Charles Chesnutt (Charles Waddell Chesnutt) 1858 - Author, essayist, political activist
- 1756 - In India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in a cell that became known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."
- 1782 - The U.S. Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
- 1837 - Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
- 1928 - Washburn-Crosby Company merged with 26 other mills to become General Mills.
- 1941 - The U.S. Army Air Forces was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. The Army Air Forces were abolished with the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947.
- 1943 - Race-related rioting erupted in Detroit. Federal troops were sent in two days later to end the violence that left more than 30 dead.
- 1947 - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was murdered in Beverly Hills, CA, at the order of mob associates angered over the soaring costs of his project, the Flamingo resort in Las Vegas, NV.
- 1967 - Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
- 1977 - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation.
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