John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher
- 1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty.
- 1520 - Hernando Cortez defeated Spanish troops that had been sent to punish him in Mexico.
- 1774 - Britain's Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior
- 1775 - North Carolina became the first colony to declare its independence. This is the date that is on the George state flag even though the date of this event has been questioned.
- 1830 - The fountain pen was patented by H.D. Hyde.
- 1933 - "Charlie Chan" was heard for the final time on the NBC Blue radio network, after only six months on the air.
- 1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first photographs.
- 1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" was aired on NBC-TV.
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