Alright, a little late, but I was inspired by Vesper's own meme-in-waiting on this, taking three events, births, and deaths for X day.
April 16
EVENTS
1178 BC - A solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom after the Trojan War.
1746 - Second Jacobite Rebellion: The Battle of Culloden, the last battle of the Jacobite Uprising is fought, ultimately leading to the destruction of the Highland clans.
1943 - Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.
BIRTHS
1889 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor, writer, and film producer (d. 1977)
1962 - Ian MacKaye, American musician, (Fugazi and Minor Threat)
1964 - Dave Pirner, American rock singer (Soul Asylum)
DEATHS
1859 - Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)
1994 - Ralph Ellison, American writer (b. 1914)
2002 - Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)
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