238 | Gordian I and his son Gordian II, declared the Roman Emperors. |
1459 | Maximilian I of the German Roman Emperor (d. 1519) was born. |
1799 | Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander, German astronomic (d. 1875) was born. |
1809 | Karl XIII acquires the Swedish throne after Gustav IV Adolf. . |
1832 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German author (b. 1749) died. |
1869 | Emilio Aguinaldo, Philippine general, revolution, presidents and politician (d. 1964) was born. |
1888 | The Football League is founded in England after an initiative by William McGregor. |
1895 | Auguste and Louis Lumiere showed the first ever film, La Sortie des ouvriers de l'usine Lumière, at a private event. |
1923 | Marcel Marceau, French mime artist was born. |
1936 | Roger Whittaker, British singer was born. |
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