1) 293 - Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesares, thus beginning the Tetrarchy. 2) 1565 - The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. 3) 1692 - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials. 4) 1971 - A bomb explodes in a men's room in the United States Capitol: the Weather Underground claims responsibility.
Births:
1) 1810 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-born composer 2) 1904 - Glenn Miller, American bandleader 3) 1944 - Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
Deaths:
1) 1643 - Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer 2) 1980 - Wilhelmina, high-fashion model and owner of model agency
Holidays:
1) Iceland - Beer day - This day in 1989 beer was allowed again
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Events:
1) 293 - Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesares, thus beginning the Tetrarchy.
2) 1565 - The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
3) 1692 - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
4) 1971 - A bomb explodes in a men's room in the United States Capitol: the Weather Underground claims responsibility.
Births:
1) 1810 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-born composer
2) 1904 - Glenn Miller, American bandleader
3) 1944 - Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
Deaths:
1) 1643 - Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer
2) 1980 - Wilhelmina, high-fashion model and owner of model agency
Holidays:
1) Iceland - Beer day - This day in 1989 beer was allowed again
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