NATIONAL RELAXATION DAY
1057 – King Macbeth, the protagonist of the "historical" play by William Shakespeare, is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.
1430 – Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.
1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel, the ceiling of which would later be frescoed by Michelangelo.
1534 – Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in September 1540.
1914 – World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel, the ceiling of which would later be frescoed by Michelangelo.
1534 – Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in September 1540.
1824 – The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
1914 – World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I.
1935 – Cowboy humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska,
1941 – Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.
1945 – Jewel Voice Broadcast by the Emperor Showa (Hirohito) following effective surrender of Japan in the World War II, Korea gains Independence from the Empire of Japan.
1947 – India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
1971 – President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
2013 – At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.
1941 – Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 07:12, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for espionage.
1945 – Jewel Voice Broadcast by the Emperor Showa (Hirohito) following effective surrender of Japan in the World War II, Korea gains Independence from the Empire of Japan.
1947 – India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in upstate New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.
1971 – President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
2013 – At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.
2015 – North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 8½ hours ahead of UTC.
1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
TODAY'S BIRTHS
1771 – Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1832)
1863 – Aleksey Krylov, Russian naval engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
1885 – Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)
1771 – Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1832)
1863 – Aleksey Krylov, Russian naval engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
1885 – Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1968)
1922 – Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2000)
1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
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