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Template:Linked-title is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (128th in leap years ). There are 238 days remaining.
Events
558 - In Constantinople , the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.1274 - In France , the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope .1298 - Colocation of the first stone of Barcelona's Cathedral .1429 - Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans , pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning wounded to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War .1664 - Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles .1697 - Stockholm 's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed in a huge fire (in the 18th century, it is replaced with the current Royal Palace ).1763 - Indian Wars : Pontiac's Rebellion begins - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit .1824 - World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony in Vienna , Austria . Work was conducted by Michael Umlauf , under the deaf composer's supervision.1832 - Greece is recognised independent by the Treaty of London . Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King .1836 - The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain .1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi , killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history.1847 - In Philadelphia , the American Medical Association (AMA) is founded.1864 - American Civil War : The Army of the Potomac , under General Ulysses S. Grant , breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.1895 - In Saint Petersburg , Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention - the first in the world radio receiver. In the former Soviet Union this day is celebrated as Day of Radio.1915 - World War I : a German submarine U-20 sinks the RMS Lusitania , killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turned many formerly pro-Germans in the United States of America against the German Empire .1920 - Kiev Offensive (1920) : Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force captured Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.1920 - Treaty of Moscow (1920) : Soviet Russia recognizes independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
1927 - Angelos Sikelianos organizes the first Delphic Festival in Delphi to celebrate the ancient Greek Delphic ideal.1937 - Spanish Civil War : The German Condor Legion , equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrive in Spain to assist Franco 's forces.1945 - World War II : General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims , France , ending Germany 's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.1946 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony ) is founded with about 20 employees.1947 - Kraft Television Theater 1948 - The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress .1952 - The concept for the integrated circuit , the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer .1954 - Indochina War : The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13 ).1960 - Cold War : U-2 Crisis - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers .1964 - Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 , a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California , killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger.1974 - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns.1992 - Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.1992 - Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its maiden voyage (STS-49 ). File:Sts-49-patch.jpg The STS-49 mission logo.
Births
1328 - Louis VI the Roman , Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365 )1530 - Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé , French Huguenot general (d. 1569 )1643 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt , American politician (d. 1700 )1700 - Gerard van Swieten , Dutch-born physician (d. 1772 )1724 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser , Austrian general (d. 1797 )1740 - Nikolai Arkharov , Russian general (d. 1814 )1748 - Olympe de Gouges , playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793 )1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski , Polish prince (d. 1813 )1774 - William Bainbridge , American Commodore1787 - Jacques Viger , French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858 )1812 - Robert Browning , English poet (d. 1889 )1833 - Johannes Brahms , German composer (d. 1897 )1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composer (d. 1893 )1847 - Archibald Primrose , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929 )1857 - William A. MacCorkle , American politician (d. 1930 )1861 - Rabindranath Tagore , Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1941 )1867 - Władysław Reymont , Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1925 )1882 - Willem Elsschot , Flemish writer (d. 1960 )1885 - George 'Gabby' Hayes , American actor (d. 1969 )1891 - Harry McShane , Scottish socialist (d. 1988 )1892 - Archibald MacLeish , American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982 )1892 - Josip Broz Tito , President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980 )
1893 - Frank J. Selke , Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985 )1896 - Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov , Russian mathematician (d. 1982 )1901 - Gary Cooper , American actor (d. 1961 )1909 - Edwin H. Land , American inventor (d. 1991 )1911 - Ishiro Honda , Japanese film director (d. 1993 )1916 - Huw Wheldon , British broadcaster (d. 1986 )1917 - David Tomlinson , English film actor (d. 2000 )1919 - Eva Peron , Argentine first lady (d. 1952 )1922 - Darren McGavin , American actor (d. 2006 )1923 - Anne Baxter , American actress (d. 1985 )1924 - Albert Band , American film director (d. 2002 )1927 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , German screenwriter1927 - Jim Lowe , American singer
1929 - Babe Parilli , American football player1929 - Dick Williams , American baseball player, manager and coach
1930 - Totie Fields , American comedienne (d. 1978 )1931 - Teresa Brewer , American singer1933 - Johnny Unitas , American football player (d. 2002 )1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha , Albanian singer
1935 - Isobel Warren , Canadian author1939 - Sidney Altman , Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate 1939 - Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1939 - Johnny Maestro , American pop singer
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin , American singer
1939 - Ruggero Deodato , Italian film director , actor and screen writer
1940 - Angela Carter , English novelist and journalist (d. 1992 )1943 - Harvey Andrews , English singer and songwriter1945 - Christy Moore , Irish folk artist1945 - Robin Strasser , American TV soap opera actress
1946 - Thelma Houston , American singer1946 - Bill Kreutzmann , American drummer (Grateful Dead )
1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb , American boxer and actor1950 - Tim Russert , American television host
1951 - Robert Hegyes , American actor1954 - Philippe Geluck , Belgian cartoonist1954 - Amy Heckerling , American director
1955 - Ben Poquette , American basketball player1955 - Tim Richmond , American race car driver.
