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630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.

717 - Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.

1188 - Accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku.

1413 - Henry V becomes King of England.

1556 - In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.

1788 - A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.

1800 - With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.

1801 - The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.

1804 - Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.

1821 - First revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence.

1844 - The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.

1844 - The original date predicted by William Miller for the return of Christ.

1857 - An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.

1859 - Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated

1871 - Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.

1871 - Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

1913 - Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.

1918 - World War I: Second Battle of the Somme begins.

1928 - Charles Lindbergh is presented the Medal of Honor for his first trans-Atlantic flight.

1933 - Construction of Dachau, the first Nazi Germany concentration camp, is completed.

1935 - Shah Reza Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran, which means 'Land of the Aryans'.

1937 - Ponce Massacre: 18 people and a 7-yr-old girl in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed PR Governor, Blanton C. Winship.

1943 - Massacre of the town of Kalavryta, Greece by German Nazi troops.

1945 - World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.

1952 - Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

1960 - Apartheid: Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.

1963 - Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.

1964 - In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough").

1965 - Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9 which is the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.

1965 - Martin Luther King Jr leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

1968 - Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah.

1970 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.

1970 - Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

1980 - US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.

1980 - On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase "Who Shot JR?"

1985 - Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.

1989 - Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.

1990 - Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

1998 - Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland.

1999 - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

2002 - In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

2002 - British schoolgirl Amanda Dowler is abducted in broad daylight on her way home from Heathside School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

2004 - In Malaysia, the 11^th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority.

2006 - Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Dubayy in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport join together and riot, causing $1M in damage.

