106 BC – Born: Cicero, Roman statesman and philosopher (d. 43 BC)
1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
1777 – American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
1793 – Born: Lucretia Mott, American women’s rights activist (d. 1880)
1892 – Born: J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (d. 1973)
1924 – British explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.
1933 – Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
1945 – Born: Stephen Stills, American musician
1946 – Born: John Paul Jones, British musician (Led Zeppelin)
1956 – Born: Mel Gibson, Australian actor and director
1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
1967 – Died: Jack Ruby, American killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (b. 1911)
1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated.
1981 – Born: Eli Manning, American football player
1986 – Born: Me. Kicking ass and taking names ever since.

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