Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland, resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament.

 Births (500 years ago today): 1526 – Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (died 1596)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist, ethnographer, and theologian (died 1907)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – John Buford, American general (died 1863)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Elme Marie Caro, French philosopher and academic (died 1887)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Theodore Judah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (died 1863)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet and author (died 1947)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Theodore Hardeen, Hungarian-American magician (died 1945)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (died 2019)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, French businessman, soldier and racing driver (died 2018)^[37]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (died 2018)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (died 1977)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (died 2015)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Robbie Blake, English footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Tommy Jönsson, Swedish footballer

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – John Marvin Jones, American judge and politician (born 1882)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (born 1886)

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