1972 - Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-born American magazine editor 1972 - Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast 1973 - Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets) 1973 - Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actor 1974 - Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) 1974 - Sergei Brylin, Moscow Rus, NHL center (NJ Devils) 1975 - Angela Holbeck, Australian rower (Olympics-96) 1976 - Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996) 1976 - Vaclav Batlik, Costa Mesa Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96) 1976 - Michael Pea, American actor 1977 - Orlando Bloom, English actor 1977 - James Posey, American basketball player
1979 - Jill Wagner, American Actor 1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist 1980 - Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer 1980 - Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer 1980 - Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player 1981 - Reggie Brown, American football player 1981 - Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor 1981 - Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine) 1981 - Darrell Rasner, American baseball player 1982 - Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player 1983 - Julian Morris, English actor 1983 - William Hung, American Idol contestant 1983 - Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player 1986 - Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater 1989 - Bryan Arguez, American soccer player 1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks. 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. 1435 - Sicut Dudum is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV about the enslaving of black natives in Canary Islands by Spanish natives. 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison. 1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina. 1785 - John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times). 1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks. 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. 1435 - Sicut Dudum is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV about the enslaving of black natives in Canary Islands by Spanish natives. 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison. 1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina. 1785 - John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times). 1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900. 1815 - War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. 1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. 1830 - The Great fire of New Orleans, Louisiana begins. 1832 - President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. 1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. 1842 - Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad. 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. 1869 - National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C.
1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. 1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. 1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. 1908 - The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. 1910 - The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. 1913 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated is founded on the campus of Howard University as the second Black Greek Letter Organization for Women. The mission is to make a move towards social activism. 1915 - An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800. 1934 - The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR. 1935 - A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany. 1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. 1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. 1942 - World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. 1951 - First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France. 1953 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen as President of Yugoslavia. 1953 - An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. 1958 - The Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. 1964 - Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta - resulting in 100 deaths.
1964 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland. 1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 1968 - Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison 1972 - Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong. 1974 - Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. 1985 - A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. 1986 - A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. 1990 - L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. 1991 - Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding 1000. 1993 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. 2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
1979 - Jill Wagner, American Actor 1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist 1980 - Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer 1980 - Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer 1980 - Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player 1981 - Reggie Brown, American football player 1981 - Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor 1981 - Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine) 1981 - Darrell Rasner, American baseball player 1982 - Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player 1983 - Julian Morris, English actor 1983 - William Hung, American Idol contestant 1983 - Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player 1986 - Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater 1989 - Bryan Arguez, American soccer player 1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks. 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. 1435 - Sicut Dudum is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV about the enslaving of black natives in Canary Islands by Spanish natives. 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison. 1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina. 1785 - John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times). 1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks. 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. 1435 - Sicut Dudum is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV about the enslaving of black natives in Canary Islands by Spanish natives. 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison. 1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina. 1785 - John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times). 1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900. 1815 - War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. 1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. 1830 - The Great fire of New Orleans, Louisiana begins. 1832 - President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. 1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. 1842 - Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad. 1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. 1869 - National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C.
1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. 1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. 1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. 1908 - The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. 1910 - The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. 1913 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated is founded on the campus of Howard University as the second Black Greek Letter Organization for Women. The mission is to make a move towards social activism. 1915 - An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800. 1934 - The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR. 1935 - A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany. 1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. 1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. 1942 - World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. 1951 - First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France. 1953 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen as President of Yugoslavia. 1953 - An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. 1958 - The Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. 1964 - Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta - resulting in 100 deaths.
1964 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland. 1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 1968 - Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison 1972 - Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong. 1974 - Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. 1985 - A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. 1986 - A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. 1990 - L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. 1991 - Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding 1000. 1993 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. 2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
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