Events (1400 years ago today): 618 - Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.

Births (700 years ago today): 1318 - Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)

Births (150 years ago today): 1868 - Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (d. 1957)

Births (100 years ago today): 1918 - Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (d. 1983)

Births (50 years ago today): 1968 - Frank Müller, German decathlete