Events
Birthdays
- Dan Borislow [1961]
Inventor of magic-Jack - Edgar Valter [1926]
Estonian author of children's books - Donald A. Glaser [1926]
Inventor of the bubble chamber - Bernard Silver [1924]
Co-creator of the barcode - Chuck Jones [1912]
Cartoonist, director and producer known for 'Looney Tunes' and 'Merrie Melodies' - Allen Lane [1902]
Co-founder of Penguin Books - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes [1853]
Dutch physicist who laid the foundation for the discovery of superconductivity
Death Anniversaries
- Robert L. Forward [2002]
Physicist, aerospace engineer and science fiction writer - Frank Hornby [1936]
Creator of Meccano, Dinky, Hornby Model Railways and other toys