1973 – A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.

1976 – The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

1978 – The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.

1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.

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

1846 – Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer (d. 1919)

1867 – Margarete Böhme, German novelist (d. 1939)

1884 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972)

1895 – Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (d. 1972)

1903 – Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (d. 1984)

1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)

1911 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)

1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)

1920 – Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)

1922 – Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992)

1926 – David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host

1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017)

1928 – Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (d. 2010)

1929 – Ethel D. Allen, American physician and politician (d. 1981)

1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet, essayist, and translator

1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist

1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)

1940 – Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1945 – Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer

1954 – Pam Arciero, American puppeteer and voice actress

1958 – Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter

1958 – Simone Kleinsma, Dutch actress and singer

1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director

1967 – Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress

1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist

1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

1976 – Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1977 – Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1977 – Kathrin Bringmann, German mathematician and academic

1980 – Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

1981 – Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler

1982 – Christina Cole, English actress

1983 – Vicky McClure, English actress

1985 – Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast

1985 – Sarah Vaillancourt, Canadian ice hockey player

1996 – 6ix9ine, American rapper

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