Historical Events
1524 – Duke of Bourbon drives Admiral Bonnivet out of Milan
1596 – Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
1898 – Spanish–American War: Spain declares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1910 – German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms
1965 – Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic
1996 – The UN and Iraq end a third round of negotiations over Iraq’s possible sale of $1 billion of oil for 90 days for a 180-day trial period
Famous Birthdays
1581 – Vincent de Paul, French Roman Catholic Saint, born in Pouy, Gascony, France (d. 1660)
1914 – Justin Wilson, American Cajun chef (Wise Potato Chips) and humorist, born in Roseland, Louisiana (d. 2001)
1945 – Doug Clifford, American rock drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary), born in Palo Alto, California
1945 – Robert Knight, American singer (Everlasting Love), born in Franklin, Tennessee
1965 – Son Chang-Min, South Korean actor, born in Busan, South Korea
1972 – Chipper Jones, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in DeLand, Florida
Famous Deaths
709 – Wilfrid, English bishop and saint, dies at about 76
1530 – Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies at 74
1779 – Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College, dies at 68
1824 – Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
1928 – Ferdinand Hummel, German composer, dies at 72
1996 – Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), dies of natural causes at 83