1789 - John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington)
1862 - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorodo
1960 - Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, DC
1983 - £1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom
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1942 - Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)
1945 - Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
1958 - Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New York

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