1706 Benjamin Franklin - US statesman, scientist, inventor, printer and author.

He really did a lot, didn't he? Truly a part of the United States history and development.

1763 John Jacob Astor - US entrepreneur who was born in the small German village of Waldorf.

Another one. These two men really had great vision.

1949 Andy Kaufman – Comedian and actor (Taxi, In God We Tru$t)

There was a huge movement of people who thought he was faking his death and he'd return as a big surprise.

1994 An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale rocked the Los Angeles area, buckling highways, flattening buildings, rupturing gas lines and sparking fires. At least 61 people were killed. Damage was estimated at 30-billion dollars

Yeah - that was a big one.