1961 Event Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1918 Birthday Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads 1844 Death Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies 1836 Event Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1774 Birthday Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse 1715 Event Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"
