1977 – The world's first solar power plant is opened
The solar furnace in Odeillo, France was the first power plant providing alternative energy.
1971 – Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda
The dictator's rule (1971 - 1979) was characterized by human right abuse, political repression, and corruption.
1947 – The first arcade game is patented
Thomas Goldsmith's “Cathode ray tube amusement device” is considered the ancestor of video games.
1924 – The first Winter Olympics are held
The I Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France.
1919 – The League of Nations is founded
It is the predecessor of the United Nations and the first international organization devoted to maintaining world peace.
1981 – Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actress
1933 – Corazon Aquino
Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines
1913 – Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer, conductor
1882 – Virginia Woolf
English author, critic
1759 – Robert Burns
Scottish poet
2005 – Philip Johnson
American architect, designed the IDS Center, PPG Place
1982 – Mikhail Suslov
Soviet politician
1954 – M. N. Roy
Indian activist, theorist
1947 – Al Capone
American gangster
389 – Gregory of Nazianzus
Turkish archbishop, theologian
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