Abraham Lincoln (U.S.) 1809 - Sixteenth President of the United States
- 1554 - Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days.
- 1870 - In the Utah Territory, women gained the right to vote.
- 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
- 1912 - China's boy emperor Hsuan T'ung announced that he was abdicating, ending the Manchu Ch'ing dynasty. Subsequently, the Republic of China was established.
- 1934 - The Export-Import Bank was incorporated.
- 1973 - The State of Ohio went metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs.
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