Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten’s controversial cartoon:
The Danish newspaper published a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. The publication led to riots and protests in many parts of the world.
Botswana becomes independent
Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Premier of The Flintstones:
The animated series The Flintstones premiered on TV. It was set in the stone age and it detailed the lives of the Flintstone and Rubble families. It ran for 6 years until April 1 1966.
- 1983 Adam Jones
American football player
- 1928 Elie Wiesel
Romanian/American author, Holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1924 Truman Capote
American author
- 1852 Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish composer
- 1987 Alfred Bester
American author
- 1955 James Dean
American actor
- 1942 Hans-Joachim Marseille
German pilot
- 1941 Alice de Janzé
American heiress
