1754 William Murdock – Scottish engineer who invented coal-gas lighting in 1792 while working with James Watt and Matthew Boulton on their steam engines. Distilling coal to produce the gas, he first illuminated his cottage and offices

It must have been something to see his house all lit up when everyone else was using candles.







1956 Kim Cattrall – British born Canadian actress (Breaking Point, Sex and the City, Mannequin, Scruples, Big Trouble in Little China, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

I haven't seen Big Trouble in Little China in ages. I'll have to put it on my schedule to watch soon.