Historical Events
1187
Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
1535
Jacques Cartier claims Canada for France.
1890
Groucho Marx is born.
1967
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Famous Birthdays
1452
Richard III of England
Last king of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty.
1869
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist who used nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence.
1890
Groucho Marx
American comedian and one of the Marx Brothers.
1895
Bud Abbott
American comedian, one half of the duo Abbott and Costello.
1951
Sting
British musician known for his work with The Police and as a solo artist.
