Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 - German philosopher
- 1860 - Grace Bedell, 11 years old, wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. The letter stated that Lincoln would look better if he would grow a beard.
- 1945 - Pierre Laval, the former premier of Vichy France, was executed for treason.
- 1951 - "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS-TV.
- 1964 - It was announced that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had been removed from power. He was replaced with Alexei N. Kosygin.
- 1984 - The Freedom of Information Act was passed.
- 1993 - U.S. President Clinton sent warships to enforce trade sanctions that had been imposed on Haitian military rulers.
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