On this day in 1491, Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order, was born.
On this day in 1851, fire destroyed part of the Capitol building in Washington, DC and the whole of the Library of Congress.
On this day in 1919, wealthy US merchant John D. Rockefeller donated US$100 million for charitable use.
On this day in 1921, Mahatma Gandhi was sworn in as chairman of India's Congress Party, on a platform of non-cooperation.