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*[[1315]] – [[Enguerrand de Marigny]] is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon. |
*[[1315]] – [[Enguerrand de Marigny]] is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon. |
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*[[1492]] – [[Spain]] gives [[Christopher Columbus]] his commission of exploration. |
*[[1492]] – [[Spain]] gives [[Christopher Columbus]] his commission of exploration. |
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*[[1513]] – [[Edmund de |
*[[1513]] – [[Edmund de lagdfle, 3rd Duke of Suffolk|Edmund de la Pole]], Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. |
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*[[1557]] – [[Mapuche]] leader [[Lautaro]] is |
*[[1557]] – [[Mapuche]] leader [[Lautaro]] is killdgdafgh; [[Juan Oñate]] makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico. |
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*[[1598]] – [[Juan Oñate]] makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico. |
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*[[1671]] – [[Petar Zrinski]], the [[Croatia]]n [[Ban (title)|Ban]] from the [[Zrinski]] family, is [[capital punishment|executed]]. |
*[[1671]] – [[Petar Zrinski]], the [[Croatia]]n [[Ban (title)|Ban]] from the [[Zrinski]] family, is [[capital punishment|executed]]. |
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*[[1789]] – On the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on |
*[[1789]] – On the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on ghana Purchase]]: Thehgdfgted States, with [[Sanford B. Dole]] as [[governor]]. |
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*[[1803]] – [[Louisiana Purchase]]: The [[United States]] purchases the [[Louisiana Territory]] from [[France]] for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. |
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*[[1812]] – The [[Territory of Orleans]] becomes the 18th [[U.S. state]] under the name [[Louisiana]]. |
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*[[1838]] – [[Nicaragua]] declares independence from the [[Central American Federation]]. |
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*[[1863]] – A 65-man [[French Foreign Legion]] infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]] soldiers to nearly the last man in [[Battle of Camarón|Hacienda Camarón]], Mexico. |
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*[[1871]] – The [[Camp Grant Massacre]] takes place in [[Arizona Territory]]. |
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*[[1885]] – [[Governor of New York]] [[David B. Hill]] signs legislation creating the [[Niagara Reservation State Park|Niagara Reservation]], New York's first state park, ensuring that [[Niagara Falls]] will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use. |
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*[[1894]] – [[Coxey's Army]] reaches [[Washington, D.C.]] to protest the [[unemployment]] caused by the [[Panic of 1893]]. |
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*[[1900]] – [[Hawaii]] becomes a territory of the United States, with [[Sanford B. Dole]] as [[governor]]. |
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* 1900 – [[Casey Jones]] dies in a train wreck in [[Vaughn, Mississippi]], while trying to make up time on the ''Cannonball Express''. |
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*[[1904]] – The [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] [[World's Fair]] opens in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. |
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*[[1907]] – [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] becomes an independent city.<!--Independent of whom?--> |
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*[[1920]] – [[Peru]] becomes a signatory to the [[Buenos Aires Convention|Buenos Aires]] [[copyright]] [[treaty]]. |
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*[[1925]] – [[Automaker]] [[Dodge Brothers, Inc]] is sold to [[Dillon, Read & Company]] for $146 million plus $50 million for charity. |
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*[[1927]] – The [[Federal Industrial Institute for Women]] opens in [[Alderson, West Virginia]], as the first women's federal prison in the United States. |
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* 1927 – [[Douglas Fairbanks]] and [[Mary Pickford]] become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]] in [[Hollywood]]. |
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*[[1938]] – The [[animated cartoon]] short ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'' debuts in movie theaters, introducing [[Happy Rabbit]] (a prototype of [[Evolution of Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]). |
*[[1938]] – The [[animated cartoon]] short ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'' debuts in movie theaters, introducing [[Happy Rabbit]] (a prototype of [[Evolution of Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]). |
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* 1938 – The first televised [[1938 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] takes place between [[Huddersfield Town]] and [[Preston North End]]. |
* 1938 – The first televised [[1938 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] takes place between [[Huddersfield Town]] and [[Preston North End]]. |
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*[[1939]] – The [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939-40 New York World's Fair]] opens. |
*[[1939]] – The [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939-40 New York World's Fair]] opens. |
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* 1939 – [[NBC]] inaugurates its regularly scheduled [[History of television#Broadcast television|television]] service in [[New York City]], broadcasting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1939 New York World's Fair|N.Y. World's Fair]] opening day ceremonial address. |
* 1939 – [[NBC]] inaugurates its regularly scheduled [[History of television#Broadcast television|television]] service in [[New York City]], broadcasting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1939 New York World's Fair|N.Y. World's Fair]] opening day ceremonial address. |
