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529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
1805 - First public performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony
1906 - Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
1945 - World War II: The Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed, is sunk 200 miles north of Okinawa while en-route to a suicide mission in Operation Ten-Go.
1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
1990 - Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction was reversed on appeal).
2003 - U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
1718 - Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800) was born.
1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850) was born.
1964 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor was born.
2001 - David Graf, American actor (b. 1950) died.
Today the following holidays are observed around the world:
* World Health Day - Celebrated by the 191 member countries of the World Health Organization
* Mozambique - Women's Day.
* Compton, California - Eazy-E Day
* The feast of Annunciation is celebrated by the Western Orthodox Church.
* The Feast Day of Saint John Baptist de La Salle (d. 1719)
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