1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770) dies.
1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1879 – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazano–Narrows Bridge (d. 1965) is born.
1881 – Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (d. 1953) is born.
1885 – Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825) dies.
1898 – Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Puma SE (d. 1974) is born.
1911 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (d. 1983) is born.
1915 – Ice hockey: The Vancouver Millionaires sweep the Ottawa Senators three-games-to-none to win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist is born.
1931 – Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
1931 – Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1932 – Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843) dies.
1934 – The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress is born.
1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter, Aerosmith, and actor is born.
1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010) is born.
1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels is born.
1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist is born.
1973 – Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (b. 1899) dies.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
1996 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912) dies.
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
2005 – The BBC broadcasts "Rose" (starring Christopher Eccleston), the first returning episode Doctor Who, after its cancellation in 1989. It is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
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