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2012 Event - People in East Asia, the North Pacific and the Western United States have the opportunity today to view a rare annular solar eclipse

2012 Event - The United Kingdom's government announces it will introduce a consultation process on internet measures which require online users to opt-in if they want to view adult content

2002 Death - Barry Took, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman

1999 Death - Saul Steinberg, cartoonist/modern artist, A View of the World from Manhattan, dies at 84

1998 Event - "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater New York City

1997 Event - "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater New York City

1985 Event - "View to a Kill" premieres in US

1984 Death - Bess Flowers, actress (View from Pompey's Head), dies at 85

1984 Event - Fire destroys a set in "A View to the Kill"

1972 Birthday - Karen Dalton, born in Montana View, California, diver 1996 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Camille Spitaleri, born in Mountain View, California, female infielder, Silver Bullets

1970 Birthday - Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mountain View California, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Jeff Brehaut, born in Mountain View, California, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Alabama-3rd

1955 Event - Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge," premieres in New York City

1951 Birthday - David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film

1944 Event - M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St

1939 Birthday - Paula Prentiss, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Parallax View, He and She

1928 Birthday - Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman

1923 Birthday - Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars

1920 Birthday - Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View

1904 Birthday - Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater

1904 Event - 10th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL

1901 Event - Emily Hobhouse view lord Kitcheners concentration camp at Bloemfontein

1891 Death - Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71

1876 Event - Prairie View State University forms

1777 Birthday - Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist, View of Chemical Law

1614 Death - El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)

837 Event - Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years













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