Lord Byng of Vimy(Canadian Governor General 1921-1926)–
D.H. Lawrence(author)–
Brian DePalma(director)–
Moby(musician)–
Harry Connick, Jr.(musician)–
Ariana Richards(actress)–
Jacoby Ellsbury(baseball player)–
Tyler Hoechlin(actor)–
Died
Jessica Tandy(actress)–
Kim Hunter(actress)–
Johnny Unitas(football player)–
John Ritter(actor)–
Events
Hawaii’s first theater opened –
Dr. Charles Hufnagel successfully replaced a diseased aorta valve with an artificial valve made of plastic –
First live TV broadcast of Miss America pageant –
The Ford Pinto was introduced –
The U.S. spacecraft International Cometary Explorer (ICE) passed through the tail of its first comet (Giacobini-Zinner) and transmitted the first pictures of the nucleus –
Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon killed thousands –
Weather
Before recovering from Hurricane Carol, New England was hit by Hurricane Edna, which brought winds of 74 mph to Boston and 120 mph to Martha’s Vineyard, and 8 inches of rain to Portland, Maine –
The Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau, were visited by Hurricane Iniki, which caused more than $1.3 billion in damages –
The Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner was struck by a rogue wave estimated to have been 90 feet high. The wave was created by Hurricane Luis, located about 120 nautical miles northwest of the ship –