Events Muhammad captures Mecca (January). ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... For the Patriarch of Jerusalem, see Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. ... According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... March 21 - Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. ... The Battle of Vincy was fought at Vincy, near Cambrai, in the modern dÃ©partement of Aisne. ... Charles Martel (or, in modern English, Charles the Hammer) (23 August 686 â€“ 22 October 741) was proclaimed Mayor of the Palace, ruling the Franks in the name of a titular King, and proclaimed himself Duke of the Franks (the last four years of his reign he did not even bother... Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (d. ... Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria. ... Emperor Antoku (å®‰å¾³å¤©çš‡ Antoku TennÅ) (December 22, 1178 â€“ April 25, 1185) was the 81st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... // March 21 - Henry V becomes King of England. ... Henry V of England (16 September 1387 â€“ 31 August 1422) was one of the great English warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 â€“ March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is credited with writing and compiling the first two Books of Common Prayer which established the basic structure of Anglican liturgy for centuries and... Jan Hus burned at the stake Execution by burning has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy and witchcraft (burning, however, was actually less common than hanging, pressing, or drowning as a punishment for witchcraft). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Pope Pius VII, OSB (August 14, 1740â€”August 20, 1823), born Barnaba NiccolÃ² Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church from March 14, 1800 to August 20, 1823. ... Pope Pius XII, wearing the 1877 Papal Tiara, is carried through St. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, or in Latin as the Triregnum, and in Italian as the Triregno, is the three-tiered jewelled papal crown, supposedly of Byzantine and Persian origin, that is a prominent symbol of the papacy. ... Papier-mÃ¢chÃ© around a form such as a balloon to create a pig. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The Egyptian city of Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleons expedition of 1798. ... Nicopolis (meaning in Greek: city of victory; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory of his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... First page of the 1804 original edition. ... For other uses of civil law, see civil law. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Coordinates 38Â°2â€² N 22Â°7â€² E Country Greece Periphery West Greece Prefecture Achaea The monastery of Agia Lavra was built in 961 AD, on Helmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the birth-place of modern Greece, and her national regeneration a Hellenic... Kalalvryta or Kalavrita (Greek: ÎšÎ±Î»Î¬Î²ÏÏ…Ï„Î±) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaia. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... Jan. ... The BahÃ¡Ã calendar, also called the BadÃâ€˜ calendar, used by the BahÃ¡Ã Faith, is a solar calendar with regular years of 365 days, and leap years of 366 days. ... The BahÃ¡Ã calendar, also called the BadÃâ€˜ calendar, used by the BahÃ¡Ã Faith, is a solar calendar with regular years of 365 days, and leap years of 366 days. ... This article is about the generally recognized global religious community. ... Naw-RÃºz in the BahÃ¡Ã Faith is one of nine holy days for adherents of the BahÃ¡Ã Faith worldwide and the first day of the BahÃ¡Ã calendar occuring on the vernal equinox, around March 21. ... William Miller William Miller (1782 - 1849) was an American Baptist preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the natural seismic phenomenon. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Fairmount Park on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, was the first zoo in the United States. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bismarck redirects here. ... The Chancellor of the German Empire, in German Reichskanzler, meaning Imperial Chancellor was the title of the head of the German gouvernment from 1871 till 1934. ... Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known in the Congo as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks or, alternatively, Sledge Hammer) , born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 â€“ May 10, 1904), was a journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. ... David Livingstone (19 March 1813 â€“ 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in central Africa. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster[1] in Ohio history. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... During the First World War, the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front from the end of the summer, in the basin of the Somme River. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 â€“ 26 August 1974) (aka Lucky Lindy; The Lone Eagle) was an American aviator who was made world famous by being the pilot of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic made solo from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Paris on 20 May-21... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... Atlantic and North Atlantic redirect here. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The main entrance just after the liberation Memorial at the camp in 1997 Dachau was a Nazi German concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany, located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory near the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Munich... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Shah or Shahzad is a Persian term for a monarch (ruler) that has been adopted in many other languages. ... Shah Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi (Persian: رضا پهلوی), (March 16, 1877–July 26, 1944), called Reza Shah the Great after his death, was Shah of Persia (later Iran) from December 15, 1925 to September 16, 1941. ... Persia redirects here. ... Aryan (/eÉ™rjÉ™n/ or /É‘ËrjÉ™n/, Sanskrit: ) is a Sanskrit and Avestan word meaning noble/spiritual one. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gentilic: PonceÃ±os Location Location of Ponce, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1692 Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo Political party PPD Senatorial district 5 - Ponce Representative district 24, 25 Geographical characteristics Area Total 501. ... Major General Blanton C. Winship (1869â€”1947) was a military lawyer and veteran of both the Spanish-American war and World War I. During his long career, he served both as Judge Advocate General of the United States Army and as the Governor of Puerto Rico. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kalalvryta or Kalavrita (Greek: ÎšÎ±Î»Î¬Î²ÏÏ…Ï„Î±) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaia. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about the city in Myanmar. ... Anthem Kaba Ma Kyei Capital Naypyidaw Largest city Yangon Official languages Burmese Demonym Burmese Government Military junta - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Than Shwe - Prime Minister Soe Win - Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein Establishment - Bagan 849â€“1287 - Taungoo Dynasty 1486â€“1752 - Konbaung Dynasty 1752â€“1885 - Colonial rule... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... The Sharpeville massacre, also known as the Sharpeville shootings, occurred on March 21, 1960, when South African police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters. ... Look up South Africa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Government South Africa Government Online official government site Parliament of South Africa official site Statistics South Africa official government site News AllAfrica. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... This article is about the institution. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Gigliola Cinquetti (b. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... Non Ho LEtÃ (sometimes Non Ho LEtÃ Per Amarti, English translation: I Am Not Old Enough (To Love You, literally I Dont Have The Age (To Love You)) was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 performed in Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti representing Italy. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Ranger program was a series of unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface of the Moon. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... Italic textBold text Technicians work on the Ulysses space probe. ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Selma is a city in Alabama located on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County, Alabama, of which it is the county seat. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Government - Mayor Bobby Bright Area - City 156. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Battle of Karameh was one of the main events in the history of the Palestinian national movement. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ... Not to be confused with Fatah Revolutionary Council or Fatah al-Islam. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unofficial Earth Day flag, by John McConnell, including a NASA photo. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Joseph Lawrence Alioto (b. ... Vinko Bogataj is a former ski jumper from Slovenia who became noted on US television in the 1970s for a moment of spectacular failure that was featured on ABCs Wide World of Sports as the infamous Agony of Defeat. Bogataj was competing as a Yugoslavian entrant at the World... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... Look up Boycott in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... A Soviet soldier on guard in Afghanistan in 1988. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ... Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing John Ross J.R. Ewing, Jr. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... This article is about the year. ... Paraplegia is a condition where the lower half of a patients body is paralyzed and cannot move. ... Humanitarianism is the view that all people should be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve as human beings, and that advancing the well-being of humanity is a noble goal. ... For other persons named Rick Hansen, see Rick Hansen (disambiguation). ... â€œRound the worldâ€ redirects here. ... The Spinal cord nested in the vertebral column. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... This article is about the sport. ... Peter Edward Pete Rose, Sr. ... This article is about the sport. ... Gamble redirects here. ... This article is about the year. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Dr. Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, on March 1, 1958. ... Brian Jones (March 27, 1947 Bristol, Great Britain along with Bertrand Piccard, co-piloted the first successful circumnavigation of the globe on board the Breitling Orbiter 3. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... This article is about hot air balloons themselves. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Arabic: Ø§ØÙ…Ø¯ Ø¹Ù…Ø± Ø³Ø¹ÛŒØ¯ Ø´ÛŒØ®) (sometimes known as Omar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar[1], Sheik Syed[2], or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad[3]) (b. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... For other persons named Daniel Pearl, see Daniel Pearl (disambiguation). ... A picture of Milly, in her school uniform, distributed by the police. ... â€œKidnapperâ€ redirects here. ... Heathside School is a comprehensive Technology College for students aged 11â€“18 situated in Brooklands Lane, Weybridge, Surrey. ... Walton-On-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. ... This article is about the English county. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Republic of Germany and its sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states) A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... This article is about the political process. ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a major political coalition in Malaysia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Burj Dubai (Arabic: â€Ž Dubai Tower) is a skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest man-made structure on Earth. ... Location of Dubai in the UAE Coordinates: , Country Emirate Dubai Incorporated (town) June 9, 1833 Incorporated (emirate) December 2, 1971 Founder Maktoum bin Bati bin Suhail (1833) Seat Dubai Subdivisions Towns and villages Jebel Ali Hatta Al Hunaiwah Al Aweer Al Hajarain Al Lusayli Al Marqab Al Shindagha Al Faq... Interior view of Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: Ù…Ø·Ø§Ø± Ø¯Ø¨ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ø¯ÙˆÙ„ÙŠ) is the international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. ...

