2015: American guitarist and singer B.B. King, who was a principal figure in the development of blues and from whose style leading popular musicians drew inspiration, died in Las Vegas. [Test your knowledge of music.]
1998: American singer and actor Frank Sinatra—who, through a long career and a very public personal life, became one of the most sought-after performers in the entertainment industry—died in Los Angeles. [Take our Frank Sinatra quiz.]
1998: The last episode of the television situation comedy Seinfeld aired; ostensibly a show about nothing, it was a landmark of American popular culture. [How well do you know Seinfeld?]
1771:Robert Owen, a manufacturer-turned-reformer who was one of the most-influential utopian socialists of the early 19th century, was born in Newtown, Wales.
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