Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov(became the first person to die during a space mission)–
Bud Abbott(comedian & actor)–
Estée Lauder(started a kitchen business blending face creams and built it into a multimillion-dollar international cosmetics empire)–
Elizabeth Post(etiquette expert)–
Events
La Marseillaise composed–
U. S. Library of Congress established–
The soda fountain was patented–
Joshua Slocum left Boston on his 37-foot sloop named Spray. He arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898, becoming the first sailor to have circumnavigated the globe alone–
Spain declared war on the United States (Spanish-American War)–
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II–
Hubble space telescope launched–
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger inaugurated as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He took the name Pope Benedict XVI–
Weather
A local windstorm blew down commercial buildings and damaged ships in Galveston, Texas–
