2001 – 23 die in the Jerusalem wedding hall disaster
Hundreds of wedding guests fell two stories deep when a portion of the third floor collapsed. The tragedy was Israel's worst civil disaster.
1970 – Engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole
The Kola Superdeep Borehole had reached the unsurpassed depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) before the project was abandoned due to a lack of funding.
1956 – The first Eurovision Song Contest is held
Lys Assia won the first edition for Switzerland. The ESC is a major song contest in Europe and one of the world's longest-running TV programs. It is held in a different country each year.
1930 – Amy Johnson flies solo from England to Australia
The English aviatrix was the first woman to achieve this feat. Her 18,000 km (11,000 mi) flight aboard a de Havilland Gypsy Moth aircraft took her from Croydon, U.K. to Darwin, Australia in 19 days.
1830 – Mary had a little lamb is published
Sarah Josepha Hale's poem is one of the best-known English language nursery rhymes.
1963 – Michael Chabon
American author
1945 – Priscilla Presley
American actress, businesswoman
1941 – Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
1819 – Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom
1671 – Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
2007 – Bill Johnston
Australian cricketer
1974 – Duke Ellington
American pianist, composer, bandleader
1632 – Robert Hues
English mathematician, geographer
1543 – Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician, astronomer
1153 – David I of Scotland
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