Historical Events1789 - John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington)1862 - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorodo1960 - Founding of the Orthodox Bah' Faith in Washington, DC1983 - 1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom1995 - FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case; he is indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including use of a weapon of mass destructionMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1911 - Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60) who died on stage, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1960)1924 - Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 1965)1942 - Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)1945 - Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)1958 - Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New YorkMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1073 - Alexander II [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies1718 - Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer, known for his work on conic sections, dies at 781899 - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer and geographer (1st modern maps of classical world and Ottoman Empire), dies at 801975 - Jack Westrup, English composer, dies at 702008 - Al Wilson, American soul singer ("Show and Tell"; "The Snake"), dies of kidney failure at 68More Famous Deaths