The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens
51 nations were represented on that day.
The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published
Hergé’s books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.
The Treaty of Versailles takes effect
Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
London Underground opens
“The Tube” is the world’s oldest underground railway.
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
- 1987 César Cielo
Brazilian swimmer - 1960 Brian Cowen
Irish politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland - 1953 Pat Benatar
American singer-songwriter - 1949 George Foreman
American boxer - 1945 Rod Stewart
English/Scottish singer-songwriter
- 2016 David Bowie
English singer-songwriter, producer, actor - 1976 Howlin’ Wolf
American singer-songwriter, musician - 1971 Coco Chanel
French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company - 1862 Samuel Colt
American inventor, industrialist, founded the Colt’s Manufacturing Company - 1778 Carl Linnaeus
Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist
