1838 - Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada
1851 - Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3 cent piece)
1863 - Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired
1939 - Mahatma Gandhi begins a fast in Bombay to protest against autocratic rule in India
2020 - World Bank pledges $12 billion in emergency aid for developing countries dealing with COVID-19

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1838 - George William Hill, American astronomer (calculated Moon's orbit) and considered to be the greatest master of celestial mechanics of his time, born in New York (d. 1914)
1851 - Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (The Murderess), born in Skiathos, Greece (d. 1911)
1911 - Jean Harlow [Harlean Carpentier], American actress and 1930s' sex goddess (Dinner at 8; Bombshell), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1937)
1923 - (Arthel) "Doc" Watson, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, folk, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer, born in Deep Gap, North Carolina (d. 2012)
1929 - Jim Tunney, American football official (Super Bowl VI, XI, XII; record 29 post-season assignments), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)

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