2014 Event Facebook announces first-quarter profits of $642 million, an increase of nearly a factor of 3 over first-quarter profits in 2013, resulting in earnings of 25 cents per share versus the 17 cents per share expected by Wall Street 2010 Event American Idol producer Simon Cowell signs a three-year deal with ITV for 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' 1996 Death Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies at 91 1995 Death Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies 1930 Birthday John Barth, novelist, Sot-Weed Factor 1904 Birthday Max Factor, Jr., CEO, Max Factor Cosmetics 1904 Birthday [Francis] Max Factor, cosmetics manufacturer, Max Factor
