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Template:Linked-title is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years ). There are 265 days remaining.
Events
879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks .1500 - Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and handed over to the French.1606 - The Charter of the Virginia Company of London was established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America .1710 - The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain .1741 - War of the Austrian Succession : Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz .1790 - United States Patent system established1815 - Mount Tambora eruption covers several islands with ash in Indonesia .1816 - The U.S. government approved the creation of a Second Bank of the United States .1821 - Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hung by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus .1826 - The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.1856 - Theta Chi Fraternity Founded at Norwich University 1857 - The Sepoy Mutiny popularly known as the "Revolt of 1857" broke out in Meerut , India as part of the Indian independence movement .1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is elected emperor of Mexico .1865 - American Civil War : A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.1865 - The last photograph of Abraham Lincoln alive was taken.
1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA ) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh .1868 - At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Theodore . While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/ Indian troops.1869 - José Martí founds in Cuba the Cuban Revolutionary Party .1896 - Spiridon Louis wins the marathon of the first Olympic Games .1906 - The Four Million , O. Henry 's second short story collection, is published.1912 - The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton , England for her first and only voyage.1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City by 82 charter members.1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos .1924 - The first train robbery is reported in Greece outside the city of Larissa .1925 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York, New York by Charles Scribner's Sons .1933 - New Deal : The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.1938 - Édouard Daladier becomes Prime Minister of France .1941 - World War II : The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustase fascist insurgents in power.1944 - Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.1944 - Henry Ford II is named executive vice president of Ford Motor Company .
1953 - The first 3D film is released in New York .1957 - The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.1959 - Akihito , future Emperor of Japan , weds Michiko (née Michiko Shoda), a commoner.1963 - The submarine USS Thresher is lost at sea, with all hands (129 officers, crewmen and civilian technicians).1964 - The Polo Grounds are demolished.1968 - Shipwreck of the Wahine outside Wellington harbour.1970 - Paul McCartney announces that he's leaving The Beatles to perform solo.1970 - Vietnam War : 48 percent of the Americans polled in a Gallup Poll approve of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon 's Vietnam policy, while 41 percent disapprove
1971 - Ping Pong Diplomacy , Cold War : In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States , the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.1972 - 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires , Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.1972 - Vietnam War : For the first time since November 1967 American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam .
1973 - A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.1978 - Volkswagen becomes only the second non-American automobile manufacturer to build cars in the United States (after Rolls-Royce ), opening a plant in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania .1979 - On "Terrible Tuesday ", a tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. (see Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak ).1991 - Italian ferry Moby Prince Livorno , Italy killing 140.1991 - A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola ; the first to be documented by satellites .
1998 - The Belfast Agreement is signed.2006 - Hundreds of thousands protest H.R. 4437 (aka the "Sensenbrenner Bill") in cities across the United States.2007 - Australian Rugby League legend Andrew Johns retires from the sport following a neck injury.2007 - In the Bahamas, DNA evidence shows that Anna Nicole Smith 's daughter was fathered by Larry Birkhead and not her lawyer/boyfriend Howard K. Stern .
