Historical Events
1789
The Mutiny on the Bounty occurs in the Pacific Ocean.
1945
Benito Mussolini is executed by Italian partisans.
1952
The US occupation of Japan ends.
1969
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
2001
Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
Famous Birthdays
1442
King Edward IV of England
English king who won the Wars of the Roses and reigned 1461–70 and 1471–83.
1758
James Monroe
5th President of the United States who issued the Monroe Doctrine.
1874
Karl Kraus
Austrian writer who founded and mostly wrote the satirical magazine Die Fackel.
1941
Ann-Margret
Swedish-American actress and singer known for Viva Las Vegas.
1974
Penélope Cruz
Academy Award-winning Spanish actress known for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
