December 15 - Number Three In a Series

Number Three In a Series

This Day In History

533

Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals at the Battle of Tricamarum.

1791

The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

1906

The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

1939

Gone with the Wind receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta.

1965

Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.

2001

The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.

2009

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.

Famous Birthdays

37

Nero, Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)

1567

Christoph Demantius, German composer, music theorist, writer and poet (d. 1643)

1832

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer and architect (d. 1923)

1896

Ann Nolan Clark, American children's author (d. 1995)

1911

Stan Kenton, American musician (d. 1979)

1912

Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)

1923

Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist

1933

Tim Conway, American actor and comedian

1949

Don Johnson, American actor

1952

Julie Taymor, American director

1970

Michael Shanks, Canadian actor

1972

Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1977
Geoff Stults, American actor
1981
Michelle Dockery, British actress
1988
Emily Head, English actress