Historical Events
1509
Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
1770
Captain James Cook discovers the Great Barrier Reef.
1955
An accident at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race kills 83 spectators.
1963
Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself alive in Saigon to protest South Vietnamese government persecution.
2001
Timothy McVeigh is executed for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Famous Birthdays
1572
Ben Jonson
English dramatist and contemporary of Shakespeare, known for Volpone.
1776
John Constable
English Romantic painter known for his landscapes of the English countryside.
1880
Jeanette Rankin
First woman elected to the US Congress.
1910
Jacques Cousteau
French oceanographer who co-invented the Aqua-Lung and popularized marine conservation.
1933
Gene Wilder
American actor known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Young Frankenstein.
