Janet Guthrie(first woman to race in the Indy 500)–
Daniel J. Travanti(actor)–
Peter Wolf(musician)–
Franco Harris(football player)–
Bryan Cranston(actor)–
Ivan Lendl(tennis player)–
Wanda Sykes(comedienne & actress)–
Tiny Tymm(21-millionth Canadian)–
Rachel Weisz(actress)–
Jenna Fischer(actress)–
Laura Prepon(actress)–
Died
The Earl of Aberdeen(Canadian Governor General 1893 - 1898)–
Ray Arcel(boxing trainer)–
Stanley Kubrick(film director)–
Paul Winfield(actor)–
Debra Hill(producer)–
Events
Queen’s University held its first classes, Kingston, Ontario –
Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone –
Toronto Stock Exchange incorporated –
Dr. John Kellogg served the world’s first cornflakes to his patients at the Battle Creek (MI) Sanitarium –
First coin-operated locker patented –
The world’s first jazz recording was released by the RCA Victor Company –
President Woodrow Wilson authorized the Distinguished Service Medal to be given for outstanding service in the U.S. Army –
U.S. troops captured the key Remagen Bridge across the Rhine (WW II) –
Melvin C. Garlow became the first pilot to log more than one million miles in jet airplanes –
The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” was released in Britain. It was the first selection from the rock opera “Tommy” to be publicly aired –
Comet Kohoutek was discovered by Czech astronomer Lubos Kohoutek –
Phil Mahre won alpine skiing’s World Cup championship. He was the third person to ever win three consecutive titles –
Major U.S. recording artists combined their talents and released We Are the World. Proceeds from recording sales were to be donated to African famine relief –
The Violent Femmes (an alternative rock band) played at Carnegie Hall –
At the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar for Best Director for Hurt Locker. It was the first time a woman won the award. –
Barefoot water skier, Fernando Reina Iglesias, set a new record. Towed by a helicopter off the coast of Mexico, he reached a speed of 153 mph. –
Weather
Brilliant nationwide aurora borealis –
This day was a day Iowans won’t soon forget. A major ice storm coated much of the state with two to three inches of ice. Seventy-eight downed utility towers along one 17-mile stretch cost three electric companies $15 million. The total damage from the storm was over $50 million. –
