1834 - The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.
1860 - Start of the Pony Express, delivers mail by horse and rider relay teams between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California
1965 - 1st atomic powered spacecraft (snap) launched
1976 - 130th Grand National: John Burke wins aboard Rag Trade; equal record 4th winner trained by Fred Rimell and 2nd winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone
2000 - 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Florida, 89-76; Spartans only top-4 seed to advance to the Final Four
2004 - Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves

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1988 - Peter Hartley, English footballer (Motherwell), born in Hartlepool, England
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