Historical Events
1270
King Louis IX of France, a Crusader, dies of typhus in Tunis.
1609
Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1916
The US National Park Service is established.
1944
Paris is liberated by Allied forces.
1989
Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its moon Triton.
Famous Birthdays
1530
Ivan the Terrible
First Tsar of Russia, known for his cruelty but also for expanding Russian territory.
1867
James Henry Breasted
American archaeologist who founded the Oriental Institute at Chicago.
1900
Hans Adolf Krebs
German-British biochemist who discovered the Krebs cycle.
1919
George Wallace
American politician and four-time governor of Alabama known for his segregationist policies.
1950
Martin Amis
British novelist known for Money and The Rachel Papers.
