Historical Events
1399
Henry IV of England is proclaimed King.
1791
Mozart's The Magic Flute premieres in Vienna.
1938
The Munich Agreement is signed, ceding the Sudetenland to Germany.
1955
James Dean dies in a car crash at age 24.
2011
US-born al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki is killed in a drone strike in Yemen.
Famous Birthdays
1732
Nureddin Muhammad Khudayar Khan
Khan of Kokand.
1765
Lord Byron
English Romantic poet who wrote Don Juan.
1870
Jean de la Ville de Mirmont
French novelist.
1921
Deborah Kerr
British actress known for The King and I and From Here to Eternity.
1935
Johnny Mathis
American singer known for Chances Are.
