2011 – 185 people are killed during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
The quake, while having a magnitude of only 6.3, had one of the highest intensities ever recorded in an urban area (MM IX).
1986 – The People Power Revolution begins in the Philippines
The nonviolent campaign resulted in the fall of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country's democracy.
1983 – The play “Moose Murders” flops spectacularly on Broadway
According to critic Frank Rich, “a visit to Moose Murders is what will separate the connoisseurs of Broadway disaster from mere dilettantes for many moons to come.”
1948 – Czechoslovakia becomes a communist state following a coup d'etat
The country became a parliamentary republic following the non-violent “Velvet Revolution” in 1989 and was split into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in 1993.
1879 – The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New york
Frank Woolworth's five-and-dime retail stores became one of the world's most successful trading companies with branches in many countries around the world.
1975 – Drew Barrymore
American actress, director, producer, screenwriter
1932 – Ted Kennedy
American politician
1900 – Luis Buñuel
Spanish director, producer
1857 – Heinrich Hertz
German physicist
1732 – George Washington
American general, politician, 1st President of the United States
1987 – Andy Warhol
American artist
1983 – Adrian Boult
English conductor
1958 – Abul Kalam Azad
Indian activist, scholar, politician
1943 – Sophie Scholl
German student, activist
1875 – Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
French painter
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