1783 - A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. This is later known as the Great Meteor of August 18, 1783
1868 - French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers Helium.
1920 - The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1963 - American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
Famous Birthdays:
1606 - Maria Anna of Spain, Queen of Hungary
1611 - Marie Louise Gonzaga, Queen of Poland
1750 - Antonio Salieri, composer
1830 - Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
1906 - Marcel Carné, film director
1925 - Brian Aldiss, writer
1943 - Carl Wayne, singer
1962 - President Felipe Calderón of Mexico
1969 - Isaac Austin, basketball player
1981 - César Delgado, footballer
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