Events
- Pluto’s fourth and fifth moons named [2013]
- First solo non-stop flight around the world in a balloon [2002]
- Abiocor, artificial heart, implanted [2001]
- First WalMart store opens [1962]
- First Zeppelin flight [1900]
- Guglielmo Marconi gets patent for wireless telegraph [1897]
- First steam engine patented [1698]
Important Celebrations and Functions
Birthdays
- Dean Young [1938]
American comic strip writer known for 'Blondie' - Dave Thomas [1932]
Founder of Wendy's - Hans Bethe [1906]
Nobel laureate known for stellar nucleosynthesis - René Lacoste [1904]
World champion tennis player and creator of the polo shirt
Death Anniversaries
- Douglas Engelbart [2013]
Computer pioneer and inventor of the computer mouse - John Cullen Murphy [2004]
American soldier and illustrator - Thomas Harriot [1621]
First person to make a drawing of the moon after viewing it through a telescope