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Events
- 1387 - King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
- 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
- 1803 - The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.
- 1920 - The National Socialist German Workers Party is founded.
Births
- 1545 - Don John of Austria, military leader (d. 1578)
- 1786 - Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1859)
- 1831 - Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
- 1898 - Kurt Tank, German aeronautical engineer and test pilot (d. 1983)
- 1942 - Joe Lieberman, American politician
Deaths
- 616 - King Ethelbert of Kent
- 1815 - Robert Fulton, American inventor (b. 1765)
- 1925 - Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860)
- 1942 - Anton Drexler, early NSDAP member (b. 1884)
- 1953 - Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
- 1975 - Nikolai Bulganin, Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
