James Madison 1751 - Fourth president of the United States., George S. Ohm 1787 - Physicist and mathematician, Josef Mengele 1911 - Known as the "the Angel of Death" during World War II
Jerry Lewis 1926 - Actor, comedian, Chuck Woolery 1941 - Game show host ("Love Connection", "Lingo"), Robin Williams 1947 - Country singer, Nancy Wilson 1954 - Musician (Heart)
1190 - The Crusaders began the massacre of Jews in York, England.
1521 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines. He was killed the next month by natives.
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1850 - The novel "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time.
1926 - Physicist Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted a $1 billion war on poverty program to Congress.
1988 - Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were shot to death in their driveway. Thompson, known as the "Speed King," set nearly 500 auto speed endurance records including being the first person to travel more than 400 mph on land.
1993 - In France, ostrich meat was officially declared fit for human consumption.
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