1916 – The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.

1940 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.

1955 – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.

2007 – Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.

…and if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…

1855 – Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (d. 1926)

1887 – Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-American pianist and educator (d. 1961)

1895 – Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (d. 1956)

1899 – Margaret Atwood Judson, American historian and author (d. 1991)

1900 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991)

1911 – Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 1998)

1913 – Vivien Leigh, Indian-British actress (d. 1967)

1931 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (d. 2007)

1940 – Elke Sommer, German actress

1941 – Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1946 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)

1949 – Armin Shimerman, American actor

1952 – Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author

1952 – Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster

1953 – Joyce Maynard, American journalist, author, and academic

1954 – Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and academic

1958 – Mo Gaffney, American actress and screenwriter

1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

1960 – Tilda Swinton, English actress

1963 – Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author

1968 – Sam Rockwell, American actor

1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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