Historical Events
962
Pope John XII crowns Otto I as Holy Roman Emperor.
1786
The first American Shaker community is established.
1888
Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear.
1948
Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese WWII leaders are executed.
1986
Voyager, the first aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth without refueling, lands.
Famous Birthdays
1732
Richard Arkwright
English inventor who pioneered the use of a spinning frame in the Industrial Revolution.
1790
Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar who deciphered the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
1805
Joseph Smith
American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism).
1918
Helmut Schmidt
German chancellor who served from 1974 to 1982.
1944
Harry Shearer
American actor and comedian known for The Simpsons.
