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Events
- 1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
- 1813 – British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
- 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis (1816) between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
- 1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
- 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
- 1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
- 1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
- 1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
- 1972 – Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1977 – For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Births
- 1819 – John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
- 1825 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer, publisher, and politician (d. 1891)
- 1873 – Al Smith, American politician, 42nd Governor of New York (d. 1944)
- 1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
- 1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1914 – Bert Parks, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
- 1914 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1917 – Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004)
- 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor
- 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
- 1940 – James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player and coach
- 1942 – Betty Aberlin, American actress
- 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor and singer
- 1944 – William J. Fallon, American admiral
- 1944 – Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher
- 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet
- 1947 – Michael Burns, American actor and historian
- 1947 – James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
- 1947 – Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
- 1948 – Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996)
- 1950 – Lewis Shiner, American author
- 1952 – June Anderson, American soprano
Deaths
- 1979 – Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902)
- 2013 – Katja Andy, German-American pianist and educator (b. 1907)
- 2013 – Martin Berkofsky, American pianist (b. 1943)
- 2013 – Charlie Hill, American actor (b. 1951)
- 2013 – Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927)