Historical Events
1261
Michael VIII Palaiologos recaptures Constantinople from the Crusaders.
1603
King James VI of Scotland is crowned King of England as James I.
1978
Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, is born.
1984
Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to walk in space.
2000
Air France Concorde crashes near Paris, killing 113 people.
Famous Birthdays
1844
Thomas Eakins
American realist painter known for The Gross Clinic.
1894
Walter Brennan
American actor who won three Academy Awards.
1920
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist whose X-ray work was crucial to understanding the structure of DNA.
1929
Frank Church
American senator known for his investigations of intelligence agencies.
1967
Matt LeBlanc
American actor known for playing Joey on Friends.
