1675 – German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = f(x) function.
1745 – Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army enters England.
1852 – Louisa May Alcott publishes “The Rival Painters: A Story of Rome,” by Louisa May Alcott, who will later write the beloved children’s book Little Women (1868). 1918 – WWI armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities ended at 11am, “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”.
1974 – American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who was noted for his portrayals of unconventional and complex characters, was born.
1966 – Gemini 12, the last spacecraft in the Gemini series and the first to make an automatically controlled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, was launched.
1975 – Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam removed from office by Governor-General Sir John Kerr – 1st elected PM removed in 200 yrs
1992 – The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests.
2004 – Yasser Arafat’s death through unidentified causes confirmed by Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas elected PLO chairman minutes later.
Film: 1985 1st AIDS theme TV movie – “An Early Frost” screens in the US on NBC.
Music: 1925 – Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five begin their first recording session.
