1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
1536 – George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
1590 – Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
1642 – Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
1673 – Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Quebec.
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
1805 – Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt
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Births
1768 – Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
1768 – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)
1794 – Anna Brownell Jameson, English writer (d. 1860)
1821 – Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)
1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900)
1836 – Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)
1844 – Julius Wellhausen, German scholar (d. 1918)
1911 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998)
1912 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician (d. 2004)
1991 – Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper, producer, and actor
1994 – Julie Anne San Jose, Filipino singer and actress (SugarPop)
1996 – Ryan Ochoa, American actor
Deaths
1838 – René Caillié, French explorer (b. 1799)
1839 – Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)
1868 – Isami Kondo, Japanese Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834)
1996 – Scott Brayton, American race car driver (b. 1959)
1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American singer and musician (b. 1935)
1999 – Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian producer and musician (b. 1949)
2000 – Donald Coggan, English 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909)
2001 – Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)
2002 – Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920)
2002 – Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter (b. 1940)
2002 – Ladislao Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer (b. 1927)
2012 – Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)