John Glenn 1921 - Astronaut
- 0064 - The Great Fire of Rome began.
- 1872 - The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain, providing for secret election ballots.
- 1932 - The U.S. and Canada signed a treaty to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- 1936 - The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL.
- 1936 - The Spanish Civil War began as Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising of army troops based in Spanish North Africa.
- 1942 - The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, made its first flight.
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