Historical Events
1457
The Gutenberg Bible is completed, becoming the first book printed with movable metal type.
1622
The Powhatan Confederacy attacks Jamestown, Virginia, killing 347 settlers.
1765
British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, taxing American colonists.
1894
The Stanley Cup is first awarded to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.
2016
Terrorist bombings in Brussels, Belgium, kill 32 people.
Famous Birthdays
1459
Maximilian I
Holy Roman Emperor who expanded Habsburg power through marriage alliances.
1599
Anthony van Dyck
Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England.
1931
Burton Richter
American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering the J/psi particle.
1948
Andrew Lloyd Webber
English composer known for Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Evita.
1976
Reese Witherspoon
Academy Award-winning American actress known for Legally Blonde and Walk the Line.
