1731 Erasmus Darwin (born), English physician and poet, grandfather of Charles Darwin (died 1802)
1745 John Jay (born), American jusrist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (died 1829)
1805 Henry Wells (born), American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (died 1878)
1821 Gustave Flaubert (born), French author (died 1880)
1862 USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River when it struck a manually detonated torpedo.
1889 Robert Browning (died), English poet (born 1812)
1893 Edward G. Robinson (born), Romanian-American actor (died 1973)
1900 Sammy Davis, Sr. (born), American dancer (died 1988)
1911 Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
1915 Frank Sinatra (born), American singer and actor (died 1998)
1923 Bob Barker (born), American game show host
1924 Ed Koch (born), American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (died 2013)
1937 Buford Pusser (born), American police officer (died 1974)
1940 Dionne Warwick (born), American singer and actress
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi (born), Brazilian race car driver, Formula 1 World Champion
1950 Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the Beth Israel congregation in Meridian, Mississippi
1952 Cathy Rigby (born), American gymnast and actress
1985 Ian Stewart (died), Scottish keyboard player (The Rolling Stones) (born 1938)
1999 Joseph Heller (died), American author (born 1923)
2000 The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2010 Tom Walkinshaw (died), Scottish racing driver (born 1946)
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