1431: Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

1989: Student protesters in Beijing erected a “Goddess of Democracy” statue in Tiananmen Square (the statue was destroyed in the Chinese government’s crackdown).

In the nation

1958: Unidentified American service members killed in World War II and the Korean War were interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Ruta Lee is 89. Actor Keir Dullea is 88. Musician Lenny Davidson is 80. Actor Colm Meaney is 71. Actor Ted McGinley is 66. Musician Wynonna Judd is 60. Musician Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) is 60. Movie director Antoine Fuqua is 59. Actor-musician Idina Menzel is 53. Musician Cee Lo Green is 49. Musician Remy Ma is 44. Actor Jake Short is 27. Actor Sean Giambrone is 25. Actor Jared Gilmore is 24. — The Associated Press