1607
English found Jamestown - first permanent settlement in the so called "New World".

1882
Painter Georges Braque born in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France.

1846
The United States declared war on Mexico.

1907
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca) born in London.

1917
Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto see a vision of Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal.

1950
Little Stevie Wonder born in Saginaw, Michigan.

1981

Pope John Paul II is shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

1990
1st episode of the the Simpsons by Matt Groening airs on Fox.

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French Republican Calendar
Floréal 24 Valériane