1954 – The first mass inoculation against polio is conducted
Virologist Jonas Salk's vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski's live polio vaccine.
1947 – The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) begins operating
The ISO issues standards for everything from bicycle tires to date formats.
1941 – Glenn T. Seaborg and his team chemically identify Plutonium
The radioactive element plays an important role as nuclear fuel or in nuclear weapons.
1917 – The February Revolution begins in Russia
The demonstrations and armed clashes ultimately resulted in the demise of the Russian Empire.
1455 – The Gutenberg Bible is published
Johannes Gutenberg's Bible edition was the first book ever printed in movable type, heralding the age of the printed book in the West.
1983 – Mido
Egyptian footballer
1929 – Alexy II of Moscow
Estonian/Russian patriarch
1899 – Erich Kästner
German author, poet
1868 – W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, activist
1685 – George Frideric Handel
German/English composer
1965 – Stan Laurel
English actor, comedian
1934 – Edward Elgar
English composer
1855 – Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician
1848 – John Quincy Adams
American politician, 6th President of the United States
1821 – John Keats
English poet
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