A libertine is in broad terms a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality. More narrowly, the word describes someone who leads an immoral life.
☰Thought of the Day
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars
- 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use (NYC)
- WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- "Fargo" directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi released in the US
- President Joe Biden announces the US is banning Russian oil imports with UK phasing out imports by the end of the year
- Richard Howe, British admiral, born in London (d. 1799)
- Jennings Randolph, American politician, Senator from West Virginia (1958-85), last living member of the Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, born in Salem, West Virginia (d. 1998)
- Carl Furillo, American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953; MLB All-Star 1952, 53; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- Sue Ane Langdon, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Peggy Zina [Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou], Greek pop and modern laika singer, and piano player, born in Athens, Greece