1. 1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born
2. 1560 - Charles IX becomes King of France on the death of Francis II
3. 1766 - James Christie, founder of the famous auctioneers, holds his first sale in London
4. 1901 - Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney is born
5. 1939 - The movie Gone With the Wind premiers in Atlanta
6. 1945 - A U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft is lost In the Bermuda Triangle
7. 1961 - Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps
8. 1977 - Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners - President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt breaks all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen
9. 1989 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defeats Sir Anthony Meyer in the first challenge to her leadership of the Conservative Party
10. 1991 - The Maxwell empire collapses with debts of £1.4bn, as the late Robert Maxwell's sons concede they are unable to organise a rescue package for the family's private companies
11. 2008 - O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of double murder in Los Angeles a few years back, is sentenced for up to thirty-three years in prison for robbing a pair of memorabilia dealers
Sources: BBC, Wikipedia, historyorb.com, infoplease.com, history.co.uk,brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com, thepeoplehistory, onthisdayinhistory.com
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