All Categories | Historical Events | Famous Birthdays | Deaths | Weddings | Divorces
1796Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Egmont" premieres in Weimar
1968Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open
1547Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France
1988NY Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night
1973Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
1991St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal
1980Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1980President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
1657English Parliament makes the Humble Petition to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell offering him the crown: he declines
1933German Republic gives power to Hitler
1928Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
1685Johann Sebastian Bach, Eisenach Germany, composer (Mattheus-Passion)
1943Christopher Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Deer Hunter, Brainstorm)
1929Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc (d. 2007)
1927Cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers)
1519Henry II, King of France (1547-59)
307Roman Emperor Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the Emperor Maximian, later murdering her in 326
1834Religious leader Brigham Young (32) weds herbalist Mary Ann Angell (27)
1996Actor and director Clint Eastwood (65) weds news anchor Dina Ruiz (30) in Las Vegas
1993Actor and writer Larry David (45) weds environmental activist Laurie Lennard (35)
1727Isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84
1850John C. Calhoun, American politician, dies of tuberculosis at 68
nothing here now