- ????
- The
Linkoping Bloodbath
takes place on
Maundy Thursday
in
Linkoping
,
Sweden
.
- ????
-
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- ????
- The "
Great Fire
" of
Boston, Massachusetts
destroys ??? buildings.
- ????
- After escaping from
Elba
,
Napoleon
enters
Paris
with a regular army of ???,??? and a volunteer force of around ???,???, beginning his "
Hundred Days
" rule.
- ????
-
Revolutions of ???? in the German states
:
King
Ludwig I of Bavaria
abdicates.
- ????
-
Harriet Beecher Stowe
's
Uncle Tom's Cabin
is published.
- ????
-
Costa Rican
troops rout
Walker
's soldiers.
- ????
- An
earthquake
completely destroys
Mendoza, Argentina
.
- ????
- The
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
is signed.
- ????
- The premiere of the very first
Romani language operetta
was staged in
Moscow
,
Russia
.
- ????
-
Sung Chiao-jen
, a founder of the
Chinese Nationalist Party
, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies ? days later.
- ????
- In
New Haven, Connecticut
, the first international
figure skating
championship takes place.
- ????
-
Albert Einstein
publishes his
general theory of relativity
.
- ????
- The
USS
Langley
is commissioned as the first
United States Navy
aircraft carrier
.
- ????
-
Giuseppe Zangara
is
executed
in
Florida
's
electric chair
for fatally shooting
Anton Cermak
in an assassination attempt against
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
.
- ????
-
World War II
: In
Zgierz
,
Poland
, ??? Poles are taken from a labor camp and shot by the
Germans
.
- ???? -
Holocaust
: in
Rohatyn
, western
Ukraine
, the
German
SS
murder ?,???
Jews
, including ??? children, annihilating ??% of
Rohatyn
's Jewish
ghetto
.
- ???? - World War II:
General
Douglas MacArthur
, at
Terowie
,
South Australia
, makes his famous speech regarding the
fall of the Philippines
, in which he says: "I came out of
Bataan
and I shall return".
- ????
- With a
Musicians Union
ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the
United States
, under
Eugene Ormandy
and
Arturo Toscanini
, are given on
CBS
and
NBC
.
- ????
-
Fujiyoshida
, a
city
located in
Yamanashi Prefecture
, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of
Honsh?
is founded.
- ????
- The
United States Senate
ratifies a
peace treaty
with Japan.
- ????
-
Tunisia
gains independence from
France
.
- ????
- The
precursor
of the
European Space Agency
,
ESRO
(
European Space Research Organization
) is established per an agreement signed on
June ??
,
????
.
- ????
-
John Lennon
and
Yoko ono
were married.
- ????
- Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap
Her Royal Highness
Princess Anne
and her husband
Captain Mark Phillips
in
The Mall
, outside
Buckingham Palace
,
London
.
- ????
- The
Radio Caroline
ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the
English
coast.
- ????
-
Libby Riddles
becomes the first woman to win the ?,???-mile
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
.
- ????
- The
Food and Drug Administration
approves the anti-
AIDS
drug,
AZT
.
- ????
-
Eritrean War of Independence
: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
enters the town of
Afabet
, victoriously concluding the
Battle of Afabet
.
- ????
-
Ferdinand Marcos
's widow,
Imelda Marcos
, goes on trial for
bribery
,
embezzlement
, and
racketeering
.
- ????
- An
IRA
bomb explodes in
Warrington
, northwest England, killing two children.
- ????
-A
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
kills ?? and wounds ?,??? persons.
- ????
-
Legoland California
, the first and only
Legoland
outside of
Europe
, opens in
Carlsbad, California
.
- ????
-
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
, a former
Black Panther
once known as
H. Rap Brown
, is captured after a gun battle that leaves a
Georgia
sheriff's deputy dead.
- ????
-
???? invasion of Iraq
: In the early hours of the morning, the
United States
and three other countries begin military operations in
Iraq
.
- ????
-
Stephen Harper
wins the leadership of the newly created
Conservative Party of Canada
, becoming the party's first leader.
