Birth anniversary of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802).
Birth anniversary of Marquis de Sade (1740-1814).
Birth anniversary of Olympic gold medal swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984).
Happy Birthday! Dana Carvey, Sally Kellerman, Jerry Mathers
1774 - The Quartering Act, which required American colonists to allow British soldiers into their houses, was reenacted.
1793 - Maximillian Robespierre initiated the "Reign of Terror". It was an effort to purge those suspected of treason against the French Republic.
1883 - The first baseball game under electric lights was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
1886 - Grover Cleveland became the second U.S. president to get married while in office. He was the first to have a wedding in the White House.
1896 - Guglieimo Marconi's radio was patented in the U.S.
1897 - Mark Twain, at age 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He was responding to the rumors that he had died.
1953 - Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
1995 - Captain Scott F. O'Grady's U.S. Air Force F-16C was shot down by Bosnian Serbs. He was rescued six days later.
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