Birthdays |
| 1884 | Georges Duhamel, French novelist |
| 1893 | Harold Laski, English politician |
| 1896 | Howard Hawks, American film director |
| 1917 | Lena Horne, Singer |
| 1919 | Susan Hayward, American actress |
| 1933 | MJK Smith, Cricketer |
| 1939 | Tony Hatch, Composer |
| 1966 | Mike Tyson, Boxer |
Events |
| 1894 | Londons Tower Bridge was officially opened to traffic |
| 1908 | A massive explosion, possibly a comet strike, took place in Siberia |
| 1946 | The United States conducted an atomic test on island of Bikini |
| 1950 | The US President allowed American troops to be deployed in Korea |
| 1954 | The USSR opened its first atomic power plant |
| 1960 | Belgian Congo became an independent state |
| 1968 | Gaullists won victory in the French National Assembly elections |
| 1977 | Roberto Rossellini, the Italian film director, died |
| 1984 | John N. Turner became the 17th prime minister of Canada |
