Events
- Google launched goo.gl URL shortening service [2009]
- Mariner 2 becomes first spacecraft to fly by Venus [1962]
- Plutonium isolated for the first time [1940]
- Roald Amundsen expedition reaches South Pole [1911]
- Wright brothers first attempt with Wright Flyer [1903]
- Max Planck presents derivation of his black-body radiation law [1900]
- Montgolfier brothers test their first balloon [1782]
Birthdays
- Nikolay Basov [1922]
Nobel laureate whose work led to the development of laser and maser - Hans von Ohain [1911]
Designer of the first operational jet engine
Death Anniversaries
- Joe Simon [2011]
American comic book artist and co-creator of 'Captain America' - Richard Drew [1980]
Inventor of masking tape and 3M Scotch Tape - John Harvey Kellogg [1943]
Inventor of cornflakes