Historical Events
42
Battle of Philippi: Octavian and Antony defeat Brutus and Cassius.
1642
Battle of Edgehill: the first pitched battle of the English Civil War.
1956
The Hungarian Revolution begins.
1983
A suicide bombing at Beirut airport kills 241 American Marines.
2003
Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
Famous Birthdays
1734
Yakov Brus
Russian general and statesman.
1817
Pierre Larousse
French grammarian and encyclopedist who compiled the Grand dictionnaire universel.
1835
Adlai Stevenson I
23rd Vice President of the United States.
1940
Pelé
Brazilian football player widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time.
1959
Sam Raimi
American filmmaker known for Spider-Man and Evil Dead.
