Desi Arnaz, Jr.(actor, son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz)–
Drea de Matteo(actress)–
Died
Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart(Canadian religious sister
)–
William O. Douglas(Supreme Court Justice)–
James Dickey(writer/poet)–
Carl Perkins(musician)–
Wilson Pickett(singer)–
Denny Doherty(one of the founding members of the musical group The Mamas & The Papas)–
Suzanne Pleshette(actress)–
Stan "The Man" Musial(baseball player)–
Events
Tin can patented–
Explorer Charles Wilkes claimed discovery of Antarctica–
First Brown vs. Harvard ice hockey game took place–
Law raised salary of U.S. president to $100,000–
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis.–
The last old-style, German-made Volkswagen Beetle left the plant in Emden, Germany–
Astronaut Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman to be selected for a space mission–
Weather
Twenty-four degrees below zero F in Hartford, Connecticut–
Temperature dropped 50 degrees in Portsmouth, New Hampshire–
The temperature rose 43 degrees in 15 minutes at Fort Assiniboine, near Havre, Montana.–
Lake Erie froze from bank to bank for the first time in modern history–
Snow fell in Miami, Florida–
A record-low barometer reading of 29.25 inches occurred due to a West Coast storm–
Temperature dipped to -36 degrees F, New Whiteland, Indiana–
