1660 ~ Birthday of Alessandro Scarlatti, Composer.

1670 ~ The Hudson's Bay Company formed in England.

1729 ~ Birthday of Empress Catherine II of Russia.

1892 ~ Birthday of Manfred von Richthofen, Pilot.

1903 ~ Birthday of Dr. Benjamin Spock, pediatrician, Olympic gold medalist, Author.

1904 ~ Birthday of Bing Crosby, Actor and Singer.

1933 ~ The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster reported.

1939 ~ Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive baseball games played came to an end. The record stood for 57 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. broke it.

1952 ~ The first commercial jet plane, the BOAC Comet, entered service.

1997 ~ Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ending 18 years of Conservative Party rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years.

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