Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date

1792

Kentucky became the 15th state of the union.

1796

Tennessee became the 16th state.

1813

The Navy gained its motto as the mortally wounded commander of the frigate Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, said, ''Don't give up the ship'' during a losing battle with a British frigate.

1943

A civilian flight from Lisbon to London was shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

1958

Charles de Gaulle became premier of France.

1967

The Beatles released their landmark album, ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.''

1977

The Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. He was imprisoned, then released in 1986.

1980

Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first 24-hour news TV network.

1990

Dow Jones average hits a record high of 2,900.97

1993

Guatemala president Jorge Serrano overthrown by army

1997

Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X, was fatally burned in a fire set by her 12-year-old grandson in her Yonkers, N.Y., apartment.

2001

The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride

2005

Dutch reject a referendum on the E.U. constitution

2009

Air France Flight 447 en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris crashes into the Atlantic ocean killing all 228 on board

2010

Transcript of the flight data recorders from the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash that killed 96 Polish officials and intellectuals is published

2011

According to the UN, 2 million adolescents in the world live with HIV; 86 per cent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa

2011

The U.S. announces it will boycott an anti-racism conference at the United Nations due to concerns over anti-Semitism

2012

In Tokyo, direct trading begins between the Japanese yuan and the Chinese yuan

2013

Russia enacts a country-wide smoking ban, effecting most public places

2013

The U.S. asks China for a detailed account of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square

2014

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, advises other nations to be cautious in recognizing the new Palestinian government, formed by agreement between Islamist rival groups Fatah and Hamas; Hamas plans to maintain its anti-Zionist stance

2014

India has officially divided the state of Andhra Pradesh to create the nation's 29th state, Telangana; Hyderabad will act as joint capital for both states for the next decade; K. Chandrasekhara Rao will serve as Telangana prime minister

2015

Harriette Thompson, at 92 years and three months, becomes the oldest person to finish a marathon, beating the previous record holder of 92 years and 19 days

2017

President Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.

2019

Jared Polis, the first openly gay elected governor signed a Colorado bill banning conversion therapy for minors.

1801

Mormon leader Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vt.

1921

Nelson Riddle, Oradell, New Jersey, musical conductor, Batman, Frank Sinatra

1926

Actress Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles.

1926

Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock

1934

Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade

1937

Actor Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory

1947

Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones

1957

Jeff Hawkins, born in Huntington, New York, founder of Palm Computing, inventor of the Palm Pilot, founder of Handspring, inventor of Trio, author

1868

James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, died near Lancaster, Pa.

1968

Author-lecturer Helen Keller, who earned a college degree despite being blind and deaf most of her life, died in Westport, Conn.

1991

David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50

1997

Nikolai Tikhonov, politician, Soviet prime minister 1980-85, dies at 92

2001

Hank Ketcham, cartoonist, creator of Dennis the Menace, dies at 81

2008

Yves Saint Laurent, dies in Paris, France at 71