Events:
1788 Great fire of New Orleans, Louisiana begins
1788 A huge fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans1857 100,000 people die in earthquake in Tokyo, Japan1871 Journalist Henry Morton Stanley began his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.1980 J.R. Ewing is shot on Dallas leading to the catchphrase "Who Shot JR?"1999 1st circumnavigation of the earth by a hot air balloon. Famous Birthdays:1685 Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer)
1768 Joseph Fourier (French mathematician)1946 Timothy Dalton (Actor as James Bond)1958 Gary Oldam (Actor)1962 Matthew Broderick (Actor)1980 Ronaldinho (Brazilian footballer)1985 Adrian Peterson (Football Player)Archive:
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