Sheila Burnford(author of The Incredible Journey)–
Bernard Fox(actor)–
Doug McClure(actor)–
Boyd Gaines(actor)–
Natasha Richardson(actress)–
Jonathan Jackson(actor)–
Cory Monteith(actor)–
Matt Leinart(football player)–
Sabrina Carpenter(singer)–
Died
Sir John Herschel(astronomer)–
Lex Barker(actor)–
Lester Flatt(musician)–
Bob Marley(Reggae musician, founding member of The Wailers)–
Douglas Adams(science fiction author)–
Joseph Bonanno(gangster)–
Doris Eaton Travis(last of the Ziegfeld Follies chorus girls)–
Norman Lloyd(actor; died at 106 years old)–
Events
First known dated printed book, Wang Jie’s copy of the Diamond Sutra published –
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons –
A new dance called The Waltz arrived in English ballrooms –
President James Monroe rode on The Savannah to inspect the harbor defenses of Savannah, Georgia, making him the first U.S. president to ride on a steamboat –
Minnesota admitted as the 32nd state –
Pullman strike ended in defeat for organized labor –
Glacier National Park in Montana established –
A 20-ton meteor fell to the ground near Blackstone, Virginia –
Siam changed its name to Thailand –
Linda McCartney became the first woman photographer to shoot a Rolling Stone cover –
The first heart-lung transplant took place in Baltimore, Maryland –
After taking off from Miami, FL, a fire started by improperly-handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592, and caused the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades killing all 110 on board –
Weather
A tornado hit Newark, New Jersey –
A strong 2-day dust storm removed massive amounts of topsoil from the Great Plains in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl –
Dust storms darkened skies from Oklahoma to the Atlantic Ocean
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The Waco Tornado (registering at F5) hit downtown Waco, Texas –
Spring snowstorm hit western part of South Dakota. In some areas the snow was accompanied by thunder, lightning, sleet, and hail –
