April 6 - Bonnet

Bonnet

No frills, though. Just ribbon.

This Day In History

1320

Signing of the Declaration of Arbroath.

1327

The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.

1652

At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.

1789

First US Congress begins regular sessions at the Federal Hall in New York City.

1808

John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.

1869

Celluloid is patented.

1896

In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated.

1909

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.

1947

The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

1965

Launch of Early Bird, the first communications satellite to placed in geosynchronous orbit.

1973

Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.

Famous Birthdays

1483

Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)

1820

Nadar, French photography pioneer (d. 1910)

1884

Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (d. 1950)

1890

Anthony Fokker, Dutch aviation engineering pioneer (d. 1939)

1892

Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American aviation industrialist (d. 1981)

1917

Leonora Carrington, British-born surrealist painter
Barbara Cooney, American children's author, illustrator, and double Caldecott Medalist (d. 2000)

1928

James D. Watson, American geneticist, Nobel laureate

1929

André Previn, German-born composer and conductor

1937

Merle Haggard, American musician

1937

Billy Dee Williams, American actor

1947

John Ratzenberger, American actor

1951

Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born baseball player

1972

Ami James, Israeli/American tattoo artist