[edit] Births

1521 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)

1527 - Hermann Finck, German composer (d. 1558)

1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)

1713 - Francis Lewis, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1803)

1763 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)

1768 - Joseph Fourier, French mathematician (d. 1830)

1801 - Maria Theresa of Tuscany, Queen of Sardinia (d. 1855)

1806 - Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman and national hero (d. 1872)

1811 - Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (d. 1891)

1835 - Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 18976)

1839 - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Russian composer (d. 1881)

1854 - Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer (d. 1924)

1863 - George Owen Squier, American inventor and Major General in U.S. Signal Corp(d.1934)

1869 - Florenz Ziegfeld, theater producer (d. 1932)

1876 - John Tewksbury, American athlete (d. 1968)

1880 - Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, American actor (d. 1971)

1885 - Pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (d. 1952)

1895 - Zlatko Baloković, Croatian violinist (d. 1955)

1901 - Karl Arnold, German politician (d. 1958)

1902 - Son House, American musician (d. 1988)

1904 - Forrest Mars Sr., American candymaker (d. 1999)

1904 - Nikolaos Skalkottas, Greek composer (d. 1949)

1906 - Jim Thompson, American designer and businessman

1910 - M S Khan, Bangladeshi intellectual (d. 1978)

1913 - George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. 1991)

1913 - Heinz "Pritzl" Bär, German fighter pilot (d. 1957)

1914 - Paul Tortelier, French cellist (d. 1990)

1920 - Georg Ots, Estonian singer (d. 1975)

1920 - Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and song writer (d. 1970)

1921 - Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (d. 1986)

1922 - Russ Meyer, American film director and producer (d. 2004)

1923 - Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998)

1923 - Shri Mataji Nirmala Srivastava, Founder of Sahaja Yogav

1925 - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)

1925 - Peter Brook, British film director and producer

1927 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician

1929 - Maurice Catarcio, wrestler

1930 - James Coco, actor (d. 1987)

1932 - Walter Gilbert, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1932 - Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor

1933 - Michael Heseltine, English politician

1934 - Al Freeman, Jr., American actor

1935 - Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (d. 2004)

1936 - Ed Broadbent, Canadian politician

1936 - Mike Westbrook, British jazz composer, bandleader and pianist

1940 - Solomon Burke, American singer

1942 - Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. 1967)