Births
1389 - Cosimo de' Medici , ruler of Florence (d. 1464 )1583 - Hugo Grotius , Dutch philosopher and writer (d. 1645 )1651 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus , German mathematician (d. 1708 )1656 - René Lepage de Ste-Claire , lord-founder of the town of Rimouski , in New France (d. 1718 )1704 - Benjamin Heath , English classical scholar (d. 1766 )1713 - John Whitehurst , English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788 )1755 - Samuel Hahnemann , German physician (d. 1843 )1762 - Giovanni Aldini , Italian physicist (d. 1834 )1778 - William Hazlitt , English writer (d. 1830 )1783 - Hortense de Beauharnais , French-born queen of Holland and wife of Louis Bonaparte (d. 1837 )1794 - Matthew Perry , American commodore (d. 1858 )1829 - William Booth , English founder of the Salvation Army (d. 1912 )1847 - Joseph Pulitzer , American journalist and publisher (d. 1911 )1864 - Eugen d'Albert , German composer (d. 1932 )1867 - George William Russell , Irish nationalist (d. 1935 )1868 - George Arliss , English actor (d. 1946 )1880 - Montague Summers , English writer (d. 1948 )1880 - Mohammed Nadir Shah , Afghan king (d. 1933 )
1882 - Frances Perkins , American politician (d. 1965 )1887 - Bernardo Houssay , Argentine physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971 )1894 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla , Indian industrialist (d. 1983 )1910 - Paul Sweezy , American economist and editor (d. 2004 )1911 - Martin Denny , American musician (d. 2005 )1913 - Stefan Heym , German author (d. 2001 )1915 - Harry Morgan , American actor1917 - Robert Burns Woodward , American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979 )1921 - Chuck Connors , American actor (d. 1992 )1921 - Sheb Wooley , American actor and singer (d. 2003 )
1923 - Roger Gaillard (d. 2000 ), Haitian historian and novelist1926 - Junior Samples , American musician (d. 1983 )1927 - Marshall Warren Nirenberg , American scientist, Nobel laureate 1929 - Max von Sydow , Swedish actor1930 - Claude Bolling , French jazz composer/pianist1930 - Norma Candal , Puerto Rican actress/comedian (d. 2006 )
1930 - Spede Pasanen , Finnish comedian (d. 2001 )
1932 - Omar Sharif , Egyptian actor1934 - David Halberstam , American journalist, historian and author (d. 2007 )1934 - Vladimir Posner , Russian journalist
1936 - John Madden , American football coach and broadcaster1937 - Bella Akhmadulina , Russian poet1938 - Don Meredith , American football player and broadcaster1941 - Paul Theroux , American author1942 - Ian Callaghan , English footballer1943 - Andrzej Badeński , Polish athlete1946 - David Angell , American television producer (d. 2001 )1947 - Bunny Wailer , Jamaican musician1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr. , American baseball player1950 - Eddie Hazel , American guitarist (P-Funk and The Temptations ) (d. 1992 )
1951 - David Helvarg , American journalist and environmental activist1951 - Steven Seagal , American actor
1954 - Peter MacNicol , American actor1955 - Lesley Garrett , British soprano1957 - John M. Ford , American science fiction author and poet (d. 2006 )1957 - Steve Gustafson , American rock bassist (10,000 Maniacs )
1958 - Yefim Bronfman , Russian-born pianist1958 - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds , American music producer, musician, and film producer
1959 - Brian Setzer , American musician (Stray Cats )1959 - Yvan Loubier , Quebec politician
1960 - Katrina Leskanich , American singer (Katrina and the Waves )1960 - Steve Bisciotti , American owner of the Baltimore Ravens
1962 - Steve Tasker , American football player1963 - Warren DeMartini , American rock guitarist (Ratt )1963 - Doris Leuthard , member of the Swiss Federal Council
1965 - Tim Alexander , American musician1967 - Donald Dufresne , Canadian ice hockey player1968 - Orlando Jones , American actor and comedian1969 - Billy Jayne , American actor1969 - Ekaterini Koffa , Greek sprinter
1970 - Matt Barlow , American former heavy metal singer (Iced Earth ), now law enforcer1970 - Enrico Ciccone , Canadian ice hockey player
1970 - Leonard Dorin , Canadian boxer
1970 - Kenny Lattimore , American singer
1970 - Mike Mushok , American rock guitarist (Staind )
1973 - Guillaume Canet , French actor and film director1973 - Roberto Carlos , Brazilian footballer
1973 - Christopher Simmons , American designer
1974 - Petros Passalis , Greek footballer1975 - Chris Carrabba , American singer (Dashboard Confessional )1976 - Sara Renner , Canadian cross country skier1979 - Shemekia Copeland , American singer1979 - Rachel Corrie , American activist (d. 2003 )
