Herb Brooks(coached the U.S. hockey team to the Miracle on Iceβ victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympicsβ)β
Eunice Kennedy Shriver(founder of the Special Olympics)β
Robin Williams(actor)β
Events
Mars moon Deimos discoveredβ
The first prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiaryβ
The first baseball game televised in color was between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, broadcasted from Ebbets Field. The Dodgers won 8-1β
Weather
A major hurricane brought Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, the worst inland flooding since 1607β
The temperature in Burlington, Vermont, reached 101 degrees Fβ