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*[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: [[Operation Mincemeat]]: The submarine {{HMS|Seraph|P219|6}} surfaces in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a [[Armed Forces of the |
*[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: [[Operation Mincemeat]]: The submarine {{HMS|Seraph|P219|6}} surfaces in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a [[Armed Forces of the UnifgDam]] a second time. |
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*[[1948]] – In [gfsn to racial discrimination in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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*[[1945]] – World War II: [[Führerbunker]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Eva Braun]] commit suicide after being married for one day. [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] soldiers raise the [[Victory Banner]] over the [[Reichstag building]]. |
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*[[1947]] – In [[Nevada]], the Boulder Dam is renamed the [[Hoover Dam]] a second time. |
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*[[1948]] – In [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]], the [[Organization of American States]] is established. |
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*[[1953]] – In [[Warner Robins, Georgia]], an [[Fujita scale|F4]] [[tornado]] kills 18 people. |
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*[[1956]] – Former Vice President and Senator [[Alben Barkley]] dies during a speech in [[Virginia]]. He collapses after proclaiming "I would rather be a servant in the house of the lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." |
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*[[1961]] – ''[[Soviet submarine K-19|K-19]]'', the first [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[nuclear submarine]] equipped with [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|nuclear missiles]], is [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]. |
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*[[1963]] – The [[Bristol Bus Boycott, 1963|Bristol Bus Boycott]] is held in [[Bristol]] to protest the [[Bristol Omnibus Company]]'s refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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*[[1966]] – The [[Church of Satan]] is established at the Black House in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. |
*[[1966]] – The [[Church of Satan]] is established at the Black House in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. |
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*[[1967]] – The [[Aldene |
*[[1967]] – The [[Aldene Connectiondgs]fdg] opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ's Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station. |
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⚫ | *[[1973]] – [[Watergatdf[[Fall of Saigon]]: [[Communist]] forces gain control of [[Saigon]]. The [[Vietnam War]] formally ends with the unconditional surrender of [[South Vietnam]]ese [[president]] [[Duong Vgsh; [[Enthronement|Accession]] of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]]. |
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*[[1973]] – [[Watergate Scandal]]: U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] announces that top [[White House]] aides [[H.R. Haldeman]], [[John Ehrlichman]] and others have resigned. |
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*[[1980]] – [[Enthronement|Accession]] of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]]. |
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*[[1982]] – [[1982 Bijon Setu massacre|Bijon Setu massacre]] |
*[[1982]] – [[1982 Bijon Setu massacre|Bijon Setu massacre]] |
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*[[1993]] – [[CERN]] announces [[World Wide Web]] protocols will be free. |
*[[1993]] – [[CERN]] announces [[World Wide Web]] protocols will be free. |
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*[[1664]] – [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1709) |
*[[1664]] – [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1709) |
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*[[1710]] – [[Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée]], Bavarian general (d. 1795) |
*[[1710]] – [[Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée]], Bavarian general (d. 1795) |
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*[[1723]] – [[ |
*[[1723]] – [[Mathurindfrl Friedrich Gauss]],fg Austrian geologist (d. 1884) |
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*[[1850]] – [[galter Simon (philanthropist)|Walter Simon]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920) |
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*[[1777]] – [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]], German mathematician (d. 1855) |
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*[[1803]] – [[Albrecht von Roon]], Prussian soldier and politician, 10th [[Minister President of Prussia]] (d. 1879) |
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*[[1812]] – [[Kaspar Hauser]], German mystery boy (d. 1833) |
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*[[1829]] – [[Ferdinand von Hochstetter]], Austrian geologist (d. 1884) |
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*[[1850]] – [[George Gibb]], Scottish businessman (d. 1925) |
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*[[1857]] – [[Eugen Bleuler]], Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940) |
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* 1857 – [[Walter Simon (philanthropist)|Walter Simon]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920) |
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*[[1864]] – [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (d. 1912) |
*[[1864]] – [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (d. 1912) |
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* 1864 – [[Juhan Liiv]], Estonian poet (d. 1913) |
* 1864 – [[Juhan Liiv]], Estonian poet (d. 1913) |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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* [[6500]] – [[Lucan]], Roman poet (b. 39) |
