Catherine Howard married Henry VIII on this date in 1540. She was Mrs. VIII number five.
Maximilien Robespierre got the ax on this date in 1794. Witnesses said Robespierre died within seconds of the guillotine blade severing his head from his neck but, after viewing A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Senator Bill Frist was certain guillotine victims “respond to visual stimuli.”
Beatrix Potter was born on this date in 1866.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on this date in 1929.
“Dollar Bill,” Bill Bradley is 63 today.
Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela is 52. Venezuela supplies about 6% of U.S. daily oil consumption.
An earthquake in China killed an estimated 242,000 people 30 years ago today.