Historical Events
1588
The English fleet defeats the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines.
1750
Johann Sebastian Bach dies in Leipzig at age 65.
1821
Peru declares independence from Spain.
1914
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, starting World War I.
1945
A US Army B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building in fog, killing 14 people.
Famous Birthdays
1741
Benedikt Stattler
German theologian and Catholic apologist.
1866
Beatrix Potter
English author and illustrator who created Peter Rabbit.
1929
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
American socialite who served as First Lady during the Kennedy administration.
1943
Bill Bradley
American basketball player and US Senator.
1945
Jim Davis
American cartoonist who created Garfield.