- ????
- A magnitude ?.? earthquake hits
Fukuoka
, Japan, its first major quake in over ??? years. One person is killed, hundreds are injured and evacuated.
- ????
-
Cyclone Larry
makes landfall in
eastern Australia
, destroying most of the country's banana crop.
- ???? - Over ???
Chadian soldiers
are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel
UFDC
. The rebel movement sought to overthrow
Chadian president
Idriss Deby
.
- ?? BC
-
Ovid
, Roman poet (d.
??
)
- ????
- Princess
Cecily of York
(d.
????
)
- ????
-
Jerome Emser
, German theologian (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Pierino Belli
, Italian soldier and jurist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Ivan Mazepa
,
Cossack
Hetman
of the
Hetmanate
(d.
????
)
- ????
-
Abdul Hamid I
,
Ottoman Sultan
(d.
????
)
- ????
-
Torbern Bergman
, Swedish chemist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke
,
King of Thailand
(d.
????
)
- ????
-
Jean Antoine Houdon
, French sculptor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Friedrich Holderlin
, German writer (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Karl August Nicander
, Swedish poet (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Napoleon II of France
, (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Ned Buntline
, American publisher (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Henrik Ibsen
, Norwegian writer (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Solomon L. Spink
, U.S. Congressman (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Charles W. Eliot
, President of Harvard University (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Ferris Jacobs, Jr.
, American politician (d.
????
)
- ???? - Sir
Edward Poynter
, British painter (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Illarion Pryanishnikov
, Russian painter (d.
????
)
- ????
- Sir
John Lavery
, Irish artist (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Frederick Winslow Taylor
, American inventor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
, German general (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Borries von Munchhausen
, German poet (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Payne Whitney
, American businessman (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Maud Menten
, Canadian biochemist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Rene Coty
, French President (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Beniamino Gigli
, Italian tenor (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Lauritz Melchior
, Danish tenor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Fredric Wertham
, German-born psychologist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Ruby Muhammad
, American matriarch of Black Islam
- ????
-
Edgar Buchanan
, American actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
B. F. Skinner
, American psychologist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Jean Galia
, French rugby footballer (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Abraham Beame
, American politician (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Ozzie Nelson
, American bandleader and actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Michael Redgrave
, English actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Alfonso Garcia Robles
, Mexican diplomat and
Nobel laureate
(d.
????
)
- ????
-
Wendell Corey
, American actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Rudolf Kirchschlager
,
President of Austria
(d.
????
)
- ???? -
Sviatoslav Richter
, Soviet pianist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Pierre Messmer
, French politician and Prime Minister (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Vera Lynn
, English actress and singer
- ????
-
Jack Barry
, American TV host (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Donald Featherstone
, British writer and wargamer
- ???? -
Marian McPartland
, British jazz pianist
- ????
-
Pamela Harriman
, British-American diplomat (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
, American singer (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Larry Elgart
, American saxophonist and bandleader
- ???? -
Ray Goulding
, American comedian (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Carl Reiner
, American film director
- ????
-
Shaukat Siddiqui
, Pakistani Author, Journalist and Political Activist (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Jozef Kroner
, Slovak actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
John Ehrlichman
, American political figure (d.
????
)
- ????
-
John Joubert
, South African-born British composer
- ????
-
Fred Rogers
, American TV host (d.
????
)
- ????
-
German Robles
, Spanish actor
- ????
-
Hal Linden
, American actor
- ????
-
George Altman
, American baseball player
- ???? -
Alexander Gorodnitsky
, Russian geologist and poet
- ????
-
Willie Brown
, American politician
- ???? -
David Malouf
, Australian author
- ????
-
Ted Bessell
, American actor (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Lee "Scratch" Perry
, Jamaican Reggae artist
- ????
-
Vaughn Meader
, American comedian (d.
????
)
- ????
-
Jerry Reed
, American singer and actor
- ????
-
Sergei Petrovich Novikov
, Russian Mathematician,
Fields Medalist
- ????
-
Brian Mulroney
, former
Prime Minister of Canada
- ????
