1734 - U.S. Explorer Daniel Boone born
1755 - Marie Antoinette born
1795 - James K. Polk born
1865 - Warren G. Harding born
1901 - Paul Ford born
1913 - Burt Lancaster born
1914 - Ray Walston born
1938 - Pat Buchanan born
1942 - Stefanie Powers born
1951 - The final phase of the largest troop airlift since the war brings 6,000 reinforcements in to quell unrest in the Canal Zone in Egypt.
1961 - K.D. Lang born
1969 - Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu born
1978 - Nelly born
1986 - David Jacobsen, an American held hostage in Beirut by Muslim fundamentalists, is released after 17 months in captivity.
1988 - The general election in Israel returns a hung parliament, prompting feverish negotiations between the right-wing Likud party and ultra-orthodox religious groups.
1995 - The former South African defence minister, General Magnus Malan, is arrested and charged with murder.
2000 - The controversial chief inspector of schools in England, Chris Woodhead, steps down, to the delight of teachers' unions.
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