1783 – Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan military and political leader and South American liberator, was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
1802 – Novelist – playwright Alexandre Dumas was born in Soissons, France.
1847 – Richard M. Hoe of New York City patented the rotary-type printing press.
1897 – Aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, KS.
1911 – American archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu just north of Cuzco, Peru.
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