This day in history

This day in history (A.D. dates)

• 1199 - Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41
• 1320 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath
• 1671 - French playwright and poet Jean-Baptiste Rousseau is born
• 1672 - France declares war on Netherlands
• 1808 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company
• 1830 - Joseph Smith and 5 others organize the Mormon church
• 1862 - The battle of Shiloh begins; Albert Sidney Johnston, U.S. Confederate general, dies in battle at 59
• 1868 - Mormon leader Brigham Young marries his 27th wife, which is his last marriage
• 1896 - U.S. President Benjamin Harrison marries Mary Scott at the St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City
• 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece
• 1909 - Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson become the first men to reach the North Pole
• 1915 - A daughter, Adelaide, is born to Robert and Tisha Chapman
• 1917 - The United States declares war on Germany
• 1920 - Physicist Erwin Schrödinger marries Annemarie Bertel
• 1937 - Country singer/songwriter Merle Haggard is born
• 1956 - Paramount Pictures sign Elvis Presley to a 3 movie deal
• 1971 - Russian composer Igor Stravinsky dies at age 88
• 1998 - Country singer Tammy Wynette dies at age 55
• 2015 - Adelaide Chapman Vaughn celebrates her 100th birthday