Joan Benoit Samuelson(runner, Olympic gold medalist)–
Janet Jackson(singer)–
Tracey Gold(actress)–
Tucker Carlson(television commentator)–
David Boreanaz(actor)–
Jim Sturgess(actor)–
Thomas Sangster(actor)–
Died
Andy Kaufman(comedian & actor)–
Sammy Davis Jr.(entertainer)–
Jim Henson(creator of The Muppets)–
Events
Marie Antoinette (age 14) married future King Louis XVI of France (age 15)–
U.S. Congress gave authorization to mint the nickel–
Charles Elmer Hires invented root beer–
Grand League of the American Horseshoe Pitchers Association was organized in Kansas City, Kansas–
Joan of Arc was canonized–
President John F. Kennedy began a 3-day visit to Canada–
Fire broke out at tire dump, St-Amable, Quebec–
In downtown Houston, Texas, large, black grackles, in an effort to protect their fallen offspring, attacked the heads, hair, and backs of pedestrians.–
Canadian Victoria Cross unveiled–
Discovery of 2.6-billion-year-old water in Ontario mine announced–
Weather
Due to a dam break on the Mill River, a flash flood caused 143 deaths near Northampton, Massachusetts–
Portland, Maine, received 4.88 inches of rain in 24 hours–
The temperature in Blitzen, Oregon, was 108 degrees F, a record high for this date–
Tornado in Portland, Maine–
Sioux City, Iowa, set daily minimum and maximum temperature records within the same day—the low was 33 degrees F; the high was 91 degrees F–
