Historical Events
1568 – In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
1847 – 1,500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price
1900 – Battle of Spion Kop: South African Boers defeat the British army after it attempts to cross the Tugela River and relieve the besieged city Ladysmith
2001 – Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson resigns
2006 – After losing the federal election to Stephen Harper, Paul Martin resigns as leader of the Liberal party
2013 – A Japanese Coast guard ship engages a Taiwanese activist ship in the Senkaku Islands dispute
Famous Birthdays
1778 – Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, son of French King Charles X, born in Versailles, France (d. 1820)
1820 – John Milton Thayer, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bellingham, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
1872 – Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
1948 – Elliott Abrams, American ass. secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras, born in New York
1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan football player (Barcelona, Uruguay national team), born in Salto, Uruguay
Famous Deaths
1619 – Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator against the rule of James I of England, dies at 54
1678 – Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72
1924 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, dies at 29
1979 – Mabel Taliaferro, actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91
1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American sci-fi writer (Death Quest) and founder of the Scientology cult, dies at 74
1992 – Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (b. 1950)