The final episode of Friends is aired
The immensely popular sitcom about Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross had been produced since 1994. The final episode “The Last One” was watched by 52 million viewers.
The Channel Tunnel linking the United Kingdom with France is opened
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand inaugurated the “Chunnel”. It measures just over 50 km (31 mi) and is the tunnel with the world’s longest undersea portion.
A massive earthquake hits northeast Italy
939 people died and 157,000 were left homeless in Italy’s worst earthquake, which measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
The Hindenburg zeppelin filled with hydrogen goes up in flames
The footage showing a colossal fireball engulfing the German airship during a landing attempt in Lakehurst, NJ, has become iconic for the end of the zeppelin era. 35 lives were lost in the crash.
- 1961 George Clooney
American actor, director, producer, screenwriter - 1953 Tony Blair
Scottish/English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - 1915 Orson Welles
American actor, director, producer, screenwriter - 1856 Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist - 1758 Maximilien de Robespierre
French lawyer, politician
- 1992 Marlene Dietrich
German/American actress, singer - 1952 Maria Montessori
Italian physician, educator - 1919 L. Frank Baum
American author - 1862 Henry David Thoreau
American writer, philosopher - 1859 Alexander von Humboldt
German geographer, explorer
