Irish explorer
Australian actor
American animator, screenwriter, producer
contributing to the decline of royal authority that led to the French Revolution
Italian astronomer, physicist
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
American singer, pianist, television host
Lessing German author, philosopher
American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Francis American journalist
Philosopher Socrates was found guilty of corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and impiety. He was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
Khosrau II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was crowned King of Persia. He ruled until his assassination in 628.
The Treaty of Hubertusburg was signed by Austria, Prussia, and Saxony, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years' War.
The Canadian national flag featuring a red maple leaf in the center was adopted, replacing the old flag which had featured the Union Jack.
The last Soviet troops crossed the Soviet-Afghan border, marking the end of a decade-long military occupation of Afghanistan.
The first draft of the complete human genome was published in the journal "Nature", providing a map of the human genetic code.
Up to 30 million people in 600 cities around the world protested against the Iraq War in what is believed to be the largest peace demonstration in history.