Ukraine’s National Day
Birthdays for comedian Stephen Fry (1957) and comedian Dave Chappelle (1973)
Anniversary of:
• the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing 15,000 (79)
• the invention of the potato chip by chef George Crum in New York, according to popular legend (1853)
• Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly nonstop across the United States (1932)
• Tim Cook becoming CEO of Apple after the resignation of Steve Jobs due to health reasons (2011)
• the ouster of PM Malcolm Turnbull/Scott Morrison becoming PM (2018)
2021 – English drummer Charlie Watts, an integral member of the iconic rockband the Rolling Stones, died at age 80.
