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1587
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) beheaded for plotting against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
1692
A doctor in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony declares that three teenaged girls were under dominion of Satan.
This leads to the Salem witch trials.
1810
French occultist and author Eliphas Lévi born in Paris.
1820
Union general William Tecumseh Sherman born in Lancaster, Ohio
1828
French science fiction writer Jules Verne born Nantes, France.
1837
The Russian author Alexander Pushkin was mortally shot in a duel with his brother-in-law defending his wife's honor.
1855
The phenomenon called the Devil's Footprints occurred in Devon, England during the evening hours.
After a light snowfall, the series of hoof-like marks appeared in the snow.
Measuring 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide and eight inches apart, continued throughout the countryside for a total of over 100 miles.
1886
Character actor Charlie Ruggles born in Los Angeles, California.
1894
Film director King Vidor (The Crowd) born in Galveston, Texas.
1911
Poet Elizabeth Bishop born in Worcester, Massachusetts.
