William Rehnquist(Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)β
Tom Bosley(actor)β
Sir Richard Harris(actor)β
Julie Andrews(actress)β
Mark McGwire(baseball player)β
Kevin Griffin(musician)β
Rosanna Tomiuk(water polo player/coach)β
Died
E. B. White(author)β
Margaret Gorman Cahill(first Miss America)β
Walter Annenberg(launched TV Guide magazine and ambassador to Britain)β
Joyce Jillson(astrologer)β
George Grizzard(actor)β
House Peters Jr.(actor; the original Mr. Cleanββ)β
Nick Reynolds(founding member of the Kingston Trio)β
Tom Clancy(author)β
Tim Wakefield(baseball player)β
Events
The first agricultural fair in the U.S. was held in Pittsfield, MAβ
Maria Mitchell discovered comet Mitchell 1847VIβ
Game 1 in the first World Series played. Boston’s Cy Young threw the first pitch.β
Henry Ford’s Model T automobile was introduced at a price of $850β
Sea Gull Monument was unveiled in Salt Lake City, Utahβ
Pilot Lt. George Gorman pursued UFO over Fargo, North Dakotaβ
The Honeymooners makes its TV debutβ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) foundedβ
Johnny Carson first hosted The Tonight Showβ
Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Floridaβ
Panama gained sovereignty over Canal, in adherence to treaty provisionsβ
Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president to turn 100 years oldβ
Weather
Pilot Lt. George Gorman pursued a UFO over Fargo, North Dakota. The official explanation later stated that what he chased was a weather balloon - but many people remain unconvinced.β
Topeka, Kansas, had a low temperature of 32 degrees Fβ