutti, English performance artist (Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey)
  • 1953 - Carlos Gutierrez, American politician
  • 1953 - Jacques Villeneuve (elder), Canadian racing driver
  • 1953 - Dr. Marvel Williamson, American educator
  • 1954 - Chris Difford, English musician and songwriter (Squeeze)
  • 1955 - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
  • 1956 - Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater)
  • 1956 - James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist (The Pretenders) (d. 1982)
  • 1958 - Anne Sweeney, American television executive
  • 1960 - Marc Awodey, American artist and writer
  • 1960 - Frl. Menke, German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle
  • 1960 - Kathy Griffin, American comedian
  • 1961 - Daron Hagen, American composer
  • 1961 - Edward Knight, American composer
  • 1961 - Ralph Macchio, American actor
  • 1961 - Les Sampou, American musician
  • 1961 - Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer
  • 1962 - Jeff Probst, American television host
  • 1963 - Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon)
  • 1963 - Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
  • 1963 - Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
  • 1963 - Lena Zavaroni, Scottish artist and singer (d. 1999)
  • 1965 - Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
  • 1965 - Tomoaki Ishizuka "Pata", Japanese musician
  • 1965 - Jeff Scott Soto, American musician (Yngwie Malmsteen Journey)
  • 1965 - Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X)
  • 1966 - H. John Heinz IV, American medieval armor craftsman; son of Teresa Heinz
  • 1967 - Eric Karros, American baseball player
  • 1968 - Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 1969 - Sean "Diddy" Combs, American rapper
  • 1969 - Matthew McConaughey, American actor
  • 1970 - Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
  • 1972 - Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer
  • 1972 - Tabassum Hashmi, Indian actress
  • 1974 - Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
  • 1975 - Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1975 - Eduard Kokcharov, Russian handball player
  • 1975 - Curtis Stone, Australian chef and television personality
  • 1975 - Heather Tom, American actress
  • 1976 - Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1976 - Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
  • 1977 - Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
  • 1977 - So Ji-sub, South Korean swimmer, model and actor
  • 1977 - Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress
  • 1978 - Carmen Cali, American baseball player
  • 1978 - John Grabow, American baseball player
  • 1979 - Jesse Camp, American VJ
  • 1979 - Trishelle Cannatella, American reality tv castmember and model
  • 1979 - Audrey Hollander, American pornographic actress
  • 1980 - Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
  • 1980 - Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • 1980 - Richard Owens, American football player
  • 1980 - Marcy Rylan, American actress
  • 1981 - Vince Wilfork, American football player
  • 1982 - Devin Hester, American football player
  • 1985 - Jeff Harding, The Sexiest Man Alive
  • 1986 - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress
  • 1986 - Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver
  • 1998 - Darcy Rose Byrnes, American actress

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