Freddie Mercury (Queen) 1946
- 1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
- 1774 - The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convened 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.
- 1793 - In France, the "Reign of Terror" began. The National Convention enacted measures to repress the French Revolutionary activities.
- 1836 - Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
- 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.
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