Benjamin Netanyahu 1949 - Prime Minister of Israel
- 1797 - "Old Ironsides," the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, was launched in Boston's harbor.
- 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. The British defeated the French and Spanish fleet.
- 1849 - The first tattooed man, James F. Oè¾°onnell, was put on exhibition at the Franklin Theatre in New York City, NY.
- 1879 - Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out.
- 1950 - Chinese forces invaded Tibet.
- 1994 - North Korea and the U.S. signed an agreement requiring North Korea to halt its nuclear program and agree to inspections.
- 2003 - The U.S. Senate voted to ban what was known as partial birth abortions.
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