Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date

1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI.

1847

Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.

1847

After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.

1864

Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.

1866

Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to Congress following the American Civil War.

1915

844 people were killed when the passenger ship SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River, in one of the worst shipwrecks in American history.

1915

The passenger ship SS Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

1923

The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.

1956

The iconic comedy duo of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed together for the final time at the Copacabana Club in New York, before going their separate ways after a 10-year partnership.

1959

During a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard M. Nixon got into a "kitchen debate" with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev at a United States exhibition.

1974

The US Supreme Court ruled that President Richard Nixon was required to hand over audio tapes that had been subpoenaed by Congress as part of the Watergate investigation. Nixon would resign from office two weeks later.

1974

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

1983

The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

1987

Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.

1998

Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

2001

The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. 11 civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while 7 soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed.

2005

Cyclist Lance Armstrong set a record by winning his 7th consecutive Tour de France after having overcome a testicular cancer diagnosis. His titles would later be taken away after it was revealed he had used performance-enhancing drugs.

2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

1946

Gallagher, was an American comedian who became one of the most recognizable comedic performers of the 1980s for his prop and observational routine that included the signature act of smashing a watermelon.

1949

Michael Richards is an American actor, writer, television producer, and comedian best known for playing Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld.

1951

Lynda Carter is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972.

1957

Pam Tillis is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.

1963

Karl Malone is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.

1964

Barry Bonds is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball.

1969

Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo, is an American actress, dancer and singer.

1998

Bindi Sue Irwin is an Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress. She is the elder of the two children of the late conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin and his conservationist wife, Terri Irwin.

1862

Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, eighth President of the United States (b. 1782)

1980

Peter Sellers was an English actor and comedian. Best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series.

1986

Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

2012

Sherman Hemsley was an American actor. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons (1975-1985),

2012

Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series.

2020

Regis Philbin was an American television presenter, talk show host, game show host, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest working man in show business".

2025

Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea), was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work with WWE and World Championship Wrestling. (b. 1953)