Check out some of the events that took place on this day in history:

2004 Queen Mary 2 Sets Sail

In 2004, RMS Queen Mary 2 which at the time was the largest passenger ship ever built, was christened by Queen Elizabeth II

1959 Inauguration Of Charles De Gaulle

On this day back ion 1959, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as the President of France

1790 The Washington Address

George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address on this day back in 1790.

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1967 – R.Kelly, the American singer and actor
  • 1947 – David Bowie, the singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1942 – Stephen Hawking, the scientist
  • 1937 – Shirley Bassey, the Welsh singer
  • 1935 – Elvis Presley, the American singer and songwriter

DIED ON THIS DAY

  • 1996 – Francois Mitterand, the French politician and President
  • 1642 – Galileo Galilei, the Italian physicist and astronomer