Historical Events
1453
The Battle of Castillon ends the Hundred Years' War.
1762
Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia.
1918
Tsar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks.
1975
The Apollo-Soyuz mission: the first US-Soviet joint space mission.
1996
TWA Flight 800 explodes and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, killing 230.
Famous Birthdays
1674
Isaac Watts
English hymn writer known for Joy to the World and O God, Our Help in Ages Past.
1763
John Jacob Astor
German-American businessman who became America's first multi-millionaire.
1888
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli novelist and Nobel laureate in Literature.
1935
Donald Sutherland
Canadian actor known for MASH and The Hunger Games.
1949
Camilla Parker Bowles
British queen consort and wife of King Charles III.
