William Shatner 1931 - Actor ("Star Trek" television series and movies)
- 1457 - Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.
- 1622 - Indians attacked a group of colonist in the James River area of Virginia. 347 residents were killed.
- 1765 - The Stamp Act was passed. It was the first direct British tax on the American colonists. It was repealed on March 17, 1766.
- 1873 - Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico.
- 1915 - A German zeppelin made a night raid on Paris railway stations.
- 1946 - The first U.S. built rocket to leave the earth's atmosphere reached a height of 50-miles.
- 1954 - The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.
- 1978 - Karl Wallenda, of the Flying Wallendas, fell to his death while walking a cable strung between to hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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