Tony Danza 1951 - Actor ("Who’s the Boss," "Taxi," "Angels in the Outfield")
- 753 BC - Today is the traditional date of the foundation of Rome.
- 1526 - Mongol Emperor Babur annihilated the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi.
- 1649 - The Maryland Toleration Act was passed, allowing all freedom of worship.
- 1789 - John Adams was sworn in as the first U.S. Vice President.
- 1836 - General Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. This battle decided the independence of Texas.
- 1898 - The Spanish-American War began.
- 1918 - German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," was shot down and killed during World War I.
- 1943 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announced that several Doolittle pilots had been executed by the Japanese.
- 1967 - Svetlana Alliluyeva (Svetlana Stalina) defected in New York City. She was the daughter of Joseph Stalin.
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