Historical Events
1783
First manned free balloon flight by Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in Paris.
1877
Thomas Edison announces the invention of the phonograph.
1920
Bloody Sunday in Ireland: British forces kill 14 people.
1974
IRA bomb attacks in Birmingham, England, kill 21 people.
1995
The Dayton Agreement ends the Bosnian War.
Famous Birthdays
1694
Voltaire
French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher who advocated freedom of speech.
1785
William Beaumont
American army surgeon who pioneered the study of human digestion.
1898
René Magritte
Belgian surrealist artist known for The Treachery of Images.
1945
Goldie Hawn
Academy Award-winning American actress known for Private Benjamin.
1965
Björk
Icelandic singer known for her eclectic music and avant-garde style.
