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(Public) On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day

In 1516 Queen Mary I, first reigning queen of Great Britain, born.
In 1745 Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invented the electric battery, born.
In 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker, born.
In 1861 C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis is inaugurated at Montgomery, AL.
In 1894 Andres Segovia, guitarist, born.
In 1920 Jack Palance, actor (Believe It......Or Not), born.
In 1922 Helen Gurly Brown in Portland Maine, publisher (Cosmopolitan), born.
In 1930 Planet Pluto discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh.
In 1930 A cow is flown (and milked in flight) for first time. Her milk was sealed in paper containers and dropped by parachute over St. Louis, MO. I knew you'd want to know...
In 1933 Yoko Ono (in Tokyo, Japan), singer, wife of John Lennon, born.
In 1933 Kim Novak (in Chicago, Illinois), actress, born.
In 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay.
In 1950 Cybill Shepherd (in Memphis, TN), actress (Moonlighting, Sybil), born.
In 1953 Premier of first 3-D feature film, Bwana Devil, at NY city.
In 1954 John Travolta, actor, born.
In 1957 Vanna White (in South Carolina), game show hostess (Wheel of Fortune), born.
In 1964 Matt Dillon, actor, born.
In 1965 Gambian National Day
In 1968 Molly Ringwald (in Los Angeles, CA), actress (Pretty in Pink), born.