1999 – Ehud Barak becomes Prime Minister of Israel
During his tenure, Barak attempted to revive the peace negotiations with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). However, his efforts were unsuccessful.
1990 – The WHO deletes homosexuality from its list of mental diseases
Precisely 14 years later, the first same-sex marriages in the United States were performed as Massachusetts became the first state to legalize them.
1972 – Germany ratifies the Treaty of Warsaw
Chancellor Willy Brandt signed the treaty, by which Germany gives up any territorial claims and guarantees the Oder-Neisse line as the valid border to Poland.
1954 – The U.S. Supreme Court declares racially segregated public schools unconstitutional
Despite this landmark decision, de facto racial segregation was upheld for years in some areas of the United States.
1943 – The Royal Air Force dambusters wreck three German dams
The RAF squadron used revolutionary bouncing bombs to avoid the torpedo nets protecting the dams. The audacious air raid was depicted in a 1954 war film.
1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard
American boxer, actor
1946 – Udo Lindenberg
German singer-songwriter, drummer
1936 – Dennis Hopper
American actor, director
1866 – Erik Satie
French pianist, composer
1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian/American chess player
2011 – Harmon Killebrew
American baseball player
1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson
American singer, guitarist
1875 – John C. Breckinridge
American general, politician, 14th Vice President of the United States
1829 – John Jay
American jusrist, politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States
1510 – Sandro Botticelli
Italian painter
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