^B{1880^B} The St Gotthard railroad tunnel through the Alps was completed, linking Italy with Switzerland. ^B{1948^B} The Stern Gang blew up a train carrying British soldiers from Cairo to Haifa; 27 soldiers were killed. ^B{1956^B} Pakistan became an Islamic republic. ^B{1960^B} An earthquake killed about 12,000 people in Agadir, Morocco. ^B{1968^B} English astronomer Jocelyn Burnell announced the discovery of the first pulsar.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Ann Lee, English founder of the American Society of Shakers, ^B{1736^B}; Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer, ^B{1792^B}; John Holland, US submarine inventor, ^B{1840^B}; Shri Morarji Desai, Indian politician, ^B{1896^B}; Jimmy Dorsey, US bandleader,^B{ 1904^B}; Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver, ^B{1940^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}^>}St Hilarius, 46th pope, ^B{468^B}; St Oswald, archbishop of York, ^B{992^B}; Patrick Hamilton, Scottish Protestant martyr, ^B{1528^B}; John Whitgift, archbishop of Canterbury, ^B{1604^B}; John Landseer, English painter, ^B{1852^B}; Roland Culver, English actor, ^B{1984^B}.