1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto , Japanese artist
1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor , English singer
1979 - Marlena Hall (Troncoso) , American comic book colorist/web designer
1979 - Peter Kopteff , Finnish footballer
1980 - Sean Avery , Canadian ice hockey player1980 - Charlie Hunnam , British actor
1980 - Kasey Kahne , American race-car driver
1980 - Bryce Soderberg , American rock bassist (Lifehouse )
1981 - Liz McClarnon , British singer1981 - Michael Pitt , American actor
1981 - Alexei Semenov , Russian ice hockey player
1982 - Damián Lanza , Ecuadorian footballer1982 - Chyler Leigh , American actress
1983 - Ryan Merriman , American actor1984 - Mandy Moore , American singer/actress1985 - Dion Phaneuf , Canadian ice hockey player1986 - Vincent Kompany , Belgian footballer1987 - Hayley Westenra , New Zealand soprano1988 - Haley Joel Osment , American actor1990 - Alex Pettyfer , English actor1991 - Vayber Bruce (VB), Sergeant in the Air Training Corps2007 - Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
Deaths
948 - King Hugh of Italy 879 - Louis the Stammerer , King of the West Franks (b. 846 )1533 - King Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471 )1545 - Costanzo Festa , Italian composer1585 - Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502 )1599 - Gabrielle d'Estrée , mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571 )1601 - Mark Alexander Boyd , Scottish poet (b. 1562 )1640 - Agostino Agazzari , Italian composer (b. 1578 )1646 - Santino Solari , Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576 )1704 - William Egon of Fürstenberg , Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629 )1706 - Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall , Irish soldier (b. 1666 )1756 - Giacomo Antonio Perti , Italian composer (d. 1661 )1760 - Jean Lebeuf , French historian (b. 1687 )1786 - John Byron , British naval officer (b. 1723 )1813 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange , Italian-born mathematician (b. 1736 )1823 - Karl Leonhard Reinhold , Austrian philosopher (b. 1757 )1862 - W.H.L. Wallace , American Union general (b. 1821 )1882 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti , English poet and painter (b. 1828 )1904 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (b. 1830 )1909 - Algernon Charles Swinburne , English poet and critic (b. 1837 )1919 - Emiliano Zapata , Mexican revolutionary (b. 1879 )1920 - Moritz Cantor , German mathematician (b. 1829 )1931 - Khalil Gibran , Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883 )1945 - Charles Nordhoff , English-born writer (b. 1887 )1945 - H.N. Werkman , Dutch artist and printer (b. 1882 )
1954 - Auguste Lumière , French film pioneer (b. 1862 )1954 - Oscar Mathisen , Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888 )
1955 - Teilhard de Chardin , French paleontologist and theologian (b. 1881 )1958 - Chuck Willis , American singer and songwriter (b. 1928 )1962 - Michael Curtiz , Hungarian-born director (b. 1886 )1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe , English musician (The Beatles ) (b. 1940 )
1965 - Linda Darnell , American actress (b. 1923 )1965 - Lloyd Casner , American race car driver and owner (b. 1928 )
1966 - Evelyn Waugh , English writer (b. 1903 )1968 - Gustavs Celmins , Latvian politician (b. 1899 )1969 - Harley J. Earl , American automobile designer (b. 1893 )1975 - Marjorie Main , American actress (b. 1890 )1979 - Nino Rota , Italian composer (b. 1911 )1980 - Kay Medford , American actress (b. 1914 )1986 - Linda Creed , American songwriter (b. 1949 )1991 - Kevin Peter Hall , American actor (b. 1955 )1991 - Natalie Schafer , American actress (b. 1900 )
1992 - Sam Kinison , American comedian (b. 1953 )1993 - Chris Hani , South African activist (b. 1942 )1994 - Sam B. Hall , American politician (b. 1924 )1995 - Morarji Desai , Indian activist (b. 1896 )1997 - Michael Dorris , American author (b. 1945 )1999 - Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat , German-born biochemist (b. 1910 )1999 - Jean Vander Pyl , American voice actress (b. 1919 )
2000 - Peter Jones , English comedian (b. 1920 )2000 - Larry Linville , American actor (b. 1939 )
2000 - Kirsten Rolffes , Danish actress (b. 1928 )
2002 - Yuji Hyakutake , Japanese astronomer (b. 1950 )2003 - Little Eva , American singer (b. 1943 )2003 - Chumy Chúmez , Spanish film director (b. 1927 )
2005 - Norbert Brainin , Austrian violinist (b. 1923 )2005 - Iakovos, Archbishop of America (b. 1911 )
2007 - Kevin Crease , Australian television newsreader
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