1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida.
1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1800 - Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
1801 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 - Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1865 - American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken – Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
1911 - The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
1912 - The ill fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1930 - After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia.
1972 - Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1975 - Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1982 - Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1989 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
2002 - Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues.
Famous Birthdays
742 - Charlemagne, King of the Franks
1653 - Prince George of Denmark, Prince consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, poet
1921 - Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, industrialist and art collector
1932 - His Eminence Edward Egan, Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of New York
1938 - John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
1943 - Larry Coryell, jazz guitarist
1954 - Donald Petrie, director
1961 - Keren Woodward, singer
1975 - Adam Rodriguez, actor
1979 - Jesse Carmichael, musician
1983 - Paul Capdeville, tennis player
1984 - Ashley Peldon, actress
1990 - Amy Castle, actress
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