1925 – Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings

1954 –  Publication of “Two Towers” 2nd volume of “Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London

1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, born.

1983 – President Ronald Reagan became 1st US president to address Japanese legislature

1994 – Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex” for $30,800,000