1429 ~ Joan of Arc relieved Orleans from English siege.

1770 ~ James Cook discovered Botany Bay, Australia.

1863 ~ Birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Publisher.

1879 ~ Birthday of Sir Thomas Beecham, Conductor.

1899 ~ Birthday of Edward "Duke" Ellington, Jazz Pianist, Bandleader.

1901 ~ Birthday of Michinomiya Hirohito, Emperor

1936 ~ Birthday of Zubin Mehta, Conductor.

1945 ~ Adolf Hitler married his long-time partner Eva Braun and designated Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.

1946 ~ Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders were indicted for war crimes.

1988 ~ Glasnost: Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev promised increased religious freedoms.

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