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(Public) On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day

In 763 B.C. Assyrians record total solar eclipse event on clay tablet.
In 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England.
In 1330 Edward the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376), born.
In 1649 Margaret Jones of Charlestown became the first person tried and executed for witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.
In 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident.
In 1843 Edvard Grieg, Bergen Norway, composer, born.
In 1844 Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber.
In 1851 Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory.
In 1869 Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, NY.
In 1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground.
In 1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth automobile.
In 1940 French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans.
In 1954 Jim Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places), born.
In 1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for the 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner.
In 1960 Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman.
In 1963 Helen Hunt LA Calif, actress (Mad About You), born.
In 1964 Courtney Cox Birmingham Ala, actress (Monica on Friends), born.
In 1978 Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American.
In 1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat.
In 1985 En route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus.
In 1986 Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity.
In 1989 Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.