1955 - Kevin Reed , American theologian
1956 - Jan Peter Balkenende , Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1956 - Anne Dudley , British composer
1956 - Jean Lapierre , Canadian politician and television host
1957 - Ray Fernandez , wrestler (d. 2004 )1959 - Michael E. Knight , American TV soap opera actor1961 - Phil Campbell , British musician (Motörhead )1963 - Johnny Lee Middleton , American musician (Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra )1965 - Owen Hart , Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999 )1965 - Norman Whiteside , Northern Irish Footballer
1968 - Traci Lords , American actress1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry , Swedish musician1969 - Rick Porras , American co-producer
1972 - Frank Trigg , Mixed Martial Arts Fighter1973 - Kristian Lundin , Swedish songwriter1973 - Paolo Savoldelli , Italian cyclist
1974 - Breckin Meyer , American actor1974 - Ian Pearce , English footballer
1975 - Jason Tunks , Canadian Olympic discus thrower 1975 - Nicole Sheridan , American porn star
1975 - Zee , American hip hop artist
1977 - Lisa Kelly , Irish singer1978 - Brian Clevinger , American author1978 - Shawn Marion , American basketball player
1979 - Katie Douglas , American basketball player1980 - Johan Kenkhuis , Dutch swimmer1984 - Alex Smith , American football player1984 - Drew Stanton , American football player
1987 - Dennis Mak , Chinese singer (Sun Boy'z )1990 - Lawrence Link , American Citizen
Deaths
973 - Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912 )1092 - Remigius de Fécamp , first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)1427 - Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr , English churchman1523 - Franz von Sickingen , German soldier (b. 1481 )1539 - Guru Nanak Dev , Pakistani founder of Sikhism (b. 1469 )1539 - Ottaviano Petrucci , Italian printer (b. 1466 )
1615 - Sanada Yukimura , Japanese samurai (b. 1567 )1617 - David Fabricius , German astronomer (b. 1564 )1667 - Johann Jakob Froberger , German composer (b. 1616 )1682 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661 )1718 - Mary of Modena , wife of James II of England (b. 1658 )1793 - Pietro Nardini , Italian composer (b. 1722 )1800 - Niccola Piccinni , Italian composer (b. 1728 )1805 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737 )1825 - Antonio Salieri , Italian composer (b. 1750 )1840 - Caspar David Friedrich , German painter (b. 1774 )1868 - Henry Peter Brougham , Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778 )1896 - H. H. Holmes , American serial killer (b. 1861 )1922 - Max Wagenknecht , German composer (b. 1857 )1925 - William Hesketh Lever , First Viscount Leverhulme (b. 1851 )1940 - George Lansbury , Labour Party Leader (b. 1859 )1941 - Sir James George Frazer , Scottish anthropologist (b. 1854 )1942 - Felix Weingartner , Yugoslavian conductor (b. 1863 )1951 - Warner Baxter , American actor (b. 1889 )1987 - Colin Blakely , British actor (b. 1930 )1989 - Guy Williams , American actor (b. 1924 )1995 - Ray McKinley , American jazz drummer, singer and bandleader (b. 1910 )1998 - Allan McLeod Cormack , South African physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1924 )1998 - Eddie Rabbitt , American musician (b. 1941 )
2000 - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. , American actor (b. 1909 )2002 - Seattle Slew , American Race-Horse (b. 1974 )2004 - Waldemar Milewicz , Polish reporter (b. 1956 )2005 - Tristan Egolf , American writer (b. 1971 )2005 - Otilino Tenorio , Ecuadorian football (soccer) player (b. 1980 )
2006 - Richard Carleton , Australian news reporter (b.1943 )2006 - Joan C. Edwards , American philanthropist (b. 1918 )
2006 - Machiko Soga , Japanese actress, singer, and tokusatsu legend (b. 1943 )
2007 - Diego Corrales ,former super featherweight and lightweight world boxing champion (b. 1977 )2007 - Octavian Paler , Romanian writer, journalist (b. 1926 )
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