Events-
539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration.
1662 - Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.
1777 - American troops defeat the British in the Battle of Saratoga.
1888 - Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
1917 - First British bombing of Germany in World War I.
1931 - Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.
1941 - For the first time in World War II, a German submarine attacks an American ship.
Births-
1912 - Pope John Paul I
1918 - Rita Hayworth, American actress
1922 - Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive (juneau Awards)
1930 - Robert Atkins, American nutritionist (atkins Diet)
1938 - Evel Knievel, American daredevil
1948 - George Wendt, American actor (from Cheers, played Norm)
1948 - Robert Jordan, American novelist
1950 - Howard Rollins, American actor (actor? how about singer!!!)
1957 - Steve McMichael, American football player (mongo..the wrestler from WCW)
1962 - Mike Judge, Ecuadoran-born cartoonist
1963 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian
1969 - Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian
1972 - Eminem, American rapper
1972 - Wyclef Jean, Haitian-born singer
1974 - John Rocker, American baseball player
--1975 - Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
1979 - Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
Never realized so much happened on my brithday. Only hockey player is Bouillon though.