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* [[535]] – [[Amalasuntha]] of the Ostrogoths (b. 495) |
* [[535]] – [[Amalasuntha]] of the Ostrogoths (b. 495) |
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*[[1030]] – [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] (b. 971) |
*[[1030]] – [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] (b. 971) |
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*[[1063]] – [[Emperor Renzong of |
*[[1063]] – [[Emperor Renzong of yhdfg]] (b. 1010) |
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*[[1131]] – [[Adjutor]], French knight and saint |
*[[1131]] – [[Adjutor]], French knight and saint |
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*[[1341]] – [[John III, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1285) |
*[[1341]] – [[John III, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1285) |
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*[[1439]] – [[Richard de |
*[[1439]] – [[Richard de Beauhole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk]], English son of [[Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk]] (b. 1472) |
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*[[1524]] – df[[has Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]], English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1488) |
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*[[1524]] – [[Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard]], French soldier (b. 1473) |
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*[[1544]] – [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]], English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1488) |
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*[[1550]] – [[Tabinshwehti]], Burmese king (b. 1516) |
*[[1550]] – [[Tabinshwehti]], Burmese king (b. 1516) |
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*[[1632]] – [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], Bavarian general (b. 1559) |
*[[1632]] – [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], Bavarian general (b. 1559) |
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*[[1672]] – [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], French-Canadian nun, founder of the [[Ursulines of Quebec]] (b. 1599) |
*[[1672]] – [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], French-Canadian nun, founder of the [[Ursulines of Quebec]] (b. 1599) |
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*[[1696]] – [[Robert Plot]], English chemist (b. 1640) |
*[[1696]] – [[Robert Plot]], English chemist (b. 1640) |
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*[[1712]] – [[Philipp |
*[[1712]] – [[Philipp dgfhCooke (bishop)|Thomas Cooke]], Canadian bishop (b. 1792) |
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*[[1736]] – [[Johann Albert Fabricius]], German scholar (b. 1668) |
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*[[1758]] – [[François d'Agincourt]], French organist and composer (b. 1684) |
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*[[1792]] – [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]], English politician (b. 1718) |
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*[[1795]] – [[Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]], French numismatist (b. 1716) |
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*[[1806]] – [[Onogawa Kisaburō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1758) |
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*[[1841]] – [[Peter Andreas Heiberg]], Danish philologist and author (b. 1758) |
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*[[1847]] – [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]] (b. 1771) |
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*[[1863]] – [[Jean Danjou]], French captain (b. 1828) |
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*[[1865]] – [[Robert FitzRoy]], English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd [[Governor of New Zealand]] (b. 1805) |
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*[[1870]] – [[Thomas Cooke (bishop)|Thomas Cooke]], Canadian bishop (b. 1792) |
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*[[1875]] – [[Jean-Frédéric Waldeck]], French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) |
*[[1875]] – [[Jean-Frédéric Waldeck]], French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) |
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*[[1879]] – [[Emma Smith]], American wife of [[Joseph Smith]] (b. 1804) |
*[[1879]] – [[Emma Smith]], American wife of [[Joseph Smith]] (b. 1804) |
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*[[1883]] – [[Édouard Manet]], French painter (b. 1832) |
*[[1883]] – [[Édouard Manet]], French painter (b. 1832) |
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*[[1891]] – [[Joseph |
*[[1891]] – [[Joseph fan]], English poet and scholar (b. 1859) |
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*[[1939]] – [[Frank Hhgfhfghdgaller]], American boxer (b. 1883) |
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*[[1903]] – [[Emily Stowe]], Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831) |
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*[[1910]] – [[Jean Moréas]], Greek poet and critic (b. 1856) |
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*[[1936]] – [[A. E. Housman]], English poet and scholar (b. 1859) |
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*[[1939]] – [[Frank Haller]], American boxer (b. 1883) |
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*[[1941]] – [[Edgar Aabye]], Danish [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1865) |
*[[1941]] – [[Edgar Aabye]], Danish [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1865) |
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*[[1943]] – [[Otto |
*[[1943]] – [[Otto Jesphbb, Baroness Passfield]], English sociologist and economist (b. 1858) |
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*[[1945]] – [[Eva dhfhjdfun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (b. 1912) |
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*[[1945]] – [[Eva Braun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (b. 1912) |