1943 - Vivian Stanshall, English musician, artist, actor, writer, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (d. 1995)

1943 - István Gyulai, Hungarian General Secretary of the IAAF (d. 2006)

1943 - Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor

1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress

1945 - Rose Stone, American musician (Sly & the Family Stone)

1946 - Timothy Dalton, British actor

1949 - Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic

1949 - Eddie Money, American musician

1950 - Roger Hodgson, English musician, former member of Supertramp

1951 - Russell Thompkins Jr, American singer (The Stylistics)

1956 - Guy Chadwick, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (The House of Love)

1956 - Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner

1958 - Sabrina Le Beauf, American actress

1958 - Gary Oldman, English actor

1959 - Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer

1959 - Sarah Jane Morris, English Singer

1960 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver and three-time F1 World Champion (d. 1994)

1960 - Robert Sweet, American drummer

1961 - Shawn Lane, American guitar virtuoso (d. 2003)

1961 - Lothar Matthäus, German footballer

1962 - Matthew Broderick, American actor

1962 - Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress

1962 - Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher

1962 - Mark Waid, American comic book writer

1963 - Shawon Dunston, baseball player

1963 - Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and football manager

1964 - Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star

1964 - Jesper Skibby, Danish professional cyclist

1965 - Xavier Bertrand, French politician

1967 - Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)

1967 - Adrian Chiles, British television and radio presenter

1967 - Maxim Reality, British MC (The Prodigy)

1968 - DJ Premier (Preemo), hip hop producer

1969 - Ali Daei, Iranian footballer, Highest International Goal Scorer

1972 - Chris Candido, professional wrestler (d. 2005)

1973 - Ananda Lewis, American model and television personality

1973 - Stuart Nethercott, English footballer

1973 - Jerry Supiran, American actor

1974 - Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer

1974 - Laura Allen, American actress

1975 - Fabricio Oberto, Argentine basketball player, playing for San Antonio Spurs

1975 - Justin Pierce, British actor (d. 2000)

1975 - Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player

1977 - Brian Shaw, American Entertainer/Recording Artist

1978 - Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist

1978 - Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor channel 10 (d.2007)

1978 - Cristian Guzmán, baseball player

1978 - Rani Mukherjee, Indian actress

1980 - Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier

1980 - Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazilian international footballer

1980 - Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer (Sum41)

1982 - Aaron Hill, American baseball player

1982 - Colin Turkington, British racing driver

1985 - Adrian Peterson, Professional Football Player for the Minnesota Vikings

1988 - Lee Cattermole, English footballer

2004 - Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Maurice of Saxony, born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony, died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony Moritz von Sachsen Duke (1541â€“53) and later elector (1547â€“53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat in ZÃ¼rich by the ZÃ¼rich Reformed state church. ... Hermann Finck (21 March 1527 - 28 December 1558) was a German composer. ... January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... â€œBachâ€ redirects here. ... Year 1750 (MDCCL) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1713 (MDCCXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Francis Lewis Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 â€“ December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Paul Jean Paul (March 21, 1763 â€“ November 14, 1825), born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a famous German humorist. ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (March 21, 1768 - May 16, 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist who is best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their application to problems of heat flow. ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Princess Maria Theresa of Tuscany, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia (Vienna, March 21, 1801 - Vienna, January 12, 1855), was a daughter of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and wife of King Charles Albert of Sardinia. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Benito JuÃ¡rez (disambiguation). ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the US Federal Agent designation, see Special agent. ... Reverend Nathaniel Woodard (21 March 1811 - 25 April 1891) founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский) (March 21, 1839 – March 28, 1881; sometimes spelt Modeste Moussorgsky), was an innovative Russian composer famed for his colourful, exotic, and lush orchestral pieces dedicated to various subjects of medieval Russian history. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alick Bannerman Alexander Chalmers Bannerman (March 21, 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales - September 19, 1924 in Sydney) was an Australian cricketer who played in 28 Tests between 1879 and 1893. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Major General George Owen Squier (March 21, 1863 - March 24, 1934) was born in Dryden, Michigan, United States. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) // January 31 - United States orders all Indigenous peoples in the United States to move onto reservations February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. ... John Tewksbury John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury (March 21, 1876-April 25, 1968) was an American track and field a