1562 - The Council of Trent is reopened by Pope Pius IV for its third (and final) session
1896 - First demonstration of an X-ray machine in the US (New York City)
1960 - Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes in Virginia, killing all 50 people on-board
1973 - Orlando Cepeda is 1st player signed as MLB designated hitter by Boston Red Sox
1974 - Science fiction TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" premieres on ABC, starring Lee Majors
1980 - Price of gold reaches $850 an ounce
1992 - Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident
2017 - Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez

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1672 - Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French playwright and poet, born in Paris (d. 1731)
1882 - Jacob Clay, Dutch philosopher and physicist (cosmic rays as charged particles), born in Berkhout, Netherlands (d. 1955)
1905 - Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mafioso and crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy (d. 2002)
1925 - Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (Difference and Repetition), born in Paris, France (d. 1995)
1926 - Bobby Edwards [Moncrief], American country singer-songwriter ("You're The Reason"), born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 2012)
1938 - Hargus “Pig” Robbins, American Nashville session piano player (Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween), born in Spring City, Tennessee (d. 2022)
1944 - Relus ter Beek, Dutch Labour Party politician (House of Representatives, 1971-89; Minister of Defense, 1989-94; Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, 1995-2008), born in Coevorden, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1979 - Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer and producer known as the 'King of Mandopop', born in New Taipei City, Taiwan
1988 - Ashleigh Murray, American actress (Riverdale), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1999 - Karan Brar, American actor (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Bunk'd), born in Redmond, Washington

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1951 - Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41
1976 - Ad Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in a car crash at 42 [or 1/17]
1980 - Cecil Beaton, British photographer and costume designer (My Fair Lady, Gigi), dies at 76
1985 - Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (Hard Day's Night, Steptoe and Son), dies from cancer at 72
1994 - Torbjörn Hultcrantzn, Swedish jazz double bass player, dies at 56
1996 - Jos Kunst, Dutch composer, dies at 60
2008 - John Stroger American politician (Cook County (Illinois) Board of Commissioners, 1970-2006), dies at 78
2016 - Michel Tournier, French writer (Friday, or, The Other Island), dies at 91
2016 - Glenn Frey, American Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer-songwriter (The Eagles - "Take it Easy"; "Heartache Tonight";"Tequila Sunrise"; solo - "Smuggler's Blues"; "The Heat Is On"), and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member, dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia at 67
2017 - Roberta Peters [Peterman], American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-85), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86

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