1992 Bobby Fischer is indicted for his Yugoslavian chess match with Boris Spassky.

1979 Trivial Pursuit The game is invented by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. Over 15,000,000 were sold in 1984 alone.

1965 First rendezvous in space Gemini 6 and Gemini 7.

1961 Adolf Eichmann The German SS officer, who organized the transportation of Jews to concentration camps for "the final solution" during World War II, is sentenced to death by an Israeli court for war crimes. He was hanged the following May.

1950 Rabbit of Seville The classic Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon is released. Watch it here

1939 First Commercially Produced Nylon Yarn by the E.I. du Pont Co.

1939 Gone With the Wind is released.

1791 Bill of Rights The document is ratified, providing the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

1949 Don Johnson (Donald Wayne), American actor. Film: A Boy and His Dog. TV: Miami Vice (Sonny Crockett).

1942 Dave Clark musician, with the Dave Clark Five. They were the second British group to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.

1933 Tim Conway American comedian. TV: The Carol Burnett Show.

1921 Alan Freed d. 1965 American Hall of Fame disc-jockey, coined the phrase "Rock 'n' Roll."  His TV dance show "The Big Beat" was canceled after a black male performer danced with a white girl.  In 1958, Freed was arrested and charged with "inciting to riot" after announcing on the radio, "The police don't want you to have fun."  In 1962, he pleaded guilty to commercial bribery for his part in the payola scandal.

1916 Maurice Wilkins British biochemist, co-winner of the 1962 Nobel prize for discovering the structure of DNA. He worked on creating the first atomic bomb.

1861 Charles Edgar Duryea d. 1938 American inventor, "Father of the Automobile." He and his brother Frank formed the first U.S. automobile company, Duryea Motor Wagon Co. (1895), selling their first car in 1896.

1859 Dr. Lazarus Ludovic Zamenhof d. 1917 Russian philologist.  He developed of the international language Esperanto (1887).  He also wrote the first grammar of the Yiddish language (1879).

1832 Alexandre Gustave Eiffel d. 1923 designed the framework for the Statue of Liberty (1885) and the Eiffel Tower in Paris (1889).

1485 Catherine of Aragon d. 1536 Queen of England, Henry VIII's first wife. After the Pope refused to allow to sanction the King's divorce from her, the King established the Church of England and declared himself the religious ruler for his land.

A.D. 37 Nero Claudius Caesar d. A.D. 68 Emperor of Rome (54-68). He was the first emperor to persecute Christians on a large scale, and is said to be responsible for the deaths of Peter and Paul. According to legend, he played his lyre as Rome burned (64 A.D.). He committed suicide after being overthrown. Source: An Almanac of the Christian Church

2009 Oral Roberts b. 1918 American evangelist, founder of Oral Roberts University (1965). In 1987 he announced "God will call me home" if he didn't raise $4.5 million in three months. At the end of the three months, he declared he had reached his goal.

1978 Chill Wills b. 1902 American actor, voice of Francis the talking mule.

1966 Walt Disney b. 1901 (Walter Elias Disney), American Oscar-winning cartoonist, creator of Mickey Mouse (1928). He won 51 Oscars.

1944 Glenn Miller b. 1904 American bandleader. His was the world's most popular dance band of the time. Music: Moonlight Serenade (1939) and Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941).

1917 Bernard John Dowling Irwin b. 1830 American military leader. He received the first U.S. Medal of Honor (1894) for his action against Apache Indians (1861).

1890 Sitting Bull b. circa 1834 (Tatanka-yatanka), Sioux Indian leader. He was killed by U.S. soldiers.

1857 Sir George Cayley b. 1773 English inventor, "Father of Aerodynamics." He piloted the first manned glider.

1796 Anthony Wayne b. 1745 American Revolutionary War General. His daring and reckless tactics earned him the name "Mad Anthony."

1683 Izaak Walton b. 1593 English author, called the "Father of Angling." His book The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation (1653) is one of the monuments of English literature.

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