one of the most hated French queens Marie Antoinette is beheaded. She was the wife of Louis XVI. and the daughter of Austrian Empress Maria Theresa.
In 1846, the U.S. carried out the first surgical operation under anaesthesia. The operation was carried out by John Warren, who used ether.
In 1854 English writer and poet Oscar Wilde is born. He is known for provocative novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. In 1895, due to his homosexuality he was sentenced to two years in jail. He died in 1900 in Paris, in misery and disgrace.
In 1978, Archbishop of Cracow, Karol Wojtyla is elected the new Pope. He became the first non-Italian Pope in 456 years, and took the name John Paul II.
In 1998, American Internet pioneer Jon Postel dies.
In 2007 British actress Deborah Kerr dies.
MUSIC HISTORY
1976 - Stevie Wonder with his album 'Songs In The Key Of Life' is at the top of the American charts. On the album are among other songs 'Sir Duke', 'I Wish', 'Pastime Paradise' and 'Isn't She Lovely'.
1988 - Whitney Houston is No.1 on the British singles chart with 'One Moment In Time'.
1999 - Santana is at the top of the American charts with the song 'Smooth'.
2007 - Macedonian singer Toše Proeski dies tragically (2006 'Jedina').
1938 - Nico, singer in the group Velvet Underground (1968 'White Light, White Heat').
1962 - Michael Balzary, bass singer in Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992 'Under The Bridge').
1969 - Wendy Wilson, singer in the group Wilson Phillips, daughter of member of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson (1990 'Hold On').