The trial of Slobodan Milošević begins at The Hague
The former President of Yugoslavia and Serbia died 4 years later, before the trial’s conclusion.
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” is stolen
The iconic painting, one of a series of four, was recovered several months late
The last Emperor of China abdicates at the age of 6
Puyi ascended the throne at the age of three and was forced to abdicate in 1912, when he was just six years old. This ushered in a period of warlordism and chaos, until the rise of the Nationalist Party and the establishment of the Republic of China. Although Puyi was briefly restored to the throne by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was forced to abdicate once again in 1945
- 1877 Louis Renault
French businessman, co-founded Renault - 1876 13th Dalai Lama
- 1870 Marie Lloyd
English actress, singer - 1809 Abraham Lincoln
American lawyer, politician, 16th President of the United States - 1809 Charles Darwin
English scientist, theorist
- 2000 Charles M. Schulz
American cartoonist - 2000 Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, producer, actor - 1979 Jean Renoir
French director - 1804 Immanuel Kant
Russian/German philosopher - 1789 Ethan Allen
American military leader
