2492 BC ”“ Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.

106 ”“ The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

355 ”“ Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.

490 ”“ Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.

1332 ”“ Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor ”“ Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.

1675 ”“ Franco-Dutch War: forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.

1786 ”“ Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.

1804 ”“ Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.

1812 ”“ Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.

1858 ”“ The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.

1898 ”“ Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

1918 ”“ World War I: the Battle of Amiens ends.

1919 ”“ The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted.

1920 ”“ The Latvian”“Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia’s authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.

1929 ”“ Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

1934 ”“ The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

1942 ”“ Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a frequency hopping, spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.

1947 ”“ Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today.

1952 ”“ Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.

1959 ”“ Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.

1960 ”“ Chad declares independence.

1961 ”“ The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

1965 ”“ Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.

1968 ”“ The last steam hauled train runs on British railways

1972 ”“ Vietnam War: the last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.

1975 ”“ East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.

1982 ”“ A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo to Honolulu, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers.

1984 ”“ “We begin bombing in five minutes” – United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.

1999 ”“ The Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.

2003 ”“ NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

2003 ”“ Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.

2011 – NASA announced that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter had captured photographic evidence of possible liquid water on Mars during warm seasons.

2011 – Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a mission to Jupiter. It was the first solar-powered spacecraft to go to Jupiter.
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1892 ”“ Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (d. 1978)

1892 ”“ Archie Wiles, West Indian cricketer (d. 1957)

1897 ”“ Louise Bogan, American poet (d. 1970)

1897 ”“ Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)

1902 ”“ Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985)

1905 ”“ Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. 2002)

1908 ”“ Torgny Torgnysson Segerstedt, Swedish philosopher (d. 1999)

1912 ”“ Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)

1913 ”“ Angus Wilson, English novelist (d. 1991)

1914 ”“ José Silva, American parapsychologist (d. 1999)

1925 ”“ Mike Douglas, American entertainer (d. 2006)

1926 ”“ Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-born English chemist, Nobel Laureate

1926 ”“ Claus von Bülow, Danish-born English socialite

1927 ”“ Stuart Rosenberg, American director d. 2007

1928 ”“ Arlene Dahl, American actress

1930 ”“ Paul Soles, Canadian actor

1932 ”“ Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer

1932 ”“ John Gorrie, English director

1933 ”“ Jerry Falwell, American televangelist (d. 2007)

1936 ”“ Andre Dubus, American writer (d. 1999)

1939 ”“ Ronnie Dawson, American musician (d. 2003)

1940 ”“ Lennie Pond, American race car driver

1942 ”“ Mike Hugg, English musician and vocalist (Manfred Mann)

1943 ”“ Abigail Folger, American heiress (d. 1969)

1944 ”“ Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor

1944 ”“ Frederick W. Smith, American entrepreneur

1946 ”“ Marilyn vos Savant, American newspaper columnist

1946 ”“ John Conlee, American singer

1947 ”“ Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer and football manager

1949 ”“ Eric Carmen, American singer and guitarist (Raspberries)

1950 ”“ Erik Brann, American guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)

1950 ”“ Elya Baskin, a Latvian born American actor

1951 ”“ Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor and comedian

1952 ”“ Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)

1952 ”“ Manfred Krüger, German footballer

1952 ”“ Bob Mothersbaugh AKA Bob 1, American guitarist (Devo)

1953 ”“ Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler

1954 ”“ Joe Jackson, English singer

1954 ”“ Mottu Vara Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer

1957 ”“ Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer (Skrewdriver) (d. 1993)

1958 ”“ Jah Wobble, English bassist

1964 ”“ Nikki Randall, American pornographic actress

1964 ”“ Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor

1965 ”“ Viola Davis, American actress

1965 ”“ Embeth Davidtz, American actress

1965 ”“ Duane Martin, American actor

1966 ”“ Nigel Martyn, English footballer

1967 ”“ Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer

1967 ”“ Joe Rogan, American TV host and comedian

1968 ”“ Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (d. 2009)

1968 ”“ Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, the wife of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau

1969 ”“ Ashley Jensen, English actress

1970 ”“ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, American Musician (A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl)

1971 ”“ Tommy Mooney, English football player

1973 ”“ Nigel Harman, English actor

1975 ”“ Davey von Bohlen, American musician (The Promise Ring, Maritime)

1976 ”“ Will Friedle, American actor

1977 ”“ Dênio, Brazilian footballer

1977 ”“ Gemma Hayes, Irish singer

1978 ”“ Jermain Taylor, American boxer

1981 ”“ Sandi Thom, Scottish singer

1983 ”“ Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor

1985 ”“ J-Boog, American singer (B2K)

1985 ”“ Asher Roth, American rapper

1986 ”“ Richard Keogh, Irish footballer

1987 ”“ Dany N’Guessan, French footballer

1989 ”“ Sebastian Huke, German footballer

1993 ”“ Alyson Stoner, American actress and model