Historical Events
1775
The United States Marine Corps is established.
1871
Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing explorer David Livingstone in Africa.
1918
Kaiser Wilhelm II flees to the Netherlands.
1940
Neville Chamberlain, former British PM, dies.
1969
Sesame Street premieres on public television.
Famous Birthdays
1483
Martin Luther
German professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation.
1697
William Hogarth
English painter known for social-satirical engravings.
1759
Friedrich Schiller
German poet and playwright known for Ode to Joy.
1925
Richard Burton
Welsh actor known for Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1969
Mackenzie Phillips
American actress and singer known for One Day at a Time.
