1981 – The “Yorkshire Ripper” is caught
Peter Sutcliffe confessed to murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
1971 – 66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster
Over 200 people were injured in the crush, which occurred at the end of an association football game between the Glasgow-based clubs, Rangers, and Celtic, at Ibrox Park.
1967 – Ronald Reagan is sworn in as Governor of California
Reagan became the 40th U.S. president in 1981.
1959 – Luna 1 is launched
The Soviet spacecraft was the first to reach the vicinity of the moon and orbit the sun.
1860 – Urban Le Verrier announces the discovery of the planet Vulcan
Despite a thorough search, the planet was never actually sighted.
1936 – Roger Miller
American singer-songwriter, actor
1928 – Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese spiritual leader
1920 – Isaac Asimov
American chemist, author
1905 – Michael Tippett
English composer
1873 – Thérèse of Lisieux
French nun
1995 – Siad Barre
Somalian military officer, politician, 3rd President of Somalia
1989 – Safdar Hashmi
Indian playwright, actor, director
1960 – Fausto Coppi
Italian cyclist
1904 – James Longstreet
American general, diplomat
1892 – George Biddell Airy
English mathematician, astronomer
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