Rene Descartes 1596 - Philosopher, "I think, therefore I am", Robert Wilhelm Bunsen 1811, Gordie (Gordon) Howe 1928 - Hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers)
Richard Chamberlain 1934 - Actor ("The Bourne Identity"), Christopher Walken 1943 - Actor ("The Deerhunter," "Pulp Fiction"), Gabe Kaplan 1945 - Actor ("Welcome Back Kotter"), comedian
1880 - Wabash, IN, became the first town to be completely illuminated with electric light.
1885 - Binney & Smith Company was founded in New York City. The company later became Crayola, LLC.
1889 - In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.
1917 - The U.S. purchased and took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.
1918 - For the first time in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time went into effect.
1939 - Britain and France agreed to support Poland if Germany threatened invasion.
1949 - Winston Churchill declared that the A-bomb was the only thing that kept the U.S.S.R. from taking over Europe.
1980 - Democrat-U.S. President Carter deregulated the banking industry.
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