These are some of the notable events to have happened on this date throughout history.
1429, Joan of Arc liberated Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier.
1677, The future Mary II of England married William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.
1847, German composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy died.
1879, The first cash register was patented by James Ritty in Dayton, Ohio.
1914, The first fashion show was organized in New York.
1918, Austria-Hungary surrendered to Italy.
1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men found the entrance to King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected 34th President of the United States.
1961, American folk singer Bob Dylan made his New York City debut at Carnegie Hall.
1979, The Iran hostage crisis began when Iranian students stormed the American Embassy in Tehran and held more than 60 staff and American Marines hostage.
1980, Ronald Reagan was elected 40th President of the United States.
1991, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Sam & Dave, Booker T & The MG's, The Yardbirds and The Isley Brothers were elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
1995, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot dead by a right-wing extremist at a peace rally in Tel Aviv, soon after negotiating a ground-breaking peace agreement with the Palestinians and Jordan.
2001, Hurricane Michelle hit Cuba, destroying crops and thousands of homes.
2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
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