Louis XIV (King of France) 1638 , Jesse James 1847, Bob Newhart 1929 - Actor, comedian (The Bob Newhart Show)
William Devane 1939 - Actor, John Stewart (The Kingston Trio) 1939, Raquel Welch 1940 - Actress
Al Stewart (Alastair Ian "Al" Stewart) 1945 - Singer, Freddie Mercury (Queen) 1946, Michael Keaton 1951 - Actor ("Batman")
1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
1774 - The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. The delegates drafted a declaration of rights and grievances, organized the Continental Association, and elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the Continental Congress.
1836 - Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
1877 - Sioux chief Crazy Horse was killed by the bayonet of a U.S. soldier. The chief allegedly resisted confinement to a jail cell.
1881 - The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan.
1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed by Russia and Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War. The settlement was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in New Hampshire.
1914 - The Battle of the Marne began. The Germans, British and French fought for six days killing half a million people.
1939 - The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.
1945 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino was arrested. D'Aquino was suspected of being the wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose". She served six years and was later pardoned by U.S. President Ford.
1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urged for a Holy War against the West and former allies.
1992 - A General Motors Corporation strike ended with a new agreement being approved. Nearly 43,000 workers were on strike.
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