Born on This Day
Singer-songwriter who rose to fame with his fellow Liverpool lads in the most influential pop band of all time, The Beatles.
Film critic whose iconic partnership and long-running TV show with Gene Siskel helped shape how generations thought about movies.
Italian actress and daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, known for her work in "Conclave" and "Blue Velvet."
After sunset, five terrified monks in Canterbury, England, witness an explosion on the surface of the moon: "A flaming torch sprang up, spewing out...fire, hot coals and sparks," wrote the abbey's chronicler. "The Moon throbbed like a wounded snake."
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