1588 ~ Birthday of Thomas Hobbes, Materialist Philosopher.

1614 ~ Pocahontas marries colonist John Rolfe.

1827 ~ Birthday of Sir Joseph Lister, surgeon and medical scientist who was the founder of antiseptic medicine.

1843 ~ Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony.

1895 ~ Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.

1900 ~ Birthday of Spencer Tracy, Actor.

1908 ~ Birthday of Bette Davis, Actress.

1953 ~ Jomo Kenyatta was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison for orchestrating the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya.

1955 ~ Sir Winston Churchill resigned as British PM.

1985 ~ John McEnroe said "Any man can beat any woman at any sport, especially tennis".

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