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* 1945 – [[Adolf Hitler]], Austrian-German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1889) |
* 1945 – [[Adolf Hitler]], Austrian-German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1889) |
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*[[1956]] – [[Alben W. Barkley]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1877) |
*[[1956]] – [[Alben W. Barkley]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1877) |
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April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 245 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
- 313 – Battle of Tzirallum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon.
- 1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
- 1513 – Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
- 1557 – Mapuche leader Lautaro is killdgdafgh; Juan Oñate makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.
- 1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
- 1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on ghana Purchase]]: Thehgdfgted States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
- 1900 – Casey Jones dies in a gplebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
- 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
- 1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.
- 1939 – The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.
- 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
- 1943 – World War II: Operation Mincemeat: The submarine HMS Seraph surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a Armed Forces of the UnifgDam a second time.
- 1948 – In [gfsn to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
- 1966 – The Church of Satan is established at the Black House in San Francisco, California.
- 1967 – The [[Aldene Connectiondgs]fdg] opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ's Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station.
- 1973 – [[WatergatdfFall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president [[Duong Vgsh; Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
- 1982 – Bijon Setu massacre
- 1993 – CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
- 1993 – Monica Seles is stabbed by Günter Parche, an obsessed fan, during a quarterfinal match of the 1993 Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany
- 1994 – Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
- 1995 – U.S. President Bill Clinton becomes the first President to visit Northern Ireland.
- 1999 – Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the number of members to 10.
- 2004 – U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
- 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, one of his sisters.
- 2009 – Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2009 – Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.
- 2009 – Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting: 12 people were killed (students and staff members) by an armed attacker.
- 2013 – Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates and Willem-Alexander becomes King of the Netherlands.
Births
- 1245 – Philip III of France (d. 1285)
- 1331 – Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)
- 1553 – Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)
- 1623 – François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (d. 1708)
- 1651 – Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest, reformer, and saint (d. 1719)
- 1662 – Mary II of England (d. 1694)
- 1664 – François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)
- 1710 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
- 1723 – Mathurindfrl Friedrich Gauss,fg Austrian geologist (d. 1884)
- 1850 – Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
- 1864 – Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (d. 1912)
- 1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (d. 1913)
- 1865 – Max Nettlau, German historian (d. 1944)
- 1869 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (d. 1936)
- 1870 – Franz Lehár, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1948)
- 1870 – Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
- 1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest (d. 1949)
- 1876 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937)
- 1877 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
- 1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American-French businesswoman (d. 1967)
- 1880 – Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)
- 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (d. 1923)
- 1884 – Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
- 1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
- 1895 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, diplomat, and academic (d. 1960)
- 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)
- 1896 – Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)
- 1897 – Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
- 1900 – David Manners, Canadian-American actor (d. 1998)
- 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
- 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1905 – Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician (d. 2012)
- 1908 – Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
- 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)
- 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997)
- 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor (d. 1992)
- 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1910 – Sri Sri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1983)
- 1910 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)
- 1916 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
- 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
- 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (d. 1994)
- 1921 – Tove Maës, Danish actress (d. 2010)
- 1923 – Percy Heath, American bassist (Heath Brothers and Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
- 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
- 1923 – Al Lewis, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (d. 2008)
- 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French-American actress (d. 2001)
- 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer and guitarist (d. 1960)
