Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1787 Samuel Cunard, Canadian shipowner
1888 Harpo Marx, Harp playing comedian in the famous Marx Brothers films
1913 Roy Boulting, Renowned film maker
1922 Telly Savalas, American actor best known as TV's 'Kojak'
1941 Juliet Mills, Actress and daughter of Sir John Mills
1943 Jacques Laffite, French Grand Prix driver
1945 Goldie Hawn, Oscar winning American actress
1971 Michael Strahan, Football Player
1982 Nadia Buari, Movie Actress
1983 Nikki Bella, Wrestler
1983 Brie Bella, Wrestler
1985 Carly Rae Jepsen, Pop Singer
1985 Danny Murillo, Rapper
1985 Jesus Navas, Soccer Player
1989 Fabian Delph, Soccer Player
1992 Davido, Pop Singer
1994 Kent Boyd, TV Actor
Events:
1783 A Montgolfier brothers hot-air balloon, took Jean de Rosier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 500ft above Paris
1843 A Briton, Thomas Hancock, patented vulcanised rubber. He had produced the first ever inflatable toy balloons in 1825
1922 Ramsay MacDonald was elected leader of the Labour Party
1953 The Skull of Piltdown Man was proved to be a hoax,it had long been believed to be the missing link 1974 The IRA exploded two bombs in two Birmingham Pubs, killing 17 people and injuring 20 others 1991 An Egyptian, Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, is elected Secretary-General of the United Nations, bringing an end to Nigeria's former military leader, General Obasanjo's hope for the job.
1994 The Ogoni Civil Disturbances Tribunal is sworn in by Justice Mohammed Bello.
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