Historical Events
1879
Thomas Edison successfully tests his first incandescent light bulb.
1879
Thomas Edison perfects the incandescent electric lamp.
1918
Czechoslovakia declares independence.
1945
Women in France vote for the first time.
1879
Edison invents the practical incandescent light bulb.
Famous Birthdays
1772
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English poet known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan.
1917
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
1924
Martin Gardner
American mathematics and science writer known for his Scientific American column.
1949
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli politician who has served multiple terms as Prime Minister.
1971
Julian Barratt
British comedian and musician known for The Mighty Boosh.
