World History this day
1797 -- A fleet of 18 British warships invaded Trinidad.
1861 -- Victor Emmanuel II assumed the title of King of Italy.
1942 -- The Japanese began exterminating perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore.
1943 -- The Nazis arrested the members of the White Rose movement.
1947 -- The French gained complete control of Hanoi during the First Indochina War
1957 -- Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi was executed by the British colonial government.
US History this day
1861 -- Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the provisional President of the CSA.
1970 -- The Chicago Seven were found not guilty
2010 -- WikiLeaks published the first documents disclosed by Chelsea Manning.
Science & Technology this day
1930 -- Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. ***
1977 -- The "Space Shuttle" Enterprise was "flown" on top of a 747
*** All horoscopes drawn before this dte re obviously wrong.
The Arts this day
1885 -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published
Misc. this day
1954 -- The Church of Scientology was established in Los Angeles.
Birthdays of Note this day
1201 -- Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian polymath and writer
1745 -- Alessandro Volta, physicist
1838 -- Ernst Mach, physicist and philosopher
1848 -- Louis Comfort Tiffany, stained glass artist
1898 -- Enzo Ferrari, race car driver and businessman
1906 -- Hans Asperger, pediatrician and medical theorist
1914 -- Pee Wee King, singer, songwriter, and fiddle player
1922 -- Helen Gurley Brown, journalist and author
1933 -- Yoko Ono, multimedia and performance artist, singer, songwriter, peace activist
1934 -- Skip Battin, singer, songwriter, and bass player
1939 -- Bobby Hart, singer and songwriter
1940 -- Fabrizio De Andre, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1941 -- Irma Thomas, singer
1947 -- Dennis DeYoung, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist
1948 -- Keith Knudsen, singer, songwriter, and drummer
1953 -- Robbie Bachman, drummer
1953 -- Derek Pellicci, drummer
1957 -- Vanna White, famous woman of letters
Deaths of Note this day
1294 -- Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor, Coleridge inspiration
1405 -- Timur, Mongol ruler
1455 -- Fra Angelico, priest and painter
1546 -- Martin Luther, religionist
1564 -- Michelangelo, sculptor and painter
1906 -- John Batterson Stetson, businessman
1957 -- Dedan Kimathi, Mau Mau leader
1973 -- Frank Costello, businessman
2006 -- Bill Cowsill, singer and guitarist
2013 -- Kevin Ayers, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (soft machine)
2017 -- Clyde Stubblefield, drummer (James Brown)
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So now some music
Pee Wee King
Yoko Ono
Skip Battin
Fabrizio De Andre
Irma Thomas
Dennis DeYoung
Keith Knudsen
Robbie Bachman
Derek Pellicci
John Batterson Stetson
Bill Cowsill
Kevin Ayers
Clyde Stubblefield
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Photo: Pluto (very hi-res) by weta2000nz
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