Anne Frank (Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank) 1929 - Known for her diary which documented her experiences during World War II
- 1839 - Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball, according to the legend.
- 1897 - Carl Elsener patented his penknife. The object later became known as the Swiss army knife.
- 1901 - Cuba agreed to become an American protectorate by accepting the Platt Amendment.
- 1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 2003 - In Arkansas, Terry Wallis spoke for the first time in nearly 19 years. Wallis had been in a coma since July 13, 1984, after being injured in a car accident.
- 2009 - In the U.S., The switch from analog TV transmission to digital was completed.
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