James Montgomery Flagg(illustrator of Uncle Sam I Want You for the U.S. Army” poster”)–
Sylvia Porter(economist)–
Paul McCartney(musician)–
Roger Ebert(film critic)–
Isabella Rossellini(actress)–
Carol Kane(actress)–
Kurt Browning(figure skater)–
Blake Shelton(country singer)–
Willa Holland(actress)–
Died
Ethel Barrymore(actress)–
John Cheever(author)–
I.F. Stone(journalist)–
Jack Buck(broadcaster)–
Doris Dowling(actress)–
Vincent Sherman(director)–
Tasha Tudor(children’s author & illustrator)–
Clarence Clemons(musician)–
Events
The United States declared war on Great Britain–
Napoleon’s troops were defeated at Waterloo (present-day Belgium)–
First fly-casting tournament in the United States, Utica, New York–
Checker Cab put its first taxi on the streets–
National Postal strike in Canada–
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space–
A 9-lb. 6-oz. kokanee salmon caught in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia–
Edward Fincke first U.S. astronaut in space during birth of his child–
63-lb. 8-oz. flathead catfish caught, James River, South Dakota–
103-year-old Julia Hawkins won the 100-meter dash at the National Senior Games–
Weather
Phoenix, Arizona, had a temperature of 115 degrees F–
Tucson, Arizona, had a temperature of 113 degrees F–
Atlanta had 3.47 inches of rain within an hour–
A thunderstorm over Uruguay and northern Argentina produced a single flash of lightning that lasted 17.102 seconds, setting a world record for the longest duration of a single lightning bolt.
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