1487: The Battle of Stoke Field, the last battle of the Wars of the Roses.
1586: Mary, Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir.
1755: During the French and Indian War, the French surrender Fort Beausejour to the British.
1779: Spain declares war on Great Britain and the lays Gibralter under siege.
1829: Geronimo is born.
1858: Abraham Lincoln gives his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
1890: Stan Laurel, of Laurel & Hardy, is born.
1903: The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1907: Jack Albertson is born. He is best known for playing Granpa Joe in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
1942: Eddie Levert, singer for The O'Jays, is born.
1953: Valerie Mahaffey is born. She's made a good living playing insane women on such shows as Northern Exposure and Seinfeld.
1955: Laurie Metcalf is born. She played the sister of Roseanne Barr on Roseanne.
1961: Rudolph Nureyev defects at Le Bourget airport in Paris.
1963: Cosmonaut Valentine Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
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