Sir Charles Stanley(4th Viscount Monck; first governor-general of Canada)–
Natalie Wood(actress)–
Cary Grant(actor)–
George Harrison(musician; member of The Beatles)–
John D. Barrymore(actor)–
Wendie Jo Sperber(actress)–
Events
Committee of Secret Correspondence organized by 2nd Continental Congress–
Fire destroyed much of Maryland Agricultural College, in College Park, Maryland–
Richard E. Byrd and pilot Bernt Balchen, in the Floyd Bennett, were first to fly over the South Pole–
Doctors Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas performed the first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome–
The first helicopter hoist rescue took place, at Penfield Reef, Connecticut–
Kukla, Fran and Ollie debuted on television–
Enos became the first chimp to orbit Earth–
President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy–
English was used for the first time during a U.S. Catholic Mass.–
Pong, a coin-operated video game, debuted–
Megamouth shark caught off Catalina Island, California–
Ensemble of 1,013 cellists played in Kobe, Japan, setting world record–
Weather
Major Henry Hitchcock, during Sherman’s March, Georgia, wrote: “Weather so warm that I could not wear any cape after 10 a.m. Afternoon perfectly lovely and tonight beautiful starlight: Atmosphere dense and smoke from campfires hangs low.”–
