Otto Lilienthal(German aviator whose work made a significant contribution to the success of the Wright Brothers)–
Robert Goddard(rocket scientist)–
Isaac Hayes(singer & songwriter)–
Events
Missouri, the second state to be created from the Louisiana Purchase, was admitted to the Union as the 24th state –
The Smithsonian Institution was established at the bequest of James Smithson; the reason for the bequest remains unknown –
Alexander Graham Bell received the first long-distance phone call in Brantford, Ontario, from his father who was 8 miles away in Paris, Ontario –
The Canadian Bill of Rights was enacted –
President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 –
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the 107th justice of the US Supreme Court –
First Earth/Space wedding. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), married Ekaterina Dmitriev, on Earth –
For the first time in Canada, a court ordered a man to give his ex-wife monthly support payments for their dog. The man was told to pay $200 a month in alimony towards the upkeep of the couples’ St. Bernard –
Weather
A tornado hit Coney Island, New York, causing extensive damage –
Frost was reported in Iowa and Chicago –
101.3 degrees F in Kent, England –
-136 degrees F (-93.2 degrees C) recorded at the East Antarctic Plateau in Antarctica, making it the coldest temperature on Earth on record at the time –
