1703 – In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the 47 Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master’s death.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1902 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and activist, is born.
1913 – Rosa Parks is born.
1940 – George A. Romero is born.
1947 – Dan Quayle is born.
1948 – Alice Cooper is born.
1971 – Rob Corddry is born.
1975 – Natalie Imbruglia is born.
1976 – American rapper Cam’ron is born.
1977 – Gavin DeGraw (of One Tree Hill fame) is born…he’s also a singer-songwriter…
1987 – Liberace dies.
2004 – Facebook is “founded” by Mark Zuckerberg.
