1973 – In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante.

1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.

2002 – Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

2006 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.

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

1552 – Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (d. 1618)

1561 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1626)

1573 – John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d. 1631)

1645 – William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; d. 1701)

1788 – Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (d. 1824)

1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)

1875 – D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1948)

1891 – Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1937)

1893 – Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)

1898 – Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (d. 1987)

1898 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1948)

1904 – George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1983)

1909 – Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001)

1909 – U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1974)

1911 – Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (d. 1990)

1920 – Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (d. 2009)

1923 – Diana Douglas, British-American actress (d. 2015)

1924 – J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (d. 2001)

1931 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)

1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress

1934 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (d. 1993)

1934 – Graham Kerr, English chef and author

1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author

1946 – Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010)

1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter

1959 – Linda Blair, American actress

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