Martin Van Buren (U.S.) 1782
- 1848 - U.S. President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of '49 by confirming the fact that gold had been discovered in California.
- 1876 - The Stillson wrench was patented by D.C. Stillson. The device was the first practical pipe wrench.
- 1904 - The Russian fleet was destroyed by the Japanese at Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1933 - Prohibition came to an end when Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- 1988 - Jim Bakker and former aide Richard Dortch were indicted by a federal grand jury in North Carolina on fraud and conspiracy charges.
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