English author
Argentinian general, politician, 1st President of Peru
Austrian philosopher, educator
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
Italian tenor
English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral
Latvian/American painter
Australian cricketer
Chief commander that led Tang's army
American religious leader
In 1994, Baruch Goldstein, an Israeli doctor and right-wing extremist, killed 30 unarmed Palestinians in the Mosque of Abraham. This act of violence was widely condemned, even in Israel.
The Warsaw Pact, a defense treaty between eight communist states, was disbanded in 1991 following the end of the Cold War. The treaty had been signed in 1955 as a rival to NATO.
In 1986, Corazon Aquino was sworn in as the 11th President of the Philippines. Her presidency marked the end of 20 years of dictatorship and she became the first female president in Asia.
In 1964, Muhammad Ali, then still known by his birth name Cassius Clay, became the world heavyweight champion. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
The state of Prussia, which at its height encompassed parts of modern-day Germany, Poland, and Russia, was dissolved in 1947.
In 1570, Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign. He also absolved her subjects from allegiance to the crown.
The US Congress passed the Legal Tender Act in 1862, which authorized the United States note (greenback) into circulation. This was the first fiat paper money that was legal tender in America.
In 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama, Thupten Gyatso, fled Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops.
In 1956, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev publicly denounced Joseph Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This marked a significant shift in Soviet politics and the beginning of de-Stalinization.