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Events
- 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks.
- 1869 - José Martí founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
- 1941 - World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustase fascist in power.
- 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
Births
- 1389 – Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
- 1704 - Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
- 1794 – Matthew C. Perry, American commodore (d. 1858)
- 1796 - Jim Bowie, hero at the Battle of the Alamo. (d. 1836)
- 1847 – Joseph Pulitzer, American journalist and publisher (d. 1911)
- 1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
- 1979 – Rachel Corrie, Anti-zionist activist (d. 2003)
Deaths
- 879 - Louis the Stammerer, King of the West Franks (b. 846)
- 948 - King Hugh of Italy
- 1993 - Chris Hani, South African communist and ANC member (b. 1942)
