Historical Events
68
The Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide.
1534
French explorer Jacques Cartier enters the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
1870
Charles Dickens, English novelist, dies.
1934
Donald Duck makes his first appearance in a Walt Disney cartoon.
1954
Joseph Welch confronts Senator McCarthy with "Have you no sense of decency?"
Famous Birthdays
1672
Peter the Great
Emperor of Russia who transformed Russia into a major European power.
1781
George Stephenson
English civil engineer who built the first public railway line using steam locomotives.
1916
Robert McNamara
American businessman and Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.
1961
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor known for Back to the Future and Family Ties.
1963
Johnny Depp
American actor known for Edward Scissorhands and Pirates of the Caribbean.
