476 ~
Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed.
1781 ~ Los Angeles founded as
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula (the City of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula).
1824 ~ Birthday of Anton Bruckner, Composer.
1888 ~ George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak, and received a patent for his camera which uses roll film.
1891 ~ Birthday of Fritz Todt, developer of the German autobahn, the archtype for the limited access highway.
1907 ~ Death of Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Composer.
1957 ~ The
Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Great Britain came to the conclusion that outlawing homosexuality impinged upon civil liberties.
1965 ~ Death of
Albert Schweitzer, Physician, J.S. Bach interpreter, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
1972 ~ Mark Spitz won his seventh swimming gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
1995 ~ Death of William Kunstler, Attorney.