1989
The US space probe Voyager 2 reached Neptune, sending back close-up images of the planet and several of its moons. It also discovered 4 faint rings around the planet and 6 previously unknown moons

1984
Death of Truman Capote, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (Breakfast at Tiffanys, In Cold Blood, and other works)

1919
Daily scheduled flights between London and Paris began
1918
Birth of Richard Greene, British actor (‘Robin Hood’) .

1918
Birth of Leonard Bernstein, American conductor and composer .

1909
Birth of Ruby Keeler, Canadian-born American actress and dancer

1909
Birth of Michael Rennie, British stage, film and television actor

1908
Death of Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel Prize winner .

1867

1835
The New York Sun published the first of five hoax articles on astronomy, culminating in the announcement of life on the moon.

1758
Seven Years War: Battle of Zorndorf. Frederick II of Prussia defeated the Russian army.
1724

1688
Death of Sir Henry Morgan, great privateer whose attacks on the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Central America made him a legend in his own time.

1537
