Historical Events
1685
Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany.
1861
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as President of the Confederate States of America.
1930
Pluto is discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.
1965
Gambia becomes independent from Britain.
2001
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for selling secrets to the Soviet Union and Russia.
Famous Birthdays
1516
Mary I of England
First queen regnant of England, known as "Bloody Mary" for persecuting Protestants.
1745
Alessandro Volta
Italian physicist who invented the electric battery.
1836
Ramakrishna
Indian Hindu mystic whose teachings influenced Swami Vivekananda.
1931
Toni Morrison
Nobel Prize-winning American author known for Beloved and Song of Solomon.
1954
John Travolta
American actor known for Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction.
