Historical Events
1558
Queen Elizabeth I succeeds to the throne of England.
1869
The Suez Canal opens, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
1993
The NAFTA Implementation Act passes the US House of Representatives.
1997
62 tourists and police are killed in a terrorist attack in Luxor, Egypt.
1989
The Velvet Revolution begins in Czechoslovakia.
Famous Birthdays
1755
Louis XVIII of France
King of France who was restored to power after Napoleon's defeat.
1790
August Ferdinand Möbius
German mathematician who discovered the Möbius strip.
1901
Lee Strasberg
American director and teacher who developed Method acting.
1938
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter known for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
1942
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker known for Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, and The Departed.
