Historical Events
1648
The Peace of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years' War.
1851
William Lassell discovers Umbriel and Ariel, moons of Uranus.
1929
Black Thursday: US stock markets crash, beginning the Great Depression.
1945
The United Nations is established.
1962
Soviet ships heading toward Cuba turn around, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Famous Birthdays
1632
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch scientist who was the first to observe microorganisms through a microscope.
1804
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
German physicist who developed the SI unit of magnetic flux.
1882
Aeschylus
Ancient Greek tragedian whose works are the earliest surviving Greek dramas.
1914
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist known as one of the greatest improvising soloists.
1936
Bill Wyman
British musician and bassist of the Rolling Stones.
