On This Day ...

In 1099, Christian soldiers are victorious at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during The Crusades.

In 1149, 50 years after it was taken during a siege, the reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated.

In 1381, John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered.

The Rosetta Stone is found in Rosetta, Egypt, by Napoleon’s French Captain Pierre-Francois Bouchard in 1799.

In 1838, poet Ralph Waldo Emerson causes an outrage in the Protestant community when he discounts Biblical miracles during the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School.

In 1997, serial killer Andrew Cunanan murders Gianni Versace outside his Miami home.

In 2002, John Walker Lindh, known as “The American Taliban,” pleads guilty to supplying explosives and aid to the enemy during the commission of a felony.

Dutch painter Rembrandt was born in 1606. Novelist Clive Cussler was born in 1931. Singer Linda Ronstadt was born in 1946. Newspaper columnist and Huffington Post/Patch Media Corp. CEO Arianna Huffington was born in 1950. Pro wrestler and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura was born in 1951. Actor Terry O’Quinn (Locke on Lost) was born in 1952. Guitarist and singer from the New York Dolls Johnny Thunders was born in 1952. Late singer of Joy Division Ian Curtis was born in 1956. Drummer Marky Ramone of The Ramones was born in 1956. Guitarist Joe Satriani was born in 1956. Actor Willie Aames (Charles in Charge) was born in 1960. Actor Forest Whitaker was born in 1961. Actress Brigitte Nielsen was born in 1963. Comedian Eddie Griffin was born in 1968. Actor Scott Foley was born in 1972. Actor Brian Austin Green was born in 1973. Actress Diane Kruger was born in 1976.

Italian theologian and saint Bonaventure died in 1274. Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon died in 1521. Writer Anton Chekhov died in 1904.