Historical Events
1618
The Defenestration of Prague triggers the Thirty Years' War.
1701
Captain William Kidd, pirate, is hanged in London.
1945
Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, commits suicide after being captured.
1960
Israeli Mossad announces the capture of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.
1984
Ansel Adams, American photographer, dies.
Famous Birthdays
1707
Carolus Linnaeus
Swedish botanist who developed the binomial nomenclature system for classifying organisms.
1734
Franz Anton Mesmer
German physician who proposed animal magnetism, leading to the word "mesmerize."
1910
Artie Shaw
American musician and one of the leading jazz clarinetists of the swing era.
1933
Joan Collins
British actress known for Dynasty.
1986
Bruno Mars
American singer known for Just the Way You Are and Uptown Funk.
