In 1533, England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.
In 1822, Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
In 1825, the French hero of the American Revolution - the Marquis de Lafayette - bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House at the conclusion of his tour of the United States.
In 1887, English poet Dame Edith Sitwell was born in Scarborough.
In 1892, James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans.
In 1901, the Peace of Beijing ended the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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Producer-director Elia Kazan (1908)
Actor Anthony Quayle (1913)
Senator Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii (1924)
Actor John Philip Law (1937)
Actres Susan Blakely (1948)
Actress Julie Kavner (1951)
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"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."