Events
Birthdays
- Robert E. Howard [1906]
Creator of Conan the Barbarian - Wilbur Scoville [1865]
Creator of Scoville scale to measure hotness of chilli peppers - Francis Bacon [1561]
Father of empiricism and scientific method
Death Anniversaries
- Bill Mauldin [2003]
Creator of 'Willie and Joe' editorial cartoons - David Edward Hughes [1900]
Inventor of the microphone and teleprinter