1982 – The first computer virus is released “into the wild”
Elk Cloner was created by 15-year-old Richard Skrenta as a practical joke.
1972 – On “Bloody Sunday”, British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters
It was one of the most significant events of the Northern Ireland conflict.
1969 – The Beatles give their last public performance
The concert was played on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London.
1945 – 9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history
The “Wilhelm Gustloff” was sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II.
1933 – Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The “Machtergreifung” marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the “Third Reich”.
1951 – Phil Collins
English singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1941 – Dick Cheney
American politician, 46th Vice President of the United States
1937 – Vanessa Redgrave
English actress
1882 – Franklin D. Roosevelt
American politician, 32nd President of the United States
1852 – Ion Luca Caragiale
Romanian playwright, poet
2001 – Johnnie Johnson
English pilot
1963 – Francis Poulenc
French composer
1951 – Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian/German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche
1948 – Orville Wright
American aviation pioneer
1649 – Charles I of England
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