 Significant events
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain abdicates
1975 - In the U.K., Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party
1990 - Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa
Births
1917 - Sidney Sheldon, American author (d. 2007)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1936 - Burt Reynolds, American actor
1962 - Sheryl Crow, American musician
1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress
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