These are some of the notable events to have happened on this date throughout history.
1512, Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public, telling the story of the Old Testament from Genesis to the Deluge.
1755, An earthquake reduced two thirds of Lisbon, Portugal to rubble. Around 60,000 people died.
1800, President John Adams becomes the first U.S. President to take up residence in the White House.
1848, W.H. Smith opened their first railway bookstall at London's Euston station.
1859, The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina lighthouse is lit for the first time.
1870, The National Weather Service, known then as the Weather Bureau, makes its first official forecast.
1938, Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in the "Match of the Century" horse race.
1956, Premium Bonds went on sale in Britain.
1959, The first stretch of Britain's first motorway, the M1, was opened.
1961, The body of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was removed from Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square.
1972, American poet Ezra Pound died.
1973, The famous underground magazine OZ published its last issue in England.
1984, Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India.
1985, American comedian Phil Silvers, best remembered as the immortal Sgt. Bilko, died.
1988, Leading New Zealand poet Louis Johnson died.
1993, Britain's most expensive house, situated near King's Road in London, went on sale for GBP25 million. The building contained eight bedrooms, marble bathrooms and a granite-lined swimming pool.
1998, 100 residents of the poverty hit town of Peschici in southern Italy celebrated after scooping an 11 week rollover $35 million lottery jackpot syndication
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