Birth anniversary of monk botanist Gregor Mendel (1822-84).
Birth anniversary of artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976).
Birth anniversary of etiquette expert Amy Vanderbilt (1908-74).
Happy Birthday! Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe, Bobby Sherman
1376 - The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date.
1934 - Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, was killed by FBI agents as he left the Biograph Theatre in
1943 - American forces led by General George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.
1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.
2003 - In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces.
2003 - In Paris, France, a fire broke out near the top of the Eiffel Tower. About 4,000 visitors were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
In 2011, Anders Breivik, an anti-government extremist, committed a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway that ultimately killed 77 people and wounded more than 300.
2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis landed successfully at Kennedy Space Center after completing STS-135. It was the final flight of NASA's space shuttle program.
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