Edward J. Piszek(once made too many crab cakes for a local bar and threw the extras in a freezer, an accident that led to a frozen seafood empire, Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens)–
Born
Nathaniel Currier(lithographer)–
Wilhelm Roentgen(physicist)–
Henry Royce(automobile manufacturer)–
Patty Smith Hill(educator)–
Gloria Swanson(actress)–
Snooky Lanson(singer)–
Sarah Vaughan(jazz singer)–
David Janssen(actor)–
Michael York(actor)–
Quentin Tarantino(actor, director, & writer)–
Mariah Carey(singer)–
Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson(singer)–
Brenda Song(actress)–
Events
British General William Howe, his troops, and many Tories, sailed from Boston’s outer harbor for Halifax, Nova Scotia, after evacuating the city –
The first steam fire engine was tested in New York City –
A corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn of New York City –
Andrew Rankin received a patent for the urinal –
Regina made capital of N.W.T. –
First cherry trees, a gift from Japan, planted on Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. –
Seattle Metropolitans became first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup –
Steve McQueen made his debut on a Goodyear Playhouse episode called The Chivington Raid”“ –
Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union in addition to first secretary of the Communist Party –
9.2-magnitude earthquake, Prince William Sound, Alaska –
Marlon Brando turned down an Oscar for his performance in The Godfather as a gesture of support for the Indians occupying the Wounded Knee reservation in South Dakota –
A Dutch KLM 747 collided on takeoff with a Pan American 747 at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 582 people –
Mt. St. Helens erupted after 123-year dormancy, starting a series of events that led to a cataclysmic eruption on May 18. –
X-43A Scramjet flew at Mach 7 –
25-pound 2-ounce burbot caught in Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan –
50-pound carp caught in MacArthur Park Lake in Los Angeles, California –
Almost 800 students of the Pike County Elementary School in Zebulon, Georgia, wished janitor Haze Mabry a happy 80th birthday –
Weather
Series of spring dust storms in Kansas blotted out sun, 70 mph westerly gale –
This was the last of three days of snow that brought 50 inches to the Black Hills of South Dakota –
Fatal tornadoes occurred in the United States on this day and on the 27th of every month though August - as well as in November. –
A fast-moving blizzard swept through eastern Newfoundland –
5.75 inches of rain fell in Nashville, Tennessee
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