Historical Events
1568
The Spanish Inquisition sentences the entire population of the Netherlands to death as heretics.
1804
Stephen Decatur leads a raid to destroy the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor.
1923
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Tutankhamun.
1945
US paratroopers land on Corregidor island in the Philippines.
1959
Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba.
Famous Birthdays
1620
Frederick William of Brandenburg
Elector of Brandenburg known as "The Great Elector" who transformed Prussia.
1740
Giambattista Bodoni
Italian typographer whose typeface Bodoni is still widely used today.
1838
Ernst Mach
Austrian physicist known for the Mach number, a measure of supersonic speed.
1935
Sonny Bono
American musician and politician, half of Sonny & Cher.
1959
John McEnroe
American tennis champion known for his fierce on-court personality.
