2002 – The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay
Following reports of torture, Amnesty International called the situation at the US detention camp a “human rights scandal”.
1985 – The first Rock in Rio music festival is held
A whopping 1.5 million people attended, making it the world's largest music festival.
1962 – A massive landslide kills 4,000 in Peru
Nine villages in the Río Santa Valley were engulfed by a 12-meter wall of rock and ice.
1935 – Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
She was the first person to achieve this feat. Her journey took her from Honolulu to Oakland, California.
1922 – Insulin is used for the first time to treat diabetes
14-year-old Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive the medication to combat his Type 1 diabetes.
1979 – Siti Nurhaliza
Malaysian singer-songwriter, producer
1973 – Rahul Dravid
Indian cricketer
1971 – Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress
1934 – Jean Chrétien
Canadian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
1755 – Alexander Hamilton
Nevisian/American economist, politician, philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
2014 – Ariel Sharon
Israeli general, politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel
2013 – Nguyen Khanh
Vietnamese general, politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam
2013 – Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer, activist
2008 – Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer
1941 – Emanuel Lasker
German chess player
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