1924 – The Greenwich Time Signal is broadcast for the first time
The “BBC pips” are 5 short and 1 long tones that are broadcast by many BBC radio stations to mark the precise start of the hour.
1919 – United Artists is founded
Charlie Chaplin was one of the film studio's founders.
1909 – The world's first synthetic plastic is developed
Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite at a meeting of the American Chemical Society that day.
1869 – The biggest gold nugget in history is found
The “Welcome Stranger” was found at Moliagul in Australia and had a calculated refined weight of 71.081 kg.
1852 – The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg opens to the public
It is one of the world's largest and oldest museums and was originally founded in 1764.
1985 – Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese footballer
1969 – Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
1900 – Adlai Stevenson
American politician, 31st Governor of Illinois
1878 – André Citroën
French engineer, businessman, founded Citroën
1840 – John Boyd Dunlop
Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber
2010 – Harry Schwarz
German/South African lawyer, politician, diplomat, 13th South African Ambassador to the United States
2008 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian guru
1993 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American director, screenwriter, producer
1938 – Hans Litten
German jurist
1881 – Thomas Carlyle
Scottish historian
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