Historical Events
1539 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
1576 - Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
1805 - US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
1972 - Apollo 16 returns to Earth
1974 - Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
1989 - Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy
Famous Birthdays
1802 - Louis Niedermeyer, composer, born in Nyon, Switzerland (d. 1861)
1848 - Otto I of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (1886-1913), born in The Residence, Munich (d. 1916)
1927 - Coretta Scott King, American activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., born in Heiberger, Alabama (d. 2006)
1952 - Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver, born in Tuupovaara, Finland
1966 - Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995), born in Gisborne, Australia
1976 - Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Famous Deaths
1695 - John Trenchard, English radical Whig politician and statesman, dies at 46
1915 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (Prometheus) and pianist, dies at 43
1950 - Hobart Cavanaugh, American actor (Border Town, Black Angel), dies at 63
1970 - Arthur Shields, Irish actor (River, Enchanted Island), dies at 73
1996 - Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), dies at 82
2020 - Marty Smith, American motocross racer (AMA 125cc 1974, 75; AMA 500cc 1977), dies in a dune buggy accident at 63
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