Abba Eban(statesman, dominated Israeli diplomacy for decades)–
Irving Brecher(comedy writer)–
Born
George Grote(historian)–
August Wilhelm Ambros(composer)–
Grace Abbott(American reformer)–
Lee Strasberg(director)–
Isamu Noguchi(sculptor)–
Stanley Cohen(biochemist)–
Rock Hudson(actor)–
Bob Mathias(decathlon athlete)–
Gordon Lightfoot(singer)–
Martin Scorsese(director)–
Tom Seaver(baseball player)–
Danny DeVito(actor)–
Sophie Marceau(actress)–
Daisy Fuentes(model & television host)–
Raquel Castro(actress)–
Events
The U.S. Congress met for the first time in the Capitol, Washington, D.C.–
Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer sighted Antarctica–
First U.S. postage stamp of American eagle issued–
Douglas C. Engelbart patented the computer mouse–
A turkey was plucked in 1 minute 30 seconds, setting world record–
Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated as Governor of California–
The soap opera All My Children taped its 9,000th episode–
The world’s oldest champagne (salvaged from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea) was uncorked and sampled. Wine experts date the bottles as being from the early 19th century.–
Weather
Remarkable aurora borealis shows were seen throughout the United States–