- 1926 – Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011)
- 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress
- 1928 – Hugh Hood, Canadian author (d. 2000)
- 1930 – Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992)
- 1933 – Dickie Davies, English television host
- 1933 – Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Highwaymen)
- 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
- 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)
- 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter
- 1938 – Larry Niven, American author
- 1940 – Burt Young, American actor
- 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece
- 1941 – Johnny Farina, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Santo & Johnny)
- 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)
- 1943 – Bobby Vee, American singer
- 1944 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (d. 2010)
- 1945 – Annie Dillard, American author and poet
- 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001)
- 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1946 – Lee Bollinger, American lawyer and academic
- 1946 – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
- 1946 – Don Schollander, American swimmer
- 1947 – Leslie Grantham, English actor
- 1947 – Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1947 – Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager
- 1947 – Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician
- 1948 – Perry King, American actor
- 1948 – Alexander Onassis, American-Greek son of Aristotle Onassis (d. 1973)
- 1948 – Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey coach
- 1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager
- 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal
- 1952 – Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
- 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American singer, bass player, and actor (The Osmonds)
- 1954 – Thom Bray, American actor
- 1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1954 – Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
- 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
- 1955 – Dimitra Liani, Greek wife of Andreas Papandreou
- 1956 – Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese opera singer
- 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
- 1957 – Aviva Chomsky, American historian and author
- 1958 – Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
- 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
- 1959 – W. Thomas Smith, Jr., American author and journalist
- 1960 – Kerry Healey, American politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- 1960 – David Miscavige, American religious leader
- 1961 – Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1963 – Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
- 1964 – Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
- 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
- 1964 – Kent James, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1964 – Barrington Levy, Jamaican rapper
- 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor and director
- 1966 – Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 – Dave Meggett, American football player
- 1967 – Steven Mackintosh, English actor
- 1969 – Warren Defever, American bass player and producer (His Name Is Alive and Elvis Hitler)
- 1969 – Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player and songwriter (Sepultura)
- 1971 – John Boyne, Irish author
- 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ and producer (Underworld)
- 1972 – J. R. Richards, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dishwalla)
- 1973 – Kinna McInroe, American actress
- 1973 – Jeff Timmons, American singer-songwriter and producer (98 Degrees)
- 1975 – Michael Chaturantabut, Thai-American actor and stuntman
- 1975 – Johnny Galecki, Belgian-American actor
- 1975 – Tomi Joutsen, Finnish singer-songwriter (Amorphis)
- 1975 – Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
- 1976 – Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Dresden Dolls and Evelyn Evelyn)
- 1977 – Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
- 1977 – Alexandra Holden, American actress
- 1977 – Pell James, American actress
- 1978 – Tom Fulp, American businessman, co-founded The Behemoth
- 1979 – Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
- 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player
- 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer
- 1981 – Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player
- 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, English-American actor
- 1981 – John O'Shea, Irish footballer
- 1981 – Emma Pierson, English actress
- 1982 – Lloyd Banks, American rapper and actor (G-Unit)
- 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress and singer
- 1982 – Cleo Higgins, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Cleopatra)
- 1982 – Drew Seeley, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
- 1983 – Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
- 1983 – Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
- 1983 – Troy Williamson, American football player
- 1984 – Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
- 1984 – Lee Roache, English footballer
- 1985 – Brandon Bass, American basketball player
- 1985 – Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American call girl, columnist, and singer
- 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli model and actress, Miss Israel 2004
- 1986 – Dianna Agron, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1987 – Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer
- 1987 – Chris Morris, South African cricketer
- 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
- 1987 – Nikki Webster, Australian singer
- 1988 – Andy Allen, Australian chef
- 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (2PM)
- 1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
- 2002 – Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish son of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
Deaths
- 6500 – Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)
- 535 – Amalasuntha of the Ostrogoths (b. 495)
- 1030 – Mahmud of Ghazni (b. 971)
- 1063 – Emperor Renzong of yhdfg (b. 1010)
- 1131 – Adjutor, French knight and saint
