Historical Events
1492
Christopher Columbus makes his first landing in the Americas, on an island in the Bahamas.
1822
Pedro I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
1915
British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by Germany for helping Allied soldiers escape.
1933
Alcatraz becomes a federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay.
2000
A bomb attack on USS Cole in Yemen kills 17 US sailors.
Famous Birthdays
1537
Edward VI of England
King of England and the first English monarch to be raised Protestant.
1875
Aleister Crowley
British occultist who founded the religious philosophy of Thelema.
1916
Judith Anderson
Australian-American actress who won a Tony Award.
1935
Luciano Pavarotti
Italian operatic tenor considered one of the greatest tenors of all time.
1969
Kirk Cameron
American actor known for Growing Pains.
