This Day, That Year – September 21

Born on this day in 1947, Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science fiction, and fantasy novels.

Did you know that:

• Louis Paul Cailletet, a French physicist and inventor who was the first to liquefy oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and air, was born on this day in 1832
• Johann Ostermeyer patented the flashbulb on this day in 1930
• J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ was published by George Allen and Unwin in London on this day in 1937