Both Canada and Turkey elect female heads of government for the first time
Kim Campbell became Canada’s and Tansu Çiller Turkey’s Prime Minister on this day. Worldwide, women in top political positions are still the exception.
1967 The world’s first live global satellite TV program is aired
The BBC program “Our World” featured artists from 19 countries. The Beatles premiered their song “All You Need Is Love” on the show. Some 400 million viewers tuned in.
The Korean War begins as North Korea invades South Korea
The war soon evolved into an international conflict and a proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, leading to fears of a new World War. It was ended by an armistice in 1953.
Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Firebird” is premiered
The work was performed by Sergei Diaghilev’s legendary ballet company “Ballets Russes”. It was a huge success, catapulting Stravinsky to stardom.
- 1963 George Michae
lEnglish singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor - 1961 Ricky Gervais
English comedian, actor, writer - 1924 Sidney Lumet
American director - 1903 George Orwell
English author - 1852 Antoni Gaudí
Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell
- 2009 Michael Jackson
American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, actor - 1997 Jacques Cousteau
French biologist, author, inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung - 1984 Michel Foucault
French philosopher - 1822 E. T. A. Hoffmann
German jurist, author - 1767 Georg Philipp Telemann
German composer
