On This Day

Christian feast days: Begga

Christian feast days: Chagnoald

Christian feast days: Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria

Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.

United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.

A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.

Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado

Milan Lukić, Bosnian Serb convicted of war crimes by the ICTY

Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer

Emilly Micaela Marcondes, Brazilian professional futsal player

Ioveta, Latin princess

Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (born 1916)

Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (born 1901)

Blanche Sweet, American actress (born 1896)

Will Jennings, American songwriter (born 1944)