Harland Sanders(founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken)–
Phyllis Whitney(writer)–
Sylvia Miles(actress)–
Otis Redding(singer & songwriter)–
Tom Wopat(actor & singer)–
Angela Cartwright(actress)–
Hugh Grant(actor)–
Adam Sandler(actor)–
Eric Stonestreet(actor)–
Michael Bublé(singer)–
Michelle Williams(actress)–
Events
Continental Congress declared “United States of America” would be the name of the new nation –
John Herschel took the first glass plate photograph –
California was admitted as the 31st state –
Tom Fleming won the first national log rolling championship –
Canadian swimmer, Marilyn Bell, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario –
Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was hosted by Charles Laughton because Sullivan was recovering from injuries received in a car accident –
USS Long Beach, the first nuclear-powered surface warship, was commissioned –
Arthur Ashe won the U.S. Open tennis title –
The comic strip For Better or For Worse debuted –
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in Britain’s history –
Football game between Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans lasted about 7 hours 8 minutes due to 3 hours 59 minutes of weather (lightning) delays. This made it the longest game in NFL history since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Dolphins beat the Titans 27-20. –
Weather
Thrall, Texas, had 38.2 inches of rain within 24 hours –
