Events 1862 - Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. 1918 - Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date). 1987 - In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
Births 1330 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) 1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864) 1973 - Gackt, Japanese singer
Deaths 965 - Pope Benedict V 1826 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743) 1826 - John Adams 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
of note: the 2nd, 3rd and 5th presidents of the U.S. died on my birthday. But i don't know anything about that.
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1862 - Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
1918 - Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
1987 - In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
Births
1330 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)
1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
1973 - Gackt, Japanese singer
Deaths
965 - Pope Benedict V
1826 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)
1826 - John Adams 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
of note: the 2nd, 3rd and 5th presidents of the U.S. died on my birthday. But i don't know anything about that.
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