1998
Death of Sonny Bono, American entertainer and politician .
United States
1979
Death of Charlie Mingus, American jazz bassist, composer & bandleader
United States
1933
Death of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the USA .
United States
1919
The German Workers Party was founded in Munich. It was later renamed the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party)
Germany
1909
Birth of Stephen Kleene, American mathematician who developed recursion theory, a key foundation of computer science
United States
1909
Panamas independence was recognised by Colombia
1858
Death of Count Joseph Radetzky, Austrian field marshal, military reformer and national hero.
Poland
1066
Edward the Confessor dies
Great Britain