Historical Events
1274
Robert the Bruce, future King of Scotland, is born.
1804
Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
1960
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is published.
1979
Skylab crashes back to Earth, mostly over Australia.
1995
Srebrenica massacre: Bosnian Serb forces begin the systematic massacre of Bosnian Muslims.
Famous Birthdays
1657
Frederick I of Prussia
First King of Prussia who established the Prussian state.
1767
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States and son of the 2nd president.
1899
E.B. White
American author known for Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.
1920
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor who won the Academy Award for The King and I.
1959
Suzanne Vega
American folk-pop musician known for Luka.
