Elliott Jaques(scientist who coined the term midlife crisis”“)–
Robert Pastorelli(actor)–
John Inman(actor)–
Victor Manuel Blanco(astronomer who helped build the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile)–
Born
Simon Cameron(Pennsylvania political boss, U.S. senator, Secretary of War)–
Oliver Wendell Holmes(Supreme Court justice)–
Kenneth Grahame(author)–
Joseph Lee(American philanthropist)–
Sam Jaffee(journalist)–
Johnny Dollar(country singer)–
Lew DeWitt(singer, Statler Brothers)–
Lynn Redgrave(actress)–
Micky Dolenz(musician, actor, & director)–
Jim Rice(baseball player)–
Aidan Quinn(actor)–
Kathy Ireland(model & actress)–
Freddie Prinze Jr.(actor)–
James Van Der Beek(actor)–
Bob, Dave, & Clint Moffatt(musicians, of The Moffatts)–
Devon Werkheiser(actor)–
Events
First train crossed Niagara Railway Suspension bridge –
Confederate ironclad frigate Virginia (formerly Merrimack) sunk Union ship Cumberland at Hampton Roads, Virginia (U.S. Civil War) –
Everett Horton patented a fishing rod with telescoping metal tubes –
The first state dog licensing law in the United States was passed in New York state –
Yankee slugger Babe Ruth signed an $80,000 per year (2-year, $160,000) contract –
U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional –
Whirlwind I’s Director, precursor to computer operating system, demonstrated –
First U.S. ground combat troops arrived in Vietnam –
First year free for students from Newfoundland at Memorial University, N.L. –
Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight boxing championship in New York –
Meteorites fell in northeastern China, with the largest fragment, weighing about 3,902 pounds, falling in Jilin Province. –
Daily artillery barrages between Christian and Syrian forces and their militia allies began in Beirut. At least 930 died before cease-fire took hold in September –
Wheeled suitcase with collapsible towing handle patented –
The body of actor-writer Spalding Gray was pulled from New York’s East River, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared –
Weather
1.6-inch-diameter hail fell in Erin, Ontario –
A tornado in Arkansas killed 64 people –
A winter storm brought high winds, heavy rains, and snow to southern British Columbia –
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, had a record high temperature of 69 degrees Fahrenheit –
