R. Lee Ermey 1944 - Actor
- 1765 - Britain passed the Quartering Act that required the American colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings.
- 1880 - The first "hail insurance company" was incorporated in Connecticut. It was known as Tobacco Growers’ Mutual Insurance Company.
- 1882 - In Berlin, German scientist Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis germ (bacillus).
- 1920 - The first U.S. coast guard air station was established at Morehead City, NC.
- 1927 - Chinese Communists seized Nanking and break with Chiang Kai-shek over the Nationalist goals.
- 1955 - The first oil drill seagoing rig was put into service.
- 1989 - The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground.
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