2013 – The trial against whistleblower Bradley Manning begins
The American soldier, a trans woman now called Chelsea Manning, was responsible for leaking classified videos documenting U.S. war atrocities during the Iraq War. She was sentenced to 35 years confinement.
1998 – 101 people die in the Eschede train disaster
Traveling at 200 km/h (120 mph), a high-speed ICE train derailed and crashed into a bridge. The accident was caused by a fatigue crack in one of the train's wheels. It was the deadliest high-speed train disaster in history.
1982 – The Israeli ambassador to the U.K. is shot
Shlomo Argov survived the assassination attempt by a Palestinian terrorist group, but he was permanently paralyzed. The event triggered the 1982 Lebanon War.
1973 – The world's first supersonic airliner crashes
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144, sometimes referred to as Concordski, disintegrated in mid-air during the 1973 Paris Air Show. 14 people died.
1492 – Martin Behaim presents the world's first globe
The German geographer called his terrestrial globe Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany.
1986 – Rafael Nadal
Spanish tennis player
1931 – Raúl Castro
Cuban politician, 17th Prime Minister of Cuba
1926 – Allen Ginsberg
American poet
1808 – Jefferson Davis
American colonel, politician, President of the Confederate States of America
1770 – Manuel Belgrano
Argentinian economist, lawyer, politician
2016 – Muhammad Ali
American boxer
2001 – Anthony Quinn
Mexican/American actor, producer
1989 – Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader, politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran
1924 – Franz Kafka
Czech/German writer
1875 – Georges Bizet
French composer
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