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vixenesque93That is, other than my sweetie being born:
From Wikipedia:
474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1775 - American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
1788 - The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
1825 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
1942 - Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States.
1950 - Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists.
1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1964 - The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.
1969 - First test flight of the Boeing 747.
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
1986 - Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.
1991 - Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
Births:
1533 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
1773 - William Henry Harrison, President of the United States (d. 1841)
1775 - Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
1783 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
1880 - Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
1885 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
1891 - Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
1909 - Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee, American dancer (d. 1970)
1942 - Carole King, American singer
1943 - Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
1944 - Alice Walker, American writer
1944 - Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
1945 - Mia Farrow, American actress
From Wikipedia:
474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1775 - American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
1788 - The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
1825 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
1942 - Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States.
1950 - Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists.
1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1964 - The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.
1969 - First test flight of the Boeing 747.
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
1986 - Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.
1991 - Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
Births:
1533 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
1773 - William Henry Harrison, President of the United States (d. 1841)
1775 - Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
1783 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
1880 - Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
1885 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
1891 - Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
1909 - Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee, American dancer (d. 1970)
1942 - Carole King, American singer
1943 - Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
1944 - Alice Walker, American writer
1944 - Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
1945 - Mia Farrow, American actress
