1456 | Jeanne d'Arc is acquitted (she was already executed). |
1855 | First stamp issued. . |
1873 | Halvdan Koht, Secretary was born. |
1898 | US annexation of Hawaii. |
1915 | Yul Brynner, American actor (d. 1985) was born. |
1930 | Arthur Conan Doyle, British physician and author died. |
1940 | Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey), drummer in The Beatles was born. |
1946 | Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American who canonized a saint. |
1954 | WHBQ in Mephis, Tennessee becomes the first radio station to transmit a song with Elvis. |
1956 | Mulla Krekar, Iraqi was born. |
1965 | Mick Foley, American professional wrestler was born. |
1970 | Erik Zabel, German cyclist was born. |
1971 | Ståle Stensaas, Norwegian footballer was born. |
1974 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée, Norwegian biathlete was born. |
1975 | André Oktay Dahl, Norwegian politician was born. |
1975 | Olga Pyljova, Russian biathlete was born. |
1978 | Kaia Varjord, Norwegian actress was born. |
1989 | Atlanterhavsveien opened. |
2004 | The last patent on LZW compression canceled (Canada). |
2005 | London was hit by a terrorist attack on public transport. |