
| William Shakespeare, bard | |
| James Buchanan, 15th President (1857-1861) | |
| Stephen Douglas, the 'Little Giant', debated Lincoln | |
| Sergei Prokofiev, composer | |
| Shirley Temple, child | |
| Herve Villechaize 'Da Plane, Boss! Da Plane!' | |
| Lyrid meteor shower, radiant in Hercules | |
| National Secretary Day | |
| Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up. | |
| Courtesy Mail Boxes for motorists started in San Francisco. | |
| First US satellite to reach moon launched from Cape Canaveral | |
| Launch of first Soviet communications satelite | |
| Soyuz 1 launched, Vladimir Komarov becomes 1st inflight casualty | |
| Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0