Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Union
His economic and political reforms, as well as his advocacy of free speech, strengthened pro-democracy movements in other Eastern European countries and ultimately led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.
The world’s first internet domain name is registered
symbolics.com was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corporation of Massachusetts. There are over 1 billion domains today.
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is premiered
The gangster movie based on Mario Puzo’s novel is one of the most popular films of all time.
The last emperor of Russia abdicates
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated following the February Revolution. He was later executed together with his family and some of his servants.
- 1979 Kevin Youkilis
American baseball player - 1975 Eva Longoria
American actress, producer - 1947 Ry Cooder
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer - 1907 Zarah Leander
Swedish actress, singer - 1638 Shunzhi Emperor of China
- 2008 Mikey Dread
Jamaican singer-songwriter, producer - 2001 Ann Sothern
American actress - 1983 Rebecca West
English journalist, author - 1938 Nikolai Bukharin
Russian politician - 1937 H. P. Lovecraft
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