2007
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.[1]
1980
The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called 'Pretenders.'[1]
1972
East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.[1]
1964
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.[1]
1922
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.[1]
1908
The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.[1]
1864
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.[1]
1838
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.[1]
1787
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.[1]
1775
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.[1]
1569
England drew it’s very first lottery outside St Paul’s Cathedral.[1]