Historical Events
1574
Henry III becomes King of France.
1862
The Second Battle of Bull Run ends in a Union defeat.
1945
General MacArthur arrives in Japan to oversee its post-WWII occupation.
1963
The Moscow–Washington hotline ("red phone") becomes operational.
1999
East Timor votes for independence from Indonesia.
Famous Birthdays
1748
Jacques-Louis David
French neoclassical painter known for The Death of Marat.
1797
Mary Shelley
English novelist who wrote Frankenstein.
1871
Ernest Rutherford
British physicist who discovered the atomic nucleus.
1907
Shirley Booth
American actress who won the Academy Award for Come Back, Little Sheba.
1972
Cameron Diaz
American actress known for The Mask and There's Something About Mary.
