
| Jonathan Swift, satirist, wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' | |
| Johann Lukas Sch”nlein, helped establish scientific medicine | |
| Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker. | |
| Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn) | |
| Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Phillippine revolt against Spain | |
| Winston Churchill, cigar smoker, (Nobel 1953) | |
| USSR invades Finland over a border dispute | |
| first meteorite known to have struck a woman - Sylacauga Alabama | |
| first guided missile destroyer launched, the 'Dewey', Bath, ME | |
| USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars | |
| Barbados gains independence from Britain | |
| South Yemen (then Aden) gains independence from Britain | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0