2005 – The first YouTube video is posted
The 18-second clip “Me at the zoo” shows co-founder Jawed Karim at San Diego Zoo. It has been viewed more than 13 million times (2014).
1988 – Kanellos Kanellopoulos flies across the Aegean Sea in a human-powered aircraft
The Greek Olympic cyclist flew a record-breaking 115 km (71 mi) from Crete to Santorini in the MIT Daedalus aircraft, which was named after the mythological inventor of aviation.
1985 – Coca-Cola releases New Coke
The new formula was so unpopular that the original Coke was re-introduced as Coca-Cola Classic soon afterward.
1984 – The discovery of the virus causing AIDS is announced
French virologists Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the HIV virus.
1971 – The Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers
The album is often considered one of the British rock band's best. It includes hits like “Brown Sugar” and ”Wild Horses”.
1936 – Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter
1928 – Shirley Temple
American actress, singer, dancer
1891 – Sergei Prokofiev
Russian pianist, composer, conductor
1858 – Max Planck
German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1791 – James Buchanan
American politician, 15th President of the United States
2007 – Boris Yeltsin
Russian politician, 1st President of Russia
1998 – Konstantinos Karamanlis
Greek politician, 3rd President of Greece
1993 – Cesar Chavez
American activist
1992 – Satyajit Ray
Indian director, producer, screenwriter
1616 – William Shakespeare
English playwright, actor
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