- 1341 – John III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1285)
- 1439 – Richard de Beauhole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, English son of Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (b. 1472)
- 1524 – dfhas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1488)
- 1550 – Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (b. 1516)
- 1632 – Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)
- 1632 – Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)
- 1637 – Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (b. 1571)
- 1642 – Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (b. 1578)
- 1655 – Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
- 1660 – Petrus Scriverius, Dutch scholar (b. 1576)
- 1672 – Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun, founder of the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)
- 1696 – Robert Plot, English chemist (b. 1640)
- 1712 – Thomas Cooke, Canadian bishop (b. 1792)
- 1875 – Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
- 1879 – Emma Smith, American wife of Joseph Smith (b. 1804)
- 1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
- 1891 – Joseph fan, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
- 1939 – Frank Hhgfhfghdgaller, American boxer (b. 1883)
- 1941 – Edgar Aabye, Danish tug of war competitor (b. 1865)
- 1943 – Otto Jesphbb, Baroness Passfield, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
- 1945 – Eva dhfhjdfun, German wife of Adolf Hitler (b. 1912)
- 1945 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1889)
- 1956 – Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
- 1966 – Richard Fariña, American author and singer (b. 1937)
- 1970 – Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
- 1972 – Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
- 1973 – Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)
- 1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)
- 1980 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1898)
- 1982 – Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (b. 1949)
- 1983 – George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
- 1983 – Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)
- 1983 – Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)
- 1989 – Bangja, Crown Princess Euimin of Korea (b. 1901)
- 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 1993 – Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)
- 1994 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1960)
- 1995 – Maung Maung Kha, Burmese politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1920)
- 1996 – David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1918)
- 1998 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet (b. 1926)
- 1999 – Darrell Sweet, English drummer (Nazareth) (b. 1947)
- 2000 – Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1914)
- 2002 – Nitsa Tsaganea, Greek actress (b. 1899)
- 2002 – Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (b. 1928)
- 2003 – Mark Berger, American economist and educator (b. 1955)
- 2003 – Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)
- 2005 – Phil Rasmussen, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1918)
- 2005 – Ron Todd, English union leader (b. 1927)
- 2006 – Lawrence Patrick, American bio-mechanic and educator (b. 1920)
- 2006 – Jean-François Revel, French journalist and author (b. 1924)
- 2006 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (b. 1934)
- 2006 – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author (b. 1925)
- 2007 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)
- 2007 – Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. 1971)
- 2007 – Tom Poston, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2007 – Gordon Scott, American actor (b. 1927)
- 2007 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (b. 1938)
- 2008 – John Cargher, English-Australian journalist (b. 1919)
- 2009 – Venetia Burney, English girl who named Pluto (b. 1918)
- 2009 – Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (b. 1935)
- 2010 – Gerry Ryan, Irish radio and television host (b. 1956)
- 2011 – Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1955)
- 2011 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (b. 1911)
- 2012 – Ernst Bolldén, Swedish table tennis player (b. 1966)
- 2012 – Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan politician and poet, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1930)
- 2012 – Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)
- 2012 – Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (b. 1958)
- 2012 – Billy Neighbors, American football player (b. 1940)
- 2012 – Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and educator (b. 1910)
- 2012 – Achala Sachdev, Pakistani-Indian actress (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Sicelo Shiceka, South African politician (b. 1966)
- 2013 – Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1937)
- 2013 – Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (b. 1953)
- 2013 – Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Emil Frei, American physician and oncologist (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2013 – Andrew J. Offutt, American author (b. 1934)
- 2013 – Sándor Rácz, Hungarian politician (b. 1933)
Holidays and observances
- Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
- Birthday of the King Carl XVI Gustav, one of the official flag days of Sweden.
- Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
- Children's Day (Mexico)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
- Earliest day on which Ascension Day can fall, while June 3 is the latest; celebrated 40 days after Easter (Christianity), and its related observances:
- International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
- May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1):
- Beltane Fire Festival (Calton Hill, Edinburgh)
- Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
- Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)
- National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)
- Queen's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (until 2013)
- Reunification Day (Vietnam)
- Teacher's Day (Paraguay)
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