On my Birthday...
Events...
1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun.
1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
1943 - World War II: War in the Pacific - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)
1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
1968 - The Beatles release the double-album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.
1986 - Boxing: Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1999 - Wayne Gretzky is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, his number 99 permanently retired by the NHL.
2005 - The Xbox 360 is released in North America.
2005 - Ted Koppel retires after hosting Nightline for over 26 years.
Births...
1602 - Elisabeth of France, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)
1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (d. 1687)
1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (d. 1784)
1890 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (d. 1970)
1893 - Harley J. Earl, automobile designer (d. 1969)
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor (d. 2004)
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
Deaths...
1617 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1590)
1694 - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach), British pirate
1916 - Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
1963 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
1963 - C. S. Lewis, Irish author (b. 1898)
1963 - Aldous Huxley, British author (b. 1894)
1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun.
1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
1943 - World War II: War in the Pacific - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)
1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
1968 - The Beatles release the double-album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.
1986 - Boxing: Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1999 - Wayne Gretzky is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, his number 99 permanently retired by the NHL.
2005 - The Xbox 360 is released in North America.
2005 - Ted Koppel retires after hosting Nightline for over 26 years.
Births...
1602 - Elisabeth of France, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)
1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (d. 1687)
1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (d. 1784)
1890 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (d. 1970)
1893 - Harley J. Earl, automobile designer (d. 1969)
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor (d. 2004)
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
Deaths...
1617 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1590)
1694 - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach), British pirate
1916 - Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
1963 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
1963 - C. S. Lewis, Irish author (b. 1898)
1963 - Aldous Huxley, British author (b. 1894)