-
Pat Corrales
, American baseball player
- ????
-
Gerard Malanga
, American poet and photographer
- ???? -
Naima Neidre
, Estonian graphic artist
- ???? -
Paul Junger Witt
, American TV producer
- ????
-
Henry Bartholomay
, American fighter pilot
- ???? -
Rick Berman
, American TV and film producer
- ???? -
Jay Ingram
, Canadian television host and author
- ???? -
Pat Riley
, American basketball player and coach
- ????
-
John Boswell
, American historian (d.
????
)
- ????
-
John de Lancie
, American actor
- ???? -
Bobby Orr
, Canadian ice hockey player
- ????
-
Marcia Ball
, American singer and pianist
- ????
-
William Hurt
, American actor
- ???? -
Carl Palmer
, English drummer (
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
)
- ????
-
Curt Smith
, American author and media host
- ???? -
Jimmie Vaughan
, American blues guitarist
- ????
-
Geoff Brabham
, Australian racing driver
- ????
-
Mike Francesa
, American sports talk show host
- ???? -
Liana Kanelli
, Greek journalist and politician
- ????
-
Vanessa Bell Calloway
, American actress
- ???? -
David Foster
, Australian woodchopper
- ???? -
Spike Lee
, American film director
- ???? -
Theresa Russell
, American actress
- ????
-
Phil Anderson
, Australian cyclist
- ???? -
Holly Hunter
, American actress
- ????
-
Dave Beasant
, English football goalkeeper
- ???? -
Steve McFadden
, British actor
- ???? -
Sting
, American professional wrestler
- ????
-
Jesper Olsen
, Danish footballer
- ???? -
Slim Jim Phantom
, American musician (
Stray Cats
)
- ????
-
Stephen Sommers
, American film director
- ????
-
Paul Annacone
, American tennis player
- ???? -
Yelena Romanova
, Russian athlete (d.
????
)
- ???? -
Manabu Suzuki
, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- ???? -
David Thewlis
, British actor
- ????
-
Natacha Atlas
, Belgian singer
- ????
-
Alka Yagnik
, Indian singer
- ????
-
Mookie Blaylock
, American basketball player
- ????
-
Caroline Brunet
, Quebec kayaker
- ???? -
Mannie Fresh
, American producer
- ????
-
Michael Rapaport
, American actor
- ????
-
Manny Alexander
, Dominican baseball player
- ???? -
Toure
, American writer
- ????
-
Alexander Kapranos
, Greek-British musician (
Franz Ferdinand
)
- ????
-
Christopher Heinz
, American businessman; son of
Teresa Heinz
- ???? -
Jane March
, English actress
- ???? -
Jung Woo-sung
, South Korean actor
- ???? -
Cedric Yarbrough
, American actor
- ????
-
Paula Garces
, Colombian actress
- ???? -
Andrzej Pilipiuk
, Polish writer
- ????
-
Chester Bennington
, American musician (
Linkin Park
)
- ????
-
Silvia Abascal
, Spanish actress
- ???? -
Freema Agyeman
, British actress
- ???? -
Bianca Lawson
, American actress
- ???? -
Keven Mealamu
, New Zealand rugby player
- ???? -
Bernard O'Connor
, Gaelic Footballer
- ????
-
Molly Jenson
, American musician
- ????
-
Jamal Crawford
, American basketball player
- ???? -
Ock Ju-Hyun
, South Korean singer
- ????
-
Terrence Duffin
, Zimbabwean cricketer
- ???? -
Tomasz Kuszczak
, Polish footballer
- ???? -
Nick Wheeler
, American guitarist (
The All-American Rejects
)
- ????
-
Jose Moreira
, Portuguese footballer
- ????
-
Justine Ezarik
, American Internet personality
- ???? -
Valtteri Filppula
, Finnish professional ice-hockey player
- ???? -
Rami Malek
, Egyptian-born actor
- ???? -
Markus Niemela
, Finnish racing driver
- ???? -
Christy Carlson Romano
, American actress
- ???? -
Fernando Torres
, Spanish footballer
- ???? -
Marcus Vick
, American football player
- ???? -
Winta
, Norwegian musician
- ????
-
Dean Geyer
, Australian singer/actor
- ???? -
Ruby Rose Langenheim
, Australian MTV VJ
- ????
-
Daniel Maa Boumsong
, Cameroonian football player
- ???? -
Patrick Boyle
, Scottish footballer
- ???? -
Pedro Ken
, Brazilian footballer
- ???? -
Sergei Kostitsyn
, Belarusian hockey player
- ???? -
Jo
, Brazilian footballer
- ???? -
Rollo Weeks
, English actor
- ????
-
Tamim Iqbal
, Bangladeshi cricketer
- ????
-
Joaquin Maria Gutierrez
,
Filipino
violinist
- ???
-
St. Cuthbert
,
patron saint
of
Northumbria
(b. c.
???
).
- ????
-
Hermann von Salza
, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c.
????
)
- ????
- King
Henry IV of England
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour
, ?th. husband of Queen
Catherine Parr
(executed) (b.
????
)
- ????
- Duke
Albert of Prussia
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Richard Maitland
, Scottish statesman and historian (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Augustyn Kordecki
, Polish prior (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Adrienne Lecouvreur
, French actress (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Johann Ernst Hanxleden
, German philologist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Nicolas de Largilliere
, French painter (b.
????
)
- ????
- Sir
Benjamin Truman
- English brewer (b.
????
/
????
)
- ????
-
William Murray, ?st Earl of Mansfield
, Scottish judge and politician (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Louis-Leopold Robert
, French painter (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Joseph Aspdin
, English mason and inventor (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Keisuke Yamanami
, Japanese samurai (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Hans Christian Lumbye
, Danish composer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Julius Robert von Mayer
, German physician and physicist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Alexander F. Mozhaiski
, aviation pioneer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Apollon Maykov
, Russian poet (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Franz Ritter von Hauer
, Austrian geologist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Ota Benga
, Congolese pygmy (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Lewis A. Grant
, American Civil War General (b.
????
)
- ????
-
George Nathaniel Curzon
, British statesman (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Ferdinand Foch
, French commander of allied forces in World War I (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Hermann Muller
,
Chancellor of Germany
(b.
????
)
- ????
- Queen
Emma of the Netherlands
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Alfred Ploetz
, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Sigurd Wallen
, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Brendan Behan
, Irish playwright and author (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Henri Longchambon
, French politician (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Manolis Chiotis
, Greek
bouzouki
virtuoso and song writer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Marilyn Maxwell
, American actress (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Chet Huntley
, American television journalist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Randy Rhoads
, American guitarist for Ozzy osbourne and Ex Quiet Riot guitarist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov
, Russian mathematician (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Lev Yashin
, Soviet footballer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Conor Clapton
, son of
Eric Clapton
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Georges Delerue
, French film composer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Polykarp Kusch
, German-born American physicist,
Nobel laureate
(b.
????
)
- ????
-
Lewis Grizzard
, American humorist (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Big John Studd
, American professional wrestler (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Tony Zale
, American boxer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
George Howard
, American jazz saxophone musician
- ????
-
Gene Eugene
, Canadian actor and singer (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Luis Alvarado
, Puerto Rican baseball player (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Sailor Art Thomas
, American professional wrestler (b.
????
)
- ????
- Queen
Juliana of the Netherlands
(b.
????
)
- ???? -
Pierre Sevigny
, Canadian military officer and politician (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Armand Lohikoski
, Finnish film director (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Gilbert E. Patterson
, presiding bishop of
COGIC
(b.
????
)
- ???? -
Taha Yassin Ramadan
, Iraqi politician (b.
????
)
- ???? -
Hawa Yakubu
, Ghanaian politician (b.
????
)
- ????
-
Eric Ashton
, English rugby league footballer (b.
????
)
- ???? -
Shoban Babu
, Indian actor (b.
????
)
- ???? -
Brian Wilde
, English actor (b.
????
)
- ???? -
Klaus Dinger
, German Musician (b.
????
)
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