2010 – An earthquake kills 316,000 in Haiti
Most of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, was destroyed during the disaster.
1991 – The U.S. Congress votes for war in Iraq
President George H. W. Bush was given the authority to use military force to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
1969 – Led Zeppelin releases their debut album
The album was imaginatively named “Led Zeppelin”.
1967 – James Bedford is frozen with intent of future resuscitation
Bedford was the first human to be cryonically preserved; his body awaits resuscitation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
1908 – The first long-distance radio message is broadcast from the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Scientist Lee de Forest's broadcast was heard by an audience of 50.
1968 – Heather Mills
English model, activist
1917 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian guru
1916 – P. W. Botha
South African politician, 1st State President of South Africa
1876 – Jack London
American author
1729 – Edmund Burke
Irish politician, philosopher
2005 – Amrish Puri
Indian actor
2003 – Maurice Gibb
English singer-songwriter bass player, producer
1976 – Agatha Christie
English author
1971 – John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
English Admiral
1856 – Ľudovít Štúr
Slovak politician, author
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