2015 Event Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer to win his second U.S. Men's Open title; a day earlier, Italian Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Women's Open to win her first Grand Slam, then announced her retirement 2013 Event NASA scientists achieve a first in laser communication when they successfully beam a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft orbiting the Moon 1994 Event Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 1994 Death Leonarda da Vinci MacLaren, founder of the LSE, dies at 83 1978 Birthday Audrey Tautou, born in Beaumont, France, actress, films include, 'Amelie', 'The Da Vinci Code', 'Coco Before Chanel', 'Priceless' 1930 Birthday Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci 1910 Birthday Leonarda da Vinci MacLaren, founder, LSE 1519 Death Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67 1452 Birthday Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary
