The world’s first roller rink opened in Rhode Island on this day in 1866.

Did you know that:

• Harry S Parmelee patented sprinkler head on this day in 1874
• Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Deimos on this day in 1877
• Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Computers, was born on this day in 1950
• Christopher Hemsworth is an Australian actor born on this day in 1983

// Compiled by Zoya Siddiqui