Vincent Van Gogh 1853, John Astin 1930 - Actor ("Addams Family"), Warren Beatty 1937 - Actor
Eric Clapton 1945 - Musician, Paul Reiser 1957 - Actor ("Mad About You"), comedian, Celine Dion 1968 - Singer
1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.
1842 - Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation while his patient was anesthetized by ether.
1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.
1867 - The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.
1870 - The 15th amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, was passed by the U.S. Congress.
1909 - The Queensboro bridge in New York opened linking Manhattan and Queens. It was the first double decker bridge.
1939 - The comic book "Detective Comics #27" appeared on newstands. This comic introduced Batman.
1941 - The German Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel began its first offensive against British forces in Libya.
1950 - The invention of the phototransistor was announced.
1964 - "Jeopardy" debuted on NBC-TV.
1975 - As the North Vietnamese forces moved toward Saigon South Vietnamese soldiers mob rescue jets in desperation.
1981 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded in Washington, DC, by John W. Hinckley Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady were also wounded.
1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was bought for $39.85 million.
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