Engineer Martin Fowler

Events in 1963 and 18-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Martin Fowler

• France and West Germany sign treaty of cooperation ending four centuries of conflict (Jan. 22).
• Pope John XXIII dies (June 3), and is succeeded June 21 by Cardinal Montini, who becomes Paul VI.
• British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns in the wake of an affair with Christine Keeler, a teenage showgirl who was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché (June).
• Washington-to-Moscow "hot line" communications link opens, designed to reduce risk of accidental war (Aug. 30). Background: cold war
• Kenya achieves independence.
• There are 15,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam. Background: Vietnam War
• 32 independent African nations establish the Organization for African Unity.

Birthday Martin Fowler (18-12) in history

• Day 18-12 year 1737: Renowned violinist and violinist Antonio Stradivari has passed away in Cremona, Italy.
• Day 18-12 year 1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• Day 18-12 year 1865: Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
• Day 18-12 year 1892: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.
• Day 18-12 year 1944: The Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans.
• Day 18-12 year 1956: Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
• Day 18-12 year 1957: The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.
• Day 18-12 year 1969: The British Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.
• Day 18-12 year 2000: George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.