1492 ~ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain.

1746 ~ Birthday of Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes, Painter

1820 ~ Birthday of Anna Sewell, Author (Black Beauty)

1853 ~ Birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, Painter

1900 ~ Birthday of Ted Heath, English Big Band Leader - really!

1945 ~ Birthday of Eric Clapton, Musician

1947 ~ Lord Mountbatten arrived in India as the new Viceroy.

1950 ~ President Truman denounced Senator Joe McCarthy as a saboteur of U.S. foreign policy.

1981 ~ Ronald Reagan was shot by John W. Hinckley Jr.

1998 ~ Rolls-Royce was purchased by BMW in a $570 million deal.

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