Today in History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
1415 - The army of Henry V of England defeats the French army at the Battle of Agincourt
1662 - King Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France
1861 - The Toronto Stock Exchange was created
1922 - The Dáil of the Irish Free State approves the constitution of the new state, formally bringing it into being
1924 - First appearance of Little Orphan Annie

Births
1825 - Johann Strauss II, composer (d. 1899)
1838 - Georges Bizet, composer (d. 1875)
1888 - Richard E. Byrd, explorer (d. 1957)
1912 - Minnie Pearl, comedian, singer (d. 1996)
1924 - Billy Barty, actor (d. 2000)
1928 - Marion Ross, actress
1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut
1942 - Helen Reddy, singer
1944 - Jon Anderson, singer (Yes)
1954 - Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 United States Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey team

Deaths
625 - Pope Boniface V
1400 - Geoffrey Chaucer, poet
1495 - King John II of Portugal
1986 - Forrest Tucker, actor
1992 - Roger Miller, musician, composer
1993 - Vincent Price, actor
1999 - Payne Stewart, golfer
2002 - Richard Harris, actor

Holidays
Feast day of Saint Crispin