1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1840 – The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
1862 – American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
1885 – Ulysses S. Grant, 18th US President (1869-77) and Union general, dies of esophageal cancer in Mount McGregor NY at 63
1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1929 – The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.
1938 – Charles Harrelson, American murderer (d. 2007) was born. (same day as Woody?)
1940 – Don Imus, American radio radio host was born.
1942 – The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened.
1946 – Andy MacKay, London, rock sax/oboe (Roxy Music-Dance Away) Born
1947 – David Essex, [Cook], London, rock vocalist/actor (That’ll be the Day, Rock On)Born
1948 – D.W. Griffith, American director/producer, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 73
1952 – The European Coal and Steel Community is established.
1952 – John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (Rush) (d. 2008) was born.
1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor was born.
1962 – Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
1964 – Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (Megadeth and Memorain) was born
1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Hollywood Rose, and Road Crew) was born.
1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Fairport, New York, American actor (Capote, Moneyball) Born
1967 – 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It will leave 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned.
1968 – Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
1968 – Gary Payton (The Glove), NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics) Born
1968 – The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, Italy, to Lod, Israel.
1973 – Monica Lewinsky, San Francisco California, American White House intern (improper relationship with Bill Clinton)Born
1973 – Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82
1980 – Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band) (b. 1948) died.
1986 – In London, England, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
1990 – Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82
1992 – A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
1993 – James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl SC
1995 – Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later.
*Marshall Herff Applewhite created a religious cult commonly known as Heaven’s Gate.In 1997, he led his 38 followers to commit suicide in hopes of being transported onto a spaceship traveling with Hale-Bopp comet.
In this video he preaches suicide.
1997 – Andrew Cunanan, serial killer (Gianni Versage), commits suicide
1997 – Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
2011 – Amy Winehouse, British singer songwriter, dies from a alcohol intoxication at 27
2012 – Sally Kristen Ride, American astronaut, dies from pancreatic cancer at 61
2012 – At least 107 people are killed and more than 250 others wounded in a string of bombings and attacks in Iraq.