Mike Ditka 1939 - Football player and coach
- 1469 - Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. The marriage united all the dominions of Spain.
- 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
- 1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).
- 1956 - NFL commissioner Bert Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks.
- 1968 - Two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were suspended by the U.S. Olympic Committee for giving a "black power" salute during a ceremony in Mexico City.
- 1970 - Quebec's minister of labor was found strangled to death after eight days of being held captive by the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ).
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