Happy Birthday Frederic Chopin (b. 1810, should have kept clear of Georges Sand), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (b. 1848, his home Aspet is here in NH), Georg Simmel (b. 1858), Glenn Miller (b. 1904), and David Niven (b. 1909)

The first conviction in the Salem Witch Trials came this date in 1692. Contrary to popular belief and Hollywood, no one burned at the stake. Nineteen were hung, and one was crushed to death.