1836

An army of Texans, led by Sam Houston, defeated the Mexican Army, led by Antonio López de Santa Anna, in the Battle of San Jacinto, the final battle of the Texas Revolution.

1918

German Air Force pilot Manfred von Richthofen, nicknamed “The Red Baron,” was killed at the age of 25 after being shot during a World War I air battle after being shot during a World War I air battle over Vaux-sur-Somme, France.

2016

Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis from an accidental fentanyl overdose; he was 57.